JP2006230641A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine provided with an accessory capable of preventing the decline of interest by making it possible to enjoy the movement of a game ball even after the game ball is housed in the housing part of a rotating body. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine is provided with a third rolling performance device 101 arranged in a game area and comprising: the rotating body 552 provided with the plurality of housing parts 550 where an opening is formed in an axial direction or a radial direction; a motor 326 for the rotating body for driving the rotating body 552; a big winning guide part 556 arranged on the rear side of the rotating body 552 and provided with a big winning port 93; a light emission storage part 576 arranged on the rear side further and forming a rolling path 579 with the big winning guide part 556; and a big winning sensor 330 which is held between the big winning guide part 556 and the light emission storage part 576, for detecting the game ball passing through the rolling path 579. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning-type gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a lot of obstacle nails are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement in a gaming area in which, for example, a gaming ball is driven as a gaming medium, and in the vertical direction in the gaming area. Wind turbines are provided at appropriate positions. In addition, at an appropriate position in the game area, there are provided a winning opening provided with a blade (so-called tulip) that expands left and right so that the probability of entering the ball changes, and a starting port that expands the blade of the winning port. .

  In this conventional gaming machine, a game ball can be accommodated in the game area, and a rotating body formed with one accommodating portion that opens in the circumferential direction, and covers the outer periphery of the rotating body in the circumferential direction. A cylindrical member in which an entrance for a game ball is formed at a predetermined position, and when the accommodating portion and the entrance of the cylindrical member coincide with each other by rotation of the rotating body, one game ball guided to the entrance of the cylindrical member is accommodated, What is equipped with the accessory which guides the stored game ball to the exit which provides a predetermined privilege is known (for example, patent documents 1).

  Furthermore, a rotating body in which a plurality of the above-described housing parts are formed in the circumferential direction is provided, and one of these housing parts is assumed to have a bottom opened, and a predetermined privilege is given to the lower part of the rotating body by passing a game ball When the board with the opening formed therein is arranged, and the lower open accommodation part coincides with the opening of the board by the rotation of the rotating body, the game ball accommodated in the accommodation part goes to the opening. It falls and a privilege is granted. In other words, among the plurality of storage units in the rotating body, since a privilege is granted when stored in a specific storage unit, it is equipped with an accessory that allows you to enjoy which storage unit the game ball is stored in Is also known (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-5-131051 JP 2004-202110 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, the enjoyment of the movement of the game medium is whether or not the game medium is accommodated in a desired accommodating portion formed on the rotating body, and the gaming medium is accommodated in the accommodating portion. For example, without paying attention to the game medium, the movement of the game medium is simple and easy to get tired, and there is a problem that the movement of the game medium cannot be enjoyed.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention can prevent a decrease in interest by allowing the game medium to be enjoyed even after the game medium is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the rotating body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine equipped with an object.

Method 1: “A game medium is placed in a game area where
A rotating body having a plurality of storage portions that are capable of storing the game medium and in which an opening that allows the game medium to pass in the axial direction or the radial direction is formed;
A rotation driving means for rotating the rotating body;
A first partition member having a receiving port which is disposed on one side of the rotating body in the axial direction and which is capable of communicating with the opening of the housing portion in which the opening capable of passing the game medium is formed in the axial direction;
A second partition member disposed on the opposite side of the first partition member from the side on which the rotating body is disposed, and forming a rolling passage through which the game medium can flow with the first partition member;
A game medium detection means capable of detecting the game medium passing through the rolling passage between the second partition member and the first partition member;
Based on the detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means of the accessory, a privilege advantageous to the player is given ".

  By the way, in the conventional gaming machine, the game medium accommodated in the accommodating portion of the rotating body flows out from the accommodating portion to a predetermined opening as the rotating body rotates, and is then discharged out of the gaming area. It has become. That is, since the game medium released from the storage unit is immediately discharged out of the game area, the structure has not been such that the subsequent movement of the game medium stored in the storage unit can be enjoyed.

  According to the configuration of the means 1, the accessory arranged in the game area is rotated by the rotation driving means, and includes a plurality of accommodating portions in which openings are formed in the axial direction and accommodating portions in which openings are formed in the radial direction. When the game medium accommodated in the accommodating portion of the rotating body having the opening formed in the axial direction is aligned with the receiving portion of the first partition member by the rotation of the rotation driving means, It is sent to the rolling passage formed between the first partition member and the second partition member through the opening and the receiving port, and the game medium is detected by the game medium detection means. A predetermined privilege is given in accordance with the detection of the accessory by the game medium detecting means. As a result, the game medium accommodated in the accommodation portion of the rotating body in the accessory rolls in the rolling passage even after being released from the accommodation portion, so that it is immediately discharged out of the game area as in the past. It is possible to entertain the movement of the game medium even after being released from the storage portion.

  Further, with this accessory, it is possible to simultaneously recognize a game medium before being accommodated in the rotating body, a game medium accommodated in the accommodating portion of the rotating body, and a game medium rolling in the rolling path. It is. In other words, the game media are arranged in a three-dimensional manner, and it is possible to entertain an unprecedented motion of the game media that causes the game media to be mixed up.

  The axial direction of the rotator may be, for example, substantially perpendicular to the surface of the game board constituting the game area, may be substantially vertical with respect to the game area, It may be substantially in the left-right direction with respect to the region.

Mean 2: In the configuration of the gaming machine,
“A start port arranged in a game area into which a game medium is to be placed and into which the game medium can enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of the game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means;
In response to detection of the game medium by the start detection means, the start port is arranged at a different position in the game area and performs a predetermined opening / closing operation so that the game medium can enter,
A rotating body having a plurality of storage portions that are capable of storing the game medium that has entered the entrance and that is capable of passing the game medium in the axial direction or the radial direction, and the rotating body is rotated. Rotation drive means for driving, and a receiving port that is disposed on one side of the rotating body in the axial direction and that can communicate with the opening of the housing portion in which the opening capable of passing the game medium is formed in the axial direction The first partition member is disposed on the opposite side of the first partition member from the side on which the rotating body is disposed, and forms a rolling passage through which the game medium can flow between the first partition member and the first partition member. An accessory comprising: a second partition member; and a game medium detection unit capable of detecting the game medium passing through the rolling passage between the second partition member and the first partition member;
And a privilege granting means for granting a privilege advantageous to the player based on the detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means of the accessory ”.

  Here, the “advance entrance” may be anything that can be opened and closed, or any that changes the probability of entry by opening and closing a movable piece provided in the vicinity of the entrance. Mouth "," receiving port (warp passage entrance) "," movable prize opening (tulip) ", and the like. Examples of the “accepting entrance” include “general winning opening”, “winning winning opening”, “big winning winning opening”, and the like. In addition, “privilege grant means” include “things that pay out a predetermined number of game media”, “things that increase the probability that game media will enter the entrance where a predetermined number of game media are paid out when entering”, etc. Can be mentioned.

