JP2006230487A - Variable winning device of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable winning device of a pachinko game machine, in which a wiring structure required for managing incoming and outgoing of balls is simple and which can appropriately report management conditions to a player. <P>SOLUTION: While the form of a variable winning component 21 is changed from a ball fetch impossible form to a ball fetch possible form and a blade 35 is opened accompanying an entry to a first start winning component 22 or a second start winning component 23, when a ball which enters the inside of the variable winning component 21 from a game area through a ball take-in port 34 enters a first specified port or enters a second specified port, the variable winning component 21 performs a big winning game. When the variable winning component 21 starts the big winning game, a residual reporting means 79 manages the incoming and outgoing of the ball to/from the variable winning component 21 by variable winning signals from a variable winning ball detector 51 and discharge signals from one discharge ball detector 54 provided in a gathering discharge gutter on the back side of the variable winning component 21, and a residual reporting device 55 is operated so as to report the management conditions by the residual reporting means 79 to a player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention has a simple wiring structure necessary for managing the entry and exit of a ball with respect to a variable winning component that forms a ball-capable form and a ball-incapable form, and can appropriately notify the player of the management status. The present invention relates to a variable prize device for a pachinko machine.

The variable prize device of the pachinko gaming machine is configured so that the control device controls the drive mechanism of the variable prize component, so that the drive mechanism opens the ball entrance of the variable prize part into a ball-pickable form and changes from the game area to the variable prize component. A player who provides an advantageous game situation for a player who can easily enter a ball, or the drive mechanism closes the ball entrance of a variable prize component to a form incapable of taking in the ball and makes it difficult for the ball to enter the variable prize component from the game area. Or provide an unfavorable gaming situation. However, the variable prize component disclosed in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 is such that a ball that enters the variable prize component from the game area via the ball entrance is provided in a specific opening provided in the variable prize component. Once entered, the sphere detector detects the sphere that entered the specific port, and when the sphere detector outputs a specific signal to the control device, the control device can drive the drive mechanism, and the drive mechanism can take in the sphere intake. It is a structure in which the added value is changed so as to change the number of continuous opening times and the opening time. For this reason, the control device manages the entry and exit of the ball with respect to the variable winning component, and the control device cannot control the variable winning component based on the management. In addition, in the hit ball winning component disclosed in Patent Document 3, the ball detector provided at the ball entrance outputs a ball signal to the control device, and the ball detector provided individually at the plurality of ball exits By outputting a signal to the control device, the control device calculates the number of balls (remaining number) existing inside the hitting ball winning component, and when the number of balls existing inside the hitting ball winning component becomes zero, the control device Is configured to control the hitting member by managing the entering and exiting of the ball with respect to the hitting ball winning component by the control device such that the hitting operation of the hitting ball member provided inside the hitting ball winning component is stopped. For this reason, there are also disadvantages that the structure is complicated, such that the number of ball outlet detectors is the same as the number of ball outlets, and the number of wires connecting each ball detector to the control device increases. There is also a drawback that it is impossible to notify the player of the management status of entering and exiting the ball by the control device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-154097 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-154098 JP-A-8-243221

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the wiring structure necessary for managing entry and exit is complicated, and the management status cannot be properly notified to the player.

  The variable prize device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that as the ball enters the starting part provided in the game area of the game board, the control device collects the variable prize part provided in the game area of the game board. Change the form from a non-intrusive form to a form in which the ball can be taken in, the ball enters the variable winning part whose form has been changed to the form that can take in the ball, Variable winning ball detection that detects a ball entering a winning opening provided inside a variable winning component in a variable winning device of a pachinko machine in which a control device performs a big hit game with a variable winning component as it enters a specific opening , A collective discharge basket that collects and discharges from the inside of the variable prize-winning parts, a discharge ball detector that detects balls discharged from the collective discharge basket, and a control device has started a jackpot game with variable prize-winning parts In state The remaining notification means for managing the entry and exit of the ball to and from the variable winning component by the variable winning signal from the variable winning ball detector and the discharge signal from the discharge ball detector, and the management status by the remaining notification means to the player The most important feature is that it includes a remaining alarm that operates so as to notify. Inside the variable winning component, there are a first specific port for creating a jackpot game by entering a winning ball in the winning port and a first exit port for discharging a ball that does not enter the first specific port downward. Above, the second specified port for creating a chance of jackpot game by entering the winning ball in the winning opening and the second outlet for discharging the ball that does not enter the second specified port are below, The first specific port, the first outflow port, the second specific port, and the second outflow port may be arranged separately in the vertical direction, and the variable winning component includes a ball that has won the winning port and the first specific port. A first distribution unit that distributes the sphere to any one of the first outflow ports, and a second distribution unit that distributes the sphere discharged from the first outflow port to either the second specific port or the second outflow port; Is provided, and the bottom wall of the first allocating portion moves the sphere that flows down from the back to the front side of the sphere with the first specific opening or the first A second stage that constitutes a first stage that distributes to one of the outflow openings, or a bottom wall of the second distribution section distributes the ball to either the second specific opening or the second outflow opening by causing the ball to flow from the back to the front side The remaining notification device may be provided in the front portion of the variable winning component, and the front portion of the variable winning component in which the remaining notification device is provided is the first front portion in which the ball detector is not provided. There may be.

  In the variable winning device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the variable winning component starts the jackpot game, the remaining notification means collects and discharges the variable winning signal and the variable winning component from the variable winning ball detector to the outside from the inside. Operates so as to manage the entering and exiting of the ball to and from the variable winning component by the discharge signal from the discharge ball detector provided in the collective discharge basket, and the remaining notification device notifies the player of the management status by the remaining notification means. Therefore, it is only necessary to provide a minimum number of discharge ball detectors, there are few wires connecting the discharge ball detector to the control device, and the wiring structure necessary for managing the entry and exit of the ball is simple. In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to appropriately notify the player of the management status of the entry and exit of the ball by the control device with the remaining alarm. Inside the variable winning component, there are a first specific port for creating a jackpot game by entering a winning ball in the winning port and a first exit port for discharging a ball that does not enter the first specific port downward. Above, the second specified port for creating a chance of jackpot game by entering the winning ball in the winning opening and the second outlet for discharging the ball that does not enter the second specified port are below, If the first specific port, the first outflow port, the second specific port, and the second outflow port are arranged separately in the vertical direction, a ball that did not enter the first specific port may enter the second specific port. There is an advantage that it is possible to increase the chances of starting a jackpot game with a variable winning component, compared to a structure in which a jackpot game is started when a plurality of specific ports are entered together and entered. Inside the variable winning component, there are a first distribution unit that distributes a ball that has won a winning opening to either the first specific opening or the first outflow opening, and a ball that has been discharged from the first outflow opening. A second distribution part that distributes to either the two specific openings or the second outflow opening is provided, and the bottom wall of the first distribution part causes the ball to flow down from the back to the front side so that the first specific opening or the first release A first stage that distributes to one of the mouths, or a second stage in which the bottom wall of the second distributing unit causes the sphere to flow down from the back to the front and distributes to either the second specific port or the second outlet port. If it comprises, the drive mechanism for distributing to either a 1st specific opening or a 1st outflow opening will become unnecessary in a 1st distribution part, or a 2nd specific opening or a 2nd outflow opening will be in a 2nd distribution part. No need for a drive mechanism to distribute to either, and the structure of the first distribution unit or the second distribution unit is simple There is an advantage that it can be. If the remaining alarm is provided on the front face of the variable prize component, the ball remains inside the variable prize component that is notified by the player's residual alarm compared to the structure in which the remaining alarm is provided other than the variable prize component. There is an advantage that the visibility of this can be improved. If the front part of the variable prize component provided with the remaining alarm is the first front part without the ball detector, the remaining alarm is compared with the structure in which the remaining alarm is provided on the front part provided with the ball detector. There is an advantage that the player can be installed in a wide range on the first front surface portion, and the visibility of the remaining alarm by the player can be improved.

