JP2006015081A - Winning device of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a winning device capable of constructing a novel game constitution, which expands the freedom degree of a game development using a winning ball and gives significance to each winning ball, in a limited game board space. <P>SOLUTION: This winning device 200 is constituted of a ball storage mechanism 200 having a storage passage for storing game balls and a discharge passage discharging them outside the device, and shifting a downflow passage of the game balls fallen into a winning hole to fall them; a sorting mechanism 300 having a rotating board rotationally turning a ball receiving part capable of receiving the game balls in the both of normal/inverse directions and moving and discharging the game balls guided via the storage passage to a first lead-out hole or a second lead-out hole by the turning of the rotating board; a lifting mechanism 400 carrying the game balls discharged to the first lead-out hole upward the winning hole; and a rotation winning mechanism 500 having a plurality of winning areas for rolling the game balls therein and executing a game according to the passing winning area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning device used in a ball game machine, and more specifically, a storage passage (ball storage portion) for storing a game ball dropped into a winning opening inside the device and a discharge passage for discharging it to the outside of the device. A ball storage mechanism having a ball receiving mechanism that can receive a game ball and a ball receiving rotating disk that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, and the game balls guided from the winning opening are distributed and moved by the rotation of the ball receiving rotating disk The present invention relates to a composite winning device including a distribution mechanism.

  A composite winning device including the ball storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism as described above has been conventionally used in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine. Although each of these mechanisms and combinations has various forms, the ball storage mechanism generally has a variable winning opening that is opened for a predetermined period, and game balls that fall into the winning opening within this predetermined period are It is configured to flow into and flow down to either the storage passage or the discharge passage, and to set game conditions according to the flow-down passage, or to collapse the stored game balls at a time and develop the subsequent game It had been. In other words, the game balls dropped into the winning device are not stored in the storage passage in order to be stored in the storage passage, and the excess balls are not discharged. It is uncertain which passage will flow into due to the direction of movement or the collision of game balls in the winning device, etc. For example, when 5 game balls fall into a winning device that can store 3 Of these, the first and fourth pieces flowed down to the storage passage side, and the second, third, and fifth pieces flowed down to the discharge passage side. . (For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In addition, as a sorting mechanism, generally, a ball receiving rotary plate having a ball receiving portion capable of receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral side and provided rotatably, and the ball receiving rotary plate are rotated clockwise and counterclockwise. A turntable drive structure for turning the ball, an introduction port for guiding the game ball guided from the winning opening to the ball receiving portion of the ball receiving turntable at the reference position, and the ball receiving portion received by the rotation of the ball receiving turntable The first outlet and the second outlet for deriving the moved game ball and the rotating disk control means for controlling the operation of the rotating disk drive structure. The rotating disk control means is configured to receive a winning condition (for example, Based on the winning conditions such as the lottery result in the lottery means), the ball receiving wheel is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise (forward / reverse direction), and the game ball received in the ball receiving portion is moved to the first outlet or A game according to the discharged outlet that is discharged to the second outlet It has been configured to deploy. (For example, patent document 2).

JP-A-8-182831 JP 2001-340575 A

  However, the conventional winning device as described above has the following problems of the configuration mechanism alone and the problems associated with the combination. For example, as a problem with the ball storage mechanism alone, one or both of the game balls that collide with each other when the game balls bounce inside the device even though a number of game balls that exceed the maximum number of stored balls have won the prize opening are discharged. There was a situation where the player flowed down to the aisle side, and the player who could not enjoy the benefits of the game development that could be enjoyed was sometimes frustrated. In particular, when the situation as described above is repeated, the player gradually becomes uncomfortable, and there is a risk that the gaming machines of the model are generally avoided and the operation rate is lowered.

  In addition, as a problem associated with the combination of the ball storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism, a game configuration in which game balls stored in the storage passage (called “storage balls”) are distributed by the distribution mechanism in the next stage to develop a new game. Even when trying to do so, in the situation where the existence and quantity of the storage balls stored in the storage passage are uncertain, the existence of a new game itself is uncertain, and if this is done forcibly, there is no game ball. There is a problem that an error may occur because the operation is not performed or a game ball to be passed within a certain time is not detected.

  In particular, a lottery is made corresponding to the winning ball dropped into the winning opening, and the game is played by distributing the winning ball to the downflow passage of the next step based on the lottery result. In order to create a 1: 1-compatible game structure with the significance of, game balls dropped into the winning opening are sequentially stored in the storage passage up to the maximum number of stored balls, and the stored balls are distributed in the order in which they are stored. However, it is difficult to construct such a game structure with a conventional winning device in which the number of stored balls is uncertain and the individual winning balls are not particularly meaningful as described above. There was a problem that there was.

  Furthermore, such a winning device becomes large due to the combination of mechanisms, but the storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism must be provided below the winning opening, while a game board such as a pachinko machine is formed with a predetermined standard size. A central ornament having a symbol display device is provided at the center of the board surface. As a result, it is necessary for the winning device to have a winning opening below the center ornament and to fit within the limited height dimension to the out opening, and it will be further renewed using the game balls distributed by the distributing mechanism. There is also a problem that it is difficult to adopt a device and a game configuration for developing a simple game because of the layout of the game board.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and has a unique meaning to each winning ball by expanding the degree of freedom of game development using winning balls without harming the player's expectation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a winning device capable of constructing a novel game configuration with a limited game board space.

  In order to achieve the above object, the winning device according to the present invention is generally summarized as follows: A: a flow path for a game ball dropped into a winning opening having a storage passage for storing game balls and a discharge passage for discharging to the outside of the device A ball storage mechanism that switches the flow down and B: A ball receiving part that can receive a game ball can be rotated in both forward and reverse directions, and a game ball guided through a storage passage is received and rotated. A distribution mechanism that moves to the first outlet or the second outlet by rotation of the board and discharges it, and C: game balls discharged to either the first outlet or the second outlet from the winning opening A lifting mechanism that conveys upward; and D: a winning selection mechanism (for example, a rotary winning mechanism 500 in the embodiment) that has a plurality of winning areas into which game balls can be transferred and that executes a game according to the winning area that has passed. It is prepared for.

  Here, A: a storage mechanism is a winning opening through which game balls can be dropped, a storage passage that can sequentially store gaming balls that have dropped into the winning opening, a discharge passage that discharges gaming balls that have dropped into the winning opening, and winning a prize A flow path switching structure for switching the flow path of a game ball dropped into the mouth to a storage path or a discharge path and flowing down, and a filling detection means for detecting that the storage path is filled with a stored game ball (for example, an embodiment) Storage portion full detector 251, storage portion full determination means 713), and flow path control means (for example, shutter drive control means 714 in the embodiment) for controlling the operation of the flow path switching structure. When the full state of the storage passage is not detected by the fullness detection means, the flow path of the game ball is set to the storage passage side, and the game ball dropped into the winning opening is guided to the storage passage, and the fullness detection means Is configured to guide the game balls that 落入 the winning openings switch the falling path of the game ball to the discharge passage side to the discharge passage when the charging status of Oite reservoir passage is detected.

  B: The distribution mechanism has a rotating disc housing portion provided on the downstream side of the storage passage and a ball receiving portion capable of receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral side, and a ball provided rotatably in the rotating disc housing portion. A receiving rotating disk (for example, the first rotating body 320 in the embodiment), a rotating disk driving structure for rotating the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise and counterclockwise, and provided at the downstream portion of the storage passage and led from a winning opening. An introduction port that guides the game ball to the ball receiving portion of the ball receiving turntable at the reference position, and a game ball that is received and moved by the ball receiving portion by rotation of the ball receiving turntable provided across the introduction port. The first lead-out port, the second lead-out port, and turntable control means for controlling the operation of the turntable drive structure (for example, the first rotary body drive control means 715 in the embodiment) are provided. Depending on the conditions, turn the ball rest Is rotated counterclockwise, configured to discharge the receptor has been game balls in the ball receiving portion to the first outlet or the second outlet port at the reference position.

  C: The lifting mechanism is configured to convey the game ball discharged to one of the first outlet and the second outlet of the sorting mechanism above the winning opening.

  D: The winning selection mechanism is provided at the rear of the winning opening so that the game ball can roll, a guide passage for guiding the game ball conveyed by the lifting mechanism to the rolling plate, and the rolling plate. Area passing detection for detecting which of a plurality of winning areas (for example, special areas and non-special areas in the embodiment) and a plurality of winning areas in which a game ball that has been guided and rolled on the dish surface can be transferred. And a game determination execution means for determining a winning state based on a signal from the area passage detecting means and executing a game, and the game determination executing means is configured to execute a game according to the winning state.

  In the ball storage mechanism in the winning device having the above-described configuration, when the storage passage is not full, that is, when the game balls are not stored up to the maximum number of stored balls in the storage passage and can still be stored, the flow path of the game balls is The winning balls are set on the storage passage side and are sequentially guided to the storage passage. On the other hand, when the storage path is filled with the winning balls thus guided, the flow path of the game balls is switched to the discharge path, and the subsequent winning balls are guided to the discharge path. For this reason, in a non-filled state where the storage passage is not full, the winning ball is always guided to the storage passage, and the winning ball flows down to the discharge passage even though the maximum number of stored balls is not stored in the storage passage. There is no such thing as

  In addition, the winning balls that have dropped into the winning opening are reliably guided and stored in the storage passage up to the maximum number of stored balls, and after the storage passage is full, the winning balls are released until the full state is released. Due to the structure of being discharged to the discharge passage, even if the number of winning balls exceeds the maximum number of stored balls, the game balls stored in the storage passage will not be indeterminate and new games can be played using the stored balls. The game composition to develop becomes possible. And until the storage passage becomes full, the winning balls led to the storage passage are stored in the order in which they are introduced and guided to the distribution mechanism, so that, for example, a lottery is performed according to the winning to the winning opening, Based on the lottery result, the storage balls guided to the storage passage are distributed to the downflow passages of the next step, and a new game is developed. Game configuration is possible.

  Further, a lifting mechanism is provided for transporting the game balls discharged to either the first outlet or the second outlet by the distribution mechanism above the winning opening, and is transported by the lifting mechanism behind the winning opening. Since a winning selection mechanism is provided in which a game ball is introduced and a game is executed according to the winning area into which the game ball is transferred, an area above the winning opening that has been difficult to use in the past (for example, the center) A winning device and a game configuration for developing a new game using the game balls distributed by the distribution mechanism using the interior of the decoration or the area behind the guide nails for guiding the game balls to the winning opening). it can.

  Therefore, according to the winning device according to the present invention, each player's winning ball has a specific meaning without increasing the degree of freedom of game development using the winning ball without harming the player's expectation. A winning device capable of constructing a novel game configuration can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As a configuration example to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 1 shows a front view of a game board in a state in which various game parts are mounted on a game board of a pachinko machine to constitute a composite winning device, and a rear view of this game board is shown in FIG. First, with reference to these drawings, the overall configuration of the game board will be briefly described. The configuration of the main body of the pachinko machine to which the game board is mounted is the same as that of a known pachinko machine, and a person skilled in the art can easily understand the configuration and application thereof, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The game board 1 uses a decorative board 2 which is a router processed by attaching cells to the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness, and a substantially circular game area PA is defined on the front side surrounded by upper and lower rail decorations. Is done. A central ornament 10 is attached to the center of the game area PA, and a large number of game nails, windmills, lower general winning entrances 3 and 3, gates 5 and LEDs are used for each part of the game area PA surrounding the central ornament 10. A game component such as the game effect lamp 6 is attached, and a composite winning device 20 is provided below the central ornament 10, and an open / close winning mechanism 60 is provided on the left frame portion of the central ornament 10.

