JP2006068237A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which prevents losses from being caused on both game players and installation halls of the game machine, and at the same time, reduces burden at the time of designing of the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: In a big jackpot process (S205), when conditions for continuing a next round are established (S410: Yes), or when conditions for finishing a big jackpot are established (S411: Yes or S412: Yes), if balls are left in an accessory device variable winning device (S413: Yes), the big jackpot process is repeatedly executed until the balls in the accessory device variable winning device are discharged. Therefore, when the next round is started, or when a normal game state is started, balls are not left in the accessory device variable winning device, and the immediate finish of the round or the occurrence of a next big jackpot resulting from the detection of remaining balls by a V winning detecting switch can be prevented from occurring, and the losses are prevented from being caused on both game players and installation halls. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or the like.

Conventionally, for example, a pachinko machine (game machine) in which a center accessory (winning device) is formed at the center of a game board (game area) is known. The center character is an opening / closing member that opens or closes the entrance of the winning center of the center character, a ball detection switch (ball detection means) that detects a ball that has entered the center character from the winning port, It is configured to include a V zone (specific area) and a normal area to which balls that have entered the center object are distributed. The opening / closing member is released as the ball enters the starting ports formed at three locations, the left, right, and center of the lower part of the game board. When the opening member is opened and a ball enters the center role through the winning opening, the ball that has entered is detected by the ball detection switch, and a prize ball as a game value is paid out (ordinary game). In addition, when a ball enters the center role with good timing and is distributed to the V zone, a big hit (special game) occurs. When a big hit is generated, the opening / closing member performs an opening / closing operation, and it becomes easy to win a large amount of balls in the center bonus, and a large amount of winning balls as game value can be paid out.
JP 2003-062217 A

  The jackpot performed by the pachinko machine described above is, for example, one round when it is confirmed that a ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to the V zone while the opening / closing member performs an opening / closing operation (specific mode) In some cases, the game is shifted to the next round and the jackpot is ended when a predetermined upper limit number of rounds are completed. Since this pachinko machine moves to the next round when it is confirmed that the ball has been distributed to the V zone during one round, the ball remains in the center object when moving to the next round. The case that occurs. If the ball remaining in the center role is immediately distributed to the V zone in the next round, the player moves to the next round, so that the player can obtain a prize ball in the first round. Can not. Therefore, the number of prize balls that can be obtained by the player is reduced, and there is a problem that a loss is given to the player.

  In addition, when a ball remains in the center role at the end of the jackpot, if the remaining ball is distributed to the V zone after the jackpot ends, a new jackpot will be generated. In such a case, since a big hit is generated by a game different from the normal game, more than necessary prize balls are played, and there is a problem that a loss is given to the pachinko hall. Furthermore, if a new ball enters the center feature while the ball remains in the center feature, either the V zone or the normal region is interfered with the remaining ball in the center feature. Since the balls are distributed to one side, there are a plurality of balls that have a different entry timing from the timing of entering into the center role. Therefore, even if the timing at which the ball enters the center role is the timing at which the ball is distributed to the V zone, no big hit occurs, or conversely, the big hit occurs at the timing at which the ball is distributed to the normal area. End up. Therefore, if the ball remains in the center role at the end of the jackpot, there is a problem that not only the pachinko hall is lost but also the player is lost.

  Also, the pachinko machine opens the opening and closing member when a ball enters the start opening, and when the opening and closing member is opened, the ball that has entered the center accessory is distributed to the V zone with a predetermined probability. Therefore, an expected value assigned to the V zone is set in advance. Therefore, as described above, if a ball remains in the center character, an expected value (design value) that the ball is allocated to a preset V zone and an expected value when a game is actually performed (Measured value) will be different. If the expected value distributed to the V zone is different from the designed value and the actual measurement value, it becomes difficult to adjust the payout of the pachinko hall prize ball, and the payout of the prize ball becomes unstable, resulting in a loss to both the player and the pachinko hall. Therefore, the designer of the pachinko machine needs to design so that the design value and the actual measurement value are approximated. However, in order to design a pachinko machine so that the design value and the actual measurement value are approximated, the arrangement position and structure of each accessory provided on the game board and the timing of the ball entering the center accessory are considered. Therefore, there is a problem that the design becomes complicated and a lot of time is spent on the design of the pachinko machine.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can prevent loss of both the player and the installation hall of the gaming machine, and can reduce the burden when designing the gaming machine. The object is to provide a gaming machine that can be reduced.

  In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 detects a winning opening through which a ball enters, an opening / closing member that opens or closes the entrance of the winning opening, and a ball that has entered the winning opening. A winning apparatus having a winning detection means and a specific area and a normal area to which a ball that has entered the winning opening is distributed, and if the ball that has entered the winning apparatus is distributed to the normal area, When a normal game is performed in which a player is given a game value corresponding to the ball allocated to the area, and the ball entered in the winning device is allocated to the specific area, the player is compared with the normal game. In order to give an advantageous game value, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is repeated to perform a special game in which a specific mode that makes it easy for a ball to win in the winning device can be executed a predetermined upper limit number of times. ,in front A ball that enters the winning device and is distributed to the specific region or the normal region is thrown into a ball discharging region that is outside the winning device and that is different from the gaming region where the game is played as the ball flows down. A state in which balls that have not been distributed to the specific area or the normal area remain in the winning device based on the detection results of the ball detection means and the detection results of the ball detection means and the ball detection means And a predetermined upper limit when the special game is being performed and the first storage means stores that a ball remains in the winning device. And an end prohibiting unit that prohibits at least one specific mode from being terminated among the specific modes executed a number of times.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the entrance of the winning opening is opened or closed by the opening / closing member, and when the opening member is in the open state, a ball enters the winning apparatus from the winning opening, The ball that has entered is detected by the entrance detection means. Then, the balls that have entered the winning device are allocated to a specific area or a normal area. As a result, when a ball is allocated to the normal area, the game value corresponding to the ball allocated to the normal area is given to the player. A normal game is given. On the other hand, when the balls are distributed to the specific area, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is repeatedly performed so that the balls can easily enter the winning device in order to give a game value more advantageous to the player than the normal game. A special game is performed in which the specific mode can be executed a predetermined upper limit number of times. Further, the ball detection means detects that the ball distributed to the specific area or the normal area is discharged to a ball discharge area that is outside the winning device and is different from the game area where the game is played as the ball flows down. Based on the detection result of the throwing ball detection means and the detection result of the pitch detection means, the state in which the balls not allocated to the specific area or the normal area remain in the winning device is stored in the first storage means. Is done. In a state where a special game is being performed, if it is stored in the first storage means that a ball remains in the winning device, at least one specific mode among the specific modes executed a predetermined upper limit number of times Ending is prohibited by the termination prohibition means. Therefore, in the one specific mode, the provision of the game value advantageous to the player is finished, and when the one specific mode ends, no ball remains in the winning device.

  For example, if one specific mode ends with a ball remaining in the winning device, the ball remaining in the winning device may be distributed to a specific area at the start of the next specific mode. . Some gaming machines are configured such that, in one specific mode, the specific mode ends due to the balls being allocated to a specific area. In such a gaming machine, the ball remaining in the winning device is specified. When the mode is assigned to the specific area at the start of the mode, the specific mode is finished, and the next specific mode is started, and the player can obtain the game in one specific mode. The player will be lost. In addition, when a special game ends and a normal game is played, if the ball remains in the winning device, the special game is again played when the remaining ball in the winning device is assigned to a specific area at the start of the normal game. Will cause a loss in the hall where game machines are installed. Furthermore, when a new ball enters the winning device while the ball remains in the winning device, the newly-entered ball interferes with the remaining ball in the winning device, while the specific region or normal Since it is distributed to one of the areas, there will be a plurality of balls that have different timings to enter the winning device, and the timing at which the balls have entered the winning device will enter the specific region. Even when it is assigned, it will be assigned to the normal area, and conversely, even if it is assigned to the normal area, it will be assigned to the specific area, so both the player and the gaming machine installation hall It will give a loss.

  However, according to the present invention, even if the game value is given in one specific mode, the end prohibition means prohibits the end of the one specific mode while the ball remains in the winning device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball from remaining in the winning device at the start of the next specific mode, and from remaining in the winning device when the special game is over. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent loss to both.

  In addition, the gaming machine is set in advance with an expected value to be distributed to the specific area so that the ball that has entered the winning apparatus is allocated to the specific area with a predetermined probability, but the ball remains in the winning apparatus. If the game is actually played, the probability of being assigned to the specific area is different, and the expected value to be assigned to the specific area is different. If the expected value set in advance is different from the expected value in the actual game, it will be difficult to adjust how much game value will be given in the installation hall of the gaming machine, resulting in loss to both the player and the installation hall Therefore, it is necessary to design such that an expected value set in advance approximates an expected value in an actual game. The design needs to take into account the installation position and structure of the winning device, the timing of the ball entering the winning device, and so on, and it becomes a complicated design, so it takes a lot of time to design the gaming machine .

  However, according to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to prevent the ball from remaining in the winning device at the start of the next specific mode and the ball from remaining in the winning device when the special game ends. Therefore, an expected value set in advance and an expected value in an actual game can be approximated, and there is an effect that a burden at the time of designing a gaming machine can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so that the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. Has been. The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a small screw. Therefore, compared with the conventional structure which assembled | attached each board | plate material using the nail and the rivet, the reuse of a structural member is made easy. In the present embodiment, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm) and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). In addition, you may make it comprise the outer frame 11 with light metals, such as resin and aluminum.

  The inner frame 12 is made of a synthetic resin, specifically, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) resin. ABS resin is suitable as a constituent material of the inner frame 12 because it has a low material cost, has a good paste such as plating, has a good decorative property, and has a high impact resistance. The opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 extends vertically from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 to the opposite side of the place where the ball launching handle 18 is installed, and the inner frame 12 opens forward with the opening / closing axis as the axis. It has been made possible. Since the opening / closing axis is provided on the opposite side of the ball launching handle 18, the inner frame 12 can be greatly opened. Normally, in the pachinko hall, the pachinko machines 10 are arranged adjacent to each other. Therefore, when the opening / closing axis is provided on the ball launching handle 18 side, the ball launching handle 18 that is opened together with the inner frame 12 contacts the adjacent pachinko machine 10. This is because the opening amount decreases in contact.

  A lower tray unit 13 is attached to the inner frame 12 at the lowermost portion, and a front frame set 14 is attached so as to cover the inner frame 12 in a range excluding the lower tray unit 13. The lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the inner frame 12 with a fastener such as a screw. The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 is located on the front side with an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It can be opened. An outer peripheral wall projecting toward the front side is formed on the outer periphery of the inner frame 12, and a front frame set 14 is disposed inside the outer peripheral wall. That is, when the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12, the outer periphery of the side surface of the front frame set 14 is surrounded by the outer peripheral wall of the inner frame 12. It is possible to suppress illegal acts by making it difficult to insert a wire or the like.

  On the upper part of the inner frame 12, a push button type opening / closing switch 25 protruding in a columnar shape is provided. The open / close switch 25 is a switch for detecting the open / closed state of the front frame set 14. When the front frame set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the open / close switch 25 is pressed, and conversely, when the front frame set 14 is open with respect to the inner frame 12, the open / close switch 25. Is in a non-pressing protruding state and detects the open / closed state of the front frame set 14. A wiring hole 26 is formed in the upper left portion of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 2). The wiring hole 26 is a hole for allowing the wiring of the front frame set 14 to pass through the inner frame 12 and to be disposed on the back surface of the game board 30. R is formed at the corner of the wiring hole 26 so that each cord wired in the wiring hole 26 is not damaged at the corner. As shown in FIG. 4, a wiring hole 37 is also formed in the upper left part of the game board 30 corresponding to the wiring hole 26.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the front frame set 14 is removed from the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, the configuration in the game area on the surface of the game board 30 is shown as blank. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower plate unit 13 is provided with a lower plate 15 as a ball receiving plate at a substantially central portion so that the balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower plate 15. . Similar to the inner frame 12, the lower dish unit 13 is formed of flame-retardant ABS resin. It is not always necessary to form all of the lower plate 15 with ABS resin, but at least the surface portion of the lower plate 15, that is, the surface layer of the lower plate 15 and the front panel behind the lower plate 15 are formed with ABS resin. It is preferable. Since there is a danger that the lit cigarette will be left in the lower plate 15, it is possible to prevent damage to the pachinko machine 10 and the occurrence of fire by forming at least the surface portion thereof with flame retardant ABS resin. It is. The front panel has a speaker hole 24 for outputting sound from a speaker (not shown).

  In the lower part of the front surface of the lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17 is provided for operation when discharging the balls stored in the lower plate 15 downward. The ball release lever 17 is always urged to the right, and by sliding it to the left against the urge, the bottom opening formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 opens, A ball naturally falls from the bottom opening and is discharged. The operation of the ball pulling lever 17 is usually performed in a state where a box (generally referred to as “a thousand box”) for receiving the balls discharged from the lower plate 15 is placed below the lower plate 15. Further, a ball launching handle 18 is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 15 in a state of protruding from the lower plate unit 13 to the front side, and an ashtray is attached to the left side of the lower plate 15 in a cantilevered manner. Has been. The ashtray is rotatable in the front and back directions together with a shaft rotatably attached to the lower plate 15. Thus, by arranging the ball launching handle 18 on one side of the lower plate 15 and the ashtray on the other side, the left and right aesthetic balance of the lower plate unit 13 is maintained and the decorativeness of the pachinko machine 10 is improved. Yes.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 above the lower plate 15 is integrally provided with an upper plate 19 as a ball receiving plate. Here, the upper plate 19 is for temporarily storing the balls and leading them to the ball launching device while aligning them in a line. In the conventional pachinko machine, a front decorative frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame is provided below the front frame set, and the front decorative frame is provided on the front decorative frame, but in this embodiment, the front decorative frame is omitted. The upper plate 19 is provided directly on the front frame set 14. This is because the front frame set 14 according to the present embodiment includes a window portion 101 that is largely omitted in a substantially elliptical shape so that a game area formed larger than a conventional pachinko machine can be viewed from the outside. Therefore, in order to improve the strength of the front frame set 14 as much as possible, the upper plate 19 is integrally formed with the front frame set 14. Similarly to the lower plate 15, the upper plate 19 has at least a surface layer formed of a flame retardant ABS resin. Note that how the game area is formed larger than that of a conventional pachinko machine will be described later.

  In FIG. 3, the inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 20 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially circular window hole 21 is formed at the center of the resin base 20. A game board 30 is detachably attached to the inner frame 12 on the rear side of the resin base 20. The game board 30 is formed of a rectangular plywood and is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the resin base 20 (inner frame 12). Accordingly, the substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 21 of the resin base 20. The game board 30 has a vertical length of 476 mm and a horizontal length of 452 mm (same size as before). That is, the game board 30 is formed in the same size as a conventional pachinko machine, and the game area is formed larger than the conventional pachinko machine.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a plurality of general accessory winning devices 31 and an accessory opening 32L that opens and closes an opening / closing member 33a1 (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, when the ball wins, and drives the movable member 31a up and down. 32C, 32R, and an accessory variable winning device 33 having a V guide portion 33b4a for deriving a ball to a V winning opening (not shown) that gives a player a predetermined game value (bonus) by winning the ball. Etc. are disposed in through holes formed by router processing, and are attached from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like.

  As is well known, a ball is placed on the general accessory winning device 31, the accessory opening 32, and the V guide 33b4a and the non-V guide 33b4b (see FIGS. 6 and 7) built in the accessory variable winning device 33. When a ball enters and a predetermined output is output from each detection switch described later (so-called winning), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and a ball that has not entered the various winning devices or the like is guided to a ball discharge path (not shown) through the out port 36. A number of nails are planted in the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the balls, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill are arranged.

  Three accessory opening 32L, 32C, 32R are provided below the game board 30. When a ball enters the central accessory opening 32C and the ball is detected by the middle opening switch 222C (see FIG. 29) disposed in the accessory opening 32C, The opening / closing member 33a1 is driven to open and close twice, and the movable member 31a of the general prize winning device 31 arranged on the left and right of the opening / closing member 33a1 is driven to move up and down twice. Further, when a ball enters the left accessory opening 32L, and the ball is detected by the left opening switch 222L (see FIG. 29) disposed in the accessory opening 32L, the accessory variable winning device The opening / closing member 33a1 of 33 is configured to open and close once, and the movable member 31a of the general prize winning device 31 disposed on the left side thereof is driven to move up and down once. Similarly, when a ball enters the right accessory opening 32R and the ball is detected by the right opening switch 222R (see FIG. 29) disposed in the accessory opening 32R, a variable variable prize is obtained. The opening / closing member 33a1 of the device 33 is configured to be opened / closed once, and the movable member 31a of the general prize winning device 31 disposed on the right side thereof is driven to move up / down once.

  Here, with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, the accessory variable prize-winning apparatus 33 is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the accessory variable winning device 33, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the accessory variable winning device 33. The accessory variable prize winning device 33 is configured by assembling a plurality of members, and includes an accessory part 33a and a rotating body part 33b.

  The accessory part 33a includes an opening / closing member 33a1, an opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 for driving the opening / closing member 33a1, an accessory winning detection switch 33a3 for detecting a winning ball in the accessory variable winning device 33, and a winning combination. Round display which displays the winning combination 33a4 for making it easy to make the ball which won the prize variable prize winning device 33 enter the V guide 33b4a, the driving drive motor 33a5 for driving the winning combination 33a4, and the number of big hits A portion 33a6, a front member 33a8 attached to the front surface of the game board 30, a back member 33a9 disposed on the back of the front member 33a8, and a ball that has won a prize in the accessory variable winning device 33 is a ball guiding member 33b3 And a first guiding path 33a7 for guiding to

  The rotating body portion 33b includes a ball guiding member 33b3 having a second guiding path 33b1 and a third guiding path 33b2 for guiding a ball that has won the prize winning variable device 33 to the rotating body 33b6 described later, and a V guide section. Rotating body 33b6 as a sorting device that distributes the spheres to either 33b4a or non-V guide part 33b4b, a rotating body drive motor 33b7 for rotating the rotating body 33b6, and a sphere that has entered the V guide part 33b4a is detected. And a V winning detection switch 33b8.