  1 to 6 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the variable winning component 21. FIG. 3 shows the front of the variable winning component 21. FIG. 4 shows a cross section of FIG. 3 taken along line AA. FIG. 5 shows the front of the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 6 shows the flow of control for variable winning. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” are shown in FIG. 5 with the pachinko machine in the state of FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed from the front side of the page. “Back” and “back” are in the same direction.

  A pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko gaming machine has a structure in which a gaming board 17 is accommodated in a gaming machine frame 1 attached to a gaming machine installation facility (not shown) called a game store island. The gaming machine frame 1 is provided with a movable frame 3 on the front side of the fixed frame 2 and is openable on the front side of the fixed frame 2 around the hinge 4 located on the left side so that it can be opened on one side. The front door 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are opened individually on the front side of the movable frame 3 so as to be opened on the front side and closed on the front side of the movable frame 3 around the hinge 7 located on the left side. Prepare for possible. The fixed frame 2 is also called an outer frame that is attached to the gaming machine installation structure. The movable frame 3 is also called a front frame to which the game board 17 is attached. A locking device 8 is provided on the right side of the movable frame 3. A ball launching mechanism 9 is provided on the front surface of the movable frame 3 covered with the closed ball dish structure 6. The front door 5 is also called a panel frame and has a frame shape surrounding the window 10 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The front panel 11 is attached to the front door 5 so as to cover the window 10 from the back side and is located on the back side of the window 10. The front panel 11 has a plate shape made of a material such as glass or synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light. The ball tray structure 6 includes the ball tray portion 12 and the ball launch operation mechanism 13 in a form protruding forward from the front surface of the ball tray structure 6.

  Then, the movable frame 3 is closed and supported by the fixed frame 2 so that it cannot be opened and closed by a lock mechanism outside the figure, and the front door 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and cannot be opened and closed by the lock mechanism outside the figure. If the clerk of the game store inserts a key plate (key) (not shown) into the key hole 14 of the locking device 8 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 and rotates the key plate, for example, 90 degrees to the right side, The support form by the locking mechanism between the fixed frame 2 and the movable frame 3 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the movable frame 3 to the front side, whereby the movable frame 3 is opened to the front side of the fixed frame 2 around the hinge 4. Further, when the key plate inserted into the key hole 14 is rotated 90 degrees to the left, for example, by the store clerk, the support form by the locking mechanism of the movable frame 3 and the front door 5 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the front door 5 forward, whereby the front door 5 is opened to the front side of the movable frame 3 around the hinge 7. When the store clerk operates the unlocking operation body (not shown) provided on the front surface of the movable frame 3 in the state where the front door 5 is opened as described above, the movable frame 3 and the ball tray structure 6 are supported by the lock mechanism. The form is released. After the release of this support form, the store clerk pulls the ball tray structure 6 forward, whereby the ball tray structure 6 is opened to the front of the movable frame 3 around the hinge 7.

  The game board 17 includes an inner game area 20 surrounded by an inner guide rail 18 and an outer guide rail 19 on a flat front surface. The game area 20 includes a variable prize component 21, a first start prize part 22, and a second start prize. It includes front parts such as a part 23, a general winning part 24, a ball return prevention valve 25, a ball repelling body 26, an out port 27, a side lamp outside the figure, a windmill outside the figure, a game nail outside the figure. A gap between the left side portion of the inner guide rail 18 and the left side portion of the outer guide rail 19 is a ball launch passage 28. The variable winning component 21 is provided at the center of the game area 20. The first start winning component 22 is provided on the left and right sides of the second start winning component 23 below the game area 20. The second start winning component 23 is provided between the variable winning component 21 and the out port 27 and directly above the out port 27. The general winning component 24 is provided integrally with the variable winning component 21 on the upper portion of the variable winning component 21 so as to constitute a winning prize opening.

  The variable winning component 21, the first starting winning component 22, the second starting winning component 23, and the general winning component 24 are take-in winning components that discharge the balls entered from the game area 20 to the back side of the game board 17. The general winning component 24 is a winning component for paying out to a player a number of balls determined as winning balls when a ball is won from the game area 20. The first start winning component 22 and the second start winning component 23, when a ball wins from the game area 20, pays out the number of balls determined as a winning ball to the player and cannot take in the variable winning component 21. It is a winning component for changing the form from a form to a form capable of taking in a ball. The first start winning component 22 causes the variable winning component 21 to change the shape once, and the second start winning component 23 causes the variable winning component 21 to change the shape twice. The number of form changes to be made to the variable winning component 21 is different from that of the second start winning component 23. The number of form changes is not limited to the above numerical values. The first start winning component 22 and the second start winning component 23, when a ball wins from the game area 20, pays out the number of balls determined as a winning ball to the player and cannot take in the variable winning component 21. It is a winning component for changing the form to a form and a ball-capable form.

  In the best mode, the variable winning component 21 includes a pair of ball intakes 34 and a pair of blades 35 in order to change the form into a ball-incapable configuration and a ball-capable configuration. When the blades 35 are opened and the ball entrance 34 is opened, the variable winning component 21 is in a ball take-in form capable of taking a ball from the game area 20. When the blades 35 are closed and the ball entrance 34 is closed, the variable winning component 21 is in a form incapable of taking a ball from the game area 20. When a ball wins the first start winning component 22, the variable winning component 21 opens and closes the blade 35 once. When the ball wins the second start winning component 23, the variable winning component 21 opens and closes the blade 35 twice. When a ball wins the first start winning component 22 and the blades 35 open and close once, the opening time is set to 0.4 seconds, for example. When a ball is won in the second start winning component 23 and the blades 35 are opened and closed twice, for example, one opening time is set to 0.5 seconds. These opening times are not limited to the above values.