  According to the configuration of the means 2, when the game medium enters the start port, the entrance opens and closes and the predetermined number of game media are paid out by the payout means, and the game medium enters the opened entrance. Then, it is accommodated in any of the plurality of accommodating portions provided in the rotating body of the accessory, and rotates around the predetermined axis together with the accommodating portion by the rotation of the rotating body by the rotation driving means. And when the accommodating part in which the game medium was accommodated is an accommodating part in which the opening was formed in the axial direction, if the opening of the accommodating part coincides with the receiving port of the first partition member, the gaming medium will receive the receiving port. Then, it is sent to the rolling passage formed by the first partition member and the second partition member, and gives a predetermined privilege to the player when detected by the game medium detecting means. As a result, when a game medium enters the start port, the entrance opens and closes, and in order to enter the game medium into the entrance, more game media can be driven toward the entrance to enhance the excitement. . When the game medium enters the entrance, a privilege is granted when the game medium is accommodated in an accommodation portion (desired accommodation portion) in which an opening is formed in the axial direction in the rotating body of the accessory. Of these, depending on whether or not it is accommodated in a desired accommodating portion, it can be excited and entertained, and when the game medium is accommodated in the accommodating portion formed with an opening in the axial direction, the accommodation The game medium is sent to the rolling path through the receiving port and enjoys the movement of the game medium rolling on the rolling path, and then a privilege is given by being detected by the game medium detection means. Can be increased.

Means 3: In the constitution of means 1 or means 2,
“The character is
A detection unit for recognizing a circumferential position in the rotating body of the housing portion that is rotated together with the rotating body and in which the opening capable of passing the game medium in the axial direction is formed;
It further comprises a detecting unit detecting means for detecting the detecting unit.

  Here, examples of the “detecting unit” include “a projecting or fan-shaped member extending in the radial direction”, “a slit-shaped member provided at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction”, and the like. . Examples of the “detection unit detection means” include “a photosensor that detects when light is received”, “a proximity switch that detects a magnetic field or static electricity that changes due to the approach of an object”, and the like.

  According to the structure of the means 3, the rotation position of the accommodating part in which the opening is formed in the axial direction in the rotating body of the accessory can be detected by detecting the detection part by the detection part detection means. That is, since the rotation position of the storage unit (desired storage unit) to which the predetermined privilege is given can be detected, for example, the position where the game medium can be stored in the storage unit in the rotating body is roughly determined. In the case of things, it is possible to detect whether or not a desired accommodation is located at the accommodation-possible position and allow the player to recognize visually and audibly. Thereby, it is possible to recognize that there is a high possibility that the game medium can be stored in the desired storage unit, that is, the chance has come, and it is possible to enhance the interest.

  Also, for example, it is possible to detect a gaming state that is changed by a player's operation, and to change the rotational position of a desired storage portion to a position where a game medium can be easily stored or a position where it is difficult to store a game medium according to the detection result. In this case, by controlling the rotation by the rotation driving unit based on the detection by the detection unit detection unit, the rotation position of the desired storage unit can be arbitrarily controlled, and it should be more interesting. it can.

Means 4: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 3,
“The character is
At least the rotating body, the first partition member, and the second partition member are formed of a light-transmitting material, and the rotating body is disposed on the opposite side of the second partition member from the first partition member. It further comprises a light emitting means capable of irradiating light in the direction of "."

  Here, the “translucent material” may literally be any material that can transmit light, and uses any material such as colorless or colored, transparent, or translucent. Also good. Moreover, what formed patterns, such as an unevenness | corrugation, and a lens-like thing may be formed. Furthermore, examples of the “light emitting means” include “LED”, “bulb”, “EL (electroluminescence)”, “fluorescent lamp”, and the like.

  By the way, when the rotating body and the first partition member are formed of an opaque material, the game medium that rolls on the rolling path formed by the first partition member and the second partition member is the first partition. There is a problem in that it cannot be seen from the member side, and even if the game medium is rolled by forming a rolling passage, it cannot be seen, so that the movement of the game medium cannot be enjoyed. Even if the rotating body is made of a highly transparent material, the rotating body is formed with a plurality of accommodating portions and has a complicated shape. There is a problem that it becomes difficult to see the moving game media.

  According to the configuration of the means 4, at least the rotating body, the first partition member, and the second partition member are made of a light-transmitting material, and light from the light emitting means is transmitted through the second partition member. It is intended to irradiate the rotating body side. Thereby, it is possible to see the game medium that rolls on the rolling path formed between the first partition member and the second partition member, and to enjoy the movement of the game medium that rolls on the rolling path. it can.

  In addition, since the light is emitted to the rotating body side through the second partition member by the light emitting means, even if it is difficult to see the game medium on the rolling path due to the shape of the rotating body, the first partition member, etc. By irradiating light from the means, the game medium can emerge as a silhouette, the movement of the game medium rolling on the rolling path can be surely recognized, and the movement can be enjoyed. In addition, since the game media are three-dimensionally arranged, it is possible to further enjoy the movement of the game media that has never existed so that the game media get mixed up.

Means 5: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 4,
“The game medium detecting means
It is sandwiched between the first partition member and the second partition member ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 5, the game medium detecting means in the accessory is supported by being sandwiched between the first partition member and the second partition member. Thereby, when the game medium detecting means is assembled, it is not necessary to directly screw the game medium detecting means itself, and the game medium detecting means is supported only by assembling the first partition member and the second partition member. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the labor for assembling the accessory.

Means 6: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 5,
“The game medium is prevented from being discharged in the radial direction from the accommodating portion formed on the outer periphery of the rotating body and formed with the opening through which the game medium can pass in the radial direction. It further includes a discharge guiding member having a discharge port for discharging the game medium out of the game area at a predetermined position.

  According to the structure of the means 6, the outer periphery of the rotating body in the accessory is covered and a discharge guiding member having a discharge port at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction is provided. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game medium from being discharged in the radial direction from the accommodating portion of the rotating body in which the opening is formed in the radial direction, and to discharge the game medium out of the game area.

  In addition, the game medium accommodated in the accommodating portion having the opening formed in the radial direction in the rotating body is discharged out of the game area. That is, even if it is accommodated in the accommodation portion, not only the privilege is not given, but it is discharged out of the game area, so the player can enter the accommodation portion (desired accommodation portion) in which an opening is formed in the axial direction. It becomes strongly hoped that the game medium is accommodated, and when the game medium is supplied to the accessory having the rotating body, whether or not it is accommodated in the desired accommodation part is further increased. It can be expected to have an effect that can be more interesting. In addition to the discharge port, the discharge guide member may be provided with a storage port for storing the game medium in the storage unit.

Means 7: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 6,
“A third partition member that is disposed on the opposite side of the rotating body from the first partition member and has an opening formed to allow the game medium to pass therethrough,
The game medium is supplied to the rotating body through the opening of the third partition member ”.

  According to the structure of the means 7, a game medium is accommodated in the accommodating part of a rotary body from the opening part of a 3rd partition member. Accordingly, by appropriately selecting the size and shape of the opening, it can be easily accommodated or difficult to accommodate in the accommodating portion. That is, the time until it is accommodated in the accommodating portion can be lengthened or shortened. In addition, it can be accommodated in a specific accommodation unit, or can be given an opportunity to be accommodated in more accommodation units. The third partition member is preferably formed of a light-transmitting material, and more preferably formed of a transparent material.

