JP2006175009A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine structured to prevent an unexpected motion which might be made by a dynamic generator. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko machine 1 comprises a character image 28 which turns to apportion game balls Ba received from an electric opening/closing tulip 27 between a probability variation winning determination detecting sensor 42 and a part other than the sensor, and an image display device 6 disposed on the back side of the character image 28. The pachinko machine 1 also has a stopper 63 disposed between the character image 28 and the image display device 6 for restraining the turning motion of the character image 28 exceeding a prescribed angle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which a jackpot type is mechanically determined after the jackpot is determined.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out hole at the lower part of the game board without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game board according to the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the winning.

JP 2003-236210 A

  By the way, in a pachinko machine as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, generally, a center decoration configured to cause various effects by rolling a game ball or displaying an image on an image display device such as a liquid crystal game. There is something in the middle of the area. Among various effects by such center decorations, there are those that are executed using a dynamic accessory such as a rotating wing piece (so-called blade) for facilitating introduction of a game ball into a winning opening. . In such a blade-like accessory or the like, the solenoid or the like is driven to perform an opening / closing operation, so that there is almost no possibility of an operation exceeding the movable range of the solenoid unless an external force is applied.

  However, some of the dynamic objects may be alternately rotated by a motor so as to reciprocate within a certain angle range, and such an object is driven. When a failure occurs in a motor or a sensor that detects a predetermined rotation angle, it may come into contact with another accessory provided in a position where it does not collide during normal operation or a game ball that is rolling. There is a risk that a pressing force may be applied.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that is configured so as to prevent an unexpected operation that can be taken by a dynamic accessory, thereby solving the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 22) is equivalent to the big prize opening (17) in which a prize for obtaining a winning ball associated with the jackpot determination is performed, and the big prize opening (17). A gaming machine (1) comprising a prize winning function (12) having a prize ball function and mechanically performing a lottery of a jackpot type after the jackpot is confirmed,
The big winning combination (12) includes an electric opening / closing type winning opening (27) for obtaining the prize ball function, and a probability variation determination unit (42) for determining the probability variation per game ball (Ba). And the game ball (Ba) received from the electric open / close winning prize opening (27) is rotated so as to be distributed to the determination unit (42) per probability variation and the part (41) other than the determination unit (42). A character image (28), and an image display device (6) disposed on the back side of the character image (28),
Between the character image (28) and the image display device (6), there is provided stopper means (63) for restricting the rotational movement of the character image (28) exceeding a predetermined angle.
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to the second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11), the character image (28) is provided integrally with at least the body (38b) and the body (38b). Left and right foot portions (37a, 37b),
The stopper means (63) prevents the turning operation exceeding the predetermined angle by contacting the left or right foot (37a, 37b) when the character image (28) is rotated.
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

According to the third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11), the stopper means has the character image (28) of the stage portion (46) where the character image (28) is located. ) It consists of a pair of protrusions (63, 63) formed to protrude on the back side,
Each of the pair of protrusions (63, 63) includes an inclined surface (63a) for restricting a biting phenomenon when contacting the left or right foot (37a, 37b).
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, the reference numerals in parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for the sake of convenience for facilitating the understanding of the invention and has no influence on the structure of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine includes a prize winning opening and a prize winning feature, and the prize winning feature has an electric opening / closing prize winning opening for obtaining a prize ball function, and per probability variation. It is arranged on the back side of the character image, and a character image that rotates to distribute the game ball received from the electric opening and closing type winning opening to the other than the confirmation unit per probability variation and the determination unit An image display device, and a stopper means for restricting the rotation operation of the character image exceeding a predetermined angle between the character image and the image display device, so that the character image deviates from the predetermined rotation operation. Thus, it is possible to reliably limit the rotation range when an unexpected state occurs. As a result, unintentional actions such as the character image coming into contact with or pressing against an accessory or an image display device provided at a position close to the character image are surely restricted, and a failure that may occur in the gaming machine is generated. It will be possible to prevent it.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the character image includes at least a body part and left and right foot parts provided integrally with the body part, and the stopper means is provided on the left or right when the character image is rotated. Since the rotation operation exceeding a predetermined angle is prevented by contacting the foot portion, the rotation operation is directly and reliably performed by contacting the foot portion, which is a member provided in the character image itself, with the stopper means. Can be braked. Further, since a special member for braking the rotation operation is not required, the manufacturing process can be simplified, and the cost reduction associated therewith can be expected.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the stopper means includes a pair of protrusions that are formed to protrude on the back side of the character image of the stage portion where the character image is located, and the pair of protrusions are the left or right protrusions, respectively. Since it is provided with an inclined surface that restricts the biting phenomenon at the time of contact with the foot, the character image deviates from a predetermined rotation operation and is provided at a position close to the character image and the character image. Alternatively, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of the problem of biting the game ball with the image display device or the like. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game progress from being delayed and to more effectively prevent the occurrence of a failure that may occur in the gaming machine.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a single winning combination mounted on the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the winning combination with the lower front cover and the upper bamboo pattern cover removed, and FIG. 4 shows the winning combination shown in FIG. 2 with the lower front cover removed. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the winning combination shown in FIG. 3 as viewed obliquely from above, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the portion relating to the character image shown in FIG. 7 as viewed from above, and FIG. 9 is taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. FIG. 10 is a rear sectional view showing the large winning combination shown in FIG. 3 as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 12 is a rear view showing a state in which the upper upper cover member of the big winning combination shown in FIG. 10 is removed, FIG. 12 is a rear view showing the upper portion of the frame of the big winning combination as seen from the rear side, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state where the upper part of the frame of the big prize winning combination shown in FIG. 12 is slightly rotated. 14 is a perspective view showing a part of the configuration of the first sorting device, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a part of the configuration of the first sorting device, and FIG. 16 is the entire first sorting device shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the first sorting device shown in FIG. 16 in a slightly changed angle, and FIG. 18 is a configuration of the first sorting device. (A) is a front view, (b) is a front view showing the whole slightly rotated, and (c) is a state where the whole is further rotated. FIG. Further, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the cylindrical sorting member in the third sorting unit as a single unit, where FIG. 19 (a) is a perspective view, FIG. 19 (b) is a front view, FIG. 19 (c) is a rear view, FIG. 20 is a view showing the cylindrical sorting member shown in FIG. 19B, where FIG. 20A is a plan view and FIG. 20B is a side view. FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the control system of the pachinko machine in the present embodiment, and FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko machine.