  In the pachinko gaming machine, after the game board 17 is mounted on the movable frame 3 so that the front door 5 is opened to the front side of the movable frame 3 and the front surface of the game board 17 is directed to the front side, the front door 5 is closed. When the movable frame 3 is supported so that it cannot be opened and closed, the front surface of the game board 17 is covered with the front door 5 and the front panel 11, and the front parts provided in the game area 20 are moved from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 to the front panel 11. Visible through. In the state where the front door 5, the movable frame 3 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed so that they cannot be opened and closed, the control device 72 of FIG. 1 is activated by power supply, and the player puts the ball into the ball tray portion 12. When the ball launching operation mechanism 13 is operated, the ball launching mechanism 9 causes the ball supplied to the ball launching mechanism 9 from the ball tray 12 to be output by the launch output from the control device 72 according to the operation amount of the ball launching operation mechanism 13. Fire one by one toward the ball launch passage 28. The ball that reaches the game area 20 by pushing the ball return prevention valve 25 open from the ball launch passage 28 collides with the front part in the process of flowing downward from above the space between the game area 20 and the front panel 11. The flow direction is changed and the variable winning component 21, the first starting winning component 22, the second starting winning component 23, and the general winning component 24 are won. When a ball in the game area 20 wins in this way, the number of winning balls determined corresponding to each of the variable winning component 21, the first starting winning component 22, the second starting winning component 23, and the general winning component 24 is set. The ball is paid out to the ball tray 12 from the back side of the gaming machine frame 1 by a ball payout mechanism (not shown) for each winning. The ball that has not won the variable winning component 21, the first starting winning component 22, the second starting winning component 23, and the general winning component 24 reaches the bottom of the game area 20 and passes through the out port 27 to the game board. 17 is discharged to the back side.

  The first start winning component 22, the second start winning component 23, the variable winning component 21, and the control device 72 will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 72 operates as the CPU 73 of the microcomputer mounted on the circuit board built in the storage box operates using the RAM 75 according to the program stored in the ROM 74, thereby performing input processing, winning number processing, remaining notification processing, and driving. The game processing of the entire game such as processing, jackpot processing, prize ball processing, etc. is executed, and the variable winning component 21 is controlled as the execution result. The control device 72 includes an input detection unit 76 that performs input processing, a winning number counting unit 77 that performs winning number processing, a big hit unit 78 that performs jackpot processing, a remaining notification unit 79 that performs remaining notification processing, and a driving unit that performs driving processing. 80, a prize ball means 81 for performing a prize ball process, a jackpot knowledge 82, and a prize ball knowledge 83 are provided. The input detecting means 76, the winning number counting means 77, the big hit means 78, the remaining notification means 79, the driving means 80, and the winning ball means 81 are realized by a program processing of a microcomputer. The jackpot knowledge 82 and the prize ball knowledge 83 are stored and set in the ROM 74. The jackpot knowledge 82 is information such as a table or a map that defines the relationship between the first specific signal, the second specific signal, the one-round game allowed time, the one-round variable winning possible number, and the number of round continuations. The contents of the jackpot knowledge 82 are as follows. For the first specific signal, one round of game playable time is set to 30 seconds, one round variable winning possible number is set to 10, and the number of round continuations is set to seven. On the other hand, one round game available time is set to 30 seconds, one round variable winning possible number is set to 10, and round continuation number is set to 10 times. The numerical value of 30 seconds for one round of game playable time, 10 pieces for the number of variable winnings possible for one round, and 7 or 10 round continuations is not limited to these. The winning ball knowledge 83 is information such as a table or a map that defines the relationship between each of the general winning signal, the first starting winning signal, the second starting winning signal, and the variable winning signal and the number of winning balls.

  The control device 72 includes a variable winning signal output from the variable winning ball detector 51 of the variable winning component 21, a first specific signal output from the first specific ball detector 52 of the variable winning component 21, and the variable winning component 21. The second specific signal output from the second specific ball detector 53, the discharge signal output from the discharge ball detector 54 of the variable winning component 21, and the first start winning ball detector 90 of the first start winning component 22. The first start winning signal that is output, the second start winning signal that is output from the second start winning ball detector 91 of the second start winning component 23, and the general winning that is not shown in the figure for detecting the ball that has won the general winning component 24. Various input signals such as a general winning signal output from the ball detector and a ball payout signal output from a payout ball detector provided in a ball payout mechanism (not shown) are input. For this reason, the input detection means 76 performs the difference in the position of the input port where the input signal to the control device 72 is input to the microcomputer of the control device 72 for each cycle in which the microcomputer program is processed. By detecting by the polling process, the ball detector from which the input signal is identified is identified, and the identified input signal is determined according to the input signal by the winning number counting means 77, the big hit means 78, the remaining notification means 79, the drive It outputs to the means 80 and the prize ball means 81.

  That is, the input detection means 76 outputs the first start winning signal or the second start winning signal to the driving means 80, outputs the variable winning signal to the winning number counting means 77 and the remaining notification means 79, and outputs the first specific signal. Alternatively, the second specific signal is output to the big hit means 78 and the discharge signal is output to the remaining notification means 79. When the variable winning signal is inputted from the input detecting means 76, the winning number counting means 77 searches whether or not the jackpot flag is set in the RAM 75, and when the jackpot flag is not set, the winning count calculation is performed. If the jackpot flag is not set, the winning count is calculated by the count-up method or the count-down method, and the winning count signal is output to the remaining notification means 79. The jackpot flag is data indicating that a jackpot game is being played by the variable winning component 21 based on the first specific signal or the second specific signal. The input detection means 76 outputs to the prize ball means 81 a prize ball signal as a determination result identifying the prize signals such as the general prize signal, the first start prize signal, the second start prize signal, and the variable prize signal.

  In the case of the count-up method in the winning number counting means 77, every time a variable winning signal is input from the input detecting means 76, the count is counted up (added) by one, and the counted up variable winning number is one round in the jackpot knowledge 82. When the numerical value set as the variable winning possible number reaches, for example, 10, the winning number counting means 77 outputs a 1 round end signal to the driving means 80. In the case of the countdown method in the winning number counting means 77, every time a variable winning signal is input from the input detecting means 76, one round is counted down (subtracted) from the number of variable winning prizes that can be set in the jackpot knowledge 82, and the counted down total is calculated. When the numerical value (countdown value) reaches zero, the winning number counting means 77 outputs a one round end signal to the driving means 80.

  When the first specific signal or the second specific signal is input from the input detection means 76, the big hit means 78 sets a big hit flag in the RAM 75 and outputs the first specific signal or the second specific signal to the driving means 80. When the jackpot game end signal is input from the driving means 80, the jackpot means 78 deletes the jackpot flag set in the RAM 75 from the RAM 75. When the discharge signal is input from the input detection unit 76 and the winning count signal is input from the winning number counting unit 77, the remaining notification unit 79 calculates the remaining number as the number of balls remaining in the variable winning component 21. The remaining notification device 55 is controlled in accordance with the calculation result by the count-up method based on the input of the winning count signal and the count-down method based on the discharge signal.