  The ball that has won the winning combination variable winning device 33 flows down the first guiding path 33a7 (see FIG. 5) formed in the winning portion 33a and is guided to the ball guiding member 33b3. The sphere guided to the sphere guide member 33b3 is distributed to either the second guide path 33b1 or the third guide path 33b2 by the sorting member 33b9 provided on the sphere guide member 33b3, and flows down one of the guide paths. Then, it flows into the inflow region 33b10 (see FIG. 7) to the rotating body 33b6. The spheres that have flowed into the inflow region 33b10 are distributed and entered into either the V guide portion 33b4a or the non-V guide portion 33b4b provided in the rotating body 33b6. When a ball enters the V guide portion 33b4a, the ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 provided below the rotating body 33b6, and the ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8. Then, the opening / closing member 33a1 and the accessory 33a4 are driven in a predetermined manner, and a big hit is easily generated in the accessory variable winning device 33 so that a ball can easily win. On the other hand, when a ball enters the non-V guide portion 33b4b, the non-V winning detection switch 223 (see FIG. 15) provided between the accessory variable winning device 33 and the collection passage 216 (see FIG. 15). 15).

  Here, each component of the accessory variable winning device 33 will be described. The opening / closing member 33a1 is a member for facilitating the winning of the ball that has been driven into the game area into the accessory variable winning device 33, and is disposed on both the left and right sides of the variable accessory winning device 33. The opening / closing member 33a1 opens and closes once when the ball enters the right-hand accessory opening 32L, 32R of the game area, and twice when the ball enters the central accessory opening 32C. It is configured to be opened and closed by a member drive solenoid 33a2.

  The opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is connected to the opening / closing member 33a1 in order to drive the opening / closing member 33a1 described above, and the role of the opening / closing member 33a2 is variable on the back side (right side of FIG. When the winning device 33 is disposed, the winning device 33 is disposed at a position that cannot be visually recognized by the player. The opening / closing member driving solenoid 33a2 is turned on when a ball enters the accessory opening 32, and when the opening / closing member driving solenoid 33a2 is turned on, the opening / closing member 33a1 connected to the opening / closing member driving solenoid 33a2 is turned on. It is configured to be in a state in which the ball can be won by driving in the open state and in the accessory variable winning device 33.

  The prize winning detection switch 33a3 is a switch for detecting a winning ball in the prize variable winning device 33. The winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is disposed in the first guiding path 33a7 for guiding the ball to a ball guiding member 33b3, which will be described later. , The ball that has entered can be detected.

  The accessory drive motor 33a5 is for driving the accessory 33a4 in a predetermined manner, and the accessory variable prize device 33 is disposed on the back side of the accessory portion 33a (the right side in FIG. 6), that is, on the game board 30. In such a case, it is disposed at a position where it cannot be visually recognized by the player. The accessory driving motor 33a5 drives the accessory 33a4 in a predetermined manner when a ball hits the V guide 33b4a and guides the winning ball to the V guide 33b4a. It is configured to be able to.

  The front member 33a8 is provided with an inlet 33a8a into which a sphere flows when the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened. The sphere that has flowed from the inlet 33a8a is guided to the rotating body 33b6 through the first guide path 33a7 (see FIG. 5) formed by the front member 33a8 and the back member 33a9. The accessory variable winning device 33 is attached to the game board 30 by screwing the front member 33a8 to the game board 30.

  The ball guiding member 33b3 is a member for guiding the ball that has won the winning combination variable winning device 33 to the rotating body 33b6 having the V guide portion 33b4a and the non-V guide portion 33b4b. Here, the ball guide member 33b3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7A is a plan view of the rotator 33b of the accessory variable winning device 33, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the rotator 33b of the accessory variable winning device 33. FIG. These are the schematic diagrams which expanded the ball guide member 33b of the accessory variable prize-winning apparatus 33 partially enlarged. The ball guiding member 33b3 includes a sorting member 33b9 that distributes the sphere guided by the first guiding path 33a7 to the left and right guiding paths (second guiding path 33b1 and third guiding path 33b2) of the first guiding path 33a7, and A second guiding path 33b1 and a third guiding path 33b2 for guiding the balls distributed by the sorting member 33b9, and an inflow region 33b10 into which the balls guided by the second guiding path 33b1 or the third guiding path 33b2 flow. I have.

  The distribution member 33b9 has an upper surface formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the front (see FIG. 7B). , 33b9b. The distribution member 33b9 is provided above the second guide path 33b1 and the third guide path 33b2. The sphere that has flowed down the first guide path 33a7 is distributed to the second guide path 33b1 or the third guide path 33b2 by the sorting member 33b9 with a probability of approximately ½, and rolls down to each guide path.

  The second guide path 33b1 and the third guide path 33b2 are formed in a substantially circular arc shape when viewed from the left and right symmetrically. The second guide path 33b1 is formed by a groove formed by a bottom surface 33b1a from which the sphere flows down and side walls 33b1b and 33b1c erected from both edges of the bottom surface 33b1a. Similarly, the third guide path 33b2 is formed of a groove formed by a bottom surface 33b2a from which the sphere flows down and side walls 33b2b and 33b2c erected from both edges of the bottom surface 33b2a. The second guide path 33b1 and the third guide path 33b2 are inclined downward toward the inflow region 33b10. For this reason, the sphere that has flowed down the first guide path 33a7 flows down the second guide path 33b1 or the third guide path 33b2 toward the inflow region 33b10 by its own weight.

  On the bottom surface 33b1a of the second guide path 33b1, a rib 33b11 that protrudes upward from the ball guide member 33b3 and is inclined downward along the second guide path 33b1 is fixed to the bottom surface 33b1a. The sphere distributed to the second guide path 33b1 by the distribution member 33b9 flows down on the rib 33b11. On the other hand, since the rib 33b11 is not provided in the third guide path 33b2, the sphere flows down the bottom surface 33b2a of the third guide path 33b2. When the ball that has flowed down the first guiding path 33a7 is distributed to the second guiding path 33b1 by the sorting member 33b9, the ball rolls down from the sorting member 33b9 to the vicinity of the top 33b12a of the rib 33b11 (FIG. 8). reference). On the other hand, when the balls are distributed to the third guide path 33b2 side, the sphere falls from the sorting member 33b9 to the bottom surface 33b2a of the third guide path 33b2. For this reason, the heights of the flow start positions that flow down the respective guide paths (second guide path 33b1 and third guide path 33b2) are different. Furthermore, the gradient of the path is different between the section of the second guide path 33b1 where the ribs 33b11 are provided from the position where the ball has rolled down and the section of the third guide path 33b2 opposed thereto. Therefore, in the second guide path 33b1, the sphere flows down on the rib 33b11 from a position higher than the third guide path 33b2, while in the third guide path 33b2, the sphere starts from a position lower than the second guide path 33b1 to the rib 33b11. It flows down the bottom surface 33b2a of the third guide path 33b2 having a smaller gradient (see FIG. 8). Therefore, since the flow velocity of the sphere can be made different between the second guide route 33b1 and the third guide route 33b2, the timing at which the sphere flows into the inflow region 33b10 can be made different depending on the guide route.

  The rotating body portion 33b is integrated with the accessory portion 33a with the front surface of the rib 33b11 (the lower side in FIG. 7A) facing the front surface side of the game area. On the front side of the rib 33b11 (the lower side in FIG. 7A), that is, on the front side of the game area of the rib 33b11, shielding walls 33b12 and 33b13 that shield the rib 33b11 from the front side of the game area are the second guide path. 33b1 and the third guiding path 33b2 are provided as side walls (see FIG. 7). For this reason, the rib 33b11 is shielded from the front side (player side) of the game area by the shielding wall 33b12. Further, two ribs 33b11 are provided along the second guide path 33b1 with a gap therebetween. For this reason, since the sphere flowing down the second guiding region 33b1 flows down on the gap, the second guiding path 33b1 can flow smoothly.

  Here, the shielding wall 33b12 is formed such that the height difference (B) between the topmost part 33b12a of the shielding wall 33b12 and the topmost part 33b11a of the rib 33b11 is smaller than the diameter (A) of the sphere (see FIG. 8). . For this reason, the sphere flowing down the second guide path 33b1 is not completely shielded from the player side by the shielding wall 33b12, and a part of the sphere is visually recognized by the player.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the description of each component of the accessory variable winning device 33 will be continued. The inflow area 33b10 is provided at each end of the second guide path 33b1 and the third guide path 33b2, and the spheres flowing down the respective guide paths flow into the inflow area 33b10, and the V guide portion is rotated by the rotating body 33b6. 33b4a or non-V guide part 33b4b.

  The rotating body 33b6 is a member for distributing the sphere that has flowed into the inflow region 33b10 to the V guide portion 33b4a or the non-V guide portion 33b4a. The rotating body 33b6 is formed in a substantially circular shape when viewed from above, and has ten ball receiving portions 33b4 that can receive a sphere that has flowed into the inflow region 33b10 on the outer periphery. Of the ball receiving portions 33b4, one is a V guide portion 33b4a and the remaining nine are non-V guide portions 33b4b. The rotating body 33b6 is rotationally driven in one direction by a rotating body drive motor 33b7 described later. When the ball that has won the winning combination variable winning device 33 flows into the inflow region 33b10, it is distributed to the V guide portion 33b4a or the non-V guide portion 33b4b by the rotating body 33b6. Therefore, the sorting apparatus can be configured with a simple configuration.

  The rotator drive motor 33b7 is connected to the rotator 33b6 for rotationally driving the rotator 33b6, and is disposed on the lower side of the rotator 33b (the lower side in FIG. 6). In the case where the variable prize winning device 33 is arranged at 30, the player is placed at a position where it cannot be visually recognized by the player. The rotating body drive motor 33b7 is a stepping motor, and is configured to drive the rotating body 33b6 based on a pulse signal output from a main controller 261 described later.

  The V winning detection switch 33b8 is a switch for detecting a ball that has entered the V guide portion 33b4a, and is attached to the discharge path 33b14 that communicates between the V guide portion 33b4a and the outside of the accessory variable winning device 33. The sphere passing through the discharge path 33b14 is detected. When a ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8, the main controller 261 described later performs a round lottery, and a jackpot based on the lottery result of the round lottery is generated. The lottery result of the round lottery is configured to be displayed on the round display unit 33a6 disposed in the accessory unit 33a.

  As described above, the ball that has won the winning variable variable winning device 33 flows down the first guiding path 33a7, and the second guiding path 33b1 or the third guiding is performed by the sorting member 33b9 provided in the ball guiding member 33b3. It is distributed to either one of the paths 33b2. The balls distributed by the distribution member 33b9 flow down either the second guide path 33b1 or the third guide path 33b2. Here, the second guiding path 33b1 and the third guiding path 33b2 are configured to have different sphere flow speeds. That is, the second guiding path 33b1 is provided with ribs 33b11 that are inclined downward along the path, while the third guiding path 33b2 is not provided. Since the balls distributed to the second guide path 33b1 flow down on the ribs 33b11, they flow down at a higher speed than the third guide path 33b2. For this reason, since the timing at which the ball flows into the inflow region 33b10 differs depending on the guidance route, the player can enjoy a sense of expectation every time the ball enters the accessory variable winning device 33.

  Next, with reference to FIG.9 and FIG.10, the general prize winning apparatus 31 is demonstrated. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the general accessory winning device 31, and FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the general accessory winning device 31. The general prize winning device 31 has a movable member 31a that moves up and down, a movable device case 31b that accommodates the movable member 31a, and a back surface of the movable device case 31b. The component fixing member 31c to be fixed and a movable member drive solenoid 31d provided on the back surface of the component fixing member 31c are configured.

  The movable member 31a is composed of a character main body 31a1 imitating an alien, a support member 31a2 that supports the character main body 31a1, and a protruding member 31a3 for attaching the movable member 31a.

  The movable member 31a is formed by integrating a support member 31a2, a character main body 31a1, and a protruding member 31a3 with screws or the like. The protruding member 31a3 is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes toward the back surface of the movable member 31a. The protruding portion is connected to a connecting portion of a component fixing member 31c described later, and the movable member is driven from the back surface of the connecting portion by a screw or the like. The solenoid 31d is connected and fixed.

  The movable device case 31b is for housing the movable member 31a, and is made of a front frame member 31b1, an attachment member 31b2 for mounting the general prize winning device 31 on the game board 30, and a colorless and transparent synthetic resin. A formed back member 31b3 and a component fixing member 31b4 are provided. The movable device case 31b is integrated by fixing the front frame member 31b1 and the mounting member 31b3 to the front side of the rear member 31b3 with screws, and fixing the component fixing member 31b4 to the rear side of the rear member 31b3 with screws. It has been done.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the back member 31 b 3 of the movable device case 31 b is formed in a shape having a horizontally elongated substantially rectangular through hole at the center lower portion, and its peripheral edge slightly protrudes forward (lower left direction in FIG. 10). ing. The front frame member 31b1 is formed in a cylindrical shape having substantially the same cross section as the periphery of the back member 31b3. The attachment member 31b2 is formed in a plate shape, and an opening is provided along the inner periphery of the front frame member 31b1 at the center lower portion thereof. When the back member 31b3 and the front frame member 31b1 are integrated as the movable device case 31b with the mounting member 31b2 interposed therebetween, an opening space having one surface opened is formed, and the movable member 31a is accommodated in the opening space. That is, the back member 31b3 forms the back surface of the opening space, and the front frame member 31b1 forms a cylindrical portion protruding forward from the peripheral edge of the back member 31b3, and the periphery and the back surface of the movable member 31a are connected to each other. The movable device case 31b is surrounded and accommodated.

  The movable device case 31b is mounted on the game board 30 by screwing the attachment member 31b2 while directing the movable member 31a toward the player. Note that the direction of the movable member 31a toward the player means that the movable member 31a is disposed on the player side with respect to the movable device case 31b, and the direction of the character constituting the movable member 31a (for example, It does not mean the direction of the alien face making up the character.

  Here, since the front frame member 31b1 is disposed on the front side of the game board 30 relative to the mounting member 31b2 in a state of being mounted on the game board 30, the front frame member 31b1 is closer to the player side than the game board 30. Protruding. Therefore, it is possible to strongly impress the player with the existence of the general prize winning device 31, and the existence value of the general prize winning device 31 can be improved.

  Further, the front frame member 31b1 protruding from the game board 30 is arranged with a slight gap on the glass plate disposed at the front side of the game board 30 at the mouth of the opening. Therefore, the glass plate of the pachinko machine 10 is in a state in which the opening of the movable device case 31b is sealed, and the ball flowing down the game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass plate is in the movable device case 31b. There is no entry into the open space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sphere flowing down the game area from colliding with the movable member 31a and damaging the movable member 31a.

  Furthermore, a winning opening that opens upward is provided at the center upper portion of the front frame member 31b1, and a substantially arc-shaped inclined surface that is inclined downward is formed from both sides of the winning opening toward the left and right sides. ing. When a ball flowing down the game area is directly above the front frame member 31b1, the ball wins a winning opening, and the ball is detected by a detection switch (not shown) disposed in the winning opening. Based on the above, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of prize balls are paid out. The sphere deviating from the winning opening flows down (downstream) along an inclined surface that is inclined downward on both the left and right sides with the left and right sides of the winning opening as the apex. Therefore, the sphere smoothly flows along the outer periphery of the front frame member 31b1, and the sphere does not flow down the front side of the movable member 31a arranged inside the front frame member 31b1, and the visual recognition of the movable member 31a is performed. It is possible to increase the performance and draw attention to the player during the operation. In addition, it is not always necessary to provide a winning opening at the center upper portion of the front frame member 31b1, and the top surface may be formed in a circular arc shape or a triangular shape in front view to form a top portion and an inclined surface that is inclined downward.

  The movable member 31a in the movable device case 31b is disposed below the opening space when the movable member drive solenoid 31d is not energized, and moves upward by a certain amount when the movable member drive solenoid 31d is energized. To do. Even at the position where the movable member 31a reaches the maximum height by energization of the movable member drive solenoid 31d, the movable device case 31b is formed sufficiently large so that a gap remains in the upper part. For this reason, even if the movable member 31a is replaced with a movable member having another shape that is larger by the size of the gap (for example, a member that simulates a reach bar), the operation of the movable member due to vertical movement is not impaired. That is, when the movable member 31a moves upward, the movable member 31a can be expanded or deformed while securing the amount of movement of the movable member 31a so that the movable member 31a contacts the movable device case 31b. Therefore, it is possible to widen the applicable range of the shape of the movable member that can be applied to the general prize winning device 31 while ensuring the amount of movement of the movable member, and various shapes of movable members different from the movable member 31a can be used. It can be used by exchanging with the general prize winning device 31.

  The component fixing member 31b4 is a member for supporting the movable member drive solenoid 31d and connecting it to the movable device case 31b. The component fixing member 31b4 is formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin. It is connected to the back member 31b3. In addition, a through hole is formed in the lower part of the component fixing member 31b4 to allow the protruding portion 31a3 to pass therethrough.

  A through-hole for penetrating the protruding portion 31a3 of the movable member 31a is also formed in the lower portion of the back member 31b3. The protruding portion 31a3 of the movable member 31a is formed in each through-hole of the back member 31b3 and the component fixing member 31b4. It is inserted into and penetrates. Thereby, the movable member 31a arranged on the front side of the movable device case 31b is connected to the movable member drive solenoid 31d fixed to the rear side of the movable device case 31b (component fixing member 31b4).

  The movable member drive solenoid 31d applies a driving force to the movable member 31a to move the movable member 31a upward, and is composed of a general electromagnetic solenoid. The movable member drive solenoid 31d is provided with holes in the left and right protruding portions, and is fixed to the back surface of the component fixing member 31b4 by screwing with a screw or the like.

  A connecting member 31d1 for connecting the protruding member 31a3 and the movable member driving solenoid 31d is provided at the lower end of the movable member driving solenoid 31d. Moving. The connecting member 31d1 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, has a fixed portion for fixing the movable member driving solenoid 31d at the upper portion thereof, and has a connecting portion for connecting the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 at the lower portion thereof. ing. The connecting portion is provided with a cylindrical portion that protrudes to the front side and supports the tip of the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 from the outside, and a screw hole that is drilled on the back side to insert a screw or the like. It has been. The movable member 31a is connected and fixed to the connecting member 31d1 by a screw or the like inserted from the back side of the connecting member 31d1 while supporting the tip of the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3.