Means 8: In the constitution of means 7,
"The opening of the third partition member is
The maximum length of the game medium is 1.5 to 3 times larger ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 8, the size of the opening of the third partition member is 1.5 to 3 times the size of the game medium. Thereby, when the game medium is accommodated in the accommodating part of the rotating body through the opening, at most, an opportunity to be accommodated in the two accommodating parts is only given. The variation in the accommodation probability can be reduced. In addition, when the game medium is accommodated in the accommodation part through the opening, depending on the movement state of the game medium, the opening may not be immediately passed, but may be rolled for a while along the third partition member. Since it can move, the desired storage part reaches or passes through the opening while the game medium is roaming around the opening. , Can be throbbing.

  If the size of the opening is smaller than 1.5 times, it is difficult for the moving game medium to enter the opening, and it may continue to roll more than necessary along the third partition member, thereby reducing the interest. In addition, if it is larger than three times, the moving game medium is easily accommodated in the accommodation part through the opening, so that the movement of the game medium before being accommodated in the accommodation part is simple. This is because there is a risk that it will be less fun and less interesting.

Means 9: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 8,
“The accommodating portion in the rotating body is
A first accommodating portion having a short length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body toward the center thereof;
Than the first housing part, at least the length of the game medium, the second housing part having a long length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body toward its center part,
At least one of the second storage portions is a storage portion in which the opening through which the game medium can pass is formed in the axial direction.

  According to the structure of the means 9, the accommodating part of the rotating body in the accessory is composed of the first accommodating part having a short length and the second accommodating part having a long length, and at least one of the second accommodating parts is pivoted. The housing portion is formed with an opening in the direction. That is, all of the first storage part and a part of the second storage part are used as storage parts having openings in the radial direction, and the remaining second storage part is used. Thereby, the game medium may be given an opportunity to be accommodated in either the first accommodation part or the second accommodation part, or may be given an opportunity to be accommodated in any of the second accommodation part. Since it can do, the accommodation probability by which a game medium is accommodated in the accommodating part in which the opening was formed in the axial direction can be changed.

Means 10: In the constitution of means 9,
"The rotating body is
In a position closer to the center than the first housing part, it further has a projecting part projecting a predetermined amount on the side opposite to the first partition part side,
The projecting portion is formed with a recess that is continuous with the second accommodating portion.

  According to the structure of the means 10, the protrusion part by which the recessed part which followed the 2nd accommodating part was formed in the center part of the rotary body in an accessory is provided. Thus, by supplying the game medium to the projecting portion, the game medium can be accommodated only in the second accommodating portion, and it is embodied as changing the accommodation probability in the accommodating portion in the rotating body. be able to.

Means 11: In the constitution of means 10,
“In the third partition member,
An insertion hole is formed through which the protrusion of the rotating body can be inserted,
Through the insertion hole, the protruding portion protrudes on the opposite side of the third partition member from the first partition member ”.

  According to the structure of the means 11, the insertion hole which inserts the protrusion part of a rotary body in the 3rd partition member is formed. Thereby, the rotating body is located between the third partition wall member and the first partition wall member except for the protruding portion, and can accommodate the game medium in all the storage sections from the opening of the third partition wall member. From the insertion hole of the third partition member, the game medium can be stored only in the second storage portion.

Means 12: In the constitution of means 11,
“A first guide member that guides the game medium to the insertion hole and a second guide member that guides the game medium to the opening are provided on the opposite side of the third partition member from the first partition member. It is characterized by being "

  According to the structure of the means 12, the 1st guide member which guides a game medium to the penetration hole of a 3rd partition member, and the 2nd guide member which guides a game medium to the opening part of a 3rd partition member are provided. As a result, the probability that the game medium is accommodated in the desired accommodating portion of the rotating body changes depending on whether the game medium is guided by the first guiding member or the second guiding member. In addition, it is possible to add interest to the flow of the game medium before reaching the rotating body.

Means 13: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 12,
“The character is
The rotating body, the first partition member, the second partition member, and the rotation driving means are arranged in this order. "

  According to the structure of the means 13, it is set as the accessory arrange | positioned in order of a rotary body, a 1st partition member, a 2nd partition member, and a rotation drive means. Thereby, for example, when the rotation driving means is arranged on an axis different from the axis of the rotating body, there is a possibility that the rotation driving means may protrude into the game area, thereby causing a problem that the game area becomes narrow, Since the rotating body to the rotation drive means are arranged substantially concentrically, the rotation drive means can be easily arranged outside the game area, and the game area can be prevented from becoming narrow.

Means 14: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 13,
“The character is
An axial direction of the rotating body is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to a game board surface forming the gaming area, and the rotating body, the first partition member, the second partition member, and the rotation driving means It is arranged in a direction away from the player in order.

  Here, various directions are conceivable as the axial direction of the rotating body. For example, when the axial direction is the same as the vertical direction of the gaming machine, the rotating body rotates on a substantially horizontal plane. , The accommodating part comes closer to or away from the player. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the accommodating portion located at a distance.

  According to the configuration of the means 14, the axial direction of the rotator is set to be substantially perpendicular to the game area, whereby the rotator rotates on a plane substantially parallel to the game area. All the storage units provided are at substantially the same distance to the player, so that the storage unit can be seen no matter where it is rotated, and it can be enjoyed by watching the rotating body and the game media stored in the storage unit. be able to.

  It is desirable that at least the rotating body and the first partition member be formed of a light-transmitting material, so that the rolling passage provided between the first partition member and the second partition member is rolled. The moving game medium can be recognized, and the movement of the game medium can be enjoyed.

Means 15: In the configuration of any one of means 1, means 3 to means 14,
“A privilege granting means for granting a privilege advantageous to a player based on the detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means;
A start port that is arranged in a game area into which the game medium is driven and into which the game medium can enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of the game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means;
In response to the detection of the game medium by the start detection means, the start port is further disposed at a different position in the game area, and further has an entrance opening / closing operation so that the game medium can enter. Equipped,
The game medium that has entered the entrance is capable of being supplied to the housing portion of the rotating body in the accessory.

  According to the configuration of the means 15, when a game medium enters the start port, a predetermined number of game media are paid out by the payout device, and the entrance opens and closes a predetermined opening and closing operation. Is supplied to the housing portion of the rotating body and is accommodated in the housing portion having an opening formed in the axial direction, and passes through a rolling passage between the first partition member and the second partition member to detect the game medium. When detected by the means, a predetermined privilege is given. As a result, when a game medium enters the start port, a predetermined number of game media are paid out, and the entrance is opened and closed, so that more game media are directed toward the entrance to enter the entrance. Can enhance the interest. If the game medium is not entered into the entrance, the game medium is not supplied to the accessory, so that the value of the movement of the game medium by the rotator in the accessory can be increased, and any of the rotators can be provided. The player can be thrilled and thrilled depending on whether or not he is accommodated in the accommodating portion. Then, when the game medium is accommodated in the accommodating portion in which the opening is formed in the axial direction, it is sent to the rolling passage along with the rotation of the rotating body, and after having enjoyed the movement of the game medium, Since the privilege is given, it can be rich in inflection and can be enhanced.