  Specifically, the remaining notification means 79 increments the count by one for each input of the winning count signal, stores the counted up count value in the RAM 75, and sets the plurality of LEDs in the remaining notification device 55 to, for example, the left side. From the one side to the other side in the direction from the right side to the right side, the count value counted up stored in the RAM 75 is counted down by one each time the discharge signal is input, and the count down count value is displayed. The lighted LEDs stored in the RAM 75 are turned off one by one in order from the other direction, for example, from the right side to the left side in the direction opposite to the lighting direction in the remaining alarm 55. That is, the remaining notification means 79 determines whether or not all of the balls taken into the variable prize component 21 are discharged from the variable prize component 21 by the variable prize signal and the discharge signal during the jackpot game by the variable prize component 21. The entering and exiting of the ball with respect to the variable winning component 21 (in and out with respect to the variable winning component 21) is managed, and the management status is notified to the player by the remaining alarm 55.

  When the first start winning signal is input from the input detecting unit 76, the driving unit 80 controls the driving source 92 to open and close the blades 35 once, and the second starting winning signal is input from the input detecting unit 76. Then, the drive source 92 is controlled to open and close the blades 35 twice, and when the first specific signal or the second specific signal is input from the big hit means 78, the blades 35 are opened and closed according to the big hit knowledge 82. The drive source 92 is controlled.

  The control of the driving source 92 by the jackpot knowledge 82 performed by the driving means 80 is as follows. The variable winning component 21 has not started the big hit game, but the first specific signal or the second specific signal is driven by the variable winning component 21 while the blade 35 is opened by the first starting winning signal or the second starting winning signal. When input to 80, the driving means 80 starts the first round game as a jackpot game, controls the driving source 92, and starts the game operation from the time when the first specific signal or the second specific signal is input. The time is counted up, and the counted game operation time reaches the one-round gameable time set in the jackpot knowledge 82, or 1 is obtained as a result of counting the number of variable-winning one round from the winning number counting means 77. When the round end signal is input, the first round game is ended. The driving means 80 controls the driving source 92 so as to open and close the blades 35 a plurality of times during one round of game playable time. Until the counted game operation time reaches the one-round game available time set in the jackpot knowledge 82 or until the one-round end signal is input from the winning number counting means 77, the first specific signal or the first When the second specific signal is input again, the driving means 80 starts the second round game, controls the driving source 92, and determines the game operation time from the time when the first specific signal or the second specific signal is input. When the counted game operation time reaches the one-round game available time set in the jackpot knowledge 82 or when a one-round end signal is input from the winning number counting means 77, the second 1 End the round game. In this way, the driving means 80 ends one round game with one round game available time, one round variable prize-winning number or the first specific signal or the second specific signal, whichever is earlier, and completes the one round game. In the case of the first specific signal, the 1st round game is continued up to 7 times, and in the case of the 2nd specific signal, the 1 round game is continued up to 10 times. . Until the counted game operation time reaches the one-round game available time set in the jackpot knowledge 82 or until the one-round end signal is input from the winning number counting means 77, the first specific signal or the first If there is no input of 2 specific signals again, the drive means 80 will output the jackpot game end signal to the jackpot means 78.

  The prize ball means 81 receives the prize ball signal from the input detection means 76, and the prize balls corresponding to the general prize signal, the first start prize signal, the second start prize signal, and the variable prize signal from the prize ball knowledge 83 in the ROM 74. The number is extracted and stored in the RAM 75, and a ball dispensing mechanism (not shown) is driven so as to dispense a ball. Then, when the ball payout mechanism is driven, a ball payout signal is input to the control device 72 from a payout ball detector provided in the ball payout mechanism, and a ball payout signal is input from the input detection means 76 to the prize ball means 81. The prize ball means 81 counts the number of balls paid out as the number of prize balls paid out by either the count-up method or the count-down method for each input of the ball payout signal, and the counted ball payout number drives the ball payout mechanism. When the number of award balls that triggers is reached, the driving of the ball payout mechanism is stopped.

  Further, in the control device 72, the prize ball means 81 monitors whether the ball payout operation of the ball payout mechanism based on the input of the ball payout signal from the input detection means 76 is normal or abnormal. Whether or not the ball payout operation of the ball payout mechanism by the prize ball means 81 is normal or abnormal is determined by the prize ball means 81 as the number of prize balls paid out by either the count-up method or the count-down method for each input of the ball payout signal. The number of balls paid out is counted, the counted number of balls paid out is stored in the RAM 75, the payout operation time is counted up from the time when the ball payout mechanism is driven, and the counted up payout operation time drives the ball payout mechanism. Even when the number of prize balls that triggered the ball reaches the payout required time set and stored in the ROM 74 as the time to be paid out from the ball payout mechanism, the balls counted as the number of payout balls stored in the RAM 75 are counted. When the number of payouts has reached the number of prize balls that triggered the above-mentioned ball payout mechanism It is determined that abnormal performs abnormality processing.

  The structure of the variable winning component 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. The variable winning component 21 includes a mounting substrate 31, a screw insertion hole 32, a partition wall 33, a pair of ball inlets 34, a pair of blades 35, a first front surface portion 36, a second front surface portion 37, a third front surface portion 38, and a fourth. Front portion 39, a pair of winning holes 40, a pair of first guide rods 41, a pair of second guide rods 42, a third guide rod 43, a first sorting portion 44, a first specific port 45, and a pair of first disengages. The mouth 46, the second distribution unit 47, the second specific port 48, the pair of second outflow ports 49, the collective discharge rod 50, the variable winning ball detector 51, the first specific ball detector 52, the second specific ball detector 53, a discharge ball detector 54, and a remaining alarm 55 are provided.

  The attachment board 31 is in the form of a plate attached in contact with the game area 20 from the front side of the game board 17. The screw insertion hole 32 is located at the peripheral edge of the mounting board 31 and penetrates the mounting board 31 in the front-rear direction in order to insert a set screw such as a wood screw (not shown) for mounting the mounting board 31 to the game board 17. It is formed as a hole. The partition wall 33 is located on the inner side of the screw insertion hole 32 and protrudes from the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 to the front side so as not to take the ball from the game area 20 into the inside surrounded by the partition wall 33. The ball inlet 34 has a left and right side portion located between the first front surface portion 36 and the second front surface portion 37 in the partition wall 33 and is removed as a notch portion that opens from the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 to the front side and the left and right directions. It is formed. The blades 35 are individually disposed at the ball inlets 34 and are arranged below the blades 35 and the mounting substrate 31 by a driving mechanism (not shown) having a driving source 92 of FIG. 1 composed of an electromagnetic solenoid mounted on the back surface of the mounting substrate 31. It opens and closes to the left and right around a blade shaft 58 provided over the center. Specifically, the left blade 35 opens and closes left and right in a state in which the left ball inlet 34 shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 is closed and in a state opened to the left shown by a virtual line. The right blade 35 opens and closes to the left and right between a state in which the right ball inlet 34 shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 is closed and a state in which the right blade 35 is opened to the right shown by a virtual line.