  The protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 connected to the connecting member 31d1 penetrates the back surface of the movable device case 31b and is directly connected to the connecting member 31d1 of the movable member drive solenoid 31d attached to the back surface of the movable device case 31b. . Therefore, the movable member 31a and the movable member drive solenoid 31d can be connected between the movable member 31a and the movable member drive solenoid 31d without using a link mechanism. Therefore, the configuration between the movable member 31a and the movable member drive solenoid 31d can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 is connected and fixed to the connecting member 31d1 with a screw or the like. For this reason, even after the movable member 31a and the movable member drive solenoid 31d are connected and fixed, the screw and the like are operated (loosened) to release the fixed connection between the movable member 31a and the movable member drive solenoid 31d. 31a can be removed. Therefore, the movable member 31a can be detached.

  Here, a method for detaching the movable member 31a in a state where the movable device case 31b is mounted on the game board 30 will be described. When removing the movable member 31a, first, from the back side of the connecting member 31d1 (the back side of the game board 30), a screw or the like for connecting and fixing the connecting member 31d1 and the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 of the movable member 31a Remove. Thereafter, the movable member 31a is moved from the opening side of the movable device case 31b while extracting the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 from the through hole formed in the component fixing member 31b4 and the through hole formed in the back member 31b3. Remove from the opening of the device case 31b. With the above operation, the movable member 31a can be removed while the movable device case 31b is mounted on the game board 30.

  On the other hand, when attaching the movable member 31a, first, the movable member 31a is drilled from the opening of the movable device case 31b into the through hole formed in the rear member b3 and the component fixing member 31b4. Insert while penetrating through the provided through hole. Thereafter, the protruding portion of the protruding member is connected to the connecting portion of the connecting member 31d1, and the connecting member 31d1 and the movable member 31a are connected and fixed by screws or the like from the back side of the connecting member 31d1 (the back side of the game board 30). With the above operation, the movable member 31a can be attached in a state where the movable device case 31b is mounted on the game board 30.

  In this manner, the movable member 31a is detached and attached in a state in which the movable device case 31b is mounted on the game board 30 by stopping or removing screws or the like from the rear surface of the connecting member 31d1 on the rear surface of the general prize winning device 31. can do. Therefore, compared with the case where the protruding member 31a3 and the connecting member 31d1 are connected and fixed by screws or the like in the opening space, the work space for the detachment work is not limited, and workability is improved. Therefore, when the movable member 31a breaks down or is damaged, the movable member 31a can be easily detached while the general prize winning device 31 is mounted on the game board 30, so that the time required for the removal work is short. Therefore, the time required for repair can be shortened.

  Furthermore, if the movable member has a common shape for the protruding portion of the protruding member 31a3 that penetrates the back surface of the movable device case 31b, the movable members can be easily exchanged even if the shapes of the other portions are different. . That is, the variation of the same model can be easily increased by exchanging the movable member with another movable member. For example, between the same model in one game hall, use a movable member that simulates a mammoth for half of the gaming machines, and use a movable member that simulates a crow for the other half of the gaming machines. And variations of the same model can be diversified. Furthermore, if a plurality of types of movable members are prepared in one amusement hall, for example, the movable members can be exchanged every predetermined date, and variations of the same model can be varied.

  Returning to FIG. The game board 30 is provided with a rail unit 50 for guiding the ball fired from the ball launcher to the upper part of the game board 30, and the ball fired by the turning operation of the ball launch handle 18 is the rail unit. The game area is guided through 50. The rail unit 50 is formed of a resin molded product having a ring shape, and includes an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail mounting portion 52 that are integrally formed in an inner and outer double. The inner rail portion 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about ¼ of the upper portion, and the outer rail mounting portion 52 has a part (mainly the left side portion) facing the inner rail portion 51. Is formed. The inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail mounting portion 52 constitute a guide rail, and the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail mounting portion 52 are guided by a ball (a left portion toward the left side) in parallel with a predetermined interval. A passage is formed. The ball guide passage is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip of the inner rail portion 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 4). This prevents a situation in which the ball once guided from the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail attachment portion 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage again. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to the outer rail mounting portion 52 at a position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the sphere (upper right portion in FIG. 4: a portion corresponding to the tip of the outer rail mounting portion 52). Accordingly, the ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits against the return rubber 54, and the momentum is attenuated and rebounded. A sliding plate 55 as a long stainless steel metal strip is attached to the inner side surface of the outer rail mounting portion 52 in order to make the flying of the sphere smoother.

  An arc-shaped flange 56 projecting outward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 can be fastened to 30. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the top, bottom, left, and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed in a substantially linear shape (flat) when viewed from the front. That is, the flange 56 is cut off at each of the upper, lower, left and right ends of the rail unit 50 so that the rail diameter can be expanded in a limited area in the pachinko machine 10, that is, the game area on the game board 30 can be expanded. ing.

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail mounting portion 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is provided in a substantially vertical direction from the inner rail portion 51 to the lower end portion of the rail unit 50, and a foul ball that does not reach the game area and flows backward in the ball guide passage is a foul ball passage 63 (see FIG. 3). It is to lead to. Note that the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are provided with adhering spaces K1, K2 for adhering seals and plates such as stamps and the like to secure the adhering spaces K1, K2. In addition, notches 58 and 59 are formed in the flange 56. As described above, the game board 30 itself is provided with the adhering spaces K1 and K2 such as a certificate, so that the game board 30 can be uniquely identified by the certificate by directly attaching the certificate to the game board 30. it can. That is, it is possible to easily find an unauthorized replacement of the game board.

  In conventional pachinko machines, the rail is driven directly into the game board. However, as described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the rail unit 50 is fastened to the game board 30 with screws or the like inserted through the flange 56. That is, in the present embodiment, the game board 30 is formed in the same size as a conventional pachinko machine, and the game area is formed larger than the conventional pachinko machine, so that the rail can be directly driven into the game board. Therefore, the rail unit 50 is integrally formed with resin together with the flange 56, and the flange 56 is screwed or the like to be fastened to the game board 30. According to the present embodiment employing such a configuration, the rail unit 50 can be easily detached from the game board 30 at the time of disposal, and therefore the rail unit 50 that is resin-molded can be easily recycled. In addition, in order to stably launch the ball, the rail unit 50 on the ball launching side is fixed more firmly than the other rail unit 50 with more screws. As the resin material constituting the rail unit 50, a fluorine-containing polycarbonate having a low frictional resistance is suitable.

  Next, the game area will be described. The game area is partitioned and formed in a substantially circular shape on the inner peripheral portion of the rail unit 50. In particular, in this embodiment, the game area partitioned on the board surface of the game board 30 is configured to be much larger than before. ing. In the present embodiment, the distance between the uppermost point of the outer rail mounting portion 52 and the lower part of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and the inner rail portion 51 extends from the extreme left position of the outer rail mounting portion 52. The distance to the extreme right position is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail portion 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the game area is a parallel part of the inner rail part 51 and the outer rail mounting part 52 in the area surrounded by the inner rail part 51 and the outer rail mounting part 52 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The area excluding the area of a certain guide rail. Accordingly, since the game area does not include the guide rail portion, the left limit position toward the game area is specified not by the outer rail mounting portion 52 but by the inner rail portion 51. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail portion 51. The lower limit position of the game area is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30. Further, the upper limit position of the game area is specified by the outer rail mounting portion 52. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width of the gaming area (maximum width in the left-right direction) is 418 mm, and the height of the gaming area (maximum width in the vertical direction) is 445 mm.

  Here, the width of the game area is desirably at least 380 mm. More preferably, it is 390 mm or more, 400 mm or more, 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and further 460 mm or more. Of course, it may be 470 mm or more. That is, the width of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expanding the game area. The height of the game area is preferably at least 400 mm. More preferably, it is 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and more preferably 460 mm or more. Of course, it is good also as 470 mm or more, 480 mm or more, and 490 mm or more. That is, the height of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expanding the game area. In addition, about the combination of the said width | variety and height, it is good also as what combined the said numerical value arbitrarily.

  In the present embodiment, the ratio of the area of the game area to the surface of the game board 30 is about 70%, which is a much larger area ratio than before. Note that the area ratio of the game area to the surface of the game board 30 has been only about 50% in the past, so it can be said that the game area is considerably expanded on the premise that the game board 30 is shared. It should be noted that the external shape of the pachinko machine 10 is almost uniform among manufacturers for the convenience of installation in the game hall, and in the situation where the size of the game board 30 must be the same, the surface of the game board 30 as described above. Increasing the ratio of the area of the gaming area to about 20% is very significant from the viewpoint of expanding the gaming area. Here, the ratio is preferably at least 60% or more. More preferably, it is 65% or more, More preferably, it is 70% or more. Further, if it is 75% or more exceeding the case of this embodiment, it is more desirable. Further, it may be 80% or more.

  Moreover, the ratio of the area of the game area to the area of the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is about 40%, which is a much larger area ratio than before. The area ratio of the game area to the area on the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is desirably 35% or more. Of course, it may be 40% or more, 45% or more, or 50% or more.

  In addition, since the game area is expanded in the left-right direction, a windmill, a plurality of nails (guide nails for guiding the ball to the center), and various other items can be arranged. It is possible to make the behavior of the ball in the game areas on the left and right sides of 33 more interesting. In addition, since the gaming area is also expanded in the vertical direction, various windmills, a plurality of nails, and other accessories can be arranged, making the behavior of the vertical sphere in the gaming area even more interesting. be able to.

  Returning to FIG. In the resin base 20, a launch rail 61 is attached below the window hole 21 (below the game board 30) to guide the ball immediately after being launched from the ball launcher. The launch rail 61 is fixedly attached to the resin base 20 via a metal plate 62 behind the launch rail 61, and is configured to extend linearly at a predetermined launch angle (launch angle). Accordingly, the ball launched by the turning operation of the ball launching handle 18 is first launched obliquely upward along the firing rail 61 and then guided to the game area through the ball guide passage of the rail unit 50 as described above. .

  In the case of this pachinko machine 10, it has already been described that the game area is greatly expanded as compared with the prior art, but under such a configuration, the curvature of the guide rail must be reduced, so that the launch ball is stabilized. Need some ingenuity. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the launch position of the sphere is lowered, and the inclination angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 61 is made somewhat larger than the existing one (that is, the launch rail 61 is raised), and the launch rail is further increased. The length of 61 is made longer than the existing one to ensure a sufficiently long ball guiding distance. Thereby, the ball launched from the ball launcher can be guided to the guide rail in a more stable state. In this case, in particular, the launch rail 61 is formed so as to extend from the launch position of the ball launcher to a position beyond the center position (out port 36) of the game area.

  Further, a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the firing rail 61 and the rail unit 50 (guide rail), and a foul ball passage 63 is formed below the gap. Accordingly, if the ball launched from the ball launcher does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns as a foul ball in the guide rail, the foul ball is discharged to the lower plate 15 through the foul ball passage 63. Is done. In the case of the present embodiment, the length of the firing rail 61 is about 240 mm, and the length of the gap at the tip of the firing rail 61 (the length on the extension line of the firing rail 61) is about 40 mm.

  When the foul balls flow backward in the guide rail, most of them flow along the outer rail mounting portion 52 and drop downward when reaching the lower end of the outer rail mounting portion 52. May be ramped in the guide rail and jump to the inner rail 51 side. The splashed foul ball hits the convex portion 57 at the entrance of the ball guide passage and is guided to the foul ball passage 63. Thereby, all of the foul balls are surely guided to the foul ball passage 63. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interference between the foul ball and the next ball to be launched.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, the sphere launcher is supplied with spheres one by one from the sphere outlet on the front frame set 14 side (the sphere outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). At this time, since the launch position of the sphere is lowered in this embodiment, a drop from the exit of the sphere on the front frame set 14 side to the launch position becomes large. Since the guide members 65 and 66 are respectively installed on the side, the sphere supplied from the sphere outlet on the front frame set 14 side is always set at a predetermined launch position, and a stable launch operation can be realized.

  Further, the ball launcher is provided with a hitting ball so that the ball is shot with the rotation of the hitting ball around the shaft. As this ball hitting rod is desired to be lighter, the ball hitting ball must be lightened by changing the material to a light metal such as aluminum or reducing the size of the shaft, while ensuring a sufficient launch force. A weight portion is provided on the head portion of the heel (end opposite to the shaft portion). Thereby, sufficient and stable launch of the sphere can be realized. By providing the weight portion of the hitting ball projecting upward, the hitting ball can be easily picked or caught, and the hitting strength of the hitting tip can be easily adjusted.

  The discharge port 67 communicates with the upper plate 19, and the ball is discharged (dispensed) to the upper plate 19 through the discharge port 67. An openable / closable shutter 68 is attached to the discharge port 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened (the state shown in FIG. 3), the shutter 68 is configured to close the discharge port 67 by a biasing force such as a spring. ing. Further, when the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is configured to be pushed open by a ball passage rod 69 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14. Accordingly, in the present pachinko machine 10 in which the front decorative frame is omitted and the upper plate 19 is directly provided on the front frame set 14, the ball in the payout passage etc. spills down when the front frame set 14 is opened. Can be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the resin base 20 is provided with a substantially rectangular small window 71 at the lower right portion of the window hole 21. Therefore, a seal or the like stretched in the sticking space K1 at the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be viewed through the small window 71. Further, a sticker or the like can be attached from the small window 71.

  Support metal fittings 81 and 82 are attached to the left end portion of the inner frame 12 in FIG. 3 as a support mechanism for the front frame set 14. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side of the figure, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a protruding shaft 84 protruding in the vertical direction. Further, support metal fittings 151 and 152 are attached to the right end portion of the front frame set 14 in FIG. 9 (left end portion when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10) as a support mechanism for the inner frame 12. Therefore, the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 by assembling the support brackets 151 and 152 on the front frame set 14 side to the support brackets 81 and 82 (see FIG. 3) on the inner frame 12 side. Can be installed. Further, since the support hole 83 of the support fitting 81 has a notch and the lower end portion of the support fitting 151 is supplementarily formed as shown in FIG. 9, the support fitting 151 does not have to be completely removed from the support hole 83. The front frame set 14 can be easily detached from the inner frame 12 (the pachinko machine 10) by passing a thin portion of the support fitting 151 through the notch of the support hole 83.

  Next, the front frame set 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 11. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the front frame set 14. The front frame set 14 is formed with a substantially elliptical window 101 so that most of the game area can be visually recognized from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 has a shape in which a substantially central portion on the left and right sides is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides. You may form the approximate center part of this window part 101 linearly. In the present embodiment, the distance between the upper end of the window portion 101 (the uppermost portion of the outer rail mounting portion 52 and the upper end of the game area) and the upper end of the front frame set 14 (the so-called upper and lower width of the upper frame portion) is 61 mm. It is significantly shorter than the prior art with an upper frame width of about 85 mm to 95 mm. Thereby, the upper area of the game area can be easily secured, and the large accessory variable winning device 30 can be disposed relatively upward. The distance from the upper end of the front frame set 14 is desirably 80 mm or less, more desirably 70 mm or less, and further desirably 60 mm or less. Of course, as long as a predetermined strength can be ensured, it may be 50 mm or less.

  Further, the shortest distance between the left end of the window 101 and the left end of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 (so-called left and right width of the left frame portion: shown on the right side in FIG. 10), The frame width on the opening / closing axis side is set to be relatively large in order to increase the strength and support strength of the front frame set 14 itself. In this case, as apparent from comparison between FIGS. 1 and 3, not only the left end portion of the outer rail mounting portion 52 but also the left end portion of the inner rail portion 51 is not limited to the left side in the state where the front frame set 14 is closed. Covered by the part frame part. That is, at least a part of the guide rail overlaps and is covered with the left side frame portion of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Even if the ball becomes temporarily difficult to visually recognize in this way, it is only a passing point where the ball is guided to the game area, and it is difficult to see the ball in the game area where the player mainly enjoys the game. Absent. Therefore, there is no trouble in actual game. Moreover, while such a trouble does not arise, sufficient intensity | strength and support strength of the front frame set 14 are securable. Incidentally, the distance in the left-right direction between the left end position of the outer rail mounting portion 52 and the left end position of the outer frame 11 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 is 21 mm, the right end position of the game area (the right end position of the inner rail portion 51) and the outside The distance in the left-right direction from the right end position of the frame 11 is 44 mm.

  In addition, the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around it (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means change the light emission mode by turning on or blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or the like, and play a role of enhancing the effect effect during the game. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically, and at the center of the annular illumination portion 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, Similarly, a central illumination unit 103 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central lighting unit 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and lights and blinks at the time of jackpot to notify that the jackpot is being hit. Further, the upper plate 19 is also provided around the upper plate 19 with an upper plate illumination unit 104 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination unit 103, there are provided a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during the payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs.

  Further, a small window 107 to which a transparent resin is attached is provided so as to be able to visually recognize a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, and the like so as to be adjacent to the lower end portion of the annular illumination portion 102. The annular illumination part 102 is formed to be convex toward the front, whereas the small window 107 is formed flat. As described above, since the sticking spaces K1 and K2 for sticking seals and plates such as certificate papers are provided on the back of the small window 107, the contents of the stickers and the like attached thereto are displayed on the scanner. It is flattened so that it can be optically read by a reading device. Further, by forming the small window 107 portion flat, a rental ball rail of a ball lending machine (not shown) disposed between the two pachinko machines 10 does not protrude from the pachinko machine 10 to the player side. Thus, a ball lending machine can be provided.