  The lower general winning opening 3 is a fixed winning tool having a winning shape that has a winning opening into which a game ball can enter, and after the game ball that has dropped into the winning hole is detected by a winning detector provided therein. It is discharged to the back side of the decorative board 2. The gate 5 is a gate-type fixed winning tool through which a game ball can pass, and the game ball that has passed through the gate 5 up and down is detected by a gate passage detector 5s. The signals of the winning detector and the gate passage detector are input to a game control device (700, see FIG. 16) that controls the operation of the pachinko game.

  The central ornament 10 has a window 11 having a front and rear opening at the center, is formed in a frame shape, and the display panel of the symbol display device 12 attached to the rear surface side of the decorative board 2 is arranged so that the player can see through the window 11. It is set up. In the center of the upper frame portion of the central ornament 10, there are provided upper general winning openings 13, 13 and a warp entrance 14 as a entrance of the ball. The upper general winning opening 13 is a fixed winning tool in the same manner as the lower general winning opening 3, and a winning detector is provided at the winning opening, and the upper general winning opening 13 is inserted into the right frame portion. A winning ball discharge passage for discharging the game ball to the back side of the decorative board 2 through the right side of the symbol display device 12 is formed. The detailed configuration of the central ornament 10 including the warp entrance 14 will be described in detail later.

  At the lower end of the gaming area PA, the upper general winning opening 13, 13, the lower general winning opening 3, 3, the composite winning device 20, and the open / close winning mechanism 60 fell to the lower end of the gaming area PA without winning. An out port 8 for discharging the game ball to the back side of the game board 1 is formed through the decorative plate 2 in the front-rear direction, and the game ball dropped into each of the winning devices etc. is formed on the back surface of the decorative plate 2. A ball gathering cover 19 that leads downward along the back surface of the decorative plate 2 is attached. The back set board disposed behind the game board 1 collects the game balls discharged from the outlet 8 and the game balls guided by the ball cover 19 (collectively referred to as “game-completed balls”). A game-completed ball discharge path that leads to the lower part of the pachinko machine is formed, and the game-completed ball discharged from the game board 1 is discharged to the collection device on the game island through the game-completed ball discharge path. ing.

  In the gaming state in which the game board 1 is assembled to the pachinko machine and used for the game, the game balls launched from the game ball launching device into the game area PA are the general winning ports 3 and 13, the gate 5, and the composite winning device 20. When a winning device such as the open / close winning mechanism 60 wins, a winning is detected by a winning detector, a gate passing detector, etc. provided in each winning device, and the game control device that receives these detection signals receives the winning control of the winning device. A command signal corresponding to a winning condition based on the type or the like is output to control the operation of each part of the pachinko machine. For example, based on the winning detection signal from the winning detector, the operation of the ball paying device is controlled to pay out the game ball (prize ball) as a reward, and based on the gate passing detection signal from the gate passing detector The opening / closing operation of the winning device of the winning device 20 is controlled, and the blinking of the effect lamp and the generation of the sound effect are performed based on each detection signal.

  Now, in the gaming board 1 configured as described above, a warp entrance, a warp guide passage, a stage, and the like are formed in the central ornament 10, and an open / close prize winning mechanism 60 is provided in the left frame portion. The configuration of the central ornament and the open / close prize winning mechanism will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the center ornament 10 and the composite winning device 20 as seen from the left front in an exploded state in order to explain the configuration of the central ornament 10 and the composite winning device 20, and FIG. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are a front view and a rear view mainly showing the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600 with the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit removed from the central ornament 10, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view taken along arrow VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a side sectional view mainly showing the sphere flow state of the left frame part and the stage. It is.

  The central ornament 10 has a base frame 101 in which various designs are applied on the front side of the decorative surface that partitions the front and rear sides, and a ball passage that guides a game ball is formed on the rear side, and is fixed to the side of the base frame by screws. The decorative frame 100 is composed mainly of a front and rear three layers of an intermediate frame 102 that forms a spherical passage and a rear frame 103 that is screwed to the rear of the intermediate frame to form a rear wall of the stage.

  In the central portion of the decorative frame 100, a window 11 having an opening size matching the size of the display panel of the symbol display device 12 is formed in alignment with the frame of each layer, and an upper frame section 111 is formed on the upper side surrounding the window. The left frame portion 112 is formed on the left side, the right frame portion 113 is formed on the right side, and the lower frame portion 114 is formed on the lower side. In the upper frame portion 111 and the right frame portion 113, a rib-like flange portion 115 is formed so as to protrude forward from the decorative surface of the base frame. It flows down to the left and right sides. A central barrier 116 having a predetermined design is provided at the upper center of the upper frame 111. The upper general winning openings 13, 13 are opened on the right side behind the central barrier 116, and the warp entrance 14 is opened upward on the left. Is formed.

  The upper general winning opening 13, 13 is a fixed winning tool similar to the lower general winning opening 3, as described above, and a game ball dropped into the winning opening is placed on the upper frame portion behind the decorative surface of the base frame 101. A winning ball discharge passage 130 that leads to the lower part of the decorative frame 100 through the right frame portion 113 is formed. The winning ball discharge passage 130 is composed of an upper discharge passage 131 formed in the upper frame portion 111 and a side discharge passage 132 formed in the right frame portion 113. A bent portion 133 is formed that is bent back to ease the falling speed of the game ball. The winning ball discharge passage 130 is connected to the discharge passage 19b on the ball gathering cover 19 side at the opening at the lower end, and is discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed ball discharge path of the back set board. The upper general winning opening 13 is provided with a winning detector 13s for detecting a game ball dropped into the winning opening, and each signal is input to the game control device.

  The warp entrance 14 is an introduction port for guiding the game ball to the stage formed in the lower frame portion 114, and the game ball dropped into the warp entrance 14 is placed on the rear surface side of the base frame 101. A warp guide passage 120 that leads to the stage 140 through the frame part 111 to the left frame part 112 is formed. The warp guide passage 120 includes an upper guide passage 121 formed in the upper frame portion 111 and a side guide passage 122 formed in the left frame portion 112, and at the end of the upper guide passage 121 formed in the base frame 101. A communication opening that opens rearward is provided and is connected to a side guide passage 122 formed in the intermediate frame 102. The side guide passage 122 extends downward along the window 11, and is connected to the stage 140 (upper stage 142) of the lower frame portion 114 through a warp outlet 124 formed in the inner peripheral surface of the window 11 at the lower end of the path.

  The stage 140 includes a lower stage 141 formed on the front side of the window and an upper stage 142 formed on the back side of the window 11, the lower stage 141 being the base frame 101 and the upper stage 142 being the intermediate frame 102. Is formed.

  The lower stage 141 has a passage width of about 1.2 to 1.5 game balls in the front-rear direction, and is formed in a V-shape that is lower in the center and higher toward the left and right frame portions in front view. At the center of the lower stage 141, there is formed a guide part 141g that tilts forward with a lateral width of about two game balls and guides the game ball forward, while the front of the left and right stage surfaces excluding the guide part 141g Is provided with a fall-preventing wall 141w that restricts a game ball that has dropped from the upper stage 142 to the lower stage 141 so that it does not fall forward (see FIG. 4).

  The upper stage 142 has a passage width of about 2 to 3 game balls in the front-rear direction, and is formed in a W shape that has two gentle recesses in the center left and right in the front view and increases toward the left and right frame portions. Has been. The above-described warp outlet 124 is formed in the window inner peripheral surface of the left frame portion in accordance with the height position of the left end of the upper stage 142 (see FIGS. 7 and 9), and rolls down the warp guide passage 120. The game ball is guided from the warp outlet 124 to the upper left end portion of the upper stage 142, and first rolls the upper stage 142 left and right.

  The two left and right recesses formed in the upper stage 142 are formed in a conical groove shape that is shallow and deep toward the front end with a shallow back part of the window, and is tilted forward and formed in this area. Is guided forward and falls to the lower stage 141. At the center of the upper stage 142 sandwiched between these left and right recesses, a hill is formed that is smoothly connected to the recess and rises in an arc shape. The height of the upper stage 142 and the lower stage 141 is centered on this hill. A high step region 143 in which the difference is larger than the diameter of the game ball is formed.

  At the center of the high step region 143, the top of the hill portion of the upper stage 142 is connected to the engagement guide groove that gently opens in a V shape toward the front and the engagement guide groove opens to a large U shape. A guide groove 142g made of a force guide groove is formed, and a tongue-like guide protrusion 145 that protrudes forward across the upper portion of the guide part 141g of the lower stage is attached to the standing wall in front of the guide groove 142g. A special downflow passage 145g having a concave cylindrical surface matching the diameter of the game ball is formed on the upper surface of the guide protrusion 145.

  That is, in the central portion of the high step region 143, the special downflow passage 145g and the guide portion 141g are three-dimensionally crossed vertically with a height difference larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball passes through the upper special downflow passage 145g in the front-rear direction. It rolls, and it can roll without the game ball colliding with the engagement protrusion piece 145 in the guide part 141g below it. Further, in these lateral relations, the lateral width of the lower stage guide portion 141g is formed to be relatively wide with a width of about two game balls, while the special downflow passage 145g above the guide portion 141g It is located at the center in the left-right direction of 141 g and is narrowly formed by a concave cylindrical surface that matches the diameter of the game ball.

  For this reason, the game balls introduced from the warp outlet 124 to the upper stage 142 first roll the upper stage 142 to the left and right, and many game balls fall to the lower stage 141 from either of the left and right concave portions. The lower stage 141 rolls to the left and right, and falls from the central guiding portion 141g below the decorative frame 100, that is, to the lower region of the central ornament 10. In addition, some game balls are guided forward by engaging with the guide groove 142g of the upper stage while rolling left and right on the upper stage, and are urged forward by falling into the urging guide groove, and the special downflow passage 145g. , And falls below the central ornament 10 from the front end of this passage. The amount of protrusion of the guide protrusion 145 is substantially the same as the width of the lower stage 141 in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 9), and the game ball rolling on the special flow path 145g hits the lower stage 141. It falls along the decorative board 2 without touching (more specifically, it falls toward a winning opening 212 of the composite winning device 20 described later).

  Thus, in the decorative frame 100 of this configuration, the warp entrance 14 is provided in the upper frame portion 111 of the decorative frame, and the game ball that has entered the warp entrance 14 is guided to the stage 140. The player adjusts the launch handle and launches the game ball so that it enters the warp entrance 14, thereby increasing the proportion of game balls that the player can flow down to the lower area of the central ornament according to his / her own intention. The ball flow can be secured around the winning device 210 and the gate 5.

  Of the base frame 101, the intermediate frame 102, and the rear frame 103 constituting the decorative frame 100, at least the intermediate frame 102 has a characteristic of transmitting light, such as a transparent resin material (colored transparent or translucent resin material). The rotary winning mechanism 500 of the composite winning device disposed on the lower side of the upper stage 142 can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine through the lower stage 142. The rear frame 103 is formed with a contact restriction wall higher than the rolling surface of the upper stage so that the game ball rolling on the upper stage 142 does not contact the display panel of the symbol display device 12.

  An open / close prize winning mechanism 60 is provided above the left frame portion of the decorative frame 100. The open / close winning mechanism 60 is unitized, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an open / close winning mechanism unit 600 formed separately from the decorative frame 100 is integrated with a unit mounting portion 160 formed in the left frame portion. And an open / close prize winning mechanism 60 is formed.