  Note that “winning” in the present embodiment is a concept that means winning with a winning ball, and “winning” means that at least a game ball enters a winning opening or a winning opening, It is a concept that includes “entrance with a prize ball” as well as “entrance without a prize ball”.

  The pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 7a of the game board 7 by the operation of a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 9, and so-called probability variation In such a state that a big hit such as, has occurred, it is configured to pay out the number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker 17 (see FIG. 1) as a big winning opening. Per probability fluctuation (also referred to as “probability per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the game state in the probability change mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening, and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. An effect lighting device 23 is arranged on the front door 3 on the left and right of the game board 7, and a sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is arranged on the lower left part of the game board 7 on the front door 3. Has been. A locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 5. Note that the gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 2, the front door 3, and the like.

  An upper plate 13 is provided below the game board 7 in the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left portion of the upper plate 13. A ball lending button 14 a and a prepaid card return button 14 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate 13.

  In addition, a lower tray 15 is disposed below the upper tray 13 in the front door 3, and a ball launcher (not shown) is operated on the right portion of the lower tray 15 to direct the game ball toward the game area 7a. A firing handle 9 is provided for launching. Furthermore, a ball discharge port 19 through which a game ball overflowed from the upper plate 13 is discharged is formed in the ball accommodating portion 15 a of the lower plate 15, and an ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 15. . In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 9 to the game area 7 a of the game board 7, and reference numeral 22 indicates an out port. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) that guides a game ball that has fallen into the out port 22 without winning in the game area 7a during the game and leads to the back side of the pachinko machine. ing.

  In the game area 7a, a winning combination 12 having a winning ball function equivalent to that of the attacker 17 and mechanically performing a lottery of a jackpot type after the jackpot is determined is disposed in the center portion. In the lower left and right sides of the big prize winning combination 12, prize winning ports 29 and 30 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the big winning lottery are arranged. Below the big winning prize 12 is an opportunity for the big hit lottery drawing. A starter chucker 16 where a winning is performed and an attacker 17 serving as a big winning opening where a winning for obtaining a winning ball associated with the jackpot determination is sequentially arranged. The starter chucker 16 is operated by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 (see FIG. 21) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 25 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the start chuck 16.

  Also, the attacker 17 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball Ba that is launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and rolls and falls. The attacker 17 closes at the time when 10 hits are completed with one opening, and the opening / closing operation (number of rounds) is performed with an electric opening / closing tulip (electric opening / closing prize winning port) 27 described later. It is configured to repeat alternately so as to be a total of 15 times. However, “repeat alternately” as used herein does not mean that the operation of the attacker 17 and the electric open / close tulip 27 is sequentially switched every round, but one of them is digested by two rounds or three rounds. This means that the number of rounds until switching is arbitrary, such as switching from one to the other. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  An opening 31 (see FIG. 2) is formed in the central portion of the big winning combination 12, and the image display device 6 is provided in the game board 7 so as to be exposed from the opening 31. In the game area 7 a, a windmill 11 is disposed on the left side of the big winning combination 12, and through gates 34 a and 34 b are disposed on the left and right slightly below the windmill 11. These through gates 34a and 34b are used for passing a game ball that triggers a lottery to open and close the starter chucker 16 for a short time.

  Then, game balls that are fired to the game area 7a and fall without winning the big winning combination 12 around the through gates 34a and 34b, the winning holes 29 and 30 and the starter chucker 16 in the game area 7a. A large number of obstacle nails arranged to guide the starter chucker 16 and the attacker 17 are driven. In addition, a number of obstacle nails for driving the game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the balls are also driven around and above the winning combination 12.

  Next, the special winning combination 12 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the prize winning combination 12 includes a substantially cylindrical frame body 12a having the opening 31 at the center, and the frame body 12a is surrounded by a plurality of locations outward from the plurality of locations. A bracket portion 45 is formed in a bamboo pattern so as to overhang. Each bracket portion 45 is formed with a hole 45a penetrating front and back in order to screw the rear portion side of the frame body 12a so as to be embedded in the game board 7.

  The grand prize winning combination 12 includes an electric open / close tulip (electric open / close prize winning opening) 27 for obtaining a prize ball function, and an electric open / close tulip 27 arranged at the center of the uppermost portion of the frame 12a in the vertical direction. A warm-shaped decorative portion 47 that curves smoothly toward the lower left and right in the figure, a stage portion 46 having an opening 31 that exposes the image display device 6 located on the back surface, and above and below the central portion of the stage portion 46, respectively. The 1st distribution part 33 and the 2nd distribution part 32 which were arrange | positioned, and the 3rd distribution part 43 arrange | positioned under the stage part 46 are provided.

  The electric opening / closing tulip 27 is of a type that is opened by rotating in the left direction and the right direction by the operation of the starting chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 (see FIG. 21), and is closed by rotating in the right direction and the left direction, respectively. The movable pieces 27a and 27b are provided. A fan-shaped lid member 111 having a curved upper surface is disposed further above the electrically openable tulip 27 in the frame 12a. The lid member 111 covers the game ball so as not to enter the closed electric tulip 27 in the closed state.

  Then, the electric open / close tulip 27 and the attacker 17 are opened and closed so as to satisfy the total number of rounds (for example, 15 times) set in advance corresponding to one big hit decision, respectively. (See FIG. 21). Here, in the electric open / close tulip 27, as described above with respect to the attacker 17, the electric open / close tulip 27 and the attacker 17 are switched so that one of the electric open / close tulip 27 and the attacker 17 is digested in two or three rounds and then switched to the other. The number of rounds up to is arbitrary.