  A lending operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101. The ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. When the ball lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, Loans are made. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays remaining amount information such as a card. In addition, the ball lending operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine that lends a ball directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 11, various reinforcing members made of metal are provided on the back side of the front frame set 14 so as to surround the window portion 101. Specifically, reinforcing plates 131, 132, 133, and 134 are attached to the back side of the front frame set 14 and on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the window portion 101, respectively. These reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected in contact with each other, but resin parts 135 for avoiding direct contact are interposed at the connecting portions of the left and upper reinforcing plates 132 and 133 in FIG. . The resin parts 135 prevent the metal reinforcing plates 131 to 134 from being loop-connected in the front frame set 14. When the metal reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected in a loop, the electromagnetic noise accompanying the ball launching operation loops around the front frame set 14 disposed on the front surface of the game board 30, and the game board 30. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, since the annular connection of the metal reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is avoided by the resin part 135, this is caused. The adverse effect of noise can be suppressed. In addition, the strength reduction by using the resin part 135 for a part of the metal reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is compensated by providing the resin part 135 with a rib or increasing the thickness of the resin part 135. .

  The right reinforcing plate 131 in FIG. 11 is provided with an engaging claw 131a having a hook shape at an intermediate position thereof. The engaging claw 131a is a hole in the inner frame 12 with the front frame set 14 closed. It is comprised so that it may engage with the part 12a (refer FIG. 3). With this configuration, the front frame set 14 is configured to include the upper plate 19, and even if the upper and lower pivot support positions are extended, the front frame set 14 can be prevented from being lifted at the intermediate position. Therefore, an illegal act or the like floating the front frame set 14 can be suppressed.

  The lower reinforcing plate 134 is provided with a resin rail side wall member 136 at a position facing the firing rail 61 (see FIG. 3). The rail side wall member 136 functions as a side wall of the launch rail 61 when the front frame set 14 is closed, and functions so that a sphere does not spill from the launch rail 61.

  The reinforcing plates 131 to 134 described above also have a function as a metal frame for supporting the glass, and a part of the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is folded back to form a glass holding groove. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows on the front and rear sides, and a pair of front and rear glasses 137 having a rectangular shape are held in each glass holding groove. Thereby, the two glass 137 is attached to the front and back at a predetermined interval.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the game area is expanded, so that the front frame set 14 is closed, and the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail mounting portion 52 are configured. A part of the guide rail is configured to be covered by the front frame set 14. Therefore, in the guide rail, a portion where the open side on the front side cannot be covered with the glass 137 is formed. In such a case, for example, when the ball launched from the ball launching device returns without reaching the return ball prevention member 53, the ball spills (jumps out) from the guide rail, the outer rail mounting portion 52 and the glass 137. There is a risk of being caught between. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a rail cover 140 for covering the front side open portion of the guide rail is attached to the front frame set 14.

  The rail cover 140 is a substantially flat plate having a substantially arc shape, and is formed of a transparent resin. The rail cover 140 has a circular arc shape corresponding to the shape of the guide rail, and a front frame set so as to cover a section from the base end portion of the guide rail to the vicinity of the tip end portion along the peripheral edge portion of the window portion 101. 14 is attached to the back side. In particular, the size and shape of the rail cover 140 on the inner diameter side substantially match those of the inner rail portion 51. In a state where the rail cover 140 is attached, the surface side thereof is in contact with the glass 137. In a state where the front frame set 14 is closed, the back surface of the rail cover 140 covers almost the entire area of the guide rail. Thereby, the collision of the sphere with the glass 137 can be prevented in most sections of the guide rail. Therefore, adverse effects such as breakage due to contact with the glass 137 can be suppressed.

  Further, a portion where the guide rail protrudes from the side edge portion of the glass 137 is provided at the right end portion of the rail cover 140 (that is, the portion which becomes the right end in the state of FIG. 11 where the rail cover 140 is attached to the front frame set 14). A covering portion 141 for covering is provided. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as the ball spilling out of the guide rail (jumping out) or being caught between the outer rail mounting portion 52 and the glass 137.

  Further, the rail cover 140 is formed with a ridge 142 extending in an arc shape along the inner edge thereof and projecting toward the front side in FIG. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the protrusion 142 is configured to overlap with the inner rail portion 51 substantially integrally with the protrusion 142 entering the guide rail. Therefore, for example, even if a wire or the like is invaded through the gap between the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 to perform a fraudulent act, it is very difficult to infiltrate the wire or the like into the game area inside the guide rail. Become. As a result, fraudulent acts performed using a wire or the like can be prevented. The protrusion 142 may be formed in a wider range, for example, along the entire inner edge of the rail cover 140. According to such a configuration, it is difficult for a wire or the like to enter in a wider range, and it is possible to more surely prevent an illegal act performed using the wire or the like.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 10 disassembled for each main part. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 15 shows the configuration of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30. FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the inner frame 12 as viewed from the rear, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear.

  First, an overall outline of the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back of the pachinko machine 10 (actually the back of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30), various control boards are arranged so as to be lined up and down, left and right, or stacked back and forth. A ball supply device (dispensing mechanism), a resin protective cover, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are divided into two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main board and the sound lamp control board are mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and the dispensing control board, launch control board, and power supply board are mounted on the other mounting base to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as a “first control board unit 201” and the latter unit is referred to as a “second control board unit 202”. In addition, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203”. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured to be detachable without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  Actually, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 14, the units 201 to 203 are arranged and attached. In FIG. 14, the first control board unit 201 having a substantially L shape is arranged at the substantially center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 is arranged below the first control board unit 201. Further, the back pack unit 203 is arranged in a region partially overlapping the first control board unit 201.

  The first control board unit 201 is provided with a support shaft part M1 at the left end portion when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 201 can be opened and closed around the axis A of the support shaft part M1. It has become. Further, the first control board unit 201 is provided with a fastening portion M2 made of a ny latch or the like at the right end portion thereof (that is, on the side opposite to the support shaft portion, more specifically, the open end side), and at the upper end portion, a locking claw portion M3. The first control board unit 201 is fixedly held to the main body of the pachinko machine 10 by the fastening part M2 and the locking claw part M3.

  The second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft part M4 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 opens and closes around the axis B of the support shaft part M4. It is possible. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof (that is, the side opposite to the support shaft portion, more specifically, the open end side). 2 The control board unit 202 is fixedly held to the main body of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft portion M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 203 can be opened and closed around the axis C by the support shaft portion M6. Yes. Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof (that is, the side opposite to the support shaft portion, more specifically, the open end side), and the upper end portion and the lower end portion are respectively rotatable. The back pack unit 203 is fixedly held to the main body of the pachinko machine 10 by these fastening portions M7 and the locking portions M8, M9.

  The development directions of the units 201 to 203 are not the same, and the first control board unit 201 opens left when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, whereas the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 are It is configured to open on the right.

  On the other hand, FIG. 15 is a rear view showing a state in which the game board 30 is assembled to the inner frame 12. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the inner frame 12 as viewed from the rear, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear. Here, the backside structure of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The game board 30 is installed in a square frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 20 and does not fall off by a plurality of (four in this embodiment) locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the inner frame 12. So that it is fixed. The locking fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlock position). FIG. 15 shows a state where the locking fixtures 211 and 212 are in the locked position. The locking fixtures 211 at the three left and right sides of the game board 30 are configured by L-shaped metal fittings formed by bending metal pieces, and are configured not to protrude outwardly from the inner frame 12 in a state where the game board 30 is fixed. ing. The locking fixture 212 at one lower portion of the game board 30 is formed of a resin I-type fastener.

  In the center of the game board 30, an accessory variable winning device unit 35 is arranged. In the accessory variable prize winning device unit 35, a frame cover 213 made of resin (for example, made of ABS) is provided so as to protrude rearward and covers the variable prize winning device 33 (see FIG. 4). At the rear end, the accessory variable winning device 33 is detachably attached in a state where it is overlapped in the front-rear direction. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board and the like for driving LEDs and the like built in the accessory variable prize winning device 33 are disposed.

  In addition, a back frame set 215 is attached to the back surface of the game board 30 so as to surround the accessory variable winning device unit 35. This back frame set 215 is a thin resin-molded product (for example, made of ABS) provided so as to stick to the back surface of the game board 30, and a ball collecting mechanism for collecting balls won in various winning openings is formed. Has been. Specifically, below the back frame set 215, it corresponds to the game board opening of the general prize winning device 31, the bonus opening 32 and the bonus variable prize winning device 33 (see FIG. 3 respectively) described above, and downstream. A collection passage 216 that collects in one place on the side is formed. Also, a discharge passage board 217 made of resin (for example, made of polycarbonate resin) is attached below the game board 30, and the discharge passage board 217 is used for guiding the discharge ball to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. A discharge passage 218 is formed. Therefore, as exemplified by the phantom line in FIG. 14, all the balls that won the general prize winning device 31 and the like gather through the collection passage 216 of the back frame set 215, and further the discharge passage 218 of the discharge passage board 217. Is discharged outside the pachinko machine 10. Similarly, the out port 36 (see FIG. 3) communicates with the discharge passage 218, and a ball that has not won any winning opening is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 218.

  In the above configuration, with the lower end surface of the game board 30 as a boundary, a back frame set 215 (collection passage 216) is provided on the upper side, and a discharge passage board 217 (discharge passage 218) is provided on the lower side. The game board 30 is provided without overlapping (overlapping) in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the game board 30 is removed from the inner frame 12, there is no inconvenience that the discharge passage board 217 prevents the game board 30 from being removed.

  In addition, since the discharge passage board 217 is provided just behind the upper plate 19 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, a wire or the like is inserted from the ball discharge port (the ball passage rod 69 in FIG. 2) leading to the upper plate 19, Further, an illegal act of causing the wire or the like to enter the game area side through a gap between the inner frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217 can be considered. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, a plate 219 that extends in front of the pachinko machine 10 so as to almost integrally overlap the inner frame 12 is provided just behind the upper plate 19 of the discharge passage board 217. Therefore, even if a wire or the like tries to enter from the gap between the inner frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217, the wire or the like is obstructed by the plate 219, and it is very difficult to make the wire or the like enter the game area. As a result, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as forcibly opening the variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) using a wire or the like.

  In addition, on the back surface of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting passage of a ball to various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize winning device 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and the left, middle, and right opening openings are provided at the accessory opening openings 32L, 32C, and 32R. Switches 222L and 222C (not shown because they are provided on the side of the paper) and 222R are provided, and a non-V winning detection switch 223 is provided on the ball discharging path connecting from the non-V guide portion 33b4b to the collection passage 216. . The non-V winning detection switch 223 detects that the ball entered in the accessory variable winning device 33 is distributed to the non-V guide portion 33b4b and discharged to the outside of the accessory variable winning device 33 (balling area). It is a switch to do.

  The winning opening switch 221, each opening opening switch 222L, 222C, 222R and the non-V winning detection switch 223 are connected to a board surface relay board (not shown) through an electric wiring (not shown), and this board surface relay board is a main board described later. (Main control device 261). In addition, although illustration is omitted, in FIG. 15, a set handle 228 having a hitting ball or the like is disposed on the lower left side of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, and a firing motor 229 is disposed on the right side thereof.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main board, which will be described later, and a payout command (the number of balls paid out) corresponding to the winning situation is transmitted from the main board to the payout control board. . Then, a predetermined number of balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board. In such a case, a conventional method (so-called evidence ball method) in which balls that have been won at various winning openings are once collected in a winning ball processing device and the winning ball processing device confirms the presence of winning balls one by one and then pays out one by one. Unlike the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a ball winning is electrically detected for each winning opening and the payout is immediately performed (that is, the pachinko machine 10 abolishes the winning ball processing device). ) Therefore, even if there are a lot of balls to be paid out, the payout can be carried out quickly.

  The back frame set 215 is provided with an attachment mechanism for attaching the first control board unit 201. Specifically, as this attachment mechanism, a support bracket 231 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the lower left corner when viewed from the back surface of the game board 30, and the support bracket 231 has a pair of upper and lower support holes 231a on the same axis. Is formed. In addition, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (ny latch holes) 232 are provided in the lower right portion of the game board 30, and a locking claw piece 233 is provided in the upper left portion.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the inner frame 12. Specifically, a long support fitting 235 shown in FIG. 18 is attached to the right end of the inner frame 12. As shown in FIG. 18, the support metal fitting 235 has a long plate-like metal fitting body 236, and is raised from the metal fitting body 236 so that the support hole 237 for the second control board unit 202 is located at two lower positions. Are formed, and support hole portions 238 for the back pack unit 203 are formed at two upper positions. Coaxial support holes are formed in the support hole portions 237 and 238, respectively. In addition, as an attachment mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the inner frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (ny latch holes) 239 on the left end portion below the game board installation area. In addition, as an attachment mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the inner frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (ny latch holes) 240 at the left end of the game board installation area. However, the support metal fitting for the second control board unit 202 and the support metal fitting for the back pack unit 203 may be provided as separate members. Reference numerals 241, 242, and 243 denote rotational fixtures for sandwiching and supporting the back pack unit 203 with the game board 30.

  In addition, in the rear configuration of the inner frame 12, a ball distribution unit for distributing a ball paid out from a payout mechanism, which will be described later, to either the upper plate 19, the lower plate 15, or the discharge passage 218, at the lower right portion of the game board 30. 245 is provided. In other words, the opening 245 a of the ball distribution unit 245 communicates with the upper plate 19, the opening 245 b communicates with the lower plate 15, and the opening 245 c communicates with the discharge passage 218. A resin speaker box 246 is attached to the lower end portion of the inner frame 12 to surround the back of a speaker (not shown) installed on the lower plate 15. Sound quality is improved.

  Next, the first control board unit 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the unit 201, FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201, and FIG. FIG.

  The first control board unit 201 includes a mounting base 251 having a substantially L shape, and the main control device 261 and the sound lamp control device 262 are mounted on the mounting base 251. Here, the main control device 261 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, and various lotteries. A main board including a random number generator to be used, a clock pulse generation circuit used for time counting and synchronization, and the like, and a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. ). The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other by a sealing unit 264 (sealing means) so that the box box 263 is sealed.

  As long as the sealing unit 264 is configured to connect the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be unsealed, any configuration can be applied. Here, as shown in FIG. 19 and the like, five sealing members are connected. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so that they cannot be opened by inserting a locking claw into the long hole of the sealing member. The sealing process by the sealing unit 264 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the opening / sealing process again even after the operation. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one sealing member among the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit 264. And when opening the board | substrate box 263 by the malfunction of the accommodated main board | substrate etc., the connection of the sealing member in which the latching claw was inserted, and another sealing member is cut | disconnected. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing members. If the history of opening the board box 263 is left in the board box 263, it can be easily found that the illegal opening has been performed by looking at the board box 263.

  The sound lamp control device 262 includes a CPU for controlling sound and lamp display in accordance with an instruction from the main control device 261, and a sound lamp control board including other ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The sound lamp control board is housed in a board box 265 made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board 266 is mounted on the sound lamp controller 262, and power supplied from a power board described later is output to the sound lamp controller 262 via the power relay board 266.

  The mounting base 251 is formed of a colored (for example, green, blue, etc.) resin material (for example, made of polycarbonate resin), and has two substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 that are flat on the surface. These substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in a direction orthogonal to each other, and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. However, the mounting base 251 may be a colorless transparent or translucent resin molded product.

  On one board mounting surface 252, the main control device 261 is arranged in the landscape orientation, and on the other board mounting surface 253, the audio lamp control device 262 (audio lamp control board) is oriented in the portrait orientation. Be placed. In particular, the main control device 261 is disposed on the near side as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the sound lamp control device 262 is disposed on the back side. In this case, since the substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are formed with steps in the front-rear direction, the control devices 261 and 262 are mounted in a state where the main controller 261 and the sound lamp controller 262 are mounted on the substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253. Are arranged with a part of them stacked one after the other. That is, as can be seen in FIG. 19 and the like, the main controller 261 is arranged in a state where a part thereof (about 1/3 in the present embodiment) is floated. Therefore, the sound lamp control device 262 can be expanded to an area overlapping with the main control device 261, and it is possible to cope with an increase in the size of the control board and to install each control device efficiently. Further, in a state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the game board 30, a space is secured behind the board mounting surface 252, and the accessory variable winning device 33 and its electric wiring can be installed without difficulty. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, horizontally long through holes 254 are formed in two places on the left and right sides of the board mounting surface 252 for the main board. Correspondingly, the substrate box 263 of the main control device 261 is provided with rotational fixing tools 267 at two places on the left and right sides of the back surface thereof. When the main controller 261 is mounted on the board mounting surface 252, the fixing tool 267 is passed through the through hole 254 of the board mounting surface 252, and the fixing tool 267 is rotated in this state to lock the main control apparatus 261. The Therefore, even if the main control device 261 is arranged with a part thereof floating as described above, inconveniences such as dropping off of the main control device 261 can be avoided. In addition, since the main control device 261 cannot be removed unless the fixture 267 is unlocked from the back side of the first control board unit 201 (board mounting surface 252), it is expected to have a deterrent effect against illegal acts such as board removal. it can. A grid-like rib 255 is provided on the back surface of the substrate mounting surface 252 for the main substrate.

  The mounting base 251 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 256 on the left end surface of FIG. 20 and the like. By attaching the support shafts 256 to the support fitting 231 shown in FIG. The game board 30 is supported to be openable and closable. Further, the mounting base 251 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 257 as fasteners at the right end portion and a long hole 258 at the upper end portion. The first control board unit 201 is fixed to the game board 30 by locking the locking claw pieces 233 shown in FIG. The support fitting 231 and the support shaft 256 are in the support shaft portion M1 of FIG. Each corresponds.

  Next, the second control board unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 23 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the unit 202, and FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 202.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base 301 on which a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313 and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted. The payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, and the power supply device 313 are equipped with a control board including a central control CPU, ROM, RAM, various ports and the like as is well known. The payout of prize balls and rental balls is controlled by the substrate. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch motor 229 in accordance with the operation of the ball launch handle 18 by the player. Generated and output. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 and a card unit (not shown). Is. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which a ball is lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection substrate 314 are respectively configured to be accommodated in substrate boxes 315, 316, 317, and 318 made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, the box base and the box cover constituting the substrate box 315 are connected to each other by the sealing unit 319 so that the substrate box 315 is sealed. .

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor 358a, the payout motor 358a is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball jam (return to the normal state). It is like that.

  The power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of a power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery) It has become. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, turn on the power while pressing the RAM erase switch 323. To do.