  The open / close winning mechanism unit 600 includes a unit base 610 which has a large winning opening through which a game ball can enter and serves as a base of the unit, an open / close door 620 attached to the unit base so that the large winning opening can be opened and closed, and an open / close door. An opening / closing drive structure 630 for driving, a big winning opening winning detector 650 for detecting a game ball dropped into the big winning opening, a decorative lid 660 covering the front surface of the unit base, and the like.

  The unit base 610 has a base surface 611 that serves as a support base for each component member, and a surrounding wall that stands up to surround the periphery of the base surface on the front side of the base surface, and the shape of the left shoulder portion of the decorative frame 100 as a whole. It is formed in a box shape with an open front that matches the above.

  The front side of the base surface 611 is a processing area for game balls, and the upper part of the left wall is cut out to form a vertical rectangular big prize opening 612 and the inside of the enclosure is entered into the big prize opening. A lead-out passage 613 for allowing the game ball to flow down is formed, and a lead-out port 614 for penetrating the base surface 611 back and forth and discharging the game ball rearward is formed at the lower end thereof. The width in the front-rear direction of the special winning opening 612 and the lead-out passage 613 is set to a size somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball, and a thin and compact ball processing region is formed on the front side of the base surface 611. . In the middle of the lead-out passage 613, a big-winning-port winning detector 650 that detects a game ball that enters the big winning opening 612 and flows down the lead-out passage 613 is mounted, and a signal of this detector is input to the game control device. ing.

  On the other hand, the rear surface side of the base surface 611 is an arrangement region of the opening / closing drive structure 630 that opens and closes the opening / closing door 620. A bearing portion 615 that pivotally supports the swing shaft 625 of the open / close door 620 is formed in the vicinity of the lower end of the big prize winning opening 612, and is formed on a concentric circle having the bearing portion 615 as an axis as the swing shaft 625. An arcuate guide groove 616 that guides the link pin 636 at the tip of the linked link arm 635 is formed. In addition, a solenoid mounting portion for fixing a special prize opening opening / closing drive solenoid 631 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 620 is formed on the upper portion of the base surface 611.

  The open / close door 620 is formed in a vertical rectangular shape corresponding to the opening size of the grand prize winning opening 612, and a cylindrical shaft mounting portion 624 to which the swing shaft 625 is press-fitted and fixed is formed on the base end side so as to extend forward and backward. Yes. The door surface of the opening / closing door 620 is bent at the distal end side to form a “<” shape, and a rib 627 serving as a reinforcement is formed from the bent portion to the shaft mounting portion 624, while the unit base 611 has a A support portion 617 that engages and supports the end surface of the rib 627 at the opening angle position of the opening / closing door 620 is formed (see FIG. 7), and even if a large number of game balls fall from above, these game balls can be reliably secured. And can be guided to the inside of the grand prize winning opening 612.

  On the outer circumferential surface of the swing shaft 625, a twill knurl is formed at a position where the shaft mounting portion of the opening / closing door 620 and the shaft fixing boss of the link arm 635 are engaged, and the shaft mounting portion 624 of the opening / closing door swings. The shaft 625 is press-fitted and fixed to be integrated with the opening / closing door 620. The open / close door 620 inserts and inserts the swing shaft 625 into the bearing portion 615 of the unit base, and presses the shaft fixing boss of the link arm 635 into the rear end portion of the swing shaft 625 protruding to the rear surface side of the base surface 611. By being fixed, it is connected to the link arm 635 via the swing shaft 625, and is supported so as to be swingable integrally around the swing shaft 625 before and after sandwiching the base surface 611.

  The opening / closing drive structure 630 includes a large winning opening opening / closing driving solenoid 631 serving as a driving source, a drive transmission tool 634 fixed to the tip of the plunger of the large winning opening opening / closing driving solenoid, and one end fixed to the swing shaft 625 and the other end driven. A link arm 635 connected to the transmission tool 634 via a link pin 636 is configured to transmit the driving force of the special prize opening / closing driving solenoid 631 to the swing shaft 625 to open / close the opening / closing door 620. .

  The prize winning opening / closing drive solenoid 631 is a spring return type direct acting solenoid in which a return spring (coil spring) is mounted on the outer periphery of the plunger, and when the drive signal is turned on, the plunger is retracted and contracted. When the drive signal is turned off, the plunger is pushed out by the spring force of the return spring and returns to the original extended state. A slit according to the plate thickness of the drive transmission tool 634 and a screw hole for fixing the drive transmission tool 634 are formed at the tip of the plunger.

  The drive transmission tool 634 has a thin plate shape, and a circular hole through which a screw is inserted is formed on the base end side fixed to the plunger of the prize winning opening / closing drive solenoid 631, and a pin that engages with the link pin 636 is formed on the distal end side. An engagement hole is formed. The pin engagement hole has a width corresponding to the pin diameter of the link pin 636 and is formed in a long hole shape having a length corresponding to the swing locus of the link pin. The drive transmission tool 634 is screwed to the distal end portion of the plunger by being inserted into the slot at the distal end portion of the plunger, aligned, and inserted and tightened from behind.

  The link arm 635 is formed in a short arm shape with a shaft fixing boss into which the swing shaft 625 is press-fitted at one end and a pin fixing boss into which the link pin 636 is press-fitted into the other end. It is press-fitted and fixed to the rear end portion of the moving shaft 625 and is supported on the rear surface side of the base surface 611 so as to be swingable.

  Therefore, the big prize opening opening / closing drive solenoid 631 with the drive transmission tool 634 assembled thereto is screwed to the solenoid mounting portion of the unit base 610, and the opening / closing door 620 is swung to drive the pin fixing boss of the link arm 635 and the drive transmission tool. The pin engaging hole 634 is aligned, and the link pin 636 is press-fitted into the pin fixing boss of the link arm 635 through the pin engaging hole from the rear of the drive transmission tool 634. At this time, the distal end of the link pin 636 is fitted into a guide groove 616 formed in the base surface 611 and supported so as to be swingable and displaceable.

  When the drive transmission tool 634 and the link arm 635 are connected by the link pin 636 in this way, the vertical displacement of the drive transmission tool 634 due to the ON / OFF of the prize winning opening / closing drive solenoid 631 is caused via the link pin 636. A drive mechanism is formed in which the opening / closing door 620 connected to the swing shaft 625 can be swung counterclockwise / clockwise by being converted into a swing angle displacement of 635 and transmitted. As a result, the opening / closing door 620 is disposed on the front side of the unit base 610 and the opening / closing drive structure 630 is disposed on the rear side. An open / close winning mechanism unit 600 capable of opening and closing the mouth 612 is formed.

  On the other hand, a unit mounting portion 160 for mounting the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600 is provided on the left frame portion 112 of the decorative frame 100. The unit mounting portion 160 includes a base support portion 160a that supports the peripheral edge of the rear surface of the unit base 610, and a drive structure storage portion 160b that stores the opening / closing drive structure 630 provided on the rear surface side of the unit base 610. 160a is formed using the decorative surface of the base frame 101, and the drive structure housing portion 160b is formed behind the decorative surface through the decorative surface.

  A plurality of cylindrical screw bosses 168 that are aligned with the screw insertion holes 618 formed in the unit base 610 and receive screws are formed on the base support portion 160a on the back side of the decorative surface, and the open / close prize winning mechanism unit 600 is decorated. It can be fixed from the front side of the surface.

  The drive structure housing portion 160 b covers the housing wall 162 erected so as to surround the periphery of the opening / closing drive structure 630 on the rear surface side of the decorative surface of the base frame 101, and covers the rear of the opening surrounded by the housing wall 162. The rear wall 163 is screwed to the rear wall 163. The rear wall 163 is aligned with the outlet port 614 formed in the base surface 611 of the unit base, so that the game balls discharged from the outlet port 614 are covered by the ball cover. A communication channel 164 leading to the 19th discharge channel 19a is formed. Further, the rear wall 162 is formed with a notch portion through which the signal lines of the big prize opening opening / closing drive solenoid 631 of the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600 and the big prize opening prize detector 650 are inserted back and forth.

  Therefore, when the signal line is inserted through the cutout portion and the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600 assembled as a unit is aligned with the left shoulder of the decorative frame 100 and mounted, the opening / closing drive structure 630 is accommodated in the drive structure accommodating portion 160b. Then, the rear peripheral edge of the unit base 610 is supported by the base support part 160a and positioned front and rear. Then, a fixing screw is screwed and fastened to the screw boss 168 through the screw insertion hole 618 from the front side of the unit base 610, and the decorative lid 660 is fitted to the front surface of the unit base 610, so that the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600 is unit mounted portion 160. It is attached to the unit. A bearing portion 665 that pivotally supports the tip of the swing shaft 625 is formed on the rear surface side of the decorative lid 660, and the opening / closing door 620 is supported by the front and rear bearing portions 665, 615 so as to be stably opened and closed. Established. The open / close prize winning mechanism 60 is formed by connecting the signal lines of the big prize opening opening / closing drive solenoid 631 and the big prize opening prize detector 650 to the game control device, and its operation is controlled by the game control device.

  Thus, in the open / close prize winning mechanism 60, the open / close drive structure 630 of the open / close prize winning mechanism unit 600 is accommodated in the drive structure accommodating portion 160b and disposed behind the decorative surface, and the ball diameter of the game ball is positioned in front of the decorative surface. A processing area of a game ball configured to be thin to a degree somewhat larger than that is disposed. For this reason, although it is an opening / closing prize winning mechanism that opens and closes a large prize opening, it has a compact configuration in which the amount of protrusion of the decorative board to the front side is minimized. Further, as clearly shown in each drawing, the unit mounting portion 160 and the warp guide passage 120 described above are formed so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, and the frame width dimension of the left frame portion 112 is set to the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600. It is configured to be able to secure a rolling area on the side of the central decoration while suppressing to approximately the same dimension as the unit width. Further, since the open / close winning mechanism unit 600 is configured to be detachable integrally, even if the components of the open / close drive structure 630 are worn out, they can be easily attached and detached.

  Now, the composite winning device 20 is provided below the central ornament 10 described above. Hereinafter, the configuration of the composite winning device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 16. The composite winning device 20 includes a front mechanism portion attached from the front of the decorative board 2 and a rear mechanism portion attached from the rear of the decorative board 2, and FIG. 10 mainly shows a state before the storage passage is filled. FIG. 11 is a front view of the front mechanism part mainly showing the state after the storage passage is filled, FIG. 12 is a rear view of the front mechanism part, FIG. 13 is a plan view of the front mechanism part, and FIG. 15 is a plan view of the rear mechanism portion, FIG. 15 is a front view of the rear mechanism portion mainly showing the sphere flow on the back side of the decorative board 2 (front view as viewed in the direction of arrows XV-XV in FIG. 14), and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the control form of 20 roughly.