Means 16: In any one configuration from means 2 to means 15,
“Lottery means for drawing a predetermined lottery result in response to detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means;
It further comprises advantageous game state generating means as privilege granting means for generating an advantageous game state advantageous to the player based on the lottery result of the lottery means ".

  Here, the “advantageous game state” means a state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, and various states can be exemplified as follows.

(1) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game ball is opened and closed repeatedly by opening and closing a predetermined number of times, or continuously opening for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are won. A state in which a large amount of winnings are easily made in the winning opening (so-called “big hit state”).

(2) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit state is higher than usual, a so-called “probability fluctuation state”.

(3) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a lottery entrance device for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a big hit state is generated by winning or passing a game ball is set to a state in which a game ball is easier to enter than usual. The state where the lottery lottery is performed more frequently than usual, the so-called “time reduction state”.

(4) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the drum is easily stopped by a pattern for paying out a medal as a game medium during a predetermined game, a so-called “bonus game state”.

(5) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the drum can be stopped with a bonus pattern which is a condition for changing the game state from the next time on to the bonus game state, a so-called “bonus establishment state”.

(6) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state that assists in the formation of a combination by guiding a stop sequence and symbols for establishing a combination for a predetermined number of games, so-called “assist game state” .

(7) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a so-called “probability fluctuation state” in which the probability that a bonus state such as a bonus game state, a bonus establishment state, an assist game state, etc. occurs is higher than usual.

  According to the configuration of the means 16, a lottery is performed in response to detection by the game medium detecting means, and an advantageous gaming state is generated based on the lottery result. Thereby, since it can be set as the possibility that an advantageous gaming state will generate | occur | produce, the interest with respect to a game can be raised. In addition, if the rolling body is accommodated in the housing portion having an opening formed in the axial direction in the rotating body and rolls on the rolling passage, an advantageous gaming state is generated. Therefore, attention should be paid to the housing portion and the rolling passage of the rotating body. Can enjoy the movement of the game media there.

Means 17: In any one configuration from means 12 to means 16,
“Having a rolling surface that is arranged between the entrance and the accessory and is capable of rolling the game medium that has entered the entrance in the left-right direction, and the game medium is directed from the rolling surface in a predetermined direction. A long guide member that can be discharged to
An operation driving means for operating the guide member so that the game medium on the rolling surface swings;
Further comprising
The first guide member of the third partition member is disposed downstream of the guide member in a predetermined discharge direction, and the third partition wall is disposed downstream of the guide member in a discharge direction different from the predetermined discharge direction. The second guide member of the member is disposed ”.

  Here, “swing” means that the game medium makes at least one reciprocation on the rolling surface, and preferably moves back and forth on the rolling surface for 1.5 reciprocations or more. . In addition, it does not include continuing to swing infinitely on the rolling surface, and after a predetermined time or a predetermined reciprocation (cycle), it is released from the rolling surface and swinging ends. Note that when the game medium is supplied on the rolling surface, the game medium moves on the rolling surface when the moving speed and direction of the game medium or the operation state of the rolling surface satisfies a predetermined condition. You may make it rock | fluctuate.

  In addition, “operating so that the game medium swings” means that the guide member is configured to rotate like a seesaw, and the game medium that rolls toward the lower end is Before being released from the end, the end is made higher than the horizontal direction so that the game medium rolls in the opposite direction to the other end, and the same operation is performed at the other end. By repeating this, the game medium is swung, and the guide member is thus rotated. As such rotation, “according to the length of the guide member, the game medium is swung by periodically rotating the rotation angle and the rotation speed so as to satisfy predetermined conditions”. ”Providing position detection means for detecting the position of the game medium on the rolling surface, and appropriately controlling the rotation of the guide member by the operation drive means (rotation drive means) based on the detection result of the position detection means And the like that rocks the game medium. The position of the rotation center of the guide member may be the end in the longitudinal direction, the center, or another position.

  By the way, for example, by providing a stage-like placement surface extending in the horizontal direction in the game area and supplying the game medium on the placement surface, the movement of the game medium is moved in the horizontal direction. However, in this case, if the placement surface is horizontal, the game medium may be stopped on the placement surface, and there is a problem that the game cannot be performed. Therefore, it is conceivable that the placement surface is inclined, or the central portion is relatively higher or lower than both end portions, but in any case, the game medium flows toward the lower placement surface. Therefore, there is a problem that the movement of the game medium is easily bored. In addition, when the center portion of the placement surface is relatively lower than both ends, there is a possibility that the game medium moves back and forth on the placement surface around the center portion. Although it is possible to add some interest, the game medium is finally released from the center of the placement surface, so that the flow of the game medium can be easily predicted, and the movement of the game medium is not noticed. There is a fear. In addition, it is conceivable that the mounting surface can be tilted so that the tilting direction can be changed. However, even in such a case, there is a problem similar to the above because the game medium simply flows downward.

  Therefore, by changing the inclination angle and the inclination direction of the stage-like placement surface by a driving means such as a motor at all times, the flow direction of the game medium supplied to the stage-like placement surface is changed. It is possible to make it difficult to predict and to get bored, but in this case, the placement surface changes constantly, so it is necessary to continue to look at the placement surface and predict the direction in which the game medium flows However, depending on the player, there is a risk that it may be burdensome or troublesome, and may reduce the interest in the game.

  By the way, the applicants of the present application, etc., when the guide members are alternately rotated at a predetermined cycle like a seesaw, the game medium on the rolling surface gradually moves back and forth while swinging. It was found that it approached the edge and was eventually released from the edge. This is because when the game medium is swung so as not to straddle the rotation center of the guide member, a centrifugal force always acts on the game medium as the guide member rotates, and the centrifugal force rotates. Since the distance from the center is stronger, the distance that the game medium moves away from the center becomes longer than the distance that the game medium moves away from the center, so that the swinging game medium gradually moves away from the center. It seems to move to the end of As a result, the game medium can be given a movement that gradually moves to the end while swinging on the rolling surface, making it possible to realize an unprecedented movement of the game medium. By letting a person expect when the game medium is released from the guide member, it can be exciting and exciting.

  According to the configuration of the means 17, the game medium supplied on the guide member is released in a predetermined direction from the guide member after swinging in the left-right direction on the guide member, and at least one downstream side in the release direction. A movable accessory is arranged. Thus, before the game medium is sent to the movable accessory, the game medium is swung in the left-right direction by the guide member, and an unprecedented movement of the game medium can be enjoyed.