  The first front surface portion 36 is connected to the front surface of the general winning component 24 and the front edge portion of the partition wall 33 to cover the front surface of the mounting substrate 31. The second front surface portion 37 is connected to the left and right front edges located between the ball inlet 34 and the first distribution portion 44 in the partition wall 33 and covers the front surface of the mounting substrate 31. A space between the back surface of the second front surface portion 37 and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 is formed as a space through which a sphere can pass. The third front surface portion 38 is connected to the left and right front edge portions located between the first distribution portion 44 and the second distribution portion 47 in the partition wall 33 and covers the front surface of the mounting substrate 31. A space between the back surface of the third front surface portion 38 and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 is formed as a space through which a sphere can pass. The fourth front surface portion 39 is connected to the left and right front edge portions located below the second distribution portion 47 in the partition wall 33 and covers the front surface of the mounting substrate 31. A space between the rear surface of the fourth front surface portion 39 and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 is formed as a space through which a sphere can pass. A lower portion of a space formed between the back surface of the fourth front surface portion 39 and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 is closed with a partition wall 33. The front surface of the first front surface portion 36 to the front surface of the fourth front surface portion 39 are formed as a decoration that forms a design appealing to the player's vision.

  The winning opening 40 is located on the back side of the second front surface portion 37 and is divided into left and right sides, and a single ball can be taken in by the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, the back surface of the second front surface portion 37, and the central barrier 59. However, it is impossible to capture two spheres side by side in a side-by-side and front-and-rear direction, and the space is formed as a space in which the sphere can be captured. The upper portion of the barrier 59 guides the sphere taken into the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 from the left sphere inlet 34 to the left winning opening 40 and the sphere taken into the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 from the right sphere inlet 34. Is formed in a mountain shape that leads to the winning prize opening 40 on the right side. The bottom of the winning opening 40 is formed as an inclined surface that guides the sphere taken into the winning opening 40 in the direction of the mounting substrate 31. A winning exit 60 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 located at the winning opening 40. The winning exit 60 is formed as a through hole in the front-rear direction in the mounting substrate 31 in order to discharge the sphere taken into the winning port 40 to the back side of the mounting substrate 31.

  The first guide rod 41 can guide one sphere that discharges the sphere discharged from the winning exit 60 on the back side of the mounting substrate 31 to the first distribution unit 44, but two spheres It is impossible to guide them in a side-by-side and side-by-side state, forming a passage for guiding a sphere. The first guide outlet 61 at the lower part of the first guide rod 41 is formed as a through hole in the left-right direction on the left and right walls that form the box shape of the first distribution portion 44. The second guide rod 42 can guide one sphere that discharges the sphere discharged from the first release outlet 66 on the back side of the mounting substrate 31 to the second allocating portion 47, but two It is impossible to guide the spheres in a side-by-side and front-to-back side-by-side state, thereby forming a passage for guiding the spheres. The second guide outlet 62 in the lower part of the second guide rod 42 is formed as a through-hole in the left-right direction on the left and right walls constituting the box shape of the second distribution portion 47. The third guide rod 43 can guide one sphere that discharges the sphere discharged from the first specific outlet 65 on the back side of the mounting substrate 31 to the collective discharge rod 50, but the two spheres It is impossible to guide them in a side-by-side and side-by-side state, forming a passage for guiding a sphere. The third guide outlet 63 at the lower portion of the third guide rod 43 is connected to the upper portion of the collective discharge rod 50.

  The first distribution portion 44 is provided on the inner mounting substrate 31 surrounded by the partition wall 33 between the second front surface portion 37 and the third front surface portion 38, opens on the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, and is attached to the mounting substrate 31. Is formed in a box shape having a depth opened forward and opened forward and closed on the left and right upper and lower back sides. The bottom wall on the lower side of the first allocating portion 44 is an inclined surface that gradually goes downward from the back wall on the back side of the first allocating portion 44, and thus gradually descends. By making it flow down, the 1st stage 64 which discharges | emits the said ball | bowl to flow down to either the 1st specific port 45 or the 1st outflow port 46 is comprised.

  The first specific port 45 is located in the center in the left-right direction directly below the first stage 64, and takes in one sphere by the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, the back surface of the third front surface portion 38, and the left and right vertical walls. Is possible, but it is impossible to capture two spheres side by side in a side-by-side and front-and-rear direction. The left and right vertical walls in the first specific port 45 divide the first specific port 45 and the first detachment port 46, and are connected to the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 and the back surface of the third front surface portion 38. . The bottom of the first specific port 45 is formed as an inclined surface that guides the sphere taken into the first specific port 45 in the direction of the mounting substrate 31. A first specific outlet 65 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 located at the first specific port 45. The first specific outlet 65 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 as a through hole in the front-rear direction in order to discharge the sphere taken into the first specific port 45 to the back side of the mounting substrate 31.

  The first outlet 46 is positioned right and left of the first specific port 45 directly below the first stage 64, and is defined by the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, the back surface of the third front surface portion 38, the left and right vertical walls, and the partition wall 33. Although a single sphere can be captured, it is impossible to capture two spheres in a side-by-side and front-and-rear side-by-side state, and a space in which a sphere can be captured is formed. The bottom of the first outlet 46 is formed as a slope that guides the sphere taken into the first outlet 46 in the direction of the mounting substrate 31. A first release outlet 66 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 located at the first release port 46. The first outlet 66 is formed as a through-hole in the front-rear direction in the mounting substrate 31 in order to discharge the sphere taken into the first outlet 46 to the back side of the mounting substrate 31.

  The second distribution portion 47 is provided on the inner mounting substrate 31 surrounded by the partition wall 33 between the third front surface portion 38 and the fourth front surface portion 39, opens on the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, and is attached to the mounting substrate 31. Is formed in a box shape having a depth opened forward and opened forward and closed on the left and right upper and lower back sides. The bottom wall on the lower side of the second allocating portion 47 is a slope that gradually descends from the back wall on the back side of the second allocating portion 47 toward the front side, and the sphere is moved from the back of the bottom wall to the front side. The second stage 67 is configured to discharge the flowing sphere to either the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49.

  The second specific port 48 is located right below the second stage 67 in the center in the left-right direction, and takes in one sphere by the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, the back surface of the fourth front surface portion 39, and the left and right vertical walls. Is possible, but it is impossible to capture two spheres side by side in a side-by-side and front-and-rear direction. The left and right vertical walls in the second specific port 48 divide the second specific port 48 and the second detachment port 49, and are connected to the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 and the back surface of the fourth front surface portion 39. . A second specific outlet 68 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 located at the second specific port 48. The second specific outlet 68 is formed as a through-hole in the front-rear direction in the mounting substrate 31 in order to discharge the sphere taken into the second specific port 48 to the back side of the mounting substrate 31.