  The composite winning device (combined goods (game parts)) 20 can be broadly classified into its combined functions. A: A storage passage for storing game balls and a discharge passage for discharging the game ball to the outside of the device are dropped into the winning opening. The ball storage mechanism 200 for switching the flow path of the game ball to flow down, B: a ball receiving portion capable of receiving the game ball including a first rotating body capable of rotating in both forward and reverse directions, and guided through the storage passage A distribution mechanism 300 that moves the game balls to the first outlet or the second outlet by the rotation of the first rotating body and discharges them. C: transports the game balls discharged to the first outlet to a position higher than the winning opening. Lifting mechanism 400, D: a plurality of winning areas into which game balls can be transferred, a rotary winning mechanism 500 that executes a game according to the winning area that has passed, a game control device 700 that controls the operation of each of these mechanisms, and the like Each of these mechanisms A to C It is incorporated in the housing 51 to form an integrated front mechanism part, D: a rotary winning mechanism is assembled to the rear frame 55 to form a rear mechanism part, and the front and rear mechanism parts are controlled by each control means of the game control device 700. The composite winning device 20 is formed by being controlled.

  A: The storage mechanism 200 has a winning tool 210 having a winning opening into which a game ball rolling and falling on the game board surface can be dropped, a storage passage 220 that can sequentially store the gaming balls dropped into the winning opening, and a drop into the winning opening. A discharge passage 230 that discharges the game ball that has entered, a flow path switching structure 240 that switches the flow path of the game ball that has fallen into the winning opening to the storage passage or the discharge passage, and the game passage in which the storage passage is stored is filled. A fullness detecting means 250 for detecting the fact that the game control device 700 is equipped, and an accessory (game part) control means 710 incorporated in the game control device 700. When the game ball has not been detected, the flow path of the game ball is set to the storage passage side, and the game ball dropped into the winning opening is guided to the storage passage 220, and the full state of the storage passage is filled in the filling detection means 250. Is configured to guide the game balls that 落入 the winning openings switch the falling path of the game ball to the discharge passage side to the discharge passage 230 while being detected.

  The prize-winning tool 210 is a so-called electric tulip-type movable prize-winning tool. The prize-winning tool 210 has tulip blades 211 and 211 that can swing left and right. A changing ball entry device driving solenoid 213 to be changed is mounted, and an accessory entry detector 214 for detecting the passage of a game ball is provided inside the winning opening 112. The prize-winning tool 210 is disposed directly below the special flow passage 145g in the upper stage 412, and regulates the entry of game balls falling obliquely above the tulip blades, while the special flow passage 145g. A guide cylinder is provided for guiding the game ball falling vertically from the top. The entrance part enlarging device drive solenoid 213 is turned on / off by the entrance part enlarging device drive control means 711 in the accessory control means 710 to control the opening / closing operation. It is input to the determination means 712 and a winning determination is performed.

  Below the winning opening 112, an introduction passage 215 that guides the game ball dropped into the winning device 210 into the housing 51 and guides it toward the storage passage on the right side of the front is formed. On the other hand, a shutter base 201 serving as a frame of the storage mechanism 200 is assembled behind the introduction passage 215, and a storage passage 220 and a discharge passage 230 are formed in the shutter base 201.

  The storage passage 220 is provided so as to protrude obliquely downward to the right from the main body of the shutter base 201. The passage width and height of the storage passage 220 are set somewhat larger than the spherical shape of the game ball, and the passage length is the number of game balls to be stored in this passage (the maximum storage ball set according to the game configuration). Number). A passage surface inclined rearward is formed at the downstream end portion of the storage passage 220 and is connected to an introduction port 340 of the distribution mechanism 300 described below. As a result, the game balls that have flowed into the storage passage can smoothly flow down toward the sorting mechanism 300, and a predetermined number of game balls can be stored in the passage in the order of flow.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which five game balls including a game ball received by the ball receiver 322 of the first rotating body at the reference position can be stored. A passage wall in front of the storage passage 220 is formed by a cover member 52 attached to cover the front surface of the housing 51. The cover member 52 is formed using a transparent resin material (colored transparent or translucent resin material or the like), and the game balls flowing down the storage passage 220 and the game balls stored in the passage are in front of the pachinko machine. The structure is visible from the side.

  The discharge passage 230 is formed in the main body portion of the shutter base 201 adjacent to the storage passage 220 and merges with the upstream portion of the storage passage 220 at the upper end portion of the spherical passage extending vertically. The downstream side of the discharge passage 230 is bent rearward and opened downward on the back side of the decorative board 2, and the game-completed ball is discharged together with the played balls guided to the back side of the decorative board through the out port 8. It is discharged to a collection device on the amusement island through a passage.

  The flow path switching structure 240 is slidably supported by the shutter base 201 and is fitted to a shutter 242 that opens and closes the upper end opening of the discharge passage 230, a shutter drive solenoid 243 that opens and closes the shutter 242, and a plunger of the shutter drive solenoid. The sliding angle 244, one end of which is pin-engaged with the shutter base 201 and the other end of which is pin-coupled to the shutter 242, and the middle of the arm is engaged with the sliding angle 244, and the operation of the shutter drive solenoid 243 For example, a shutter drive control means 714 for controlling.

  The shutter base 201 has a guide rail 202 that supports the shutter 242 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, a solenoid mounting portion 203 that supports the shutter drive solenoid 243, and a slide angle insertion hole formed through the solenoid mounting portion vertically. In addition, a support pin 205 and the like are formed on the lower surface side of the solenoid mounting portion 203.

  The shutter 242 has a downward convex cross-sectional shape and is supported by the guide rail portion 202 of the shutter base so as to be slidable. A connecting pin 242p that fits into a pin receiving hole of the swing arm 245 is formed on the lower surface. . The shutter drive solenoid 243 is a spring return type direct acting solenoid in which a return spring is mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the plunger. When the drive signal is turned ON, the plunger is drawn and contracted, and the drive signal is turned OFF. The plunger is pushed out by the spring force of the return spring to return to the original extended state.

  The slide angle 244 has an upright side extending in the vertical direction and a bottom side extending in the left-right direction, and has an L-shaped angle when viewed from the back, and is a receiving slit formed on the vertical side and a plunger tip of the shutter drive solenoid 243. The bottom side is arranged to be displaceable in the left-right direction below the shutter drive solenoid 243 through the slide angle insertion hole. Drive transmission protrusions 244a and 244b are formed on the bottom side of the slide angle 244 so as to engage the middle part of the swing arm 245 from the left and right to transmit the driving force.

  The swing arm 245 has cylindrical boss portions at both ends of a flat arm portion, and a support pin hole pivotally connected to a support pin 205 formed on the shutter base 201 is formed at one end of the boss. A connecting pin receiving hole that receives and engages a connecting pin 242p that is projected and formed on the lower surface of the shutter 242 is formed in the end boss portion. Among these, the connecting pin receiving hole is formed in a long hole shape having a groove width slightly larger than the outer diameter of the connecting pin 242p and a groove length extending in the direction in which the arm extends.

  For this reason, by inserting the support pin hole into the support pin 205 and fixing the fixed collar to the tip of the pin by press-fitting or bonding, the swing arm 245 is pivotably pivoted about the support pin 205 and receives the connection pin. By engaging the connecting pin 242p in the hole and supporting the shutter 242 on the guide rail 202, the shutter 242 is slid to the left and right according to the swing of the swing arm 245. At this time, by attaching the middle part of the swing arm so as to pass between the drive transmission protrusions 244a and 244b on the lower surface of the slide angle and slidably contact with the left and right protrusions, the lateral displacement of the slide angle 244 causes the swing displacement of the swing arm 245. The shutter 242 is slid in the left-right direction via the swing arm 245.

  When the drive signal is OFF, the shutter 242 is disposed at a closed position that covers the upper end portion of the discharge passage 230 as shown in FIG. 10, and the game ball that has entered the winning passage 212 through the introduction passage 215 is: The upper surface of the shutter 242 in the closed position rolls and is guided to the storage passage 220. On the other hand, when a drive signal is output from the shutter drive control means 714 and the shutter drive solenoid 243 is turned on, the slide angle 244 is moved to the left together with the plunger that is pulled into the case, and is pressed by the right drive transmission protrusion 244b to swing. The shutter 242 is slid to the left via the moved swing arm 245, and the upper end of the discharge passage 230 is opened. For this reason, the game ball that has entered the winning passage 212 through the introduction passage 215 falls from the opened opening to the discharge passage 230 and is discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  Here, in the flow path switching mechanism of this configuration, the drive transmission protrusion is engaged with the intermediate portion of the swing arm 245 (intermediate portion between the support pin hole serving as the fulcrum and the connection pin receiving hole serving as the action point) to move the arm. It is configured to swing. For this reason, the expansion / contraction stroke of the shutter drive solenoid 243 for driving the shutter can be suppressed to about ½ times the slide displacement amount of the shutter 242 necessary for opening and closing the discharge passage 230. The flow path switching mechanism 240 can be configured with a small and inexpensive apparatus configuration using a small solenoid.

  In addition, instead of the drive transmission protrusions 244a and 244b that slidably come into contact with the swing arm 245 sandwiched from the left and right, it can be similarly configured by using an engagement form of a pin and a long hole, and the shutter 242 is in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane. The upper end opening of the discharge passage 230 may be opened and closed by swinging the valve, and a valve member capable of swinging left and right is provided in the introduction passage 215, and the valve member is swung to flow down the flow path. You may comprise so that it may switch.

  The fullness detection unit 250 is mainly configured by a storage unit fullness detector 251 provided at the upper end portion of the storage passage 220 and a storage unit fullness determination unit 713 provided in the accessory control unit 710. The storage unit full detector 251 is a passage-type detector (penetration type proximity switch) similar to a prize detector or an accessory ball detector, and the inside of a detection hole formed through this detector. When the game ball passes, a pulse-like game ball detection signal is output, and when the game ball is stopped in the detection hole as shown in FIG. 11, a continuous game ball detection signal is output. The storage unit full determination means 713 determines whether or not the storage passage 220 is full based on a signal input from the storage unit full detector 251. Specifically, it is determined that the storage passage 220 is full when the input detection signal is a game ball detection signal that continues for a predetermined time or more. The accessory control means 710 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control means 714 to the shutter drive solenoid 243 and opens the shutter 242 when the storage section full determination means 713 determines that the storage passage is full. Switch to.

  For this reason, in the storage mechanism 200, before the storage passage 220 is filled with game balls, the game balls dropped into the winning opening 212 are guided to the storage passage 220 through the upper surfaces of the introduction passage 215 and the shutter 242, They are stored in an aligned state in the order of introduction into the storage passage 220. On the other hand, when the storage passage 220 becomes full and the storage portion full determination means 713 determines that the storage passage is full, the accessory control means 710 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control means 714 to the shutter drive solenoid 243. Thus, the shutter 242 is switched to the open state. For this reason, the game ball that has fallen into the winning opening 212 and led through the introduction passage 215 falls from the opened opening to the discharge passage 230 and passes through the game ball discharge passage to the game island collection device. Discharged. The B: distribution mechanism 300 is provided on the downstream side of the storage mechanism 200 configured as described above.

  B: The distribution mechanism 300 has a turntable accommodating portion 310 provided on the downstream side of the storage passage 220 and a ball receiving portion 322 capable of receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral side, and is rotatable to the turntable accommodating portion 310. The first rotary body 320 provided, the first rotary body drive motor 330 that rotates the first rotary body 320 clockwise and counterclockwise, and the downstream end of the storage passage 220 are provided in alignment with the prize-winning port 212. An introduction port 340 for guiding the game ball guided from the ball to the ball receiving portion of the first rotating body at the reference position, and a game ball provided by the rotation of the first rotating body provided in the rotating disk housing portion across the introduction port The first outlet 350 and the second outlet 360 for deriving the game, and the accessory control means 710 for controlling the operation of the first rotating body drive motor, etc., and the accessory control means 710 receives the winning condition (for example, symbol control described later) By means 720 The first rotating body 320 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise on the basis of the determined combination of stop symbols), and the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 322 at the reference position is the first outlet 350 or the second The outlet 360 is configured to be discharged.