  The mounting base 301 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and a flat board mounting surface 302 is provided on the surface thereof. In this case, the launch control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board 314 are directly mounted side by side on the board mounting surface 302 of the mounting base 301, and the payout control apparatus 311 is mounted on the board box 317 of the power supply apparatus 313. Has been.

  Further, the mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 305 at the right end in FIG. 23 and the like, and the support shaft 305 is inserted into the support hole 237 shown in FIG. 2 The control board unit 202 is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12. In addition, the mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 306 as fasteners at the left end, and the second control board unit 202 is fitted into the fastening hole 239 shown in FIG. It is fixed to the frame 12 so that it cannot be opened and closed. The support hole portion 237 and the support shaft 305 correspond to the support shaft portion M4 in FIG. 14, and the fastened hole 239 and the ny latch 306 correspond to the fastening portion M5, respectively.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27. The back pack unit 203 is formed by integrating a resin-formed back pack 351 and a ball dispensing mechanism 352. FIG. 26 is a rear view of the back pack unit 203 as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 27 shows an exploded perspective view thereof.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and includes a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the accessory variable prize-winning device unit 35 (in the present embodiment, however, The audio lamp control device 262 is also enclosed. A large number of ventilation holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. Each of the air holes 354a has a long hole shape, and the air holes 354a are adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent vent holes 354a. That is, a predetermined test or the like can be easily performed by cutting the resin portion between the air holes 354a and exposing the accessory variable prize-winning device unit 35 and the like therein.

  In addition, a payout mechanism portion 352 is disposed on the base portion 353 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 351, and balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two lateral rows (two rows) of ball passages and gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. A case rail 357 is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of balls are properly paid out by a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through the payout passage 359 shown in FIG.

  A vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356 is attached to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the ball clogging can be eliminated by driving the vibrator 360. Since this vibrator 360 is unitized, it can be easily attached to the tank rail 356.

  The configuration of the tank rail 356 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 28. The tank rail 356 has a rail body 361 having an elongated bowl shape opened upward, and a spherical ball receiver is provided at the start end of the rail body 361. A portion 362 is provided. By this ball receiving portion 362, the ball dropped from the tank 355 is smoothly taken into the rail body 361. The rail body 361 is provided with a partition wall 363 extending in the longitudinal direction. The partition wall 363 divides the sphere into two hands. The two sphere passages partitioned by the partition wall 363 are slightly wider than the diameter of the sphere. One or two ridges 364 are provided on the bottom surface of each spherical passage partitioned by the partition wall 363, and an opening 365 is provided on the side of the ridge 364.

  In addition, a rectifying plate 367 is disposed on the rail body 361 so as to cover the ceiling portion of the downstream half. The rectifying plate 367 has a bowed shape so as to limit the height of the ball passage in the tank rail 356 toward the downstream side, and a convex portion 368 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the lower surface thereof. . As a result, each sphere flowing in the tank rail 356 finally flows out downstream without being stacked up and down. Therefore, even if a large amount of balls flow into the tank rail 356, the balls are prevented from being caught, and the ball clogging in the tank rail 356 is eliminated. The rail body 361 is formed of a black conductive polycarbonate resin, whereas the rectifying plate 367 is formed of a transparent polycarbonate resin. The rectifying plate 367 is detachably provided. By removing the rectifying plate 367, maintenance in the tank rail 356 can be easily performed.

  Returning to FIG. 26 and FIG. The payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from the outside. Yes. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

  All of the dispensing mechanism 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage 359 is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded at a part thereof. As a result, generation of noise due to charging of the sphere is suppressed.

  In addition, the back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 385 at the right end in FIG. 26 and the like. The pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12. In addition, the back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 386 as fasteners at the left end portion, and a locking hole 387 is provided at the upper end portion. The nai latch 386 is inserted into the tightened hole 240 shown in FIG. The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the inner frame 12 so that it cannot be opened and closed by engaging the fixing tool 242 shown in FIG. The reason why the ny latch is not used for the fixing tool 242 and the locking hole 387 is that a tank 355 for storing a sphere is provided on the left side of the locking hole 387 in FIG. 26, so that this part is firmly fixed. . When the fixture 242 is fixed, the back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the inner frame 12 by the fixtures 241 and 243 shown in FIG. The support hole portion 238 and the support shaft 385 are in the support shaft portion M6 in FIG. 13, the fastened hole 240 and the ny latch 386 are in the fastening portion M7, and the fixture 242 and the lock hole 387 are in the lock portion M8, respectively. Equivalent to. Further, the fixture 243 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The main controller 261 is equipped with an MPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The MPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A certain RAM 503 and various other circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. In addition to the memory and area for this purpose, a backup area 503a is provided.

  The backup area 503a stores values such as a stack pointer, each register, I / O, etc. when the power is shut down (including when a power failure occurs, the same applies hereinafter) when the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When the power is turned on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, the same applies hereinafter), the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before power-off based on the information in the backup area 503a. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 34), and restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is executed in the main process (see FIG. 30) when the power is turned on. . Note that the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 501 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, and the power failure signal SG1 is the MPU 501. Is input immediately, the NMI interrupt process as a power failure process is immediately executed.

  In addition to the backup area 503a, the RAM 503 has a V winning flag 503b, a round lottery counter 503c, a round memory 503d, an opening / closing member counter 503e, an accessory winning prize counter 503f, an opening number counter 503g, and an opening time. A timer 503h, a closing time timer 503i, an accessory passing counter 503j, an opening prohibition flag 503m, a round continuation flag 503n, an opening / closing member closing flag 503p, and an opening / closing member one cycle end flag 503r are provided.

  The V winning flag 503b is a flag for recognizing whether or not a big hit is being made. The V winning flag 503b is turned on when a ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 in a normal gaming state, that is, in a state where the V winning flag 503b is not already turned on. When the number of rounds executed is executed (that is, when a value of a round memory 503d described later becomes “0”), or when a ball is not detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 (so-called puncture), It is configured to be turned off.

  The round lottery counter 503c is a counter for determining the number of jackpot rounds, and is configured to be updated in the range of “0” to “2”. This round lottery counter 503c is considered when a big hit occurs, that is, when a ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 in a normal gaming state, and based on the value of the round lottery counter 503c at that time, The number of rounds per jackpot is determined. Specifically, when the ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8, if the value of the round lottery counter 503c is “0”, a jackpot game of one round is selected, and the round lottery counter When the value of 503c is “1”, a 7-round jackpot game is selected, and when the value of the round lottery counter 503c is “2”, a 15-round jackpot game is selected. It is configured. The maximum number of rounds may be up to 15 and each round after the selected number of rounds may be a game that continues to the next round each time a ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8. .

  The round memory 503d is a memory for storing the number of jackpot rounds drawn by the round lottery counter 503c. The value of the round memory 503d is configured such that the value lottery by the round lottery counter 503c is added when a big hit occurs. Specifically, the value added to the round memory 503d when a jackpot occurs is “1” when the value of the round lottery counter 503c is “0”, and the value of the round lottery counter 503c is “ When it is “1”, “7” is added, and when the value of the round lottery counter 503c is “2”, “15” is added. On the contrary, “1” is subtracted every time each round is completed. Further, when a ball is not detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 during the big hit round (so-called puncture), the value of the round memory 503d is cleared to “0”.

  The opening / closing member counter 503e is a counter for counting the number of opening times of the opening / closing member 33a1, that is, the number of energization times of the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33d during the big hit. The value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is incremented by “1” when the opening / closing member driving solenoid 33d is turned off at the time of a big hit and it is confirmed that the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed after a predetermined time has elapsed. When the big hit game of one round is finished (when the value of the round memory 503d is decremented by “1”), or when the ball is not detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 during the big hit round (so-called puncture) , “0” is cleared. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e becomes “18” in one round of jackpot game, that is, when the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 33a1 is performed 18 times. The game time is determined to be determined as having elapsed a predetermined one round of game time.

  The prize winning counter 503f is a counter for counting balls that have won the prize variable prize winning device 33 during the big hit. The winning prize counter 503f is incremented by “1” when a ball is detected by the winning prize winning detection switch 33a3 during the jackpot game, and conversely, when one round is completed (the value of the round memory 503d is “ “1” is subtracted), or “0” is cleared when a ball is not detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 during the big hit round (so-called puncture). In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the value of the prize winning counter 503f becomes “10” in the big hit game of one round, that is, after the first round is started (opening / closing member drive solenoid) When a winning of 10 balls is confirmed in the accessory variable winning device 33 after the 33d is energized, it is determined that a predetermined game value of one round has been given and the round is ended. It is configured to let you.

  The number-of-opening counter 503g is a counter that stores the remaining number of times of opening / closing driving of the opening / closing member 33a1 provided in the accessory variable prize-winning device 33 during a normal game (a game other than a so-called big hit). As described above, the opening / closing member 33a1 is twice when a ball enters the central accessory opening 32C provided in the game area of the game board 30, and 1 when the ball enters the left and right accessory openings 32L and 32R. Open / close drive one by one. Therefore, the value of the number-of-opening counter 503g is set to 2 when the middle opening switch 222C provided at the central accessory opening 32C detects a sphere, and left or right provided at the left and right accessory opening 32L, 32R. It is set to 1 when the opening switches 222L and 222R detect a sphere. If the value of the opening number counter 503g is 1 or more, the opening / closing drive of the opening / closing member 33a1 is performed. The value of the opening number counter 503g is decremented by one when the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed from the opened state and a predetermined time elapses, that is, every time the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 performs the opening / closing drive once.

  The opening time timer 503h is a timer that measures the opening time of the opening / closing member 33a1 that is driven to open and close. In the opening time timer 503h, an initial value is written when the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened, that is, when the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned on, and the written value is a normal process opening / closing member opening process executed every 4 ms (FIG. 31). , S204). As a result of the subtraction, when the value of the opening time timer 503h becomes 0, the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off and the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed.

  On the other hand, the closing time timer 503i is a timer that measures the minimum closing time of the opening / closing member 33a1 after being opened. In the closing time timer 503i, an initial value is written when the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed, that is, when the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off, and the written value is a normal process opening / closing member opening process executed every 4 ms (FIG. 31). , S204). If the value of the closing time timer 503i becomes 0 as a result of the subtraction, it means that the minimum closing time of the opening / closing member 33a1 has elapsed. The member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned on and the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened.

  The accessory passing counter 503j is a counter for counting the balls won in the accessory variable winning device 33. This accessory passing counter 503j is incremented by 1 regardless of whether a winning game or normal game is being played when the ball is detected by the accessory winning detection switch 33a3, and conversely, the V winning detection switch 33b8 Alternatively, when a ball is detected by the non-V winning detection switch 223, 1 is subtracted regardless of whether a big hit or a normal game is being played. That is, a state in which a sphere remains in the accessory variable prize winning device 33 based on the detection results of the prize winning detection switch 33a3 and the V prize detection switch 33b8 or the non-V prize detection switch 223 (in this embodiment, (Storage number).

  The opening prohibition flag 503m is a flag for prohibiting the opening / closing member 33a1 from opening. This open / close prohibition flag 503m is set when the ball winning is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 during a big hit, when the value of the prize winning counter 503f is “10”, or when the value of the open / close member counter 503e is “18”. ”And the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is not“ 0 ”, that is, in the state where the condition for ending the first round is satisfied and the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied, Turned on when a sphere remains in 33. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a new ball from entering the accessory variable winning device 33 in a state where the condition for ending one round is satisfied and the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied. When the value of the accessory passing counter 503j becomes “0” and no ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33, the release prohibition flag 503j is turned off and the opening / closing member 33a1 can be opened. It becomes.

  The round continuation flag 503n is a flag for confirming whether or not it is possible to continue to the next round during the big hit. The round continuation flag 503n is turned on when a ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 in one round of jackpot, and the value of the accessory passing counter 503j becomes “0”, and a condition for ending one round Is turned off when is satisfied (when the condition for starting the next round is satisfied).

  The open / close member closing flag 503p is a flag for confirming that the open / close member solenoid 33a2 is turned off and the open / close member 33a1 is closed during the big hit. The open / close member closing flag 503p is turned on when the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off and the open / close member 33a1 is closed after the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is opened and the open / close member 33a1 is opened. Turns off when time has elapsed.

  The open / close member 1 cycle end flag 503r is a flag for confirming whether or not the open / close operation of the open / close member 33a1 is completely completed. The open / close member 1 cycle end flag 503r is turned on when the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off and a predetermined time has elapsed and the open / close member 33a1 is completely closed, and then the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned on. It is turned off when the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the MPU 501 of the main control device 261 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, later-described opening switches 222L, 222C, and 222R, an accessory winning detection switch 33a3, a V winning detection switch 33b8, a non-V winning detection switch 223, The opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2, the accessory drive motor 33a5, the rotating body drive motor 33b7, or other switch group (not shown) is connected.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The MPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to hold (backup) data by supplying a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261. The RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513a in addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The backup area 513a is an area for storing the stack pointer, each register, I / O, and the like when the power is shut down when the power is shut down due to a power failure or the like. Based on the information in the backup area 513a, the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is shut off. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt process, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. As with the MPU 501 of the main controller 261, the power failure signal SG1 is input to the NMI terminal of the MPU 511 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the MPU 511, an NMI interrupt process as a power failure process is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the MPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main control device 261, a firing control device 312, a payout motor 358a, and the like are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of a sphere by the launch motor 229, and the launch motor 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, a firing permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected that the player is touching the ball launching handle 18, and the launch is stopped to stop launching. On condition that the switch is not operated, the firing motor 229 is driven, and a ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the ball launching handle 18.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 having a RAM erase switch 323. ing. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operating voltages to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC voltage of 24 volts supplied from the outside, a voltage of 12 volts for driving various switches and motors, a voltage of 5 volts for logic, and a RAM backup A backup voltage or the like is generated, and the 12 volt voltage, the 5 volt voltage, and the backup voltage are supplied to the main controller 261, the payout controller 311, and the like. The firing control device 312 is supplied with operating voltages (12 volts and 5 volts) via the payout control device 311.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the MPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541. When this voltage becomes less than 22 volts, it is determined that a power failure (power shutdown) occurs. The power failure signal SG1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. By the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. The power supply unit 541 outputs a voltage of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Is maintained at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 when the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed. When the RAM erase signal SG2 is input when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 clear the data in the respective backup areas 503a and 513a.

  Next, each control process executed by the MPU 501 in the main controller 261 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 30 to 35. The processing of the MPU 501 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, and a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in the present embodiment, at a cycle of 2 milliseconds (hereinafter referred to as “ms”)). And an NMI interrupt process activated by the input of the power failure signal SG1 to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process are described first, and then the main process is performed. explain.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 501 in the main control device 261. This main process is started by a reset at power-on. In the main process, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S101). Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control devices (audio lamp control device 262, payout control device 311, etc.) to become operable, Wait processing (for example, about 1 second) is executed. After a payout permission command is transmitted to the payout control device 311 (S102), access to the RAM 503 is permitted (S103).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is turned on (S104), and if it is turned on (S104: Yes), processing is performed to clear (erase) the backup data. The process proceeds to S114. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 323 is not turned on (S104: No), it is further determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 (S105). (S105: No), since backup data is not stored, in this case as well, the process proceeds to S114. If the occurrence information of power shutdown is stored in the backup area 503a (S105: Yes), a RAM judgment value is calculated (S106), and if the calculated RAM judgment value is not normal (S107: No), that is, calculated. If the RAM determination value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed. In such a case as well, the process proceeds to S114. As described above, the RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 503, for example. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 is correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, at the start of business in the hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (S114 to S116). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing (S114 to S116) of the RAM 503. That is, in the RAM initialization process from S114, the used area of the RAM 503 is cleared to 0 (S114), and the initial value of the RAM 503 is set (S115). Thereafter, the interruption is permitted (S116), and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 323 is not turned on (S104: No), the information on the occurrence of power shutdown is stored (S105: Yes), and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( (S107: Yes), the process proceeds to S108, and a process at the time of power recovery (a process at the time of power-off restoration) is executed. That is, in the power recovery process, the stack pointer at the time of power interruption is restored (S108), and the information on occurrence of power interruption is cleared (S109). Next, a power-return command for returning the sub-side control device to the gaming state at the time of power-off is transmitted (S110), and the used register is returned from the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 (S111). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the interrupt is permitted before the power is turned off (S112). If the interrupt is permitted (S112: Yes), the interrupt is permitted (S113), while the interrupt is prohibited when the power is turned off. If it is in the state (S112: No), the processing is returned to the address before the power is shut off while the interruption is prohibited.

  Next, normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an overview, each process of S201 to S204 is executed as a periodic process with a period of 4 ms, and S205 is executed in the remaining time.

  In the normal processing, first, output data such as a command updated in the previous processing is transmitted to each control device on the sub side (S201). Specifically, the presence / absence of winning detection information is determined. If there is winning detection information, a winning ball payout command corresponding to the number of acquired balls is transmitted to the payout control device 311.

  Next, the value of the round lottery counter 503c is updated (S202). Specifically, the value of the round lottery counter 503c is incremented by “1” and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (“2” in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the round lottery counter 503c is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Next, a prize ball counting signal and a payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 311 are read (S203), an opening / closing member opening process performed during a normal game is performed (S204), and the opening / closing member 33a1 during a normal game is performed. Control of the opening / closing operation is executed. Thereafter, a jackpot process is performed (S205), a jackpot determination, a jackpot game, and the like are executed, and other processes are executed (S206). Then, it is determined whether or not the next normal processing execution timing has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 ms in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous normal processing (S207). If not (S207: No), the process waits until the predetermined time elapses. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has elapsed (S207: Yes), the process proceeds to S201, and the processes after S201 described above are repeated. Execute.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a switch read process executed every 2 ms (milliseconds) by the timer interrupt process. In the switch reading process, the state of each switch is detected, and predetermined values are set in the memory and the counter according to the detection result.

  First, it is confirmed whether or not the V winning flag 503b is turned on (S300). If the V winning flag 503b is turned on (S300: Yes), the process of S301 to S315 is skipped and the process proceeds to S316. Transition. This is because, in a state where the V winning flag 503b is on, the jackpot process (S205) is executed, and the necessary switches are read in the jackpot process.