  Also, the prize winning combination 12 is a game ball received from a probability variation determination sensor (determining unit for probability variation) 42 for determining probability per probability variation by the entry of the game ball Ba into the frame body 12 a and the electric opening / closing tulip 27. The first sorting unit 33, the second sorting unit 32, and the third sorting unit 43 that sort Ba into probability detection sensors 42 per probability variation and locations other than the sensor 42 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the first distribution unit 33 is disposed at the center of the upper portion of the stage unit 46 so as to extend in the vertical direction, and a game ball Ba entered from the electric opening and closing tulip 27. Is distributed to a drop guide passage 71 as a first route that drops from the drop hole 33a and a discharge ball guide passage 80 as a second route that does not drop.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 12, and 13, the first distribution portion 33 extends in the vertical direction (vertical direction) above the stage portion 46 formed on the front side of the opening 31 of the frame body 12 a. A drop guide passage 71 that communicates with the electric open / close tulip 27, a discharge ball guide passage 80 that extends from the middle portion of the drop guide passage 71 to the left in FIG. The game ball from the electrically-operated tulip 27 moves forward and backward to the intersection between the drop guide passage 71 and the discharge ball guide passage 80 by operation, and the drop guide passage 71 as the first route and the discharge ball as the second route. A distribution member 82 that distributes to the guide passage 80, and a storage unit 64 that temporarily stores the game balls guided to the drop guide passage 71 and then drops them to the second distribution unit 32 at a certain timing. That. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 14, sorting protrusions 82 a and 82 b are provided on the front surface of the sorting member 82 in two upper and lower stages so as to be offset by a predetermined amount in the left-right direction. Note that reference numeral 78 in FIG. 6 indicates a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the rotation shaft 69 a of the third distribution unit drive motor 69 to the cylindrical distribution member 59.

The distribution protrusions 82a and 82b are positioned as shown in FIG. 12 in a state where the ball distribution solenoid 81 does not protrude the plunger 81a. That is, in this state, the sorting projection 82a is in a position retracted from the drop guide passage 71, and the sort projection 82b is located below the sort projection 82a and on the left end side in FIG. . Here, since each of the sorting protrusions 82a and 82b is formed in a mountain shape with the center of the upper surface raised upward, the winning is the earliest in the state shown in FIG. 12 after the electric open / close tulip 27 is opened. The _first game ball Ba ₁ thus held is held by the sorting protrusion 82 b and brought closer to the right end side in the drop guide passage 71. As a result, the subsequent game balls Ba ₂ and Ba ₃ are each eccentric from the leading game ball Ba ₁ (that is, the center of the subsequent game balls Ba ₂ and Ba ₃ with respect to the center of the game ball Ba ₁ in the vertical direction). In the state of being offset to the left in FIG. 12), and therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent inconvenience such that the subsequent game balls Ba ₂ and Ba ₃ bite into the _first game ball Ba _1. .

  The storage unit 64 is a so-called rotation connected to a storage unit drive motor 66 disposed on the back side (rear side) of the drop guide passage 71 and a rotation shaft 66a of the storage unit drive motor 66 via a connecting member 74. A door-shaped cylindrical member 75 and a cylindrical member 64b having an accommodating space 64a for accommodating the rotating shaft 66a, the connecting member 74, and the cylindrical member 75 are provided. The above-described drop hole 33a is formed in the lower portion of the cylindrical member 64b.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 14 to 17, the storage portion 64 has a support member 84 fixed to the frame body 12 a side, and the storage portion drive so as to protrude upward from the support member 84. A motor 66 is supported. Further, a cylindrical member 64b is fixed below the support member 84 so as to protrude downward, and the drop hole 33a is formed in a lower portion of the cylindrical member 64b. The cylindrical member 64b includes a communication portion 72 having an opening 72a that communicates with the drop guide passage 71 in a state of being fixedly supported to the frame body 12a.

  As shown in FIGS. 18A to 18C, the cylindrical member 75 is connected to the rotating shaft 66a of the reservoir drive motor 66 via a connecting member 74, and is a cylindrical member that is long in the vertical direction (vertical direction). It is formed in the shape of a so-called revolving door that rotates at a constant speed around a rotating shaft 66a extending in the up-down direction, with a spherical passage opening 75a formed by cutting out the side surface of the inner surface to a predetermined width. ing.

  In the storage unit 64 having the above-described configuration, the cylindrical member 75 that rotates by the operation of the storage unit drive motor 66 is configured such that when the game ball Ba from the drop guide passage 71 side is received from the opening 72a, When the passage opening 75a is directed, the game ball Ba is immediately passed to the drop hole 33a side through the ball passage opening 75a, but when the ball passage opening 75a is not directed to the opening 72a side, the cylinder From the state where the game ball Ba is temporarily received and stored on the side wall of the member 75, when the opening 75a is made to face the game ball Ba by further rotation, the game ball Ba is passed to the side of the drop hole 33a.

  Next, the second distribution unit 32 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 11, the second distribution unit 32 has a central concave portion as a third route that guides the game ball Ba that has fallen from the drop guide passage 71 as the first route to the definite detection sensor 42 per probability variation. 54 and the inclined surfaces 53a and 53b as the fourth route not guided to the definite detection sensor 42 per probability variation.

Left second distributing unit 32, the innermost portion of the stage 46 (i.e. immediately before the portion of the image display device 6), the head to have a ball entrance hole 35, and about the axis A ₁ in the vertical direction A character image 28 that rotates alternately in one direction (one direction) and right direction (the other direction) is provided. The character image 28 is formed in a so-called beckoning cat shape having an integrated head portion 38a and a torso portion 38b, and has a right hand 36a and a left hand 36b on the upper and left sides of the torso portion 38b, and a lower portion of the torso portion 38b. A right foot 37a and a left foot 37b are provided on the left and right. Such character images 28, as constantly switched game balls Ba accepted from the head ball entrance opening 35 in the non-feed position not to send the delivery position to send the central recess 54 (third route), the axis A ₁ It is controlled by the operation control means 99 (see FIG. 21) so as to alternately rotate at a constant speed in the left-right direction at a constant speed. Specifically, in this horizontal rotation operation, the character image rotation detection sensor 116 (see FIG. 21) detects the rotation angle of the character image 28, and based on this detection, a character composed of a stepping motor or the like. By controlling the input pulse to the image driving motor 67, the reciprocation is performed alternately within a predetermined angle range (for example, 100 degrees).