  The turntable housing portion 310 is a turntable base 311 that is a base of the sorting mechanism 300 and is fixed to the housing 51, and a rotating body case 312 that is screwed to the turntable base 311 so as to surround the front surface and the periphery of the first rotating body 320. It is formed by. A boss insertion hole is formed in the partition wall of the turntable base 311 so as to penetrate the boss of the first rotating body 320 through the front and rear, and the first rotating body drive motor 330 is screwed to the motor mounting portion at the rear thereof. Yes. The first rotating body drive motor 330 may be fixed by a fixing means other than a screw, for example, other fixing means such as fitting a motor flange portion to the rotating disk base 311. A second outlet 360 is formed through the partition wall on the right side of the boss insertion hole, and a second outlet for discharging the game ball led out from the second outlet 360 toward the game-completed ball discharge passage. A condition channel 361 is formed, and a second condition channel passage detector 362 for detecting a game ball discharged through the second condition channel is mounted. The second condition passage passage detector 362 is a passage type detector similar to the reservoir full detector 251 described above, and its signal is input to the game ball discharge monitoring means 717 in the accessory control means 710 and stored. The processing status of the sphere is monitored.

  The rotating body case 312 has a housing recess having an inner diameter and a thickness slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first rotating body 320, and is formed in a cap shape. The first outlet 350 is formed vertically below the inlet 340 and obliquely above and to the left of the rotation axis (at an angular position of about 150 degrees clockwise from the inlet 340). A first condition channel 351 that guides the game ball led out from the first lead-out port 350 to the lifting mechanism 400 is provided in front of the first lead-out port 350.

  The first rotator 320 has a thickness larger than the sphere of the game ball and has a circular disc shape when viewed from the front. The first rotator 320 protrudes rearward from the central portion of the first rotator 320 and serves as a spindle of the first rotator drive motor 330. A boss to be connected is formed, and a U-shaped groove-shaped ball receiving portion 322 that opens in the outer diameter direction on the outer peripheral portion is an angular pitch of 180 degrees that bisects the entire circumference around the rotation axis of the first rotating body 320 In two places.

  Each of the ball receiving portions 322 and 322 is formed into a U-shaped groove whose overall projection shape in front view has a slightly larger width and depth than the spherical shape of the game ball, while forming a U-shaped groove. The left and right groove wall surfaces are formed with inclined surfaces that open in the reverse direction from the center of the U-shaped bottom surface. In other words, the left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward in an angular posture in which the U-shaped groove opens upward. For this reason, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 322 is guided backwards according to the inclination of the right wall surface when the ball receiving portion 322 is in the right half region from the center, and the ball receiving portion 322 is in the left half from the center. When in the area, it is guided forward according to the inclination of the left wall surface.

  The first rotating body drive motor 330 is a gear motor with a built-in reduction mechanism with a predetermined reduction ratio, and the spindle rotates clockwise or counterclockwise by a predetermined angle according to a drive signal from the first rotating body drive control means 715. Let The tip of the spindle has a part of the outer peripheral surface which is chamfered flat and formed in a D-shape in cross section. The boss of the first rotating body 320 having the same hole shape is fitted into the tip of the spindle and connected. By doing so, the reference angular position on the motor side and the angular position of the ball receiving part on the first rotating body are matched, and the rotational torque of the first rotating body drive motor 330 can be reliably transmitted to the first rotating body 320. ing.

  On the back side of the turntable base 311 to which the first rotating body drive motor 330 is assembled, the first rotating body 320 is at the reference position (the ball receiving portions 322 and 322 are positioned vertically above and below the rotation axis, and the inlet 340 The first rotating body motor sensor (reference position detector) 335 is provided for detecting whether or not the rotation angle position matches the rotation angle position), and the signal is input to the accessory control means 710. The detection signal of the first rotating body motor sensor 335 is an initial setting of the angular position of the first rotating body 320 when the power is turned on or a reference for returning the first rotating body 320 to the reference position after the sorting operation by the first rotating body. By this control, the first rotating body 320 is surely stopped at the reference position where the ball receiving portion 322 is aligned with the introduction port 340.

  The distribution mechanism 300 screws the first rotating body drive motor 330 to the motor mounting portion of the rotating base 311 and inserts the boss of the first rotating body 320 into the front end of the spindle from the front of the partition wall. The rotating body case 312 is attached to the rotating disk base 311 and fixed to the rotating disk base 311, and the partial assembly is assembled to the housing 51 from the rear, whereby the storage passage 220 of the flow path switching mechanism 200 described above, The first condition flow path 351 connected to the lifting mechanism 400 described below is disposed in alignment.

  The accessory control means 710 outputs a drive signal from the first rotary body drive control means 715 to the first rotation drive motor 330 based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 718 inside the control means, and the first The rotating body 320 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise so that the game ball guided from the introduction port 340 to the ball receiving portion 322 is discharged to the first outlet port 350 or the second outlet port 360. The condition achievement determination means 718 includes a first condition achievement determination means 718a and a second condition achievement determination means 718b, and a combination of stop symbols determined by lottery and determination by the symbol control means 720 described later is the first condition ( For example, as shown in the upper part of the symbol display device 12 of FIG. 1 (777), the so-called hitting condition of the eyelet is achieved, or the second condition (similarly, the lower part of the symbol display device 12 is appended) (378) is a determination means for determining whether or not the condition of deviation is achieved.

  For example, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 is the first condition (winning), the first rotating body drive control means 715 rotates the first rotating drive motor 330 about 150 degrees clockwise. A driving signal to be moved is output to rotate the first rotating body 320, and the ball receiving portion 322 that has received the game ball is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet 350. If the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 is the second condition (displacement), a driving signal for rotating the first rotation driving motor 330 by about 90 degrees counterclockwise is output to the first condition. The rotating body 320 is rotated to temporarily stop the ball receiving portion 322 in which the game ball is received at an angular position aligned with the second outlet 360.

  As described above, the ball receiving portion 322 is formed with an inclined surface in which the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove open in the reverse direction from the center of the bottom surface, and the U-shaped groove opens in an angular posture in which the U-shaped groove opens upward. The left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward, and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward. For this reason, the game ball received at the ball receiving portion 322 and disposed at an angular position aligned with the first outlet port 350 is guided forward according to the inclination of the left wall surface, and the first condition channel from the first outlet port 350 is guided. It is discharged to 351 and guided to the lifting mechanism 400. On the other hand, the game ball received at the ball receiving portion 322 and disposed at an angular position aligned with the second outlet 360 is guided rearwardly according to the inclination of the right wall surface, and the second condition channel 361 from the second outlet 360. Then, the passage is detected by the second condition passage passage detector 362 and discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed discharge passage.

  The accessory control means 710, after confirming the discharge processing of the game ball derived by the sorting operation to the first outlet 350 or the second outlet 360, specifically, the second condition passage passage detector When the game ball is detected by 362 and the discharge of the game ball is confirmed by the game ball discharge monitoring means 717 that monitors the signal from this detector, or the game ball is detected by the rotary prize winning mechanism 500 described later and the game ball discharge is monitored. When the discharge of the game ball is confirmed by the means 717, a driving signal is output from the first rotating body drive control means 715 to the first rotating drive motor 330, and the first rotating body 320 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise again. The first rotating body 320 is returned to the reference position by rotating.

  For example, when the ball receiving portion 322 is in a state where the first rotating body 320 is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet port 350, the first rotation driving motor 330 is again rotated about 30 degrees clockwise. When the drive signal is output to rotate the first rotating body 320 to the vicinity of the reference position, and it is determined by the detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 335 that the first rotating body 320 has reached the reference position. The rotation of the first rotation drive motor 330 is stopped. Similarly, when the first rotary body 320 is temporarily stopped at the angular position where the ball receiving portion 322 is aligned with the second outlet 360, the first rotary drive motor 330 is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise again. A drive signal to be moved is output to rotate the first rotating body 320 to the vicinity of the reference position, and it is determined that the first rotating body 320 has reached the reference position by a detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 335. The rotation of the first rotation drive motor 330 is stopped.

  For this reason, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 is the first condition, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 322 at the reference position is transferred from the first outlet 350 to the first condition channel 351. When the winning condition is the second condition, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 322 at the reference position is transferred from the second outlet 360 to the second condition. It is discharged to the game island collection device via the flow path 361 and the game-completed ball discharge passage, and then the first rotating body 320 is rotated to the reference position so that a new game ball can be received in the ball receiving portion 322. Wait. The overall operation control of the composite winning device including determination of winning conditions by the condition achievement determining means 718 will be described in detail after the description of the configuration of the rotary winning mechanism 500.

  C: The lifting mechanism 400 is configured to convey the gaming ball discharged to the first outlet 350 of the distribution mechanism 300 and guided through the first condition channel 351 above the winning port 212.

  The lifting mechanism 400 includes a lifting screw 410 having a spiral ball feeding plate on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft, a lifting device driving motor 420 that rotationally drives the lifting screw 410, and a rotational driving force of the lifting device driving motor 420. The driving force transmission structure 430 for transmitting to the lifting screw 410 and the accessory control means 710 for controlling the operation of the lifting apparatus drive motor. The accessory control means 710 drives the lifting apparatus under predetermined winning conditions. The motor 430 is rotated to convey the game ball above the winning prize opening 212.

  The lifting screw 410 is composed of a rotating shaft 411 extending vertically and a ball feeding plate 412 protruding from the rotating shaft 411 in the outer peripheral direction and extending spirally in the vertical direction. For example, a thin plate is formed on the outer periphery of a metal shaft having a predetermined wire diameter. A metallic ball feeding plate is wound spirally at a pitch slightly larger than the spherical shape of the game ball, and is fixed integrally by a fixing means such as welding. A driven gear of the driving force transmission structure 430 is provided at the lower portion of the lifting screw 410, and is integrally coupled by, for example, press fitting and fixing a resin driven gear to the lower end portion of the metal shaft.

  The guide cover 401 in which the lifting screw 410 is accommodated has a rectangular hook shape that opens rearward in a plan view, and the depth of the hook in the front-rear direction is somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball. A partition wall that divides the upper and lower sides is formed in the lower part of the inner side of the basket, and a lifting portion for lifting the game ball and a gear receiving portion for storing the driven gear are partitioned. The partition wall is formed with a long-hole-like support groove with an open rear end through which the rotary shaft 411 is inserted vertically, and a bearing hole that pivotally supports the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 411 is formed on the guide cover 401. Yes.

  The lifting screw 410 coupled with the driven gear inserts a rotating shaft into a bearing hole formed in the upper portion of the guide cover to pivotally support the upper end portion of the shaft, and the rotating shaft 411 is inserted into a support groove formed in the partition wall. By engaging and supporting the outer periphery of the shaft, it is rotatably attached to the inside of the guide cover 401. Then, it is attached to the front side of the housing 51 by mounting and fixing it from the front of the housing 51, and the feeding part directly above the partition wall is aligned with the downstream side opening of the first condition channel 251. Established.