  The second detachment port 49 is positioned right and left of the second specific port 48 directly below the second stage 67, and is defined by the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, the back surface of the fourth front surface portion 39, the left and right vertical walls, and the partition wall 33. Although a single sphere can be captured, it is impossible to capture two spheres in a side-by-side and front-and-rear side-by-side state, and a space in which a sphere can be captured is formed. A second outlet 69 is formed in the mounting substrate 31 located at the second outlet 49. The second outlet 69 is formed as a through-hole in the front-rear direction in the mounting board 31 in order to discharge the sphere taken into the second outlet 49 to the back side of the mounting board 31. The collective discharge basket 50 guides one ball that collects the balls discharged from the third guide outlet 63 and the second outflow outlet 69 on the back side of the mounting board 31 and discharges the balls below the back side of the game board 17. Although it is possible, it is impossible to guide two spheres side by side in a side-by-side and front-and-rear side-by-side configuration, thereby forming a passage for guiding the spheres.

  In other words, in the variable prize component 21, the ball taken into the front side of the front surface of the mounting board 31 surrounded by the partition wall 33 through the ball inlet 34 from the game area 20 while the blades 35 are open, enters the prize opening 40. The ball is always discharged from the first guide rod 41 to the first stage 64 of the first sorting unit 44, and the ball discharged from the first stage 64 is either the first specific port 45 or the first outflow port 46. The ball that enters and enters the first specific port 45 reaches the collective discharge rod 50 via the third guide rod 43, and the ball that enters the first release port 46 passes from the second guide rod 42 to the second sorting unit. 47 is discharged to the second stage 67 and the ball discharged from the second stage 67 enters either the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49 and enters the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49. The sphere reaches the collective drain 50.

  The variable winning ball detector 51 is provided in the winning opening 40 and outputs a variable winning signal for detecting a ball passing through the winning opening 40 to the control device 72 of FIG. The first specific sphere detector 52 is provided at the first specific port 45, and outputs a first specific signal that detects a sphere passing through the first specific port 45 to the control device 72. The second specific sphere detector 53 is provided in the second specific port 48, and outputs a second specific signal that detects a sphere passing through the second specific port 48 to the control device 72. The discharge ball detector 54 is provided in the collective discharge rod 50 and outputs a discharge signal that detects a ball passing through the collective discharge rod 50 to the control device 72. The remaining alarm 55 is variable in that it is not discharged from the collective discharge basket 50 through the ball inlet 34 of the variable winning component 21 by turning on and off the plurality of LEDs provided on the first front face 36. The player is notified that the ball remains inside the winning component 21. In FIG. 4, 84 is a display hole formed as a through hole in the front-rear direction in the first front surface portion 36. The display hole 84 is a hole for showing to the player from the front side of the variable winning component 21 that the plurality of LEDs in the remaining alarm 55 disposed on the back surface side of the first front surface portion 36 are turned on and off. 3 and 4, 85 is an escape hole formed in the game board 17 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The escape hole 85 is a hole for escaping a portion protruding from the back surface of the attachment board 31 to the back side when the variable winning component 21 is attached to the game board 17. In FIG. 4, 86 is a wiring for a plurality of LEDs in the remaining alarm 55. The wiring 86 is connected to the output unit of the control device 72. In FIG. 4, P is a sphere called a pachinko sphere. 4, the gap 87 between the front panel 11 and the front surfaces of the first to fourth front surface portions 36 to 39 does not allow the ball P to pass through or enter.

  The control flow performed by the control device 72 in relation to the first start winning, the second starting winning, the first specific signal, the second specific signal, and the discharge signal will be described with reference to FIGS. . When the control device 72 is activated upon receiving power supply, the input processing shown in steps 101; 102; 103; 104 in FIG. As a result of the input process, when the first start winning signal or the second starting winning signal is input, step 101 becomes YES and the process proceeds to step 105. In step 105, it is determined whether or not a jackpot flag is set in the RAM 75. If the jackpot flag is set, step 105 is YES and the routine proceeds to step 106. In step 106, since the variable winning component 21 is in a big hit game and the blades 35 cannot be moved, it indicates that the blades 35 corresponding to the first start winning signal or the second starting winning signal will be opened and closed later. Information is stored in RAM 75 and held, ending one cycle of computer processing. If the result of determination in step 105 is that the jackpot flag has not been set, step 105 is NO and processing proceeds to step 107. In step 107, since the blade 35 can be moved not during the big hit game by the variable winning component 21, the blade 35 is opened and closed, and one cycle of the computer processing is completed. The opening / closing of the blade 35 in step 107 is performed once when the determination in step 101 is the first start winning signal, and is performed twice when the determination in step 101 is the second start winning signal.

  In other words, since the processing of the computer performs the determination of the first start winning signal and the determination of the second start winning signal in separate steps, step 101 should be shown as separate steps. Then, the blade 35 is opened and closed once, and the blade 35 is opened and closed twice according to the second start winning signal. It is. When step 101 is divided into separate steps, the process proceeds to step 105 if the step of determining the first start winning signal is YES. If the step of determining the first start winning signal is NO, the process proceeds to the step of determining the second starting winning signal. Then, if the step of determining the second start winning signal is YES, the process proceeds to step 105. If the step of determining the second start winning signal is NO, the process proceeds to step 102.

  If the variable winning signal is input as a result of the input process, step 101 is NO, step 102 is YES, and the process proceeds to step 108. In step 108, it is determined whether or not a big hit flag is set in the RAM 75. If the jackpot flag is set, step 108 is YES and the routine proceeds to step 109. In step 109, since the big winning game with the variable winning component 21 is in progress, the variable winning number is calculated and the process proceeds to step 110. In step 110, the remaining alarm 55 is turned on, and one cycle of computer processing is completed. If the big hit flag is not set, the blade 35 can be moved not during the big hit game by the variable winning component 21, and the process proceeds to step 111. In step 111, the variable winning number is calculated, and the process proceeds to step 112. In step 112, it is determined whether or not the variable winning number calculated in step 111 has reached a variable winning possible number such as 10 set in the ROM 74. If the variable winning number has not reached the variable winning possible number, step 112 becomes NO, and one cycle of computer processing is completed. If the variable winning number has reached the variable winning number, the process proceeds to step 113. In step 113, the blade 35 is closed and the process proceeds to step 114. In step 114, it is determined whether or not the round execution count has reached the round continuation count set in the ROM 74. If the number of round executions has reached the number of round continuations, step 114 is YES, and one cycle of computer processing ends. If the number of round executions has not reached the number of round continuations, step 114 is NO and the process proceeds to step 117.