A pair of stoppers 63 are formed so as to project from the right and left oblique sides of the character image 28 in the stage portion 46. This is being viewed by the player as a mere decorative object is in the character image 28 is rotated operating normally, when the character image 28 is rotated to the left and right about the axis A _1, some When the rotation detection sensor fails due to the cause and exceeds the movable range, it functions as a restricting tool for preventing the hands 36a, 36b and the legs 37a, 37b from coming into contact with the image display device 6 immediately behind. . Each of the pair of stoppers 63 is formed with an inclined surface 63a (see FIGS. 4, 5, 7 and 8) in a portion facing obliquely forward, and the game is provided between the character image 28 and the stopper 63 by the inclined surface 63a. The biting phenomenon that the ball is caught and stopped is surely prevented.

  The character image 28 has, at the head, a head entrance hole 35 that should be positioned at a predetermined interval from the drop hole 33a of the storage section 64, and this head entrance hole 35 faces the drop hole 33a. It is arranged in the deepest part of the stage part 46 in the state made to do. Below the character image 28 in the stage unit 46, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, a character image drive motor 67 having a rotary shaft 67a directed in the vertical direction (vertical direction) is disposed. A through hole 77 is formed in the stage portion 46 corresponding to the lower portion of the character image 28, and a connecting member 76 is inserted into the through hole 77. The upper part of the connecting member 76 is fixed to the bottom part of the body part 38b of the character image 28, and the lower part is interlocked and connected to the rotating shaft 67a.

  A ball guide passage 70 that communicates with the head entrance 35 is formed in the head 38 a of the character image 28, and a ball discharge port 39 that communicates with the ball guide passage 70 at the lower front portion of the body portion 38 b. Is formed. When the character image 28 is rotated left and right by the character image driving motor 67, the game ball Ba received from the head entrance 35 is moved from the ball outlet 39 to the central recess 54 and the inclined surfaces 53a and 53b according to the direction in which the front faces. To any of the above. In addition, an inclined surface 39a for gently releasing the game ball Ba dropped from the head entrance 35 is formed below the ball release port 39.

  Further, the left hand 36b of the character image 28 is a so-called beckoning cat's hand, and a part thereof communicates with the ball guide passage 70 in a form that is swingably supported by a shaft 65 extending in the left-right direction of the body portion 38b. Protrudes into the inner space. As a result, the left hand 36b is swung several times by the impact when the game ball Ba dropped from the head entrance 35 abuts against the protruding portion and operates as if beckoning.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the character image 28 almost falls on the front side of the character image 28 in the stage unit 46 from the drop hole 33 a of the first distribution unit 33 to the head entrance 35. A ball entrance hole 56 is formed for receiving the game ball Ba when it is released when it faces the front and is introduced into the central recess 54. The entrance hole 56 is configured as a third route along with the central recess 54 to guide the received game ball Ba to the confirmation sensor 42 per probability change through the guide passage 114.

  Further, the entrance hole 56 is covered with a goto prevention cover 55. The got prevention cover 55 has an opening 55 a that covers the upper portion of the circular entrance hole 56 and opens to the character image 28 on the back side of the stage portion 46. With such a structure, for example, a so-called goto action in which the glass frame 5 is intentionally opened to illegally enter the entrance hole 56 is an anti-goat cover 55 having an opening 55a facing the character image 28 side. This makes it difficult to perform and prevents as much as possible.

  In the center of the front portion of the stage portion 46, a hanging passage 57a that communicates with the ball entrance hole 56 and hangs down and a communication passage 57b that extends from the hanging passage 57a to the lower back side of the stage portion 46 are arranged. It is installed. The hanging passage 57a communicates with a guide passage 114 (see FIG. 7) that guides the game ball Ba to the probability detection confirmation sensor 42 arranged on the lower right side of the stage portion 46 in FIGS. 4 denotes a cover member that covers the back side of the frame body 12a, and reference numeral 48 denotes a gap S between the cover member 58 and the decorative portion 47 (see FIG. 5). The cover member which closes (refer) is shown. Further, reference numeral 49 in FIG. 5 is a communication path formed in the cover member 58 for allowing the vertical guide path 89 (see FIG. 10) to communicate with the ball discharge portion 80a (see FIG. 12).

  Next, the third distribution unit 43 will be described. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the third sorting portion 43 is configured to have a discharge ball guide passage 80 (see FIGS. 11 to 13) as the second route and a central recess 54 as the fourth route. It functions to distribute the game balls Ba from the left and right inclined surfaces 53a, 53b to a fifth route that leads to the definite detection sensor 42 per probability variation and a sixth route that does not lead to the deterministic detection sensor 42 per probability variation.

  The fifth route is composed of a croon hole 51a of the croon 51, a crune hole 52a of the croon 52, a curved surface 60, a ball recess 61, and a circumferential discharge portion 59c, and the sixth route is a clune hole. 51a, a crune hole 52a, a curved surface 60, a ball-entry recess 61, and back side discharge portions 59d to 59g. The crunes 51 and 52 are respectively formed on the left and right of the character image 28 in the stage portion 46, and the crune holes 51a and 52a are formed in the lowest portions thereof.

  Note that the phrase “Kroon” generally has a curved bottom surface and front and back through holes on the bottom surface, and the game balls that have been rolled on the bottom surface continue to roll and fall into the through holes. Means an object.