  On the other hand, a lifting drive motor 420 that rotationally drives the lifting screw 410 is a gear motor with a built-in reduction mechanism with a predetermined reduction ratio, and a driving gear having a driving force transmission structure is press-fitted and fixed to the tip of the spindle. In addition, the drive transmission mechanism 430 meshes with the drive gear fixed to the lift drive motor 420, the driven gear fixed to the lift screw 410, and the drive gear and the driven gear so that the drive force of the drive gear is driven gear. The swinging drive motor 420 is screwed to the motor base 402 on which the transmission gear is pivotally supported so that the drive gear and the transmission gear mesh with each other so that the rotational driving force can be transmitted. Arranged. The motor base 402 is mounted from the rear of the housing 51 so that the transmission gear and the driven gear are engaged with each other. The motor base is fixed to the housing 51 by fixing means not shown in detail.

  As a result, the rotational driving force of the lifting drive motor 420 is transmitted to the lifting screw 410 via the driving force transmission structure 430 including the driving gear, the transmission gear, and the driven gear, and the lifting drive motor 420 is rotated. The lifting screw 410 can be rotated in the same direction at a rotational speed corresponding to the reduction ratio of the driving force transmission mechanism 430. The reduction ratio of the driving force transmission mechanism 430 can be set based on the rated rotational speed of the lift drive motor 420 and the transport speed of the game ball to be lifted by the lift screw 410. For example, the drive gear and the driven gear By making the number of gear teeth the same, it is possible to set the reduction ratio so that the lifting screw 410 rotates once for one rotation of the spindle of the lifting drive motor 420. It is also possible to use a belt and pulley, a chain and sprocket, etc. as the driving force transmission mechanism.

  The operation of the lifting drive motor 420 is controlled by the lifting device drive control means 716 in the accessory control means 710, and the lifting device drive control means 716 outputs a drive signal to the lifting drive motor 420 under predetermined winning conditions. Thus, the spindle is rotated counterclockwise in plan view, and the lifting screw 410 is rotated in the same direction. As a result, the game ball introduced from the first condition channel 351 to the lifting unit is lifted to the spiral inclined surface of the rotating ball feeding plate 412 and conveyed above the winning port 212. The lifting drive motor 420 may be always rotated.

  Here, the depth of the guide cover 401 in the front-rear direction is set to be somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball. For this reason, the game ball introduced from the first condition channel 351 to the lifting portion is not supported by the front inner surface of the guide cover and does not roll down the spiral inclined surface of the ball feeding plate 412. With the rotation of the lifting screw 410, it is lifted vertically upward. The guide cover 401 is molded using a transparent resin material or a translucent resin material, and a game ball lifted by the lifting screw 410 is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine.

  In the vicinity of the upper end of the lifting unit, the decorative board 2 positioned behind the lifting unit is cut out to form an upper end opening 450 that opens rearward, and the game ball discharged from the upper end opening is rotated behind the rotary winning mechanism 500. A guide channel 505 is provided that leads to In the vicinity of the upper end of the lifting part, the downward surface of the guide cover that constitutes the upper wall surface of the lifting part is formed to be inclined obliquely toward the rear, and the game ball lifted to the upper end of the lifting part is Then, it comes into contact with this inclined surface and is pushed backward, and is discharged to the guide channel 505 from an upper end opening 450 formed to be inclined downward.

  Accordingly, by providing the lifting mechanism 400, the game ball dropped into the winning opening 212 can be guided to the rotary winning mechanism 500 provided above the winning opening 212, and the limited board size of the game board 1 is effective. The layout setting utilized in In addition, the lifting screw 410 may be configured by integrally forming a semicircular groove in a spiral shape on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft in accordance with the ball diameter of the game ball. Instead of the lifting screw 410, a lifting belt is used in which a plurality of tab-like support pieces capable of lifting and supporting a game ball are formed on the outer peripheral surface of a polymer material or metal endless belt at a predetermined interval. Use a magnet that spans and rotates between pulleys provided at the top and bottom of the feeder, or rotates a chain with similar support pieces between the top and bottom sprockets, or attracts and transports game balls. The mechanism configuration may be such that the game ball is conveyed upward.

  D: Rotation winning mechanism 500 is provided behind guide path 505 for introducing game balls transported upward by lift mechanism 400 and discharged from upper end opening 450, winning tool 210, and is played on a plate surface. A tapered cone-shaped rolling dish 510 in which a ball can roll, a second rotating body 520 rotatably provided at the center of the rolling dish 510, and a second rotating body drive that rotationally drives the second rotating body 520. A motor 530 and a game control device 700 that controls the operation of the gaming machine according to the winning state in the rotary winning mechanism 500 are configured.

  The guide channel 505 is provided on the back side of the decorative plate 2 connecting the upper end opening 450 and the rolling plate 510. The guide channel 505 is formed in the shape of an inclined bowl inclined downward from the upper end opening 450 toward the rolling dish 510, and is formed so as to be in contact with the annular ring of the rolling dish 510 that forms an annular shape in plan view. The game ball that has flowed down the guide channel 450 rolls along the outer periphery of the rolling plate 510.

  On the other hand, the second rotating body 520 provided at the center of the rolling dish 510 and rotated by the second rotating body drive motor 530 is formed with four ball receiving holes 525 that open in a U shape in plan view. Thus, the game ball that has rolled along the outer periphery of the rolling plate 510 is transferred into one of these four ball receiving holes 525 in relation to the rotation angle position of the second rotating body 520. The four ball receiving holes form a winning area, one of which is a special area and the other three are non-special areas. The operation of the second rotary body drive motor 530 is controlled by the second rotary body drive control means 730 in the game control device 700.

  Below the second rotating body 520, a game ball discharge passage for guiding the game balls transferred into the special area and the non-special area to the game-completed ball discharge path is formed, and the game balls transferred into the special area are detected. A special area passage detector 521 and a game ball discharge detector 522 for detecting a game ball discharged from the rotary winning mechanism 500 through the game area discharge passage are provided. The signal of the special area passage detector 521 is input to the special game determination execution means 740 of the game control device 700, and the signal of the game ball discharge detector 522 is input to the game ball discharge monitoring means 717.

  The special game determination execution means 740 is provided with a special game transition determination means 741 having a special area passage determination means 741a and a special game execution means 742 having a special prize opening / closing drive control means 742a. When the special region passage determination unit 741a determines passage of the special region, and when the special game transition determination unit 741 determines transition to the special game, the special game execution unit 742 activates the special game execution program. The special game by the open / close prize winning mechanism 60 is executed.

  The operation of the special winning opening opening / closing drive solenoid 631 of the open / close winning mechanism 60 is controlled by the special winning opening opening / closing drive control means 742a of the special game executing means, and the open / close door 620 in the special game execution program started by the special game executing means 742. When the opening process step is to open, the opening command signal (specifically, the drive signal for turning on the winning port opening / closing drive solenoid 631) from the winning port opening / closing drive control means 742a to the winning port opening / closing drive solenoid 631. ) Is output.

  Then, the plunger of the prize winning opening / closing drive solenoid 631 is sucked and the drive transmission tool 634 moves upward, and the link arm 635 connected via the link pin 636 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the front, and the link arm 635 is moved. The open / close door 620 connected by the swing shaft 625 is tilted approximately 60 degrees counterclockwise, and the special winning opening 612 is opened (see FIG. 7). Here, the opening / closing door 620 is formed with the upper portion bent in a U-shape, and the opening / closing door rib 627 is supported in contact with the support portion 617 of the unit base in the open posture. For this reason, even if a large number of game balls fall from above, these game balls can be reliably received and guided to the inside of the big winning opening 612.

  The game ball that has entered the grand prize winning opening 612 is guided to the outlet opening 614 through the outlet passage 613 of the open / close winning prize mechanism unit 600, and is formed from the outlet opening 614 to the communication channel 164 on the decorative frame side and the ball gathering cover 19. The discharged flow passage 19a and the game-completed ball discharge passage formed in the back set board are tumbled down and discharged to the collection device on the game facility side. The signal of the big prize opening prize detector 650 provided in the lead-out passage 613 is inputted to the game control apparatus 700, and the game control apparatus 700 calculates the number of game balls dropped into the big prize opening 612 from the inputted signal. It is time to count and reach a certain quantity. The opening command signal (drive signal) output to the big prize opening / closing drive solenoid 631 is turned OFF.

  Then, the plunger of the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 631 is pushed out by the spring force of the return spring, the drive transmission tool 634 is moved down, and the link arm 635 connected via the link pin 636 is rotated clockwise in front view. Then, the open / close door 620 connected by the swing shaft 625 is tilted clockwise, and the special winning opening 612 is closed.

  Therefore, the configuration in which the game ball conveyed by the lifting mechanism 400 is guided to the rotary prize winning mechanism 500 can be a complicated game configuration in which the game balls distributed by the distribution mechanism 300 are further distributed to develop a new game. It is possible to provide a gaming machine rich in taste that does not bore the player. The game control device 700 is provided with a symbol control means 720 having a symbol variation storage means 721 and a stop symbol determination means 722, and the operation of the symbol display device 12 is controlled under a predetermined condition described later.

  Now, the operation of the composite winning device 20 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 17 including the operation control of the symbol display device 12. FIG. 17 is a timing chart illustrating the operation timing of each part of the composite winning device 20.

  When the game board 1 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on the pachinko machine and the game ball is launched from the game ball launching device to the game area PA in a game state in which the glass door is closed, the game ball has a large number of game nails and It falls downward while being played by a windmill. In a normal gaming state in which no special game is executed, the open / close door 620 of the open / close winning mechanism provided in the central ornament 10 is in a closed state, and the upper general winning opening 13 or the warp entrance 14 on the upper central ornament. The game ball that has not fallen into the game falls through the side of the frame portion of the decorative frame 100 projecting forward and falls in the game area PA.

  Of the many game balls that fall sequentially, some of the game balls fall into the lower general prize opening 3 and are guided to the back side of the decorative board 2, and some of the game balls pass through the gate 5 to play the game. In addition to falling to the lower end of the area, most of the game balls fall to the lower end of the game area PA and are led from the out port 8 to the back of the decorative board 2 and played with the game balls that have dropped into the general winning ports 3 and 13 It is collected by the collection device on the game island through the ball discharge passage.

  The game control device 700 enters the ball payout device when a game ball enters the upper general winning opening 13 or the lower general winning opening 3 and a winning detection signal is input from a winning detector provided in each winning tool. A payout command signal is output and the payout operation is performed, so that a game ball as a reward is paid out to a ball tray in front of the aircraft.

  The game ball dropped into the warp entrance 14 is guided to the warp outlet 124 through the upper guide passage 121 and the side guide passage 122 formed in the decorative frame 100, and the upper stage 142 is first turned right and left. Move. Many game balls fall from the left or right concave part tilted forward to the lower stage 141, roll the lower stage 141 to the left and right, and flow down from the central guiding part 141g to the lower region of the central ornament 10. Here, since the guide part 141g of the lower stage is formed to have a width of about two game balls, the fall path of the game ball falling from the guide part 141g is not constant. For this reason, in a state where the winning opening 212 is not enlarged, a lot of game balls are bounced by the guide tube above the tulip blades and fall to the left and right of the winning device, converge at the center of the guiding portion 141g and fall vertically. Only part of the game balls pass through the guide tube and drop into the winning opening 212.

  On the other hand, the game ball that is engaged with the guide groove 142g of the upper stage while rolling left and right of the upper stage 142 is guided forward along the groove by the V-shaped engagement guide groove that opens forward, and the bias guide groove The special downflow passage 145g is urged by falling and falls to the lower side of the central ornament 10 from the front end of the special downflow passage 145g. As described above, the prize-winning tool 210 is positioned directly below the special flow-down passage 145g, and the guide tube provided above the tulip blades holds a game ball falling vertically from the special flow-down passage 145g. It is configured to guide. For this reason, most of the game balls that fall from the front end through the special flow passage 145g fall into the winning opening 212.