  When the first specific signal or the second specific signal is input as a result of the input process, Steps 101 and 102 are NO, Step 103 is YES, and the process proceeds to Step 115. In step 115, it is determined whether or not a jackpot flag is set in the RAM 75. If the jackpot flag is set, step 115 is YES and the process proceeds to step 116. In step 116, since the jackpot game by the variable winning component 21 is in progress, information indicating that the jackpot game corresponding to the first specific signal or the second specific signal will be performed later is stored in the RAM 75 and held. End one cycle of computer processing. If the jackpot flag is not set, step 115 is NO and the process proceeds to step 117. In step 117, since the jackpot game by the variable winning component 21 is not in progress, the jackpot flag is set in the RAM 75, the jackpot game is executed, and the process proceeds to step 112. In the jackpot game at step 117, when the determination at step 103 is the first specific signal, the maximum number of round executions is seven, and when the determination at step 103 is the second specific signal, the maximum number of round executions is Is 10 times. In step 117, when the execution of the jackpot game by the variable winning component 21 is finished, the jackpot flag is erased from the RAM 75.

  In other words, since the processing of the computer performs the determination of the first specific signal and the determination of the second specific signal in separate steps, step 103 should be divided and illustrated as separate steps. Since the number of rounds is 7 times and the number of rounds is 10 times at the maximum with the second specific signal, only the number of rounds is different. Therefore, the separate steps are comprehensively expressed as step 103. When step 103 is divided into separate steps, the process proceeds to step 115 if the step of determining the first specific signal is YES. If the step of determining the first specific signal is NO, the process proceeds to the step of determining the second specific signal. Then, if the determination of the second specific signal is YES, the process proceeds to step 115. If the step of determining the second specific signal is NO, the process proceeds to step 104.

  If a discharge signal is input as a result of the input process, steps 101 to 103 are NO, step 104 is YES, and the process proceeds to step 118. In step 118, it is determined whether or not a jackpot flag is set in the RAM 75. If the jackpot flag is set, step 118 is YES and the routine proceeds to step 119. In step 119, the remaining number is calculated, and the process proceeds to step 120. In step 120, the remaining alarm 55 is turned off, and one cycle of computer processing ends. If the jackpot flag is not set, step 118 is NO and one cycle of computer processing is completed. As a result of the input process, when the first start prize, the second start prize, the first specific signal, the second specific signal, and the discharge signal are not input, Steps 101 to 104 are NO, and one cycle of the computer process is completed. The microcomputer of the control device 72 repeatedly executes the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 from “beginning” to “end” for each cycle in which the processing operation of the microcomputer of the control device 72 is performed. The connectors A and B shown in FIG. 6 indicate that the same symbols are connected to each other.

  According to the best mode, the variable winning component 21 is changed from the ball-incapable configuration to the ball-capable configuration in accordance with the winning of the first starting winning component 22 or the second starting winning component 23, and the blade 35 is In the middle of being opened, the ball enters the variable winning component 21 from the game area 20 via the ball inlet 34. When the ball that has entered the variable winning component 21 enters the first specific port 45 or the second specific port 48, the variable winning component 21 plays a big hit game. When the variable winning component 21 starts the jackpot game, the remaining notification means 79 is provided in the variable winning signal from the variable winning ball detector 51 and the collective discharge basket 50 that collects and discharges from the inside of the variable winning component 21 to the outside. The structure is such that the entry / exit of the ball to / from the variable winning component 21 is managed by the discharge signal from the discharge ball detector 54, and the remaining notification device 55 operates to notify the player of the management status by the remaining notification means 79. Therefore, it is sufficient to provide a minimum number of discharge ball detectors 54, and there are few wirings for connecting the discharge ball detector 54 to the control device 72, and the wiring structure necessary for managing the entry and exit of the balls is simple. In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to appropriately notify the player of the management status of the entry and exit of the ball by the control device 72 with the remaining notification device 55.

  Inside the variable winning component 21, a ball that has won a prize opening 40 enters a first specific port 45 for triggering a big hit game and a ball that does not enter the first specific port 45 is discharged first. The second specific opening 48 for making a chance for a big hit game when the winning ball 46 enters the winning opening 40 and the ball that does not enter the second specific opening 48 is discharged downward. Since the first specific port 45, the first outflow port 46, the second specific port 48, and the second outflow port 49 are arranged separately in the vertical direction such that the port 49 is below, a plurality of specific ports are also provided. Thus, there is an advantage that the chances of starting the jackpot game by the variable winning component 21 can be increased as compared with the structure in which the jackpot game is started when entering any of them.

  Inside the variable winning component 21, the first distributing unit 44 that distributes the ball that has won the winning port 40 to one of the first specific port 45 and the first outlet 46, and the first outlet 46. A second distribution unit 47 that distributes the discharged balls to either the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49 is provided, and the first specific port 45 or the first outflow port is provided in the first distribution unit 44. A movable member that is moved by a drive mechanism for allocating to any one of 46 may be provided, but the bottom wall of the first allocating portion 44 causes the sphere to flow down from the back to the front side, so that the first specific port or the first outflow port Since the first stage 64 that distributes to either of the first stage 64 and the second stage 46 is configured, a drive mechanism for discharging to either the first specific port 45 or the first outflow port 46 is not required in the first distribution unit 44, and the first There is an advantage that the structure of the distribution unit 44 can be simplified. In addition, a movable member that is moved by a drive mechanism for allocating to either the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49 may be provided in the second allocating unit 47. Since the second stage 67 is configured to distribute the ball whose bottom wall flows from the back to the front side to either the second specific port 48 or the second outflow port 49, the second specific port 48 is provided to the second distribution unit 47. Alternatively, there is no need for a drive mechanism for discharging to any one of the second outlets 49, and there is an advantage that the structure of the second distribution part 47 can be simplified.

  Although the remaining notification device 55 may be provided in addition to the variable winning component 21, the remaining notification device 55 is provided in the front portion of the variable winning component 21, so that the remaining notification device 55 is provided in addition to the variable winning component 21. As compared with the above, there is an advantage that it is possible to improve the visibility of the remaining of the ball inside the variable winning component 21 notified by the remaining notification device 55 by the player.

  Although the remaining notification device 55 may be provided on the second front surface portion 37, the third front surface portion 38, and the fourth front surface portion 39, the remaining notification device 55 includes the variable winning ball detector 51, the first specific ball detector 52, the first 2 Since the specific ball detector 53 and the like are provided on the first front face 36, the remaining alarm 55 is provided on the second front face 37, the third front face 38, and the fourth front face 39. In comparison, there is an advantage that the remaining alarm 55 can be installed in a wide range on the first front surface portion 36 and the visibility of the remaining alarm 55 by the player can be improved.

  The control device 72 is a main control device that controls the entire game, an effect control device that controls effect parts that produce effects such as light, sound, and images using the output from the main control device, and a launch that controls the ball launching mechanism 9. You may comprise as a some control apparatus comprised separately by function division | segmentation, such as a prize ball control apparatus which controls a ball paying mechanism with the output from a control apparatus and a main control apparatus. In this case, the control of the variable prize component 21, the management of the entry and exit of the ball with respect to the variable prize component 21, and the notification of the management status, that is, the processing shown in FIG. It is preferable from the viewpoint.