  On the other hand, in the process of S300, if the V winning flag 503b is not turned on (S300: No), it is confirmed whether or not the value of the number-of-opens counter 503g is greater than 0 (S302). If the value of the opening number counter 503g is larger than 0 (S302: Yes), the opening / closing member 33a1 has not finished the opening / closing drive of the previously set number of times, so the opening / closing member 33a1 changes to the opened state more than the set number of times. In order to prohibit this, the process from S303 to S306 is skipped and the process proceeds to S307.

  If the value of the opening number counter 503g is 0 (S302: No), it means that the opening / closing member 33a1 has been driven to open / close the previously set number of times, so whether the right opening port switch 222R or the left opening port switch 222L is turned on. It is confirmed whether or not (S303). As a result, if the right opening switch 222R or the left opening switch 222L is turned on (S303: Yes), the value of the opening number counter 503g is set to 1 in order to drive the opening / closing member 33a1 once (S304). ) If neither the right opening switch 222R nor the left opening switch 222L is turned on (S303: No), it is confirmed whether or not the middle opening switch 222C is turned on (S305). As a result of checking in the process of S305, if the middle opening switch 222C is turned on (S305: Yes), the value of the opening number counter 503g is set to 2 to drive the opening / closing member 33a1 twice (S306). If the middle opening switch 222C is not turned on (S305: No), the process proceeds to S307.

  In the process of S307, it is confirmed whether or not the prize winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on. If the prize winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on (S307: Yes), the value of the prize passing counter 503j is incremented by one. (S308) If the prize winning detection switch 33a3 is not turned on (S307: No), the process of S308 is skipped and the process proceeds to S309. The process of S307 and the process of S308 are processes for detecting how many balls have entered the accessory variable prize-winning device 33 while the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened and closed for the set number of times. Each time a ball enters the device 33, the number of balls is added and stored in the accessory passing counter 503j. When the winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on (S307: Yes), the number of winning balls (winning detection information) corresponding to the number of balls that have entered the winning combination variable winning device 33 is set. This is transmitted to the payout control board in the process of S201 of the normal process.

  In the process of S309, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is greater than 0. Since the ball has not entered, there is no need to confirm whether or not a non-V winning detection switch 223 and a V winning detection switch 33b8, which will be described later, are turned on, and the process proceeds to S316.

  On the other hand, if the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is greater than 0 (S309: Yes), since the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33, whether or not the ball has been discharged from the accessory variable winning device 33. In order to confirm this, it is confirmed whether or not the non-V winning detection switch 223 is turned on (S310). As a result, if the non-V winning detection switch 223 is turned on (S310: Yes), one ball in the accessory variable winning device 33 has been discharged out of the accessory variable winning device 33. The value of the object passage counter 503i is decremented by 1 (S311), and if the non-V winning detection switch 223 is not turned on (S310: No), the process of S311 is skipped and the process proceeds to S312. The process of S310 and the process of S311 are processes for detecting how many balls remaining in the accessory variable prize winning device 33 have been thrown away. Subtract and store in the accessory passing counter 503j.

  In the process of S312, it is confirmed again whether or not the value of the accessory passing counter 503i is greater than 0. If the value of the accessory passing counter 503i is 0 (S312: No), the inside of the accessory variable winning device 33 is determined. Since no ball remains, the process proceeds to S316, and if the value of the accessory passing counter 503i is larger than 0 (S312: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on ( S313). That is, in the process of S312, after the ball that enters the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected by the accessory winning detection switch 33a3, the non-V winning detection switch 223 discharges the ball to the outside of the accessory variable winning device 33. In the meantime, it is determined whether or not the V winning detection switch 33b8 is detected. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on when the ball is forcibly awarded to the V guide 33b4a without turning on the accessory winning detection switch 33a3. Since it is not performed, it is possible to prevent fraud and the like, and it is possible to prevent loss to the pachinko hall.

  As a result of checking in the process of S313, if the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on (S313: Yes), it means that one ball in the accessory variable winning device 33 has been thrown out of the accessory variable winning device 33. Therefore, 1 is subtracted from the value of the accessory passing counter 503j (S314). In the processes of S313 and S314, as in the processes of S310 and S311, the number of balls remaining in the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected, and the number of balls is calculated each time the balls are discharged. Subtract and store in the accessory passing counter 503j.

  The present embodiment includes a non-V prize detection switch 223 and a V prize detection switch 33b8, and subtracts and stores the value of the accessory passing counter 503j based on the two detection results. It is possible to reliably detect the balls discharged to the outside of the device 33 and store the number of balls remaining in the accessory variable winning device 33.

  Since the processing after S314 is a big hit when the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on, the V winning flag 503b is turned on and the value of the number-of-opens counter 503g is cleared to 0 (S315), and the round lottery counter at that time The value of 503c is added to the round memory 503d (S316). On the other hand, in the process of S313, if the V winning detection switch 33b8 is not turned on (S313: No), the process proceeds to S316.

  In the processing of S316, other switch reading processing is executed. In the other switch reading process, it is mainly confirmed whether or not each of the opening port switches 222R, 222C, and 222L and other winning ports is turned on, and when any of the switches is turned on, the winning is performed. The corresponding number of winning balls (winning detection information) is set and transmitted to the payout control board in the process of S201 of the normal process. By executing the other switch reading process, even if the jackpot process (S205) is being executed or the detection of each of the opening switch 222R, 222C, 222L is skipped (S302: Yes), the prize corresponding to the winning prize The number of balls can be paid out reliably, and loss to the player can be prevented.

  In the process of S315, the value of the number-of-opens counter 503g is cleared to 0 because the control of the opening / closing drive of the opening / closing member 33a1 is completed when the big hit process (S205) is completed and the game state is shifted to the normal gaming state. This is to prevent malfunction. Therefore, when shifting from the big hit state to the normal gaming state, the value of the release number counter 503g has already been cleared to 0, so that the subsequent processing can be performed smoothly. The timing for clearing the value of the number-of-releases counter 503g to 0 may be executed at any time as long as it is until the jackpot state ends.

  Here, the opening / closing member opening process (S204) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the opening / closing member opening process executed in the normal process (during normal game) of FIG. In the opening / closing member opening process, on / off control of the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is executed.

  In the opening / closing member opening process (S204), first, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the opening number counter 503g is greater than 0 (S320). If the value of the opening number counter 503g is 0 (S320: No), the opening / closing member is determined. Since the opening / closing drive of 33a1 is unnecessary, the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off, the opening time timer value is set to 0, the closing time timer value is set to 0, and the opening / closing member closing flag is turned off ( S330), the opening / closing member opening process is terminated. In the process of S330, malfunctions can be reliably prevented by setting each timer, flag, and opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 to the initial state.

  On the other hand, in the process of S320, if the value of the opening number counter 503g is larger than 0 (S320: Yes), it is necessary to drive the opening / closing member 33a1 at least once, so whether the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed or not. In order to check whether or not the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned on (S329), and if the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned on (S329: Yes), the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed. In order to complete the process, the process proceeds to S326 and subsequent steps. The processing after S326 will be described later.

  If the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is not turned on in the process of S329 (S329: No), the closing of the opening / closing member 33a1 is completed, and the process proceeds to S321 and subsequent steps.

  In the process of S321, it is confirmed whether or not the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is already turned on (S321). If the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is already turned on (S321: Yes), the process of S322 is skipped. The process proceeds to S323. On the other hand, if the opening / closing member driving solenoid 33a2 is not turned on (S321: No), the opening / closing member driving solenoid 33a2 is turned on to change the opening / closing member 33a1 to the open state, and the opening time of the opening / closing member 33a1 is measured. An initial value is set in the open time timer 503h (S322). The opening time timer 503h is set to 100 when the opening time is about 400 ms, for example, because the normal processing is performed every 4 ms.

  Thereafter, in order to check whether or not the set time has elapsed since the opening / closing member 33a1 was opened, it is checked whether or not the value of the opening time timer 503h has become 0 (S323), and the opening time timer 503h If the value is not 0 (S323: No), since the set time of the opening / closing member 33a1 has not elapsed, the value of the opening time timer 503h is decremented by 1 (S324), and the opening / closing member opening process is terminated. To do.

  On the other hand, in the process of S323, if the value of the opening time timer 503h is 0 (S323: Yes), it means that the opening time of the opening / closing member 33a1 has elapsed, so the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off. At the same time, an initial value is set in the closing time timer 503i in order to measure the closing time of the opening / closing member 33a1, and the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned on in order to set that the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed ( S325). In the present embodiment, the initial value of the closing time timer 503i is set to 250, and the opening / closing member 33a1 can be operated next time after 1000 ms.

  Then, in order to check whether or not the set time has elapsed since the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed, it is checked whether or not the value of the closing time timer 503i is 0 (S326), and the value of the closing time timer 503i is If it is not 0 (S326: No), since the time when the closing state of the opening / closing member 33a1 has been set has elapsed, the value of the closing time timer 503i is decremented by 1 (S327), and the opening / closing member opening process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in the process of S326, if the value of the closing time timer 503i is 0 (S326: Yes), the time when the closing state of the opening / closing member 33a1 is set has elapsed, and the opening / closing drive of the opening / closing member 33a1 is 1. Since the cycle is over, the value of the opening number counter 503g is decremented by 1, and the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned off (S328), and the opening / closing member opening process is terminated. That is, the opening / closing member 33a1 does not subtract the value of the opening number counter 503g unless a predetermined time elapses after changing from the open state to the closed state, so that the next opening / closing drive is performed until the predetermined time elapses. It is configured to be prohibited.

  Next, the jackpot process (S205) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 34 is a flowchart of the jackpot process. In this jackpot process, the driving control of each accessory is executed in accordance with the detection result of each switch in the jackpot game.

  In the jackpot process (S205), first, it is confirmed whether or not the V winning flag 503b is turned on (S400). As a result, if the V winning flag 503b is not turned on (S400: No), the jackpot processing is terminated because no jackpot has occurred. On the other hand, if the V winning flag 503b is turned on (S400: Yes), it is a big hit. Next, whether or not the value of the round memory 503d is larger than 0, that is, the big win set in the process of S316. It is confirmed whether or not a round remains (S401).

  As a result of checking in the process of S401, if the value of the round memory 503d is 0, the jackpot ends, and the process proceeds to S420. The processing after S420 will be described later. On the other hand, if the value of the round memory 503d is larger than 0 (S401: Yes) as a result of the confirmation in the process of S401, it means that the big hit round remains, so the ball 33 enters the V guide 33b4a by the accessory 33a4. In order to make it easy to make a ball, the accessory drive motor 33a5 is turned on (S402), and then the opening / closing member opening process during the big hit is performed (S403).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 35, the opening / closing member opening process performed during the jackpot will be described. FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the opening / closing member opening process (medium jackpot).

  In the process of S403, when the opening / closing member opening process (big hit) is started, first, whether or not the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned on in order to confirm whether or not the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed. (S500), and if the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned on (S500: Yes), the process proceeds to S507 and subsequent steps in order to complete the closing of the opening / closing member 33a1. The processing after S507 will be described later.

  In the process of S500, if the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is not turned on (S500: No), the closing of the opening / closing member 33a1 is completed, and the process proceeds to S501 to open the opening / closing member 33a1. In the process of S501, it is confirmed whether or not the release prohibition flag 503m is turned on. If the release prohibition flag 503m is turned on (S501: Yes), the opening / closing member 33a1 is opened in the jackpot process described later. Since this is prohibited, in order to prevent the opening member drive solenoid 33a2 from being turned on, the process of S502 and S503 is skipped and the process proceeds to S504.

  On the other hand, as a result of checking in the processing of S501, if the opening prohibition flag 503m is not turned on (S501: No), the opening / closing member 33a1 can be opened, so whether or not the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is already turned on. Is confirmed (S502), and if the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 has already been turned on (S502: Yes), the process of S503 is skipped and the process proceeds to S504. On the other hand, if the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is not turned on (S502: No), the open / close member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned on to change the open / close member 33a1 to the open state, and the open time of the open / close member 33a1 is measured. In addition, the initial value is set in the opening time timer 503h, and the opening / closing member 1 cycle end flag that is turned on when the opening operation of the opening / closing member 33a1 ends is turned off (S503).

  Thereafter, in order to check whether or not the set time has elapsed since the opening / closing member 33a1 was opened, it is checked whether or not the value of the opening time timer 503h has become 0 (S504), and the opening time timer 503h If the value is not 0 (S504: No), since the set time of the open / close member 33a1 has not elapsed, the value of the open time timer 503h is decremented by 1 (S505), and the open / close member open process is terminated. To do.

  On the other hand, in the process of S504, if the value of the opening time timer 503h is 0 (S504: Yes), it means that the opening time of the opening / closing member 33a1 has elapsed, so the opening / closing member drive solenoid 33a2 is turned off. In addition, an initial value is set in the closing time timer 503i in order to measure the closing time of the opening / closing member 33a1, and an opening / closing member closing flag 503p for setting that the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed and the predetermined time has not passed is set. Turn on (S506).

  Then, in order to confirm whether or not the set time has elapsed since the opening / closing member 33a1 is closed, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the closing time timer 503i is 0 (S507), and the value of the closing time timer 503i is If it is not 0 (S507: No), since the time when the closing state of the opening / closing member 33a1 has been set has elapsed, the value of the closing time timer 503i is decremented by 1 (S508), and the opening / closing member opening process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in the process of S507, if the value of the closing time timer 503i is 0 (S507: Yes), the time when the closing state of the opening / closing member 33a1 is set has elapsed, and the opening / closing drive of the opening / closing member 33a1 is 1. Since the closing of the cycle end opening / closing member 33a1 is completed, the value of the opening number counter 503g is decremented by 1, the opening / closing member closing flag 503p is turned off, and the opening / closing member 1 cycle end flag 503r is turned on (S509). ), The opening / closing member opening process is terminated.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. When the opening / closing member opening process of S403 is completed, it is confirmed in the process of S404 whether or not the winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on. If the winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on (S404: Yes), the winning combination is confirmed. The value of the object passing counter 503j is incremented by 1, and the value of the accessory winning prize counter 503f that counts the number of balls that have entered the accessory variable prize winning device 33 during the big hit is incremented by 1 (S405). If the winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is not turned on (S404: No), the process of S405 is skipped and the process proceeds to S406. When the winning combination winning detection switch 33a3 is turned on (S404: Yes), the number of winning balls (winning detection information) corresponding to the number of balls that have entered the winning combination variable winning device 33 is set. This is transmitted to the payout control board in the process of S201 of the normal process.

  The process from S406 to S409 is a process for confirming whether or not the ball remaining in the accessory variable winning device 33 has been discharged outside the accessory variable winning device 33. First, it is confirmed whether or not the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on (S406). If the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on (S406: Yes), one ball in the accessory variable winning device 33 plays a role. Since the ball has been thrown out of the object variable winning device 33, the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is decremented by 1, and the next round can be continued, so the round continuation flag 503n is turned on (S407). If the V winning detection switch 33b8 is not turned on in the process of S406 (S406: No), the process of S407 is skipped and the process proceeds to S408.

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the non-V winning detection switch 223 is turned on (S408). If the non-V winning detection switch 223 is turned on (S408: Yes), the ball in the accessory variable winning device 33 is Since one of the accessory variable winning devices 33 has been thrown out of the ball, the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is decremented by 1 (S409), and if the non-V winning detection switch 223 is not turned on (S408: No) , The process of S409 is skipped and the process proceeds to S410.

  In the processing from S410 to S412, it is confirmed whether or not a condition for ending one round is satisfied, and whether or not a condition for ending the jackpot (so-called puncture) is satisfied. In the present embodiment, during the big hit, when the V winning detection switch 33b8 is turned on, the condition for ending the current round and shifting to the next round is established. On the other hand, when the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is 18 and it is confirmed that the specified time in one round game has elapsed, and the value of the winning prize winning counter 503f is 10, the predetermined number of balls in one round game When it is confirmed that the winning ball is confirmed, the condition for ending the jackpot as a punk is established.

  First, in the process of S410, it is confirmed whether or not the round continuation flag 503n is turned on. If the round continuation flag 503n is turned on (S410: Yes), a ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33. If the round continuation flag 503n is not turned on (S410: No), the condition for ending the current round is not satisfied. Next, the process proceeds to S411 in order to confirm whether or not the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied.

  In the process of S411, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is 18, and if the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is not 18 (S411: No), then the value of the prize winning counter 503f is Whether it is 10 or not is confirmed (S412). As a result of checking in the processing of S411 and S412, if the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is not 18 and the value of the prize winning counter 503f is 10 (S411: No, S412: No), the condition for terminating the jackpot Is not established, the jackpot processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied, that is, if the value of the opening / closing member counter e is 18 (S411: Yes) or if the value of the prize winning counter 503f is 10, ( (S412: Yes), the process proceeds to S413 in order to check whether or not a ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33.

  In the process of S413, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is 0. If the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is greater than 0 (S413: Yes), a ball is placed in the accessory variable winning device 33. Therefore, the opening / closing member 33a1 is prohibited from being opened any more and the opening prohibition flag 503m is turned on to prevent a new ball from entering (S415). The process ends.

  Further, as a result of checking in the processing of S413, if the value of the accessory passing counter j is 0 and no ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33 (S413: No), the opening / closing member 1 cycle end flag 503r. Is not turned on (S414), and if the opening / closing member 1 cycle end flag 503r is not turned on (S414: No), the closing of the opening / closing member 33a1 has not been completed, and therefore the opening / closing member 33a1 is not more than that. Is prohibited, and an opening prohibition flag 503m is turned on to prevent a new ball from entering (S415), and the jackpot processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the opening / closing member 1 cycle end flag 503r is turned on as a result of the confirmation in the process of S414, the opening / closing member 33a1 is in the closed state and the closing is completed after a predetermined time. In order to make the opening / closing member 33a1 operable, the opening prohibition flag 503m is turned off (S416).

  Thereafter, as a process for ending the current round and a process for starting the next round, the value of the round memory is decremented by 1, the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is cleared to 0, and the prize winning counter The value of 503f is cleared to 0 (S417), and the accessory drive motor 33a5 is turned off (S418). In the process of S417, by clearing the values of the opening / closing member counter 503e and the prize winning counter 503f to 0, the number of balls that enter the prize variable prize winning device 33 and the opening / closing member 33a1 in the next round. Since the number of times that the opening / closing operation is performed can be counted from the initial value, the exact number and number of times can be counted and stored for each round, and the reliability of the game of the pachinko machine 10 can be improved. .