  On the other hand, a game ball that has fallen in the game area on the side of the center decoration or a game ball that has fallen to the side of the winning device 210 from the guiding part of the lower stage passes through the gate 5, and the gate passage detector 5s incorporated in the gate 5 When a gate passage detection signal is input to the game control device 700, the game control device 700 calls a control flow based on the gate passage detection signal and controls the operation of the winning tool 210 in the composite winning device 20. For example, a driving signal is output from the ball entrance unit expansion device drive control unit 711 of the accessory control unit 710 to the ball entrance unit enlargement device drive solenoid 213 of the winning tool 210, and the left and right tulip blades are set to a predetermined time of about 0.5 seconds to 1 second. The winning opening 212 is expanded by opening. When the winning opening 212 is enlarged, it becomes easier for the game ball to win, and the gaming balls falling around the winning tool 210 are received by the left and right tulip blades 211 and 211 and continuously drop into the winning opening 212.

  Then, the game balls that have fallen into the winning opening 212 as described above flow down the introduction passage 215 after the passage is detected by the accessory entry detector 214, and are always closed as shown in FIG. The upper surface of a certain shutter 242 rolls and flows into the ball storage passage 220.

  The signal from the accessory entry detector 214 is input to the entrance determination means 712, and the entrance determination means 712 determines whether or not a game ball has entered from the input signal. Then, in the game control device 700, when the determination in the entrance determination unit 712 is the entrance determination, the memory control unit 700 refers to the memory value of the storage ball memory that temporarily stores the number of game balls stored in the storage passage. Is less than a predetermined maximum number of stored balls (for example, 5), the memory value is added (counted up) and temporarily stored in the stored ball memory.

  In addition, when the memory value of the stored ball memory is 1 or more, the game control device 700 outputs a symbol variation control start command signal to the symbol control means 720 under a predetermined condition to start symbol variation. In the symbol control means 720, a combination of stop symbols is determined by lottery by the stop symbol determination means 722, and the symbol variation storage means 721 calls a symbol variation pattern that reaches the stop symbol based on the determined stop symbol. The display operation of the display device 12 is controlled.

  For example, when five game balls fall into the winning opening 212, as shown in FIG. 17 (a), five pulsed ball detection signals are output from the accessory ball detection detector 214. Each received ball determination is performed by the received accessory ball determining means 712, and the memory value of the stored ball memory is incremented by 1 for each ball determination and increased to 1, 2,... When the symbol variation control is started by the symbol control means 720, the memory value of the stored ball memory is decremented by one, the remaining symbol variation count 4 is stored, and the number of times is stored, for example, on the game board. It is displayed on LED (various game effect lamps) 6. As a result, the player can directly view the game balls aligned and waiting in the storage passage 220 through the transparent cover member 52 from the front side of the pachinko machine, and can check the remaining number of symbol fluctuations by the memory display LED.

  Further, when five game balls flow into the storage passage 220 as described above, the first game ball that has flowed into the storage passage 220 is a ball receiving portion (hereinafter, for convenience of explanation) in which the first game ball is initially at the reference position. The second to fifth game balls are received and stopped in the storage passage 220 and are arranged in the order in which the game balls dropped into the winning port 212 flow in. It is stored and waited at.

  At this time, the fifth game ball is stopped in the detection hole of the storage portion full detector 251 at the entrance of the storage passage. For this reason, the detection signal of the storage unit full detector 251 is in a detection state in which the detection signal of the fifth game ball is continuous as shown in FIG. Since the input detection signal is a game ball detection signal that is continuous for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the storage passage 220 is full. The accessory control unit 710 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control unit 714 to the shutter drive solenoid 243 when the storage unit full determination unit 713 determines that the storage passage 220 is full. As shown in (d), the shutter 242 is switched to the open state.

  For this reason, when the storage passage 220 is full, the shutter 242 of the storage mechanism 200 is opened to open the upper portion of the discharge passage 230 until the full state is released, and the game ball guided through the introduction passage 215 is released. It falls to the discharge passage 230 and is discharged to the game island collection device via the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  Thus, in the storage mechanism 200, in an unfilled state before the storage passage 220 is filled with game balls, the game balls dropped into the winning opening 212 are reliably guided to the storage passage 220 and arranged in order of winning. In addition, after the storage passage 220 becomes full, it is guided to the discharge passage 230 and discharged until the full state is released. For this reason, even if a number of game balls exceeding the maximum number of stored balls in the winning opening 212 are dropped, the game balls already aligned and stored in the storage passage 220 are not affected at all, and are stored in the storage passage 220. The game corresponding to each of the first to fifth game balls can be accurately executed by the distribution mechanism 300 at the next stage.

  On the other hand, when the symbol variation is stopped in the symbol control means 720 and the combination of the stopped symbols is displayed on the symbol display device 12, the accessory control means 710 drives based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 718. A signal is output from the first rotary body drive control means 715 to the first rotary drive motor 330, and the first rotary body 320 of the distribution mechanism 300 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. For example, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 is the second condition (displacement), as shown in FIG. 17 (e), the first rotary drive motor 330 is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise. An angle at which the first rotation body 320 is rotated counterclockwise by outputting a driving signal to be moved, and the first ball receiving portion 322 in which a game ball is received is aligned with the second outlet 360 as shown in FIGS. The position is temporarily stopped at the second lead-out position.

  As described above, the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove are formed with inclined surfaces that open in the reverse direction from the bottom center, and the angle at which the U-shaped groove opens upward as described above. In the posture, the left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward, and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward. For this reason, the game ball received by the first ball receiving portion 322 and disposed at the second lead-out position is guided rearward according to the inclination of the right wall surface of the U-shaped groove, and the second conditional flow path from the second lead-out port 360. It is discharged to 361, detected by the second condition passage passage detector 362, and discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed discharge passage.

  When the game ball is detected by the second condition flow passage detector 362 and the game ball discharge monitoring means 717 for monitoring this signal confirms the discharge of the game ball, that is, by the distribution operation to the second outlet 360. After the discharged game ball is discharged, the first rotation drive motor 330 is again rotated by about 90 degrees counterclockwise, and a drive signal is output, and the first signal that has been temporarily stopped at the second release position is output. The rotating body 320 is rotated to the vicinity of the reference position, and when it is determined that the first rotating body 320 has reached the reference position based on the detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 335, the first rotating drive motor 330 Stop turning.

  As a result, the distribution process of the first game balls stored in the storage passage 220 is completed, and the lower ball receiving portion (hereinafter referred to as “second ball”) disposed at the reference position. 322) (referred to as a “receiving portion”) is disposed in alignment with the introduction port 340, and the second game ball is received by the second ball receiving portion 322 and is held on standby for the next sorting operation.

  In the ball storage passage 220, the second game ball is introduced into the second ball receiving portion 322, so that each of the game balls stored in the passage moves to the inlet side one by one, and the storage portion The signal of the full detector 251 shifts from the continuous detection state to the non-detection state. For this reason, the determination by the storage unit full determination unit 713 changes from the full state to the non-full state, the drive signal output from the shutter drive control unit 714 to the shutter drive solenoid 243 is turned OFF, and the return of the shutter drive solenoid 243 is performed. The shutter 242 is returned to the closed state by the spring force of the spring.

  When the first ball distribution process is completed, the symbol control means 720 starts symbol lottery and variation control for the second game ball, and the memory value of the stored ball memory is subtracted from 4 to 3 and stored. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b), when a new game ball falls into the winning opening 212 during the change of the symbol, the memory value of the stored ball memory is added to 3 → 4 and stored. The As a result, the storage passage 220 becomes full again, and the shutter 242 is opened based on the full determination by the storage unit full determination means 713 (FIGS. 17C and 17D).

  When the symbol variation is stopped in the symbol control means 720 and the symbol combination is displayed on the symbol display device 12, the accessory control means 710 outputs a drive signal based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 718. The first rotary body drive control means 715 outputs the first rotary body motor 330 to rotate the first rotary body 320 clockwise or counterclockwise. FIG. 17 shows a case where the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 for the second game ball is the first condition (winning), and the first rotating body drive control means 715 A driving signal for rotating the one-rotation driving motor 330 clockwise by about 150 degrees is output to rotate the first rotating body 320 clockwise as shown in FIG. 17 (e), and the game ball is received as shown in FIG. The second ball receiving portion 322 thus made is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet 350, that is, the first outlet position.

  At this angular position, the game ball received by the second ball receiving portion 322 is supported on the left wall surface of the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove, and is aligned with the first outlet 350 and opened forward. The played game ball is guided forward according to the inclination of the left wall surface of the U-shaped groove, is discharged from the first outlet 350 to the first condition channel 351, and rolls down the first condition channel 351 to move to the next stage. Guided to the lift mechanism 400.

  When the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 718 is the first condition, the game control device 700 uses the lifting device drive control means 716 and the second rotating body drive control means 730 of the accessory control means 710. Command signals, and drive signals for the lifting device drive motor 420 and the second rotating body drive motor 530, respectively, so that the lifting screw 410 of the lifting mechanism 400 and the second rotating body 520 of the rotary prize winning mechanism 500 are output. Are driven to rotate (FIGS. 17 (g) and (h)).

  As a result, the game balls introduced by rolling down the first condition channel 351 to the lifting mechanism 400 and introduced from the first condition channel 351 to the lifting unit are driven to rotate by the lifting device drive motor 420. The lifted screw 410 is lifted by the spiral ball feed plate 412 and is lifted vertically upward while being guided by the guide cover. The game ball that has been lifted up to the upper end portion of the lift portion is pushed backward while coming into contact with the inclined surface formed on the downward surface of the guide cover, and is discharged from the upper end opening 450 to the guide channel 505. Then, it rolls down the guide channel 505 inclined downward toward the rolling dish 510 and is guided to the rotary prize winning mechanism 500.

  The game ball introduced into the rotation winning mechanism 500 is received by the tapered cone-shaped rolling tray 510 and rolls around the second rotating body 520, and is rotated by the second rotating body drive motor 530. It moves into any one of the four ball receiving holes 525 of the two-rotating body 520, that is, one of the special areas or three of the non-special areas. Then, the game ball transferred into the special area is detected by the special area passage detector 521 and the game ball discharge detector 522, and the game ball transferred into the non-special area is detected only by the game ball discharge detector 522 and then played. It is discharged to the collection device on the game island through the ball discharge passage. Signals from the special area passage detector 521 and the game ball discharge detector 522 are input to the game control device 700.

  FIG. 17 shows an example in which the game ball introduced into the rotation winning mechanism 500 is transferred into the special area, and as shown in FIGS. 17 (i) and 17 (j), the game ball transferred into the special area is detected as passing through the special area. Is detected by the game machine 521 and the game ball discharge detector 522 and discharged to the game island collection device via the game ball discharge passage. In the special game determination execution means 740 in the game control device 700, the special area passage determination means 741a makes a passage determination of the special area from the detection signal of the special area passage detector 521, and based on the passage determination and the operating state of the gaming machine. The special game transition judging means 741 judges whether to transition to a special game. The special game execution means 742 receives the determination to shift to the special game, starts the special game execution program, and executes the special game by the open / close prize winning mechanism 600 (FIG. 17 (k)).