  In addition, a first guide member that is highly likely to receive a privilege is arranged downstream of the guide member in a predetermined release direction, and a privilege can be provided downstream of the other release direction of the guide member. Since the second guiding members having low characteristics are respectively arranged, the interest of the player is enhanced depending on whether the game medium is discharged from the guide member to the first guiding member side or the second guiding member side. In addition, since it is possible that a privilege is given even if it is released to the second guide member side, it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 18: In the configuration of means 17,
"Entry detecting means for detecting the game medium that has entered the entrance, and
A hitting portion that is disposed between the guide member and the second guide member in the flow of the game medium and that can hit the game medium in the direction of the second guide member by contacting the game medium; And a hitting means provided with a hitting part driving means for moving the hitting part so that the hitting part can be hit according to the detection of the game medium by the entry detecting means. ,
The pushing means and the accessory are arranged below the guide member and on the left and right sides of the game area, respectively, apart from each other ”.

  Here, as the “pushing portion driving means”, “a device that linearly moves the pushing portion”, “a device that rotationally moves the pushing portion around a predetermined axis” using a motor, a solenoid, or the like as power, etc. Is mentioned.

  According to the configuration of the means 18, even when the guide member is not released to the accessory side to the first guiding member side where the privilege is likely to be given, the game medium is pushed by the pushing means. , It is sent to the second guide member side where there is a possibility that a privilege is given. As a result, even if the game medium is not released to the first guide member side in the guide member and the interest is reduced, the guide member may be pushed to the second guide member side. Pushing by hitting means can be expected, and interest can be enhanced again.

  Further, since the game medium is pushed to the second guide member side by the pushing means, it can be expected to give a strong impact to the player, and when the game medium is pushed and when it fails to strike. The head of impression can be increased, and it can be rich in inflection, and it is possible to realize an unprecedented movement of game media such that the game media moves greatly in the left and right direction by pushing, The player can focus on the movement of the game medium and entertain the movement.

Means 19: In the configuration of the gaming machine,
“A start port arranged in a game area into which a game medium is to be placed and into which the game medium can enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of the game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means;
In response to detection of the game medium by the start detection means, the start port is arranged at a different position in the game area and performs a predetermined opening / closing operation so that the game medium can enter,
Entry detecting means as gaming state detecting means for detecting the gaming medium that has entered the entrance,
The game medium detected by the entry detection means has a rolling surface that can roll in the left-right direction, and a long guide member that can discharge the game medium in a predetermined direction from the rolling surface;
An operation driving means for operating the guide member so that the game medium on the rolling surface swings;
Arranged on either the left or right side of the game area downstream of the guide member operated by the operation driving means in the predetermined discharge direction, the game medium can be accommodated, and extends from the outer periphery toward the center. A plurality of first accommodating portions having a short length, and a plurality of second accommodating portions having a length extending from the outer periphery toward the central portion at least the length of the game medium than the first accommodating portion. An opening that allows passage of the game medium in the axial direction is formed in one of the second storage portions, and the game medium can be passed through the remaining first storage portion and second storage portion in the radial direction. A rotating body having an accommodating portion in which an opening is formed; rotation driving means for rotating the rotating body; and the opening arranged in one of the axial directions of the rotating body and capable of passing the game medium in the axial direction. Of the accommodating part formed A first partition member having a receiving port capable of communicating with the opening, and a side of the first partition member opposite to the side on which the rotating body is disposed, and the game between the first partition member and the first partition member. A second partition member forming a rolling passage through which the medium can flow, and a game medium detecting means capable of detecting the gaming medium passing through the rolling passage between the second partition member and the first partition member And arranged on the opposite side of the rotating body from the first partition member, and formed so that the game medium can be stored in either the first storage portion or the second storage portion of the rotary body. A third partition member having an opening, an insertion hole formed so that the game medium can be stored only in the second storage portion of the rotating body, and the first partition of the third partition member A first guide member for guiding the game medium to the insertion hole on the opposite side of the member; The game medium has a radius from the second guide member that guides the game medium to the opening, and the housing portion that is disposed on the outer periphery of the rotating body and has the opening that can pass the game medium in the radial direction. And a discharge guide member for discharging the game medium to the outside of the game area at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction while preventing the game from being discharged in the predetermined direction. The medium is supplied to the first guide member, the axial direction of the rotating body is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the game board surface forming the game area, the rotating body, the first partition member, An accessory disposed in a direction away from the player in the order of the second partition member and the rotation driving means;
Based on the detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means of the accessory, privilege granting means for granting a privilege advantageous to the player;
Arranged on either the left or right side of the game area on the downstream side of the release direction different from the predetermined release direction in the guide member operated by the operation driving means, the game medium is brought into contact with the game medium by contacting the game medium A pushing portion that can be pushed in the direction of the second guide member, and a pusher that moves the pushing portion so that the gaming medium can be pushed in response to detection of the gaming medium by the entry detection means. A striking means comprising a striking part driving means;
A discharge port for discharging the gaming medium that has not been pushed in the direction of the second guide member by the pushing means to the outside of the gaming area;
And a guide means for guiding the game medium pressed by the hitting means to the guiding means ".

  According to the configuration of the means 19, when the game medium enters the start port, the entrance opens and closes and the predetermined number of game media are paid out by the payout means, and the game medium enters the opened entrance. Then, after being detected by the entry detecting means, it is supplied onto the guide member and swings on the guide member. After that, the game medium is released from the guide member to either the first guide member side or the pushing means side of the accessory, and when released to the first guide member side, the game object is provided on the rotating body of the accessory. When accommodated in any of the plurality of second accommodating portions including the accommodating portion in which the opening is formed in the axial direction among the plurality of accommodating portions and accommodated in the accommodating portion in which the opening is formed in the axial direction, the rotating body The player is given a privilege by rolling on a rolling passage between the first partition member and the second partition member arranged on the rear side of the player. On the other hand, when the game medium is released from the guide member to the hitting means side, if it is not hit by the hitting means according to the detection of the entry detecting means, the second guide in the accessory is hit if it is hit to the discharge port. It is sent to the member side. When the game medium sent to the second guide member side is accommodated in any of the accommodating portions in the rotating body of the accessory and is accommodated in the accommodating portion formed with an opening in the axial direction, the rolling path A privilege is given after rolling, and if it is accommodated in another accommodating part, it will be discharged | emitted from a discharge port. As a result, when a game medium enters the start port, the entrance opens and closes, and in order to enter the game medium into the entrance, more game media can be driven toward the entrance to enhance the excitement. . Then, when the game medium enters the entrance, the first guide that can entertain the player by swinging on the guide member like never before, and is likely to receive a privilege. The player can be thrilled and excited by whether or not it is released to the member side. After that, when the game medium is released to the first guide member side, the player is determined whether or not it is accommodated in a desired accommodation part (accommodation part in which an opening is formed in the axial direction). Can be throbbing and throbbing. On the other hand, even if it is released to the pushing means side and the interest is lowered, there is a possibility that it will be pushed to the second guide member side by the pushing means. A feeling can be heightened. After that, when pressed to the second guide member side, there is a possibility that it will be housed in the desired housing part of the rotating body in the accessory through the second guide member, so that it is possible to enhance the interest again. And if a game medium is accommodated in a desired accommodating part in the rotating body of the accessory, after enjoying the movement of the game medium rolling in the rolling passage, a privilege is given, the interest is enhanced, and the inflection is rich. Can be.