  Then, in order to confirm whether the next round can be continued or whether the jackpot ends due to the puncture, it is confirmed whether or not the round continuation flag 503n is turned on (S419), and the round continuation flag 503n Is turned on (S419: Yes), the round continuation flag 503n is turned off in order to confirm the detection state of the V winning detection switch 33b8 in the next round (S420), and the jackpot processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the round continuation flag 503n is not turned on (S419: No), the jackpot is completed, so the V winning flag 503b is turned off (S421), the value of the round memory 503d is cleared to 0, and the opening / closing member While clearing the value of the counter 503e to 0 and clearing the value of the prize winning counter 503f to 0 (S422), the jackpot processing is terminated.

  As described above, in a normal game, when a ball entered in the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 and the gaming state becomes a big hit, in the big hit processing (S205), 1 After the condition for ending the round (the V winning detection switch 33b8 is ON) or the condition for ending the jackpot (the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is 18 or the value of the winning combination winning counter 503f is 10) is satisfied, the bonus variable variable winning is achieved When a ball remains in the device 33, it is possible to prohibit the transition to the next round or the end of the jackpot (transition to the normal gaming state). That is, when the next round is started or when the game state is changed to the normal game state, it is possible to reliably prevent the ball from remaining in the accessory variable winning device 33.

  Therefore, when the next round is started, a ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33, and the remaining ball is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 at the start of the round, and is stored in the accessory variable winning device 33. It is possible to prevent the ball from ending and moving to the next round without entering the ball. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the number of prize balls that can be paid out to the player in one round, and it is possible to prevent the player from being lost.

  In addition, at the end of the jackpot, the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33, and the ball remaining in the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 and the jackpot is generated again. Can be prevented. Therefore, a big hit is generated by a game different from a normal game in which a big hit is generated when the open / close member 33a1 is opened and a ball that has entered the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8. Thus, since it is possible to prevent more than necessary prize balls from being paid out, it is possible to prevent loss to the pachinko hall.

  In addition, when the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33 at the end of the jackpot, the opening / closing member 33a1 opens and closes, and a new ball enters the accessory variable winning device 33. It is possible to prevent the presence of a plurality of spheres having different entry timings from the timing of entering into the accessory variable winning device 33 by causing the entered balls to flow down while interfering with the remaining balls. Therefore, even if the timing at which the ball enters the accessory variable winning device 33 is a timing at which the V winning detection switch 33b8 can detect, the non V winning detection switch 223 detects it, or conversely, the non V winning detection switch Since it can be prevented from being detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 even at the timing that can be detected by H.223, it is possible to prevent both the player and the pachinko hall from being lost.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with the rotating body 33b6, so that the probability (expected value) that the ball entered into the accessory variable winning device 33 is detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 is set in advance. However, the probability (expected value) detected by the V winning detection switch 33b8 differs when the ball is left in the accessory variable winning device 33 when the next round is started or at the end of the jackpot. Therefore, in the pachinko hall, it becomes difficult to adjust the payout amount of the prize ball, and there is a case where both the player and the pachinko hall are lost. Therefore, it is necessary to design so that an expected value set in advance and an expected value in an actual game are approximated. However, the design is based on the installation position and structure of the accessory variable winning device 33, and the accessory variable winning device. It is necessary to consider the timing when the ball enters the ball 33, and the design becomes complicated. However, as described above, according to the gaming machine 10, when the next round is started or when shifting to the normal gaming state, the ball remains in the accessory variable prize device 33. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the design of the pachinko machine 10 from becoming difficult, and it is possible to prevent the design of the pachinko machine 10 from spending a lot of time.

  Next, an NMI interruption process executed by the MPU 501 of the main controller 261 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. By this NMI interruption process, the state of the main controller 261 at the time of power-off is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 501 in the main controller 261, and the MPU 501 interrupts the control being executed. NMI interrupt processing is started. The NMI interrupt processing program in FIG. 36 is stored in the ROM 502 of the main controller 261. For a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the main control device 261 can be executed, and the NMI interrupt processing is executed within this predetermined time.

  In the NMI interrupt process, first, the used register is saved in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 (S801), and the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 503a (S802). Further, the occurrence information of the power shutdown is set in the backup area 503a (S803), and a power shutdown notification command indicating that the power is shut off is transmitted to another control device (S804). A RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 503a (S805). The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. Thereafter, access to the RAM 503 is prohibited (S806), and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed.

  The above NMI interrupt process is executed in the same manner in the payout control apparatus 311. With this NMI interrupt process, the state of the payout control apparatus 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Is done. Similarly, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the payout control device 311 can be executed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 511 in the payout controller 311 and the MPU 511 interrupts the control being executed. The NMI interrupt process of FIG. 36 is started. The contents are the same as described above, except that the power-off notification command is not transmitted in step S804.

  Next, payout control executed by the MPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the main process of the payout control device 311. This main process is activated by a reset at power-on.

  First, initial setting processing accompanying power-on is executed (S901). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. Next, it waits for reception of the payout permission command transmitted from the main controller 261 (S902: No). When a payout permission command is received (S902: Yes), RAM access is permitted (S903), and an external interrupt vector is set (S904).

  Thereafter, a data backup process is executed for the RAM 513 in the MPU 511. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed (S905). If it is turned on (S905: Yes), the backup data is cleared (erased). The process proceeds to S915. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 323 is not turned on (S905: No), it is further determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 (S906). (S906: No), since the backup data is not stored, in this case as well, the process proceeds to S915. If the occurrence information of the power shutdown is stored in the backup area 513a (S906: Yes), the RAM judgment value is calculated (S907), and the calculated RAM judgment value is not normal (S908: No), that is, calculated. If the RAM determination value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed. In such a case as well, the process proceeds to S915. As described above, the RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 513, for example. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 is correctly stored.

  In the RAM initialization processing from S915, the used area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0 (S915), and the initial value of the RAM 513 is set (S916). Thereafter, the MPU 511 peripheral device is initialized (S917), an interrupt is permitted (S918), and the process proceeds to a payout control process described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 has not been pressed (S905: No), the occurrence information of the power shutdown has been set (S906: Yes), and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( S908: Yes), processing at power recovery (processing at power-off restoration) is executed. That is, the stack pointer at the time of power shutdown is restored (S909), and the information on occurrence of power shutdown is cleared (S910). Also, the MPU 511 peripheral device is initialized (S911), and the used registers are restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 (S912). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the interrupt is permitted before the power is turned off (S913). If the interrupt is permitted (S913: Yes), the interrupt is permitted (S914), while the interrupt is prohibited when the power is turned off. If it is in the state (S913: No), the processing is returned to the address before the power is shut off while the interruption is prohibited.

  Next, payout control processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This payout control process is executed following the main process of the payout control device 311. In the payout control process, first, a command from the main control device 261 is acquired, and the total number of winning balls is stored (S1001). The launch permission is set for the launch control device 312 (S1002), and when the state return switch 321 is checked, if it is determined that the state return operation is started, the state return operation is executed (S1003).

  Thereafter, the setting of the lower pan full tank state or the lower pan full tank release state is executed according to the change in the state of the lower pan 15 (S1004). That is, when the lower plate 15 is full based on the detection signal from the lower plate full switch, when the lower plate is full, the lower plate full state is set. , Set the lower pan full release state. Further, the setting of the tank ball absence state or the tank ball absence release state is executed according to the change in the state of the tank ball (S1005). In other words, the tank ball no switch state is determined based on the detection signal of the tank ball no switch, and when there is no tank ball, the setting of the tank ball no state is executed. Perform configuration. Thereafter, the presence / absence of a notification state is determined, and if there is a notification state, notification is made by a 7-segment LED provided in the payout control device 311 (S1006).

  Next, prize ball payout processing is executed by each processing of S1007 to S1009. That is, if the prize ball is not paid out and the total number of prize balls stored in the process of S1001 is not 0 (S1007: No, S1008: No), the prize ball control process shown in FIG. 39 is started (S1009). . On the other hand, if the prize ball cannot be paid out (S1007: Yes) or if the total number of prize balls is 0 (S1008: Yes), the process proceeds to the lending and payout process. The prize ball control process will be described later.

  In the rental ball payout process of S1010 to S1012, if the rental ball payout is not possible and a rental ball payout request is received from the card unit (S1010: No, S1011: Yes), the rental ball shown in FIG. Control processing is started. On the other hand, if the rental ball cannot be dispensed (S1010: Yes) or if a rental ball dispensing request has not been received (S1011: No), the subsequent ball removal process is executed (S1013). The ball rental control process will be described later.

  In the ball removal process (S1013), the state return switch 321 is checked to execute the ball removal process by driving the payout motor 358a on the condition that the ball removal disabled state is not set and the ball removal operation is not started. Subsequently, the control of the vibrator 360 (vibration motor control) is executed on the condition that the ball is clogged (S1014). Thereafter, the process returns to the top of the payout control process, and thereafter the above-described process is repeated.

  The prize ball control process shown in FIG. 39 will be described. In the winning ball control process, first, the payout motor 358a is driven to rotate in the forward direction, and the winning ball is paid out (S1101). Whether the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor (S1102). If not normal (S1102: No), the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 358a. The stop process is executed (S1103), and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal (S1102: Yes), it is determined from the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the ball is counted normally (S1104). If the ball count is not normal (S1104: No), the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 358a is stopped (S1105), and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG. .

  Further, if the ball count is normal (S1104: Yes), it is determined whether or not the payout count switch has reached the total number of winning balls and the payout is completed (S1106), and the payout is completed. If so (S1106: Yes), a stop process of the payout motor 358a is executed (S1107), and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG. On the other hand, if the payout has not been completed (S1106: No), the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  The lending control process shown in FIG. 40 will be described. In the ball lending control process, firstly, the payout motor 358a is driven to rotate in the reverse direction to execute lending of a lending ball (S1201). Whether the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor (S1202). If not normal (S1202: No), the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 358a Is stopped (S1203), and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal (S1202: Yes), it is determined from the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the ball is counted normally (S1204). If the ball count is not normal (S1204: No), the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process, and the payout motor 358a is stopped (S1205). Thereafter, the process returns to the payout control process of FIG. .

  Furthermore, if the ball count is normal (S1204: Yes), it is determined whether or not the ball count by the payout count switch has reached a predetermined number of rented balls (25) and the payout is completed (S1206). If the payout is completed (S1206: Yes), the payout motor 358a is stopped (S1207), and then the payout control process in FIG. 38 is returned to. On the other hand, if the payout has not been completed (S1206: No), the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 41, a second embodiment in which a part of the processing is different in the above jackpot processing (S205) will be described. FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing the jackpot process performed in the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

  The jackpot process (S205) is started, the processes from S400 to S412 are completed, the round continuation counter 503n is turned on (S410: Yes), and the value of the opening / closing member counter 503e is 18 (S411: Yes) ) Or when the value of the prize winning counter 503f is 10 (S412: Yes), that is, when the condition for ending one round is satisfied, or when the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied. In step S1400, it is confirmed whether the round currently being performed is the final round. As a result of checking in the process of S1400, if the round currently being performed is the final round (S1400: Yes), the process proceeds to the process of S413, and whether or not the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33. On the other hand, if the round currently being performed is not the final round (S1400: No), the process proceeds to S417, and the process for ending the current round and the next round are started. Processing is performed. That is, during the period from the big hit to the final round, if the condition for ending one round is satisfied, the next round is immediately started.

  As described above, in the jackpot process (S205) according to the second embodiment, whether or not a ball remains in the accessory variable prize winning device 33 in the final round among the rounds performed during the jackpot. If the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33, the jackpot is prohibited from ending. Therefore, when the jackpot ends and the state transitions to the normal gaming state, there is no ball remaining in the prize winning device 33, thereby preventing loss of both the player and the pachinko hall. In addition, the burden at the time of designing the pachinko machine 10 can be reduced.

  In addition, only the final round of the jackpot rounds is checked to see if any balls remain in the accessory variable prize-winning device 33, and the next round starts immediately after the final round. Sphere can be done smoothly and early.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 42, a third embodiment in which a part of the rotating body portion 33b described above is different will be described. FIG. 42 is a front view of the rotator 33b of the accessory variable winning device 33. FIG. In the first embodiment, the non-V winning detection switch 223 is provided outside the accessory variable winning device 33. However, in the third embodiment, the non-V winning detection switch 1223 is the accessory variable winning device 33. Is provided. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

  The rotating body portion 33b of the third embodiment is formed so that the lower part of the rotating body portion 33b is symmetrical with respect to the front view from the rotating body 33b6 (see FIG. 6 or 7). The non-V winning detection sensor 1223 is attached to a discharge path 1224 that communicates between the non-V guide portion 33b4b (see FIG. 6 or 7) of the accessory variable winning device 33 and the outside of the accessory variable winning device 33. The sphere passing through the discharge path 1224 is detected. If the non-V prize detection switch 1223 of the third embodiment is the same as the V prize detection switch 33b8, parts can be shared and the production cost can be reduced.

  According to the third embodiment, since the V winning detection switch 33b8 and the non-V winning detection switch 1223 are attached to the accessory variable winning device 33, the V guide 33b4a (see FIG. 6 or 7) and It is possible to detect at an early stage that a ball distributed to any one of the non-V guide portions 33b4b is thrown out of the accessory variable winning device 33. When the player finishes the jackpot, he wants to resume the game immediately to generate the next jackpot, so if the player can detect the ball to be thrown out of the bonus variable winning device 33 early, the player will end the jackpot early. The game interest can be improved without reducing the player's willingness to play. The V winning detection switch 33b8 and the non-V winning detection switch 1223 only need to be able to detect the ball to be discharged out of the accessory variable winning device 33 at an early stage, and the mounting positions thereof are not particularly limited.

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 43 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating the jackpot processing (S205) of the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the notification is made to the outside when a predetermined time elapses after the ball enters the accessory variable winning device 33. It is possible to notify the player when it is caught. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

  In the fourth embodiment, a notification time timer 503k is provided in the RAM 503. The notification time timer 503k indicates the elapsed time when the ball remains in the accessory variable prize winning device 33 when the condition for ending one round is satisfied or when the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied. It is a timer that counts time. The notification time timer 503k is written with an initial value when a condition for ending one round is satisfied or a condition for ending a jackpot is satisfied, and a ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33. The obtained value is subtracted by 1 in the jackpot process (FIGS. 31 and 44) executed every 4 ms. As a result of the subtraction, when the value of the notification time timer 503k becomes 0, notification is made to the outside.

  Here, the jackpot process (S205) shown in FIG. 44 will be described. In the jackpot processing of the fourth embodiment, when the processing from S400 to S413 is completed and the condition for ending one round is satisfied, or when the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied, the accessory passing counter 503j When the value of the accessory passing counter 503j is larger than 0 (S413: Yes), the release prohibition flag 503m is turned on and an initial value is set in the notification time timer 503k (S1300).

  Thereafter, whether or not the value of the notification time timer 503k is 0 in order to confirm whether or not a predetermined elapsed time has elapsed is a state in which a ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33 If the value of the notification time timer 503k is equal to or greater than 0 (S1301: No), the predetermined time has not elapsed since the ball entered the accessory variable winning device 33. In order to continue, 1 is subtracted from the value of the notification time timer 503k (S1302), and the jackpot processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, in the process of S1301, if the value of the notification time timer 503k is 0 (S1301: Yes), the state in which the ball remains in the accessory variable winning device 33 has elapsed for a predetermined time or more. A notification process is executed to notify the player of the state (S1303), and the jackpot process is terminated. The notification process may be performed by each display unit such as the annular illumination unit 102, the central illumination unit 103, the upper plate illumination unit 104, and the error display lamp 106, or as a sound notification by a speaker. Alternatively, the notification may be made by both display and sound.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment, when the condition for ending one round is satisfied, or when the condition for ending the jackpot is satisfied, a ball is placed in the bonus variable winning device 33. Since a notification is given when a predetermined time has elapsed in the remaining state, the player is informed of the state where the ball that has entered has stopped without flowing down due to being caught in the variable prize device 33 can do. The player who has been notified can cancel the state by notifying the store clerk of the pachinko hall or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a state in which the game cannot be continued from continuing for a long time, and the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be easily guessed.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the initial value of the closing time timer 503i is set to 250, and the opening / closing member 33a1 is prohibited from changing to the next opening operation for about 1000 ms. The initial value may be set according to the response time of the signal for driving the opening / closing member 33a1, the operation time required for the opening / closing drive of the opening / closing member 33a1, etc. It is good also as what sets according to the arrangement | positioning position of the prize winning detection switch 33a3 attached inside.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special game state under the condition that a ball is awarded in a predetermined area. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an alepacchi, a sparrow ball, a slot machine, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  In the slot machine, for example, a symbol is changed by operating a control lever in a state where a symbol effective line is determined by inserting coins, and a symbol is stopped and confirmed by operating a stop button. Is. Accordingly, the basic concept of the slot machine is that “a variable display means for confirming and displaying a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is displayed in a variable manner, and the symbol resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, an operating lever). The change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the fixed symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol Is a slot machine provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player. In this case, the game medium is typically a coin, a medal or the like.

  The gaming machine and modified examples of the present invention are shown below. A winning opening for entering a ball, an opening / closing member for opening or closing the entrance of the winning opening, a ball detecting means for detecting a ball that has entered the winning opening, and a ball that has entered the winning opening is distributed. When a ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to the normal area, a game value corresponding to the ball allocated to the normal area is given to the player. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is performed in order to give a game value advantageous to the player as compared with the normal game when the ball entered in the winning device is distributed to the specific area. In a gaming machine that performs a special game in which a specific mode in which a ball is likely to win a prize in the winning device is performed a predetermined upper limit number of times, the player enters the winning device and enters the specific area or the normal area A ball discharge detecting means for detecting that the distributed ball is discharged to a ball discharge area different from the game area where the game is played with the flow of the ball outside the winning device, and the ball discharge detection means, First storage means for storing a state in which balls that are not distributed to the specific area or the normal area remain in the winning device based on the detection result with the winning ball detection means, and the special game is performed. And at least one specific mode among the specific modes executed in the predetermined upper limit number of times when the ball is stored in the first storage means that the ball remains in the winning device. A gaming machine (1), characterized by comprising termination prohibiting means for prohibiting termination.