  Specifically, an open command signal is output from the special prize opening / closing drive control means 742a in the special game execution means 742 to the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 631, and the opening / closing door 620 is operated for a predetermined period (for example, a predetermined time of about 30 seconds). (Or a period until 10 game balls are won) and tilted approximately 60 degrees to the left to open the big winning opening 612. The game ball dropped into the grand prize winning opening 612 is detected by the big winning prize winning prize detector 650, guided to the outlet outlet 614 through the outlet passage 613 of the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit 600, and communicated from the outlet outlet 614 to the decoration frame side. Rolling down the flow path 164, the discharge flow path 19 a formed in the ball gathering cover 19, and the game-completed ball discharge passage formed in the back set board, it is discharged to the collection device on the game facility side. The game control device 700 that has received the winning detection signal from the big winning mouth winning detector 650 outputs a command signal corresponding to the number of winning balls to the ball paying device to pay out the game ball as a reward to the ball tray.

  Further, the game control device 700 is derived when the game ball discharge monitoring means 717 that monitors the signal from the game ball discharge detector 522 confirms the discharge of the game ball, that is, by the distribution operation to the first outlet 350. After the game ball discharge process is confirmed, a driving signal for rotating the first rotation driving motor 330 again by about 30 degrees clockwise is output, and the first rotating body 320 that has been temporarily stopped at the first lead-out position is output. The first rotation drive motor 330 is rotated to the vicinity of the reference position, and the rotation of the first rotation drive motor 330 is stopped when it is determined by the detection signal input from the first rotation body motor sensor 335 that the first rotation body 320 has reached the reference position. Let

  Thereby, the distribution process of the second game ball stored in the storage passage 220 is completed, and the first ball receiving portion 322 of the first rotating body 320 disposed at the reference position is aligned with the introduction port 340. The third game ball is received by the first ball receiving portion 322 and is held on standby for the next sorting operation.

Here, in the distribution mechanism 300, the ball receiving portions 322 are formed at two positions with an angular pitch θ = 180 degrees that divides the entire circumference into two equal parts around the rotation axis of the first rotating body 320, and the first guide with respect to the introduction port 340 is formed. The angular position θ ₁ = 150 degrees of the outlet 350 and the angular position θ ₂ = 90 degrees of the second outlet 360 with respect to the inlet 340 are both formed smaller than the formation angle pitch θ of the ball receiving portions 322 and 322. Yes. For this reason, the second ball receiving portion in the axially symmetric position while the game ball received in the first ball receiving portion in the reference position is moved toward the first outlet port 350 (or the second outlet port 360). Approaches the inlet 340, and after the game ball in the first ball receiving portion is discharged to the first outlet 350 (second outlet 360), the first rotating body 320 is rotated only about 30 degrees (about 90 degrees). By doing so, the second ball receiving portion is disposed in the introduction port 340. That is, in the sorting mechanism 300, it is not necessary to return the first ball receiving portion to the original angular position, and the second ball receiving portion moves to the introduction port 340 and moves to the reference position along with the sorting operation by the rotation of the first ball receiving portion. Arranged. For this reason, it is possible to greatly reduce the time for the return operation, which has required the same time as the conventional distribution time, or the time required for the distribution operation, and the next game to be performed after returning to the reference position. , Can start in a few intervals.

  In addition, since the ball receiving portion is formed at an angular pitch obtained by dividing the entire circumference of the first rotating body 320 into two equal parts, when the rotation direction of the first rotating body 320 continues clockwise or counterclockwise, Alternatively, in any case where the reversal is repeated clockwise or counterclockwise, the operation time from the start of rotation of the first rotating body 320 until the second ball receiving portion is disposed at the reference position is set to the first time. It can be set to a certain time during which the rotator 320 makes 1/2 rotation (see FIG. 17E).

  Therefore, according to the composite winning device 20 described above, it is possible to realize a 1: 1 game development by giving each winning ball a unique meaning, and in addition, the game balls guided to the distribution mechanism are continuously displayed. Even in the game form in which the game is guided to be distributed, it is possible to perform the distribution process quickly and evenly, and it is possible to provide a winning device that clarifies the expansion of the game development and prevents the operation from being lowered. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a novel game configuration that is rich in taste under a free layout design that effectively utilizes a limited gaming board surface.

1 is a front view of a game board in a state in which various game parts are mounted on a game board of a pachinko machine to constitute a composite winning device. FIG. It is a rear view of the game board. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally left front in a disassembled state in order to explain the configuration of the central ornament and the composite winning device. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally left rear in a disassembled state in order to explain the configuration of the central ornament and the composite winning device. It is a front view which mainly shows an opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit in the state which removed the opening / closing prize winning mechanism unit from the center decoration. It is a rear view which mainly shows an opening-and-closing prize-winning mechanism unit in the state which removed the opening-and-closing prize-winning mechanism unit from the center decoration. It is a front view (partial sectional view) showing the operation displacement of the open / close prize winning mechanism. It is a plane sectional view of the VIII-VIII arrow in FIG. It is a sectional side view mainly showing a sphere flow state of the left frame part and the stage. It is a front view of the front mechanism part of the compound prize-winning device mainly showing a state before the storage passage is filled. It is a front view of the front mechanism part of the compound prize-winning device mainly showing the state after the storage passage is filled. It is a rear view of the front mechanism part in a composite winning device. It is a top view of the front mechanism part in a compound prize-winning apparatus. It is a top view of the back mechanism part in a compound prize-winning apparatus. It is a front view (front view of the XV-XV arrow in FIG. 14) of the said back mechanism part which mainly shows the ball | bowl flow of the back side of a decorative board. It is a block diagram which shows schematically the control form of a composite winning device. It is a timing chart which illustrates the operation timing of each part of a compound prize-winning device.

Explanation of symbols

PA game area 1 game board 2 decorative panel 3 lower general prize opening 5 gate (5s gate passage detector)
6 Memory display LED
8 Out mouth 10 Central decoration 11 Window 12 Symbol display device 13 Upper general winning opening (13s winning detector)
14 Warp entrance 19 Ball cover (19a discharge passage, 19b discharge passage)
20 Composite winning device 51 Housing 52 Cover member 55 Rear frame 60 Opening / closing prize winning mechanism 100 Decoration frame 101 Base frame 102 Intermediate frame 103 Rear frame 111 Upper frame portion 112 Left frame portion 113 Right frame portion 114 Lower frame portion 115 Gutter portion 116 Central barrier Portion 120 Warp guide passage 121 Upper guide passage 122 Side guide passage 124 Warp outlet 130 Winning ball discharge passage 131 Upper discharge passage 132 Side discharge passage 133 Bending portion 140 Stage 141 Lower stage (141g guide portion, 141w fall prevention wall)
142 Upper stage (142g guide groove)
143 High step area 145 Guide protrusion (145g special downflow passage)
160 unit mounting part (160a base support part, 160b drive structure housing part)
162 Housing wall 163 Rear wall 164 Connecting flow path 168 Screw boss 200 Storage mechanism 201 Shutter base 202 Guide rail 203 Solenoid mounting part 205 Support pin 210 Winning tool 211 Tulip blade 212 Winning port 213 Driving part expansion device drive solenoid 214 Detector 215 Introduction passage 220 Storage passage 230 Discharge passage 240 Flow path switching structure 242 Shutter (242p connecting pin)
243 Shutter drive solenoid 244 Slide angle (244a, 244b drive transmission protrusion)
245 Swing arm 250 Full detection means 251 Reserving part full detector 300 Sorting mechanism 310 Rotating disk housing part 311 Rotating disk base 312 Rotating body case 320 First rotating body 322 Ball receiving part 330 First rotating body drive motor 335 First rotating body Motor sensor 340 Inlet 350 First outlet 351 First condition passage 360 Second outlet 361 Second condition passage 362 Second condition passage detector 400 Lifting mechanism 401 Guide cover 402 Motor base 410 Lifting screw 411 Rotating shaft 412 Ball feed plate 420 Lifting device drive motor 430 Driving force transmission structure 450 Upper end opening 461 Rear guide flow channel portion 462 Central guide flow channel portion 500 Rotation winning mechanism 505 Guide flow channel 510 Rolling dish 520 Second rotating body 521 Special area passage detector 522 Game ball discharge detector 525 Hole 530 Second rotating body drive motor 600 Opening / closing winning mechanism unit 610 Unit base 611 Base surface 612 Large winning port 613 Deriving passage 614 Deriving port 615 Bearing portion 616 Guide groove 617 Support portion 618 Screw insertion hole 620 Opening / closing door 624 Shaft mounting portion 625 Oscillating shaft 627 Rib 630 Opening / closing drive structure 631 Large winning opening opening / closing driving solenoid 634 Drive transmission tool 635 Link arm 636 Link winning pin winning detector 660 Cosmetic cover 665 Bearing unit 700 Game control device 710 Accessory control means 711 Input Sphere expansion device drive control means 712 Included ball determination means 713 Reservoir full determination means 714 Shutter drive control means 715 First rotating body drive control means 716 Lifting device drive control means 717 Game ball discharge monitoring means 718 Condition achievement determination Means (718a First condition achieved Constant means, 718b second condition achieved determination means)
720 Symbol control means 721 Symbol variation storage means 722 Stop symbol determination means 730 Second rotating body drive control means 740 Special game determination execution means 741 Special game transition determination means (741a Special area passage determination means)
742 Special game execution means (742a big prize opening opening / closing drive control means)

Claims (1)

A winning opening through which game balls can be dropped, a storage passage for sequentially storing gaming balls dropped into the winning opening, a discharge passage for discharging gaming balls dropped into the winning opening, and a game dropped into the winning opening A flow path switching structure for switching a flow path of a sphere down to the storage path or the discharge path, a fullness detecting means for detecting that the storage path is filled with a stored game ball, and a flow path switching structure Flow path control means for controlling operation, and the flow path control means sets the flow path of the game ball to the storage path side when the full state of the storage path is not detected by the fullness detection means. The game ball dropped into the winning opening is guided to the storage passage, and when the full state of the storage passage is detected by the fullness detection means, the flow path of the game ball is switched to the discharge passage side. And the ball retention mechanism game balls that 落入 the winning opening configured to direct the discharge passage Te,
A turntable housing provided on the downstream side of the storage passage, a ball receiving turntable provided rotatably on the turntable housing having a ball receiver capable of receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral side, A rotating disk drive structure for rotating the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise and counterclockwise, and the game ball provided at the downstream portion of the storage passage and guided from the winning port is in the reference position of the ball receiving rotating disk An introduction port that leads to the ball receiving portion, a first outlet port and a second outlet port that are provided across the introduction port and lead out the game balls that are received and moved by the rotation of the ball receiving rotary plate And a rotating disk control means for controlling the operation of the rotating disk drive structure, the rotating disk control means rotating the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise or counterclockwise based on a winning condition, A game ball received by the ball receiving portion at a position A sorting mechanism configured to be discharged to the first outlet or the second outlet,
A feeding mechanism for transporting the game ball discharged to either one of the first outlet and the second outlet to a position higher than the winning opening;
A rolling dish that is provided behind the winning opening and on which a game ball can roll, a guide passage that guides the game ball conveyed by the lifting mechanism to the rolling dish, and is guided to the rolling dish A plurality of winning areas into which game balls that have rolled on the dish surface can be transferred, area passing detecting means for detecting which of the plurality of winning areas has passed, and a winning state based on a signal from the area passing detecting means A ball ball game comprising: a game determination executing means for determining and executing a game, wherein the game determination executing means includes a winning selection mechanism configured to execute a game according to a winning state Machine for winning prizes.

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