Means 20: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 19,
The gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.
A pachinko machine is “a launching device that launches a game ball in response to the operation of the operation handle and a number of obstacle nails, center equipment, display means, etc. A gaming area provided with appropriate entrances for game balls such as a winning entrance, a passing entrance, and an arrival entrance, a rail for guiding the gaming balls from the launcher to the gaming area, and a gaming ball guided to the gaming areas And a payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls according to the number of game balls entered into a plurality of entrances. .
In addition, there are various types of pachinko gaming machines, generally represented by what is called “digipachi”, “entrance state detection means for detecting the entrance state to the entrance (ie, game state) Detection means), lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery when a ball is detected by the entrance state detection means, and special symbol display means for changing the special symbol according to the lottery result of the lottery means and stopping the fluctuation. "In addition, there is further provided an effect display means for variably displaying a decorative symbol sequence composed of a plurality of decorative symbols and causing a character or the like to appear at a predetermined timing while the special symbol is changing." , Typified by what is commonly referred to as "honey", "represented by those with lottery means for lottery by the distribution of game balls in the role", and generally referred to as "alepati" “For example, one game is played with a predetermined number of game balls such as 16 and the predetermined number of game balls are paid out according to the manner of entering the game balls into a plurality of entrances in one game”, etc. Can be illustrated.

  According to the means 20, in the pachinko gaming machine, any of the operational effects from the means 1 to the means 19 can be achieved.

Means 21: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 19,
The gaming machine is a slot machine with a stop operation function.
A slot machine with a stop operation function uses a medal as a game medium, and after a medal is inserted, a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed according to the operation of a start operation means (for example, an operation lever), and thereafter Then, the fluctuation of the symbol sequence is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop operating means (for example, stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time when the variation of the symbol row is stopped satisfies a specific condition, a medal is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 21, in the slot machine with a stop operation function, any one of the effects from the means 1 to the means 19 can be achieved.

Means 22: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 19,
The gaming machine is a gaming machine obtained by fusing a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function.
Here, “a gaming machine that is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function” means that a plurality of (for example, five) gaming balls are thrown in as a unit, and then a starting operation means (for example, In accordance with the operation of the operation lever), a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and thereafter, the symbol string fluctuation is stopped in accordance with an operation of a stop operation means (for example, a stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variation of the symbol sequence satisfies a specific condition, the game ball is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 22, in the gaming machine formed by fusing the pachinko gaming machine and the slot machine with a stop operation function, any one of the effects from the means 1 to the means 19 can be achieved.

  Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided an accessory that can prevent the interest from being lowered by allowing the game medium to be enjoyed even after the game medium is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the rotating body. A gaming machine provided can be provided.

Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Overall Configuration of Pachinko Machine] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of a pachinko machine and a front frame is opened on one side of the main body frame. Note that FIG. 1 shows a view in which the decorative member in the game area is omitted.
The pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 4, a game board 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed into a vertically long rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left, and right wooden frame members, and has a lower receiving plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the front lower portion of the outer frame 2. On one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 is attached by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The outer frame 2 may be formed of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 4.
2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 and the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 separated obliquely from the upper right front.
The main body frame 3 is configured by integrally molding the front frame body 11, the game board mounting frame 12, and the mechanism mounting body 13 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2 (see FIG. 1). A main body frame side hinge device 15 is fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the front frame body 11, and a hinge pin and a hinge are connected to the outer frame side hinge device 14 fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the outer frame 2. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed by a hole. That is, the hinge mechanism 7 is configured by the outer frame side hinge tool 14, the main body frame side hinge tool 15, the hinge pin, and the hinge hole.

  On the front side of the front frame body 11, a speaker box portion 16 is integrally formed in the front lower left area of the front frame body 11 positioned below the game board mounting frame 12, and is formed in the front opening portion of the speaker box portion 16. The speaker mounting plate 17 is mounted so as to close the opening. A speaker 18 is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 17. In addition, in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 11, a firing rail 19 is attached to the upper half of the front frame 11 in an inclined manner. A lower front plate 30 is mounted on the lower half of the lower area of the front surface of the front frame 11. A lower tray 31 capable of storing game balls is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 30, an operation handle 32 is provided on the right side, and an ashtray 33 is provided on the left side. . The lower plate 31 is provided with a ball discharge lever 34 for discharging the game ball downward.

[Configuration of Front Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 2.
The front frame 4 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the front frame body 11 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 11 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 30 so as to be opened and closed forward by a hinge mechanism 36. Yes. In addition, a substantially circular opening window 38 through which the game area 37 of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 4. Further, a window frame 39 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 38 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 50 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is mounted on the window frame 39. . Further, substantially the entire front surface of the front frame 4 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided, and an upper plate 51 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 4. Specifically, around the opening window 38, a side decoration device 52 is mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 51 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 53 is mounted on the upper portion. The side decoration device 52 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 54 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-like opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 54 in the vertical direction, and a lens 55 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole. The acoustic illumination device 53 includes a transparent cover body 56, a speaker 57, a speaker cover 58, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit. A button 60 that can be operated by the player is provided on the left side of the upper plate 51.

[Configuration of Locking Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 4.
A function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 and a function of locking the front frame 4 with respect to the main body frame 3 on the rear side of the free end side opposite to the hinge mechanism 36 of the front frame body 11 The locking device 70 having both of the above is mounted. That is, in this embodiment, the locking device 70 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72 that detachably engage with a closing tool 71 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the body frame 3 in a closed state, From the front of the pachinko machine 1, a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74 that detachably engage with a closing tool 73 provided on the rear side of the front end of the front frame 4 to lock the front frame 4 in a closed state. And a cylinder lock 75 that is exposed through the front frame 11 and the lower front plate 30 so that the key can be inserted and unlocked. Then, a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 72 and the closing tool 71 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. By rotating in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 74 and the closing tool 73 of the front frame 4 is released and the front frame 4 is unlocked.

[Configuration of Game Board Mounting Frame and Game Board] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the game area 37, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 11, and the game board 5 is mounted so as to be attachable / detachable from the front. . The game board 5 is formed in a substantially square plate shape with a size that fits from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 (see FIG. 10). A guide rail 78 including an outer rail 76 and an inner rail 77 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 5, and a game area 37 is defined inside the guide rail 78. A predetermined gap is provided between the launch rail 19 and the guide rail 78, and when the launched game ball returns to the guide rail 78, the game ball is discharged from the gap. It is configured to be guided to the lower plate 31. Further, a front structural member 79 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 in the outer region of the guide rail 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game area 37, a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a windmill 90 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle thereof. An accessory 91 is disposed almost at the center of the game area 37, and the design of the accessory 91 characterizes the model and game concept of the pachinko machine 1.

  The accessory 91 is composed of a frame-like decorative body as a whole, and a warp passage is formed along with the warp entrance at the upper edge or the left and right side edges, and a game ball flowing down along the game board surface is provided. When entering the warp entrance, it is taken into the back side of the accessory 91 through a warp passage, which will be described later, and then released again from the middle or lower edge of the accessory 91 to the game board surface.