The third sorting section 43 has a cylindrical distributing members 59 to a low-speed rotation in the clockwise direction in FIG. About an axis A ₂ extending in the longitudinal direction of the special winning combination thereof 12. The cylindrical distributing members 59, FIG. 7, FIG. 19 (a), (b) , (c), and as shown in FIG. 20 (a), (b) , the rotation shaft 59a which is matched to the axis _{A 2} And a circumferential discharge portion 59c and back discharge portions 59d to 59g. The circumferential discharge portion 59c receives the game ball Ba dropped from the crune holes 51a and 52a formed on the left and right sides of the character image 28 in the stage portion 46, and then moves toward the probability detection sensor 42 per probability change with rotation. discharge. The back side discharge portions 59d to 59g receive the game ball Ba dropped from the clown holes 51a and 52a, and then discharge it toward the ball entry confirmation detection sensor 41 as it rotates. Each of the back side discharge portions 59d to 59g has a ball passage hole h penetrating in the back direction, and the game ball Ba discharged from the ball passage hole h is connected to the game via a guide path (not shown). Guided to the ball entry sensor 41.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the prize winning combination 12 includes a lid member 111, an electric open / close type tulip 27, and a big prize electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 on the upper part. In the electric open / close tulip 27, the left and right movable pieces 27a and 27b are supported on the frame 12a side by the support shaft 112, and the shaft members 27c and 27c protruding toward the front side in FIG. The long holes 68c in the horizontal direction are inserted and connected. The connecting member 68 includes a bottom portion 68a that is long in the lateral direction, an arm 68b that protrudes in a hook shape from both ends of the bottom portion 68a, and the long hole 68c formed in the arm 68b. The tip of the plunger 88 a of the prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 is connected to the bottom member 68 a of the connecting member 68. In addition, the code | symbol 91 in FIG. 10 is a cover member which covers the back surface of the warm decoration-like decoration part 47. FIG.

  The ornamental portion 47 at the top of the winning combination 12 includes a discharge ball guide passage 80 extending leftward from the center of FIG. 11, a game ball passage detection sensor 79 disposed in the discharge ball guide passage 80, and A ball discharge portion 80a (see FIGS. 12 and 13) that discharges the game ball Ba detected by the game ball passage detection sensor 79 to the rear of the frame body 12a (front side in FIG. 11) is provided. The game balls released from the ball discharge portion 80 a are discharged to the back side of the game board 7 through the vertical direction guide path 89 and the guide path 90.

  Below the character image 28 in the frame 12a, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, a third distribution unit drive motor 69 is arranged. A definite detection sensor 42 and a game ball entry detection sensor 41 are arranged. In addition, the code | symbol 83 in FIG. 11 has shown the board | substrate.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a corrugated slit 40 is formed on the lower front wall of the special winning combination 12 so as to be positioned in front of the cylindrical sorting member 59 of the third sorting portion 43. In this embodiment, the corrugated slit 40 is formed in three upper and lower stages. For example, when a game ball is bitten between the ball-entry recess 61 and the cylindrical sorting member 59 shown in FIG. The staff in the field can insert a thin rod-like member from the corrugated slit 40 to scrape out the game ball. 3 is an opening formed in the central portion of the front wall 115 that covers the lower front side of the frame 12a, and the reference numeral 62a is a lower portion that narrows from the opening 62 toward the entrance recess 61 side. It is an opening.

  Next, a control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the control system includes a main board 92 and a sub board 105 connected to the main board 92. The main board 92 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs are provided.

  The main board 92 includes a winning determination means 93, a winning signal output means 94, a lottery means 95, a game control means 97, a holding means 98, an operation control means 99, an operation determination means 100, an operation determination means 101, and a probability variation determination means. 102. The main board 92 includes a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, a grand prize electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88, a ball distributing solenoid 81, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, a storage unit driving motor 66, a character image driving motor 67, and a third distributing unit driving motor. 69, a starter chucker winning detection sensor 109, an attacker winning detection sensor 113, a probability change confirmation sensor 42, a game ball incoming detection sensor 41, a game ball passage detection sensor 79, and a character image rotation detection sensor 116 are connected. .

  The winning determination means 93 is configured such that a game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 9 is a start chucker 16, an electrically-operable tulip 27, an attacker 17, and a winning opening 29, When winning a prize such as 30, it is determined that the prize has been won. In other words, when a game ball enters the starter chucker 16, the winning determination unit 93 determines that a winning is made according to the detection signal received from the starter chucker winning detection sensor 109. In addition, when a game ball enters from the electric opening / closing tulip 27, the winning determination means 93 is determined according to the winning detection signal from the gaming ball passage detection sensor 79 or the reception detection signal from the confirmation detection sensor 42 per probability variation. judge. Further, when a game ball enters from the attacker 17, the winning determination means 93 determines a winning according to the reception detection signal from the attacker winning detection sensor 113.

  The winning signal output means 94 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding starter chuck 16, electric open / close tulip 27, attacker 17, and winning openings 29, 30, etc., when winning determination is made by the winning determination means 93. To do.

  The lottery means 95 receives a win from a lottery memory (not shown) so as to win a big win when receiving a winning signal from the winning signal output means 94 when the winning number is less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four). Get a random number and run a big hit lottery. Furthermore, when the lottery means 95 is won, a lottery based on a random number of effects stored in an effect memory (not shown), and as a result of variation, an appropriate symbol is finally displayed on the screen of the image display device 6. A variation pattern indicating that they are aligned is determined, and a variation pattern command indicating that fact is output. Further, the lottery means 95 is a lottery based on the random number value of the effect when the lottery means 95 is missed, and as a result of the fluctuation, a change that an appropriate symbol corresponding to the loss is finally displayed on the screen of the image display device 6 A pattern is determined and this variation pattern command is output.

  The game control means 97 outputs a signal related to the contents of the effects to be displayed on the image display device 6 in response to the preset effect data, the lottery result in the lottery means 95, or the determination result in the probability variation determination means 102. , And transmitted to the display control means 107 of the sub-board 105 together with the control command.

  The holding unit 98 receives the variation pattern command output from the lottery unit 95 and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that is the result of the lottery performed each time the starter chucker 16 is won. The storage status is displayed by turning on or off light emitters (not shown) such as four LEDs as a maximum of four holding balls. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  The operation control means 99 is based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 101, based on the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, the big prize electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88, the ball distribution solenoid 81, the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, the reservoir drive motor. 66, a drive signal is sent to the character image drive motor 67 and the third sorter drive motor 69 to operate them. When the character image 28 is controlled, the operation control means 99 is based on a rotation angle detection signal from the character image rotation detection sensor 116 and sends a game ball Ba received from the head entrance 35 to the central recess 54. The character image 28 is controlled so as to alternately rotate in the left and right direction at a constant speed so that the character image 28 is constantly switched to the non-sending position where it is not sent.