  According to the gaming machine 1, when a special game is being performed and the first storage means stores that a ball remains in the winning device, a specific mode that is executed a predetermined upper limit number of times The termination prohibiting means prohibits the end of at least one specific mode. Therefore, in the one specific mode, the provision of the game value advantageous to the player is finished, and when the one specific mode ends, no ball remains in the winning device.

  For example, if one specific mode ends with a ball remaining in the winning device, the ball remaining in the winning device may be distributed to a specific area at the start of the next specific mode. . Some gaming machines are configured such that, in one specific mode, the specific mode ends due to the balls being allocated to a specific area. In such a gaming machine, the ball remaining in the winning device is specified. When the mode is assigned to the specific area at the start of the mode, the specific mode is finished, and the next specific mode is started, and the player can obtain the game in one specific mode. The player will be lost. In addition, when a special game ends and a normal game is played, if the ball remains in the winning device, the special game is again played when the remaining ball in the winning device is assigned to a specific area at the start of the normal game. Will cause a loss in the hall where game machines are installed. Furthermore, when a new ball enters the winning device while the ball remains in the winning device, the newly-entered ball interferes with the remaining ball in the winning device, while the specific region or normal Since it is distributed to one of the areas, there will be a plurality of balls that have different timings to enter the winning device, and the timing at which the balls have entered the winning device will enter the specific region. Even when it is assigned, it will be assigned to the normal area, and conversely, even if it is assigned to the normal area, it will be assigned to the specific area, so both the player and the gaming machine installation hall It will give a loss.

  However, according to the present invention, even if the game value is given in one specific mode, the end prohibition means prohibits the end of the one specific mode while the ball remains in the winning device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball from remaining in the winning device at the start of the next specific mode, and from remaining in the winning device when the special game is over. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent loss to both.

  In addition, the gaming machine is set in advance with an expected value to be distributed to the specific area so that the ball that has entered the winning apparatus is allocated to the specific area with a predetermined probability, but the ball remains in the winning apparatus. If the game is actually played, the probability of being assigned to the specific area is different, and the expected value to be assigned to the specific area is different. If the expected value set in advance is different from the expected value in the actual game, it will be difficult to adjust how much game value will be given in the installation hall of the gaming machine, resulting in loss to both the player and the installation hall Therefore, it is necessary to design such that an expected value set in advance approximates an expected value in an actual game. The design needs to take into account the installation position and structure of the winning device, the timing of the ball entering the winning device, and so on, and it becomes a complicated design, so it takes a lot of time to design the gaming machine .

  However, according to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to prevent the ball from remaining in the winning device at the start of the next specific mode and the ball from remaining in the winning device when the special game ends. Therefore, an expected value set in advance and an expected value in an actual game can be approximated, and there is an effect that a burden at the time of designing a gaming machine can be reduced.

  In the gaming machine 1, when the specific mode is executed a predetermined upper limit number of times in the special game, the special game is over and the normal game can be performed. When a means stores that a ball remains in the winning device, it is prohibited to end a specific mode executed last among the specific modes executed a predetermined upper limit number of times. A gaming machine 2 characterized by this.

  According to the gaming machine 2, when the specific mode is executed a predetermined upper limit number of times in the special game, the special game is finished and the state shifts to a state in which the normal game can be performed. When it is stored in the first storage means that the ball remains in the winning device, the end of the specific mode executed among the specific modes executed a predetermined upper limit number of times is terminated. Prohibited by Therefore, when the special game is over and the normal game can be played, there is no ball remaining in the winning device, so when the normal game starts, the remaining ball in the winning device is assigned to a specific area and newly added. It is possible to prevent the special game from being started, and to prevent the special game from being started by a game different from the normal game. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the player from being given a game value more than necessary, it is possible to reliably prevent a loss from being placed in the hall where the gaming machine is installed. In addition, among the specific modes executed for a predetermined upper limit number of times, the end of the specific mode to be executed last is prohibited by the end prohibition means, and the end of other specific modes is not prohibited. Value can be given early, and discomfort to the player can be prevented.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, the first specific mode is that when the ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to the specific area while the first specific mode is being executed, The following specific mode is executed after the mode is finished, and the end prohibiting unit distributes the ball that has entered the winning device to the specific area and stores the ball in the winning device in the first storage unit. The gaming machine 3 is characterized by prohibiting the end of the one specific mode when it is stored that a ball remains.

  According to the gaming machine 3, one specific mode is the end of the one specific mode when the ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to the specific area while the one specific mode is being executed. The following specific aspects are configured to be executed. When a ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to a specific area and the first storage means that the ball remains in the winning device, one specific mode is terminated by the termination prohibiting means. Is prohibited. Therefore, since the ball is allocated to the specific area and the condition that one specific mode ends is satisfied, the ball does not remain in the winning device, so the ball surely remains in the winning device at the start of the next specific mode. It can be in a state that is not. Therefore, the ball remaining in the winning device at the start of the specific mode is distributed to the specific area, and it is prevented that the specific mode ends and the next specific mode is shifted without giving a valuable value to the player. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the player from losing money.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 3, the number is added and recorded each time a ball entering the winning device is detected by the pitch detection means while the specific mode is being executed. Second storage means, and third storage means for storing the number of times the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member has been performed, wherein the special game is stored in the second storage means in the first specific mode. When the predetermined number of balls has reached the predetermined number, or when the number of operations stored in the third storage means reaches the predetermined number of operations, the special game ends and the normal game can be performed. The termination prohibiting means is configured such that when the number of balls stored in the second storage means reaches the predetermined number, or the number of operations stored in the third storage means is the predetermined number. When it becomes the number of operations, and If the serial balls in the winning device in the first storage means is stored as remaining gaming machine 4, which is intended to prohibit certain aspects of the one ends.

  According to the gaming machine 4, when a ball entered into the winning device is detected by the ball entry detecting means while one specific mode is being executed, every time the ball entered is detected. The number of spheres in the second storage means is added and stored. The number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member while one specific mode is being executed is stored in the third storage unit. When the number of balls stored in the second storage means reaches a predetermined number, or when the number of operations stored in the third storage means reaches a predetermined number of times, the special game is over and a normal game can be played The gaming state is transferred to. When the number of balls stored in the second storage means reaches a predetermined number, or when the number of operations stored in the third storage means reaches a predetermined number of times, and a winning device is stored in the first storage means If it is stored that a sphere remains, the end prohibiting means prohibits the end of one specific mode. Therefore, when the number of balls stored in the second storage unit reaches a predetermined number, or when the number of operations stored in the third storage unit reaches a predetermined number of operations, and in the first storage unit Since it is stored that the ball remains in the winning device, the ball is not remaining in the winning device in a state in which one specific mode ends and the condition for shifting to a state in which a normal game can be performed is satisfied. The ball can be left in the winning device at the start of the normal game. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a ball remaining in the winning device from being assigned to a specific area and to start a new special game, and to prevent a special game from being started by a game different from a normal game. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the player from being given a game value more than necessary, it is possible to reliably prevent a loss from being placed in the hall where the gaming machine is installed.

  In the gaming machine 4, the gaming machine 5 is provided with clearing means for clearing information stored in the second storage means and the third storage means when the one specific mode ends. According to the gaming machine 5, when one specific mode ends, the information stored in the second storage unit and the third storage unit is cleared by the clear unit, so the next specific mode is started. In this case, or when the special game is over and the state shifts to a state where a normal game can be performed, the information stored in the second storage means and the third storage means is cleared. Therefore, in one specific aspect, the number of balls that enter the winning device and the number of times that the opening / closing member opens and closes can be accurately stored. If the number of balls reaches a predetermined number, or the number of times of opening and closing In addition to the case where is the predetermined number of operations, it is possible to prevent the transition to a state in which one specific mode ends and a normal game can be performed, so that the reliability of the game by the gaming machine can be improved.

  In the gaming machine 4 or 5, when the balls entered into the winning device are distributed to the specific area during the execution of the first specific mode, or the number of balls stored in the second storage unit Or when the number of movements stored in the third storage means reaches a predetermined number of movements, and a ball remains in the winning device in the first storage means The game machine 6 is provided with an opening prohibiting means for prohibiting the state of the opening / closing member from changing from the closed state to the open state.

  According to the gaming machine 6, during execution of one specific mode, when a ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to a specific area, or the number of balls stored in the second storage means is a predetermined number Or when the number of movements stored in the third storage means becomes a predetermined number of movements, and the first storage means stores that the ball remains in the winning device The opening prohibiting means prohibits the opening / closing member from changing state from the closed state to the open state. That is, when the condition for ending one specific mode is satisfied, the opening / closing member can be prohibited from changing to the open state, so that the ball in the winning device is discharged out of the winning device, and the specific mode is It is possible to reliably prevent a new ball from entering the winning device before the end.

  In any of the gaming machines 4 to 6, during execution of the first specific mode, the balls that have entered the winning device are distributed to the specific area, or stored in the second storage means. Measuring means for measuring the elapsed time after the number of spheres reaches a predetermined number, or the state in which the number of operations stored in the third storage means becomes a predetermined number of operations, and measurement by the measuring unit And an informing means for informing when the first storage means stores a ball remaining in the winning device even if the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time. Gaming machine 7.

  According to the gaming machine 7, during execution of one specific mode, a state in which the balls that have entered the winning device are distributed to a specific area, or the number of balls stored in the second storage means is a predetermined number of balls. Or the elapsed time from when the number of operations stored in the third storage unit becomes the predetermined number of operations is measured by the measuring unit, and the elapsed time measured by the measuring unit is predetermined. If it is stored in the first storage means that the ball remains in the winning device even after the time has elapsed, the notification means notifies the user. Accordingly, since it is possible to notify the outside of a state where the ball has stopped without flowing down due to a ball being caught in the winning device, it is possible to prevent the ball from being left in that state. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the state in which one specific mode is not completed from continuing for a long time, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 7, the first storage means stores the number of balls remaining in the winning device, and has entered the winning device by the winning detection means. Regardless of whether the game is a special game or a normal game, a ball number adding means for adding the number of balls stored in the first storage means, and the discharged ball detection means when a ball is detected When a ball to be thrown into the ball throwing area is detected by the above, the number of balls to subtract the number of balls stored in the first storage means regardless of whether the game is the special game or the normal game A gaming machine 8 comprising a subtracting means.

  According to the gaming machine 8, the first storage means stores the number of balls remaining in the winning device, and the number of balls stored in the storing device is entered into the winning device by the winning detection means. When the detected ball is detected, the number of balls is added by the number-of-balls adding means and stored in the first storage means regardless of whether the game is a special game or a normal game. In addition, when a ball to be thrown out of the winning device is detected by the ball discharge detecting means, the number of balls is subtracted by the ball number subtracting means regardless of whether it is a special game or a normal game, and the first memory is stored. Stored in the means. Therefore, since the number of balls stored in the first storage means is added or subtracted based on the ball entered into the winning device and the ball thrown out of the winning device, the number of balls remaining in the winning device is accurately determined. The state in which the ball remains in the winning device can be reliably stored.

  In addition, the number of balls stored in the first storage means is added and subtracted and stored by the ball number adding means and the ball number subtracting means regardless of whether it is a special game or a normal game. Even if a special game is started in a state where a ball has entered and remains in the winning device during a normal game, when one specific mode ends, there is no ball remaining in the winning device. can do. Therefore, when the next specific mode is started, or when the special game is finished and the normal game is performed, the game can be performed in a state where the ball does not remain reliably in the winning device.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 8, the ball discharge detecting means includes a specific area detecting means for detecting that a ball distributed to the specific area is discharged to the ball discharge area, and a ball distributed to the normal area. And a normal area detecting means for detecting that the ball is discharged into the ball discharging area. According to the gaming machine 9, the ball discharge detecting means includes the specific area detecting means and the normal area detecting means, and the specific area detecting means detects that the ball is distributed to the specific area and the ball is discharged to the ball discharging area. It is detected by the normal area detecting means that the balls distributed to the normal area are discharged to the ball discharge area. Therefore, the ball allocated to the specific area and the ball allocated to the normal area can be reliably divided and detected, and whether or not the ball remains in the winning device is reliably detected and the first storage means Can be memorized.

  In the gaming machine 9, the winning device is provided with a normal path of the winning device and a discharge path communicating between the specific region and the ball-discharging region, and the specific region detecting means and the normal region detecting means are The gaming machine 10 is provided in the discharge path. According to the gaming machine 10, the specific area detecting means and the normal area detecting means are provided in the discharge path that communicates between the normal area and the specific area of the winning device and the ball discharging area outside the winning device. Therefore, the sphere passing through the discharge path is detected by the specific area detecting means and the normal area detecting means. Therefore, since the specific area detecting means and the normal area detecting means are attached in the vicinity of the normal area and the specific area of the winning device, it is possible to detect the ball discharged from the winning device early. For example, the player expects that the next special game will be started when the game state shifts to the state where the special game is over and the normal game can be performed, but if the ball discharged outside the winning device is not detected early. The game cannot be started immediately. Therefore, if it is possible to detect a ball that is thrown out of the winning device at an early stage, it is possible to make an early transition from a special game to a state in which a normal game can be performed. Interest can be improved.

  The gaming machine 11 according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 10, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Among them, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through an operating port), the identification information that is dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 10, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  The gaming machine 13 according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 10, wherein the gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). Due to the operation of the identification information, the change of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the fixed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification information The game machine is configured such that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of the dynamic display, and a large number of balls are paid out when the special gaming state occurs.

  Here, in this embodiment, the termination prohibiting means described in claim 1 corresponds to the case where the processing of S413 in FIGS. 34, 41, and 44 is Yes, and the termination prohibiting means described in gaming machine 2 is illustrated in FIG. This corresponds to the case where the process of S1400 of 41 is Yes and the process of S413 is Yes. As the termination prohibition means described in the gaming machine 3, the process of S410 of FIGS. 34, 41, and 44 is Yes and the process of S413 is performed. In the case of Yes, the clearing means described in the gaming machine 4 corresponds to the process of S417 in FIGS. 34, 41, and 44, and the opening prohibiting means of the gaming machine 5 corresponds to the process of S501 in FIG. 44, the notification means described in the gaming machine 6 corresponds to the processing of S1303 in FIG. 44, and the ball number addition means described in the gaming machine 7 corresponds to the processing in S308 of FIG. 32 and FIGS. 34, 41, and 44. S4 Process 5 corresponds, S311 and S314 of the process and Figures 34 and 41 in FIG. 32 as spheres number subtraction means of the game machine 7, the processing of S407 and S409 of FIG. 44 corresponds. The special game is a jackpot, the normal game is a normal game, and the specific mode is each round in the jackpot.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and the front frame set with respect to the outer frame. It is the front view which showed the state which removed the front frame set from the pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a perspective view of an accessory variable prize-winning apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory variable prize-winning apparatus. (A) is a top view of the rotary body part of an accessory variable prize-winning apparatus, (b) is a front view of the rotary body part of an accessory variable prize-winning apparatus. It is the schematic diagram which expanded partially the ball guide member of the accessory variable prize-winning device. It is a perspective view of a general prize winning device. It is a disassembled perspective view of a general prize winning device. It is a rear view of a front frame set. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is the disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the back surface structure of the pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit in the back surface of a pachinko machine, a 2nd control board unit, and a back pack unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an inner frame and a game board. It is the perspective view which looked at the inner frame from back. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board from back. It is a perspective view of a support metal fitting. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the 1st control board unit from the back. It is a front view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is the figure which showed the rear view of the back pack unit seen from the back surface of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which showed the exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. It is the figure which showed the structure of the tank rail. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a main controller. It is the flowchart which showed the normal process performed by MPU in a main controller. It is the flowchart which showed the switch reading process (timer interruption process). FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an opening / closing member opening process (during a normal game) executed in the normal process of FIG. 31. It is the flowchart which showed the jackpot process performed in the normal process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the opening-and-closing member opening process (during jackpot) performed in the jackpot process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed NMI interruption processing. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the payout control process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the prize-ball control process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the lending control process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the jackpot process of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the rotary body part of the accessory variable prize-winning apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine of 4th Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the jackpot process of 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
33 Equipment variable winning device (winning device)
33a1 Opening / closing member 33a3 Prize winning detection switch (entrance detection means)
33a8a entrance (entrance, part of prize opening)
33b4a V guide (specific area)
33b4b Non-V guide (normal area)
33b8 V winning detection switch (ball-rejection detection means, specific area detection means)
33b14 Discharge path 223, 1223 Non-V winning detection switch (ball discharge detection means, normal area detection means)
1224 Discharge path 503e Opening / closing member counter (third storage means)
503f Prize winning prize counter (second storage means)
503j Accessory passing counter (first storage means)
503k notification time timer (measurement means)

Claims (1)

A winning opening for entering a ball, an opening / closing member for opening or closing the entrance of the winning opening, a ball detecting means for detecting a ball that has entered the winning opening, and a ball that has entered the winning opening is distributed. When a ball that has entered the winning device is distributed to the normal area, a game value corresponding to the ball allocated to the normal area is given to the player. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is performed in order to give a game value advantageous to the player as compared with the normal game when the ball entered in the winning device is distributed to the specific area. In a gaming machine for performing a special game in which a specific mode that makes it easy to win a ball in the winning device by repeatedly performing a predetermined upper limit number of times can be executed,
A ball that enters the winning device and is distributed to the specific area or the normal area is thrown into a ball discharging area that is outside the winning apparatus and separate from the gaming area where the game is played as the ball flows down. A waste ball detecting means for detecting
First storage means for storing a state in which balls that are not distributed to the specific area or the normal area remain in the winning device based on the detection result of the ball discharge detecting means and the ball entering detection means;
In a state where the special game is being performed and when it is stored in the first storage means that a ball remains in the winning device, at least of the specific mode executed in the predetermined upper limit number of times A gaming machine, comprising: an end prohibiting unit that prohibits the end of one specific mode.

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