  The bonus item 91 is provided in the vicinity of its upper edge so as to be openable and closable for a bonus item 92 through which a game ball can be taken. In addition, inside the prize 91, there are provided a jackpot winning slot 93 through which a game ball taken in from the prize winning slot 92 for winning a prize can be won, and a loser winning slot 94. Between the loser winning hole 94 and the prize winning hole 92 for games, the game balls taken from the prize winning hole 92 for roles are changed in various ways while rolling on a predetermined passage. The first rolling effect device 95 is further provided for discharging to either the jackpot winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94 after the attention is paid to the person.

  This accessory 91 has a second rolling effect device 100 capable of hitting a game ball on one discharge side (left side in FIG. 3) of the first rolling effect device 95, and a first rolling effect device. A third rolling effect device 101 is further provided on the other discharge side (the right side in FIG. 3) of 95 to turn the game ball to either the big hit winning opening 93 or the lost winning opening 94. The fourth rolling effect device 102 is further provided to guide the game ball placed below the first rolling effect device 95 and hit by the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101. It has been.

  Further, in the game area 37, a pair of first start winning ports 96 disposed on the left and right sides of the accessory 91 and a second start winning port disposed between the pair of first start winning ports 96. An opening 97 is provided, and when a game ball enters the start winning opening 96, 97, the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory 91 opens and closes. More specifically, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening 96, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is opened and closed only once at a predetermined interval, and when a game ball enters the second start winning opening 97, a prize for a prize is obtained. The mouth 92 opens and closes only twice at a predetermined interval.

  In addition, a general winning opening 98 is provided in the game area 37. In addition, an effect display device 115 is disposed inside the accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 performs an effect display by, for example, an image such as a moving image or a video, or an operation of a movable member. Examples of the effect display device 115 include liquid crystal display devices, EL display devices, plasma display devices, and display devices such as CRTs. The display surface of the effect display device 115 is mounted on the rear side of the accessory 91 so as to face the opening window, and the accessory 91 is fitted into an assembly hole penetrating in the center of the game board 5, A display device control board box 117 having a rear portion of the accessory 91 and the display device control board 116 of the effect display device 115 is provided so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 5. Here, the effect display device 115 corresponds to the display means of the present invention.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, at the lower rear side of the game board 5, as a collective bag for receiving the game balls flowing into various winning devices and guiding the game balls to a predetermined position in a portion extending from the center portion to the lower portion. A box mounting base 118 having both the above function and the function as a box mounting portion is provided. The box mounting base 118 is mounted with a sub control board box 130 in which a sub control board 119 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed, and is superposed on the rear side of the sub control board box 130. A main control board box 132 in which the main control board 131 is housed is mounted. Further, in a state where the box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130 and the main control board box 132 are respectively mounted on the rear side of the game board 5, the game board 5 is moved from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3. The box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130, and the main control board box 132 are arranged so as not to protrude outward from the outline of the game board 5 so that they can be fitted and installed.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame Mechanism Mounted Body, Ball Tank, and Tank Rail] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 from obliquely upper right rear, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 alone from obliquely upper right rear.
The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is formed with a tank mounting portion 133, a rail mounting portion 134, a dispensing device mounting portion 135, and the like, and a ball tank 136 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 133. The ball tank 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed in a box shape opening upward so that a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility can be stored. The storage state of the game balls in the ball tank 136 is visible through the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In addition, a discharge port 138 for discharging a game ball is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 137 of the ball tank 136, and the bottom plate portion 137 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 138. .

  The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is integrally formed with a rail mounting portion 134 so as to approach the tank mounting portion 133 downward, and the rail component 139 is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 so that the tank rail 150 is configured. That is, in this embodiment, the rail mounting portion 134 is formed in a state in which the upper lateral portion of the main body frame 3 is recessed by a predetermined depth, and the back side wall of the recess is used as the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150. An inclined rail shelf 155 is formed along the lower edge of the concave portion so as to incline downward from one end (left end toward FIG. 9) to the other end (right end toward FIG. 9). An upward surface extending in the lateral direction of the rail shelf 155 is a rail receiving portion 158.

  The rail constituting member 139 that is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 and constitutes the tank rail 150 includes a rear wall portion 152 that forms a rail passage between the rail mounting portion 134 and the front wall portion 151, and an inclined lower plate And a partition wall (both not shown) that project along the center in the front-rear direction of the upper surface of the lower plate part and divide the rail passage into front and rear rows (in this embodiment, front and rear rows). It is formed in preparation. The rail constituting member 139 is attached to the rail attaching portion 134 by an appropriate attachment means, thereby forming a tank rail 150 having a plurality of front and rear rows of rail passages. Then, after the game balls discharged from the discharge port 138 of the ball tank 136 (dropped by its own weight) are received at one end of the rail passages in the front and rear rows of the tank rail 150, the game balls are moved along the rail passage by their own weight. And rolling toward the other end of the rail passage. Further, in this embodiment, the rail component member 139 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, whereby the flow state of the game balls in the rail passage is visually recognized through the rear wall portion 152 of the rail component member 139. It is possible.

  The front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150 (rail mounting portion 134) separates the first space portion in order to avoid interference with the upper end portion of the rear portion of the equipment (for example, the accessory 91) protruding to the rear side of the game board 5. It is provided in the state. In this embodiment, the rear end of the rail shelf 155 serving as the rear end portion of the main body frame 3 and the rear wall portion of the tank rail 150 are substantially flush with the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In other words, the tank rail 150 is arranged behind the rear surface of the game board 5 so that the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136 is substantially flush with the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136. Accordingly, a first space portion for avoiding interference with the rear portion of the accessory 91 is provided between the rear side of the game board 5 and the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150.

  Above the tank rail 150, a rectifying body 156 for aligning the game balls flowing in the rail passage without overlapping each other is mounted on the upper portion thereof so as to be swingable about the shaft 157. The rectifier 156 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.

[Configurations of Dispensing Device Mounting Unit and Ball Dispensing Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
A vertically long paying device mounting portion 135 corresponding to a ball paying device (ball paying unit) 170 described below is formed in the vertical direction of one side of the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. The dispensing device mounting portion 135 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side. In addition, an opening 173 through which a payout motor 172 (see FIG. 4) of the ball payout device 170 can project is formed at a predetermined position on a back wall portion (not shown) having a stepped shape of the payout device mounting portion 135. Yes.

  In a state where the ball paying device 170 is mounted in the recess of the paying device mounting portion 135, a second space portion is provided between the game board 5 and the first space portion, which is at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. . Thus, the rail passage and the ball passage are arranged at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. Further, the rear end of the body frame 3, that is, the rear end of the peripheral wall portion of the dispensing device mounting portion 135, the rear end of the rail shelf 155, the rear surfaces of the ball tank 136, the tank rail 150, and the ball dispensing device 170 are substantially the same surface. ing.

  The ball payout device 170 has a vertically long box shape that is substantially the same size as the recess of the payout device mounting portion 135, and is unitized by mounting various parts related to payout. The ball payout device 170 is fitted from the rear opening of the concave portion of the payout device mounting portion 135 and is mounted by appropriate mounting means (for example, mounting means such as an elastic clip, a locking claw, and a screw). It has become.