  The operation determination means 100 includes a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, a prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88, a ball distributing solenoid 81, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, a storage unit driving motor 66, a character image driving motor 67, and a third distributing unit driving motor. It is determined whether or not a condition for operating each of 69 is satisfied. For example, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, “when the condition of opening / closing the starter chucker 16 is satisfied” is when the main board 92 is won by lottery performed separately from the big win lottery of the lottery means 95. Further, for example, when the “winning electric tulip open / close solenoid 88 or the attacker open / close solenoid 104” satisfies the “condition” of opening the electric open / close tulip 27 or the attacker 17, a big hit occurs and the order of the open / close operation comes. The time when the “condition” of the blockage is reached is when the number of winnings (number of rounds) allocated when the jackpot is completed is completed.

  Upon receiving the determination signal from the operation determination unit 100, the operation determination unit 101 receives the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, the big prize electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88, the ball distribution solenoid 81, the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, the storage unit driving motor 66, the character The start of operation of the image drive motor 67 and the third sorter drive motor 69 is determined respectively.

  According to the detection signal received from the probability detection confirmation sensor 42, the probability variation determination unit 102 assigns an advantageous value to the player until the next jackpot is selected based on the type of the jackpot that has already been won. It is determined as per probability fluctuation that results in a special state. On the other hand, the determination unit 102 per probability variation receives a detection signal from the deterministic detection sensor 42 per probability variation at the end of the opening / closing operation that satisfies all rounds of one time (one set) of the electric opening / closing tulip 27 and the attacker 17. Otherwise, it will be determined as a normal hit that does not result in the special state.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 opens and closes the start chucker 16 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99.

  The grand prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 opens and closes the electric opening / closing tulip 27 by moving the plunger 88a (see FIG. 6) back and forth in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99.

  The ball distributing solenoid 81 moves the plunger 81a (see FIG. 12) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99, so that the distributing protrusions 82a and 82b of the distributing member 82 are moved in the horizontal direction of FIG. To the drop guide passage 71 only, and all subsequent game balls thereafter (for example, subsequent games until the end of the first round) are guided to the drop guide passage 71 side. All of the spheres) are guided to the discharge ball guide passage 80 side, and after passing through the game ball passage detection sensor 79, the balls are discharged from the ball discharge portion 80a through the vertical direction guide path 89 and the guide path 90.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 104 opens and closes the attacker 17 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99.

  The storage unit drive motor 66 is driven to rotate in response to the control of the operation control means 99, and the rotating door-shaped cylindrical member 75 in the storage unit 64 is rotated at a constant speed in one direction at a constant speed to store the game balls. Is dropped with the arrival of the ball passage opening 75a.

Character image drive motor 67 in response to driving rotation to the control of the operation control means 99 causes the low speed at a constant speed to the right and left alternately character image 28 about the axis A _1.

The third distributing unit driving motor 69 in response to driving rotation to the control of the operation control means 99, a low speed at a constant speed cylindrical sorting member 59 about the axis A ₂ in one direction (clockwise in FIG. 7) Rotate.

  The start chucker winning detection sensor 109 detects the passage of the game ball that has entered the start chucker 16 and transmits the detection signal to the main board 92.

  The attacker winning detection sensor 113 detects the passage of the game ball that has entered the attacker 17 and transmits the detection signal to the main board 92.

  The confirmation detection sensor 42 per probability change detects the passage of the game ball that has entered, and transmits the detection signal to the determination means 102 per probability change of the main board 92.

  The game ball entry detection sensor 41 detects the passing of the entered game ball, and checks the game ball that could not be confirmed per probability variation without introducing the detection signal to the probability detection confirmation sensor 42. In order to do so, it transmits to the main board 92.

  The game ball passage detection sensor 79 receives a prize from the electric open / close tulip 27, detects the passage of the game ball to be discharged from the discharge ball guide passage 80 to the outside of the game board 7, and receives the detection signal of the main board 92 as a prize. It transmits to the determination means 93.

Character image rotation detecting sensor 116 detects the rotation angle about the axis A ₁ of the character image 28 shown in FIG. 2, and transmits the detection signal to the operation control means 99 of the main substrate 92.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 105 has an effect control means 106 and a display control means 107, and the sound emitting device 8, the effect lighting device 23, and the image display device 6 are connected to the sub-board 105. .

  The effect control means 106 drives the sound emitting device 8 and the effect lighting device 23 in a timely manner according to the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 92, and performs an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The display control means 107 drives the image display device 6 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal related to the effect contents transmitted from the game control means 97, and the effect display that appeals to the player's vision for the effect of the contents centering on the jackpot lottery result. To do.

  As described above, the sound emitting device 8, the effect lighting device 23, and the image display device 6 perform a normal effect, a special effect at the time of a big hit, or the like by generating sound, light, or the like in response to each control.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle, the game ball is played at predetermined time intervals by operating the launch device (not shown). Fired continuously toward 7a (step S1). Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and roll and fall are awarded to the starting chucker 16 and the winning holes 29 and 30 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without contributing to these. The game area 7a is discharged from the bottom out port 22 to the back side of the game board 7.

  By the way, when the game ball Ba wins any of the starting chucker 16 and the winning openings 29 and 30 as described above, the winning determination means 93 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 94 outputs a winning signal. (Step S2). At this time, the lottery means 95 executes a jackpot lottery according to the winning signal received from the winning signal output means 94. If the lottery means 95 wins the jackpot lottery, the lottery means 95 determines a variation pattern that the appropriate symbols are finally arranged on the screen of the image display device 6 as a result of the variation, and outputs a variation pattern command to that effect. . Then, the holding means 98 receives the variation pattern command from the lottery means 95 and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that is the result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 16. Then, when winning in the big win lottery (step S3), the lottery means 95 turns on the win flag.

  Thereby, in step S4, a winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 6 is set, and the lottery means 95 outputs a change pattern command to that effect. On the other hand, when a lottery lottery is missed, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the rendering memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation.