  Although the remaining alarm 55 cannot notify the remaining number, it includes a light source such as one LED or filament sphere, and the control device 72 turns on the one light source when the remaining number is not zero, and the remaining number. It may be configured to notify whether or not a ball is present inside the variable winning component 21 by turning on and off one light source so that the one light source is turned off when the value is zero. The remaining alarm 55 displays a numerical value if it is constituted by a dot matrix display in which a plurality of light sources are arranged in a grid on a single plane, a digital display in which display elements are arranged in a Japanese character, an image display, or the like. be able to. Although the visibility by the player is lower than the best mode, the remaining alarm 55 is removed from the variable winning component 21, and the indicator light provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame 1 and the inner guide rail 18 on the front surface of the game board 17 are provided. And an indicator lamp provided on the panel decoration provided in the non-game area where the sphere outside the outer guide rail 19 does not flow, an indicator lamp provided on the side lamp, a speaker provided on the gaming machine frame 1, and the like remaining indicator It may be used as 55.

  The start winning component is composed of two types that are different in the number of times of changing the form to be made to the variable winning component 21 by the first starting winning component 22 and the second starting winning component 23. However, the starting winning component is the first starting winning component 22 Alternatively, one type corresponding to any of the second start winning components 23, or three or more types in which the number of form changes to be performed by the variable winning component 21 may be different. The variable winning component 21 is configured as a starting winning component including the first starting winning component 22 and the second starting winning component 23 accompanied by a winning ball when the ball enters the ball. Alternatively, a starting part that does not perform a prize ball may be used. The starting part can be constituted by a part called a chucker or a passing type that discharges the ball entered from the game area 20 to the game area 20 without discharging it to the back surface of the game board 17. In the case of a starting component, it may be one type, two types, or three or more types.

  Although the specific mouth is composed of two types of the first specific mouth 45 located above and the second specific mouth 48 located below, the specific mouth is either the first specific mouth 45 or the second specific mouth 48. A corresponding one-stage configuration, or a configuration of three or more stages in the vertical direction in which the number of round continuations to be performed by the variable winning component 21 may be different. When the specific port has a one-stage configuration, the detachment port has a one-stage configuration corresponding to either the first detachment port 46 or the second detachment port 49. When the specific opening has a configuration of three or more stages, the outflow opening has a configuration of three or more stages.

  Although the structure is complicated, a movable member that is moved by a drive mechanism for allocating to either the first specific port 45 or the first outflow port 46 is provided in the first allocating unit 44, or the second allocating unit 47 is provided with You may provide the movable member moved with the drive mechanism for allocating to either the 2nd specific opening 48 or the 2nd removal opening 49. As a mechanism for moving the movable member by the drive mechanism, a clune mechanism that distributes the ball by the movement of the rotating body, a ball striking mechanism that distributes the ball by the reciprocating movement in the front-rear direction, a slide mechanism that distributes the ball by the reciprocating movement in the left-right direction, etc. Can be configured.

  The structure for changing the form of the variable winning component 21 between the ball take-in capable form and the ball take-in impossible form is not limited to the structure composed of the ball intake 34 and the blades 35, and the mounting board 31 has a front-rear direction. A structure in which a ball intake as a through hole is formed, and an opening / closing body is provided at the front of the mounting substrate 31 so as to open to the front and close to the rear, with a pocket at the bottom. By projecting the ball intake port from the mounting substrate 31 to the front side, the pocket-shaped ball intake port is opened so as to take in the ball from the game area 20, and the protruding pocket-shaped ball intake port is located on the side of the mounting substrate 31. When the pocket-shaped ball inlet is closed so that the ball cannot be taken in, the ball inlet 34 is made to be a game area by enlarging the opening of the ball inlet 34 with a slide mechanism. The structure is such that the ball is taken in from 0, and the ball entrance 34 is closed so that the ball cannot be taken in from the game area 20 by reducing the opening of the ball entrance 34 with a slide mechanism. Either is acceptable.

The schematic diagram (best form) which shows the variable winning apparatus of a pachinko machine. The perspective view which shows a variable winning component from the front side (best form). The front view which shows a variable winning component (best form). FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 (best mode). The front view which shows a pachinko machine (best form). Flow chart (best mode).

Explanation of symbols

17 game board 20 game area 21 variable winning component 22 first starting winning component (starting component)
23 2nd start winning parts (starting parts)
36 1st front part 44 1st distribution part 45 1st specific opening 46 1st outflow opening 47 2nd distribution part 50 Collecting discharge basket 51 Variable winning ball detector 52 1st specific ball detector 53 2nd specific ball detection 54 Discharged ball detector 55 Remaining notification 64 First stage 67 Second stage 72 Control device 79 Remaining notification means

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  As the ball enters the starter part provided in the game area of the game board, the control device changes the form of the variable winning part provided in the game area of the game board from the ball non-capable form to the ball take-in form. When the ball enters the variable winning component whose shape has been changed to a ball-capable form, and the ball that has entered the variable winning component enters a specific opening inside the variable winning component, the control device can change the variable winning component. In a variable winning device of a pachinko gaming machine that makes a jackpot game with parts, a variable winning ball detector that detects a ball entering a winning opening provided inside the variable winning part, and a variable winning part gathered from the inside to the outside A collective discharge rod that is discharged in a manner, a discharge ball detector that detects a ball discharged from the collective discharge rod, and a variable winning signal from the variable winning ball detector in a state where the control device has started a jackpot game with a variable winning component. Discharge A remaining notification means for managing the entry and exit of the ball to and from the variable winning component by a discharge signal from the detector, and a remaining notification device that operates to notify the player of the management status by the remaining notification means. A variable prize-winning device for pachinko gaming machines.   Inside the variable winning component, there are a first specific opening for creating a jackpot game by entering a winning ball in the winning opening and a first exit opening for discharging a ball that does not enter the first specific opening downward. Above, the second specified port for creating a chance of jackpot game by entering the winning ball in the winning opening and the second outlet for discharging the ball that does not enter the second specified port are below, The variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first specific port, the first outflow port, the second specific port, and the second outflow port are arranged separately in the vertical direction.   Inside the variable winning component, there are a first distribution unit that distributes a ball that has won a winning opening to either the first specific opening or the first outflow opening, and a ball that has been discharged from the first outflow opening. A second distribution part that distributes to either the two specific openings or the second outflow opening is provided, and the bottom wall of the first distribution part causes the ball to flow down from the back to the front side so that the first specific opening or the first release A first stage that distributes to one of the mouths, or a second stage in which the bottom wall of the second distributing unit causes the sphere to flow down from the back to the front and distributes to either the second specific port or the second outlet port. The variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that it is configured.   2. The variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the remaining alarm is provided on a front surface portion of the variable winning component.   The variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the front portion of the variable winning component provided with the remaining alarm is a first front portion provided with no ball detector.

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