  Then, based on the fact that the game control means 97 transmits a signal related to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the image display device 6 to the display control means 107 of the sub-board 105 together with the control command, the display control means 107 causes the image display device 6 to The timely drive is performed, and the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the winning result of the lottery means 95 appears on the screen of the image display device 6, the operation control means 99 is sent to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104 at a predetermined timing on the basis of a signal indicating that the operation determining means 101 determines the operation start. A drive signal is sent, the solenoid 41 is operated to open the attacker 17, and the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings is completed is repeated for the number of rounds given at that time. Similarly, the operation control means 99 sends a drive signal to the prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 at a predetermined timing based on a signal indicating the operation start determination of the operation determining means 101, and activates the solenoid 88 to operate the electric opening / closing. The operation of closing the formula tulip 27 and closing it every time a predetermined number of winnings is completed is repeated for the number of rounds given at that time. As a result, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the total number of game balls won in the electric open / close tulip 27 and the attacker 17 are paid out from the ball supply port 18 to the upper plate 13 (step S6). At these times, the electric open / close tulip 27 and the attacker 17 are each opened and closed so as to satisfy a total number of rounds (for example, 15 times) set in advance corresponding to one big hit decision.

  During the round process described above, a jackpot type lottery process for determining the jackpot type is performed (step S7). That is, when the round process based on the jackpot determination is started, the operation control means 99 outputs a driving signal in a timely manner to the prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 or the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104. Thereby, for example, when the grand prize winning electric tulip opening / closing solenoid 88 is driven, the bottom portion 68a is pressed by the plunger 88a, so that the movable pieces 27a and 27b are rotated in directions away from each other via the left and right arms 68b. The electric open / close tulip 27 is opened. At this time, after being launched into the game area 7a based on the player's operation of the launch handle 9, the game ball that has passed through the obstacle nail enters into the big winning combination 12 from between the open movable pieces 27a, 27b. .

Then, since the ball distributing solenoid 81 moves the plunger 81a backward, as shown in FIG. 12, the distribution protrusions 82a and 82b of the distribution member 82 set the leading game ball Ba ₁ to 1 in the drop guide passage 71. Only one piece is held on the sorting protrusion 82b. As a result, the other subsequent game balls Ba ₂ and Ba ₃ come into contact with the leading game ball Ba _{1 in} an off-centered manner, so that it smoothly moves toward the discharge ball guide passage 80 without biting the ball. After being guided and detected by the game ball passage detection sensor 79, it is discharged.

In this state, in response to a drive signal from the operation control means 99 so spheres distributed solenoid 81 to protrude the plunger 81a, falls game ball Ba ₁ of the top held in the sorting projection 82a is released, Further, the sorting protrusion 82b closes the fall guide passage 71 opened thereby, and the subsequent game balls Ba ₂ and Ba ₃ are reliably prevented from falling to the drop guide passage 71 side.

Then, the game ball Ba ₁ that has only dropped to the side of the drop guide passage 71 stands by in contact with the side wall of the so-called rotating door-shaped cylindrical member 75 as shown in FIG. In this state, when the storage section drive motor 66 rotates in response to the drive signal from the operation control means 99, the cylindrical member 75 rotates in one direction at a low speed around the vertical axis, and accordingly, the cylinder game ball Ba ₁ that the side walls of the member 75 was in contact enters the opening 75a, and then dropped from the dropping hole 33a, enters the head ball entrance port 35 of the character image 28. At this time, the left hand 36b of the character image 28, game balls Ba ₁ dropped from the head ball entrance opening 35 is a plurality of times swung impact occurring when abutting on the projecting portion.

Further, character image 28 is at low speed alternately in left and right around a vertical axis A ₁ in the state shown in FIG. 2, the timing may sphere outlet 39 ball entrance hole 56 (Goto preventing cover 55) side If game ball Ba ₁ enters from the head ball entrance port 35 at the moment facing, the game ball Ba ₁ is released from the ball outlet 39 is guided by the central recess 54, the opening 55a of the Goto prevention cover 55 To the entrance hole 56. Furthermore game ball Ba ₁ is drooping path 57a, and thus introduced into the probability change per determined detection sensor 42 from the guide passage 114 through the communication passage 57 b. When the game ball Ba is detected by the fixed detection sensor 42 per probability change, the detection signal is transmitted to the determination unit 102 per probability change, thereby determining per probability change.

On the other hand, when the game ball Ba ₁ falls into the head entrance 35 at the moment when the ball discharge port 39 is about to come off from the entrance hole 56 (goat prevention cover 55), the game ball Ba ₁ The ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 39 and guided to one of the inclined surfaces 53a and 53b, and the ball cannot enter the ball hole 56. However, at this time, the game ball Ba ₁ enters the either one of the clown hole 51a of the clune 51 or the clune hole 52a of the croon 52 and falls, and thus the definite detection per probability change is detected via the third distribution unit 43. A chance to enter the sensor 42 again is given.

That is, when the Kroon hole 51a or 52a of the center portion by rolling a spherical recess of Kroon 51 or 52 gaming ball Ba ₁ falls, the game ball Ba ₁ is input to roll a curved surface 60 It reaches the spherical recess 61. And in the state located in the entrance recessed part 61, it will enter into either the circumferential side discharge | release part 59c and the back | inner side discharge | release parts 59d-59g of the cylindrical distribution member 59 peeped from the lower opening 62a of the opening 62. FIG.

At this time, when any one of the inner side-emitting portion 59d~59g opposite the lower opening 62a is located, game balls Ba ₁ on ball entrance recess 61, along the inclination of the inner side of the ball entrance recess 61 It enters one of the back side discharge parts 59d-59g. And after approaching, it discharges | emits outward from the ball passage hole h of the back | inner side, and an incoming ball is detected by the definite detection sensor 42 per probability fluctuation | variation.

On the other hand, if the circumferential-side discharge portion 59c corresponds to the lower opening 62a is located, game balls Ba ₁ on ball entrance recess 61, a circumferential side discharge portion along the inclination of the inner side of the ball entrance recess 61 Enter 59c. 7 moves in accordance with the rotation of the cylindrical sorting member 59 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7 while being held on the inner surface of the circumferential discharge portion 59c, and guides the uppermost position facing the communication path 57b in FIG. When it exceeds the passage 114 side, it rolls and moves from the circumferential discharge portion 59c to the guide passage 114 side, and is introduced into the probability detection confirmation sensor 42 via the guide passage 114. Then, in response to the detection signal, the probability variation determination unit 102 determines the jackpot type per probability variation.

Incidentally, a character image 28 described above is carried out rotating operation always alternately left and right about the axis A ₁ in the vertical direction regardless of whether the fall of game balls Ba ₁ to the in-sphere hole 35 of the head.

  While the rotation operation is normally performed, as shown in FIG. 8, the character image 28 continues to reciprocate within the angle range ar formed by the folding lines pt1 and pt2. However, if a problem occurs in a device involved in the rotation operation such as the character image drive motor 67 and the character image rotation detection sensor 116 for some reason, the angle ar formed by the folding lines pt1 and pt2 may be exceeded. In this case, there is a possibility that the hands 36a and 36b and the legs 37a and 37b of the character image 28 come into contact with the image display device 6 immediately after.

  However, the pair of stoppers 63 in the present embodiment has the body portion 38b of the character image 28 when the character image 28 tries to turn to the range indicated by the arrow X or the arrow Y beyond the folding lines pt1 and pt2. By causing the legs 37a and 37b to come into contact with each other, it is possible to reliably prevent the turning operation at the time of abnormality.

  According to the present embodiment described above, a stopper that restricts the character image 28 when the character image 28 rotates between the character image 28 and the image display device 6 exceeding a predetermined angle (see ar in FIG. 8). 63, the rotation range of the character image 28 can be surely limited when the character image 28 deviates from a predetermined rotation operation. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of obstacles that may occur in the pachinko machine 1 such as contact with or pressing against an accessory close to the character image 28 or the image display device 6 provided on the back side.

  Further, the body portion 38b provided in the character image 28 and the left and right legs 37a, 37b provided integrally with the body portion 38b are brought into contact with the stopper 63 when the character image 28 is excessively rotated, thereby being set at a predetermined angle. Therefore, by using the member provided in the character image 28, the rotation operation can be directly and reliably braked, and further the rotation operation is braked. Therefore, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the associated cost reduction can be expected.

  Further, the stopper 63 includes a pair of protrusions formed on the back side of the character image 28 of the stage portion 46 where the character image 28 is located, and the pair of protrusions are respectively connected to the left or right feet 37a and 37b. And the game ball Ba between the character image 28 and the image display device 6 when the character image 28 deviates from a predetermined rotational movement. It is possible to reliably prevent biting. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game progress from being delayed and to more effectively prevent the occurrence of a failure that may occur in the gaming machine.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in accordance with the symbols (sushi octopus, shrimp, etc.) that are arranged on the screen of the image display device 6 in the lottery type lottery mechanically performed by the prize winning feature 12. The probability variation lottery chances can be made different (for example, 3 times for sushi octopus and 2 times for shrimp).

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the big winning combination mounted in the pachinko machine of this embodiment alone. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the prize winning combination shown in FIG. 2 in a state where a lower front cover and an upper bamboo pattern cover are removed. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the winning combination shown in FIG. 2 with the lower front cover removed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the prize winning combination shown in FIG. 3 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3. It is a front view which extracts and shows the part which concerns on a stage part and a character image. It is a top view which looks down at the part which concerns on the character image shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7. It is a rear view which shows the state where the big winning combination shown in FIG. 3 was seen from the back side. FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the state where the cover member at the upper back of the prize winning combination shown in FIG. 9 is removed. It is a rear view in the state which looked at the frame upper part of the big winning combination from the back side. It is a perspective view shown in the state where the upper part of the frame of the special winning combination shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a part of structure of a 1st distribution apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a part of structure of a 1st distribution apparatus. FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating the entire first sorting device illustrated in FIG. 15 in a state in which the entire first sorting device is slightly rotated clockwise. It is a perspective view shown in the state where the angle which looks down at the whole 1st sorting device shown in Drawing 16 was changed a little. It is a figure which shows a part of structure of a 1st distribution apparatus, The same figure (a) is a front view, The same figure (b) is a front view which shows the state rotated a little, The same figure (c) is the whole. It is a front view shown in the state rotated further. It is a figure which shows the cylindrical distribution member in a 3rd distribution part alone, The figure (a) is a perspective view, The figure (b) is a front view, The figure (c) is a rear view. It is a figure which shows the cylindrical distribution member shown in FIG.19 (b), The figure (a) is a top view, The figure (b) is a side view. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the pachinko machine of this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by the pachinko machine of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
6: Image display device 12: Grand prize winner 17: Attacker (Big prize opening)
27: Electric opening and closing type tulip (electric opening and closing type winning a prize mouth)
28: Character image 37a: Right foot (foot)
37b: Left foot (foot)
38b: body part 41: entrance confirmation detection sensor (parts other than the fixed part)
42: Deterministic detection sensor per probability variation (determined unit per probability variation)
46: Stage part 63: Stopper (stopper means, a pair of protrusions)
63a: inclined surface Ba: game ball

Claims (3)

A prize winning hall for winning a prize ball for winning a jackpot, and a prize winning function having a prize ball function equivalent to that of the jackpot winning prize and mechanically performing a lottery type lottery after the jackpot is decided A gaming machine comprising
The large winning combination includes an electric opening / closing type winning opening for obtaining the prize ball function, a probability variation determining unit for determining a probability variation per entry by a game ball, and a game received from the electric opening / closing type winning opening A character image that rotates so as to distribute a sphere to the determination unit per probability variation and a portion other than the determination unit, and an image display device disposed on the back side of the character image,
Between the character image and the image display device, there is provided stopper means for restricting a rotational movement exceeding a predetermined angle of the character image.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The character image includes at least a body part and left and right foot parts integrally provided on the body part,
The stopper means prevents the turning motion exceeding the predetermined angle by bringing the left or right foot into contact with the character image when turning.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The stopper means comprises a pair of protrusions that are formed to protrude on the back side of the character image of the stage portion where the character image is located,
Each of the pair of protrusions includes an inclined surface that regulates a biting phenomenon at the time of contact with the left or right foot.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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