  Although not shown, the ball dispensing device 170 is formed by dividing the ball passages having inflow ports respectively communicating with the outlets of the rail passages in the tank rail 150 into a plurality of front and rear rows (for example, front and rear rows). Also, the downstream portions of the front and rear rows of ball passages formed in the interior are bifurcated to form front and rear rows of prize balls, a ball rental ball passage and a ball removal ball passage. In addition, a payout member (not shown) made of a rotating body for distributing and paying out game balls to any of the passages is rotated in the forward and reverse directions at a branch portion between the winning ball and the ball passage for lending and the ball passage for ball removal. It is arranged to be possible.

[Equipment on the lower rear side of the main body frame] A description will be given based on Figs.
On the rear side of the front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3, one side (left side in FIG. 5) of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11 located below the game board mounting frame 12 is below the launch rail 19. A launching device unit 194 in which a launching hammer (not shown) for launching a game ball sent to the launching position of the tilted end, a launching motor 192 for operating the launching hammer, etc. are assembled to the mounting substrate 193 and unitized. Is installed. In addition, a power supply board box 196 that houses a power supply board 195 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11, and the dispensing control board 197 is placed in a state of being superimposed on the rear side of the power supply board box 196. A payout control board box 198 is mounted. The payout control board 197 includes a RAM for storing the number of game balls to be paid out, and transmits a control signal for paying out game balls in accordance with a payout signal transmitted from the main control board 131 to a relay circuit board (not shown). Thus, the operation of the payout motor 172 is controlled.

[Configuration of Rear Cover Body] A description will be given based on FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1 from the upper right rear.
The rear end portions of the display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 10) and the main control board box 132 arranged on the rear surface of the game board 5 protrude toward the window opening portion opened in the center portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. . And between the side wall part which comprises one side wall of the window opening part of the mechanism mounting body 13, and the one side wall of the dispensing device mounting part 135 which comprises the other side wall, a substantially square box shape is formed by an opaque synthetic resin material. The formed rear cover body 210 is detachably mounted by a cover hinge mechanism 211.

  The rear cover body 210 is configured integrally with a substantially rectangular rear wall portion 212 and a peripheral wall portion 213 that protrudes forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion 212. Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the wall portion 213 a on one side is attached and detached from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 formed at a total of three locations above and below the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. A hinge body 216 having a hinge pin 215 that can be fitted downward is integrally formed. Further, of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the other wall portion 213b has a locking claw that can be elastically engaged with a locking hole formed in one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. An elastic closing body 217 is integrally formed.

  That is, in the rear cover body 210, the hinge pins 215 of the upper and lower and intermediate hinge bodies 216 are fitted from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 on the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. In this state, the rear cover body 210 is rotated toward the other side of the mechanism mounting body 13 around the hinge pin 215, and the elastic closing body 217 is inserted into the locking hole on one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. The rear cover body 210 is held in the closed state on the rear side of the mechanism mounting body 13 by being elastically engaged. Then, the rear cover body 210 covers the entire display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 10) on the rear surface of the game board 5 and a portion extending from a substantially middle portion to the upper end of the main control board box 132 by the rear cover body 210. ing. As a result, the board connector (mainly the board connector for connecting to the display apparatus control board 116) of the main control board 131 exposed at the upper part of the main control board box 132 is hidden from view from behind.

  Further, a portion from the substantially middle portion to the lower end of the main control board box 132 is exposed without being covered by the rear cover body 210. The inspection connector 218 disposed on the main control board 131 is exposed below the main control board box 132, and the inspection connector on the main control board 131 is closed with the rear cover body 210 closed. A board inspection device (not shown) can be connected to the connector 218 for inspection.

  A large number of heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233 are provided in the rear cover body 210, and internal heat is released from these many heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233. . In this embodiment, the rear cover body 210 is provided with a large number of slit-like heat radiation holes 230 extending from the peripheral wall portion 213 to the rear wall portion 212, and from the substantially middle height position of the rear wall portion 212 to the upper portion. A large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 231 are provided therethrough, and a large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 232 and a predetermined number of horizontally elongated rectangular heat radiation holes 233 pass through the lower portion of the rear wall 212. It is installed.

  Further, the horizontally long rectangular heat radiation holes 233 have a size corresponding to the size and arrangement position of a plurality of parallel seal portions 235 sealed by the seal screws (sealing members) of the main control board box 132. It penetrates the position. As a result, even when the opaque rear cover body 210 is closed, the plurality of parallel sealing portions 235 of the main control board box 132 are exposed so as to be visible at the portion of the heat radiation hole 233. For this reason, even when the rear cover body 210 is closed, the sealing state of the sealing portion 235 of the main control board box 132 can be easily visually confirmed. Further, since the opaque synthetic resin material can be easily used as a synthetic resin material that is recycled compared to the transparent synthetic resin material, the rear cover body 210 can be manufactured at low cost.

  Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, a predetermined position (two places on the left and right in this embodiment) of the upper wall portion 213c is substantially C-shaped to hold a power cord (not shown) in an appropriately folded state. An elastically deformable cord holder 237 extends toward the rear wall surface of the upper tank rail 150 (the rear wall surface of the rail component 139). A knob for removing the power cord by elastically deforming the cord holder 237 is formed at the tip of the cord holder 237.

  One end of the power cord is detachably connected to the board connector 239 of the distribution board 238, and the power plug at the other end is inserted into a power outlet. As described above, the cord holder 237 is integrally formed on the rear cover body 210 and the power cord is held, so that the power cord hangs and gets caught by foreign objects when the pachinko machine is transported and stored. Problems can be prevented.

[Configuration of Sphere Derivative for Lower Plate, etc. at Rear Lower Part of Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 7.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear cover 210 and various control boards are removed from the perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
A lower dish ball derivative 253 is attached to the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the main body frame 3 in the recessed portion of the rear step portion of the speaker box portion 16. The lower tray ball derivative 253 is used when the game balls paid out to the upper plate 51 through the upper plate connection path (not shown) from the award and rental ball passages of the ball dispensing device 170 are full. The game ball on the upper plate communication path is for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 31.

  In this embodiment, a board box 254 that houses the interface board 252 is mounted on the outer surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 253. The interface board 252 is interposed between the ball lending machine installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 and the payout control board 197, and transmits / receives a signal related to ball lending between the ball lending machine and the payout control board 197. Electrical connection is possible.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, multiple types of “big hit games” are prepared as modes in which benefits are given to the player. Here, the “big hit game” is, for example, a round action that opens and closes the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory in a certain pattern is repeated up to 16 times, and such repetition of the round action is referred to as a “big hit game”. ing. The player can obtain a large number of prize balls by causing the game balls to enter the prize winning opening 92 for bonuses during the big hit game. As for the round operation, the first and second opening / closing operations of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory performed in response to the game ball entering the first starting winning port 96 or the second starting winning port 97 are performed for the first time. In the round operation of the second round, and in the second and subsequent round operations, if the condition of either opening / closing the prize winning opening 92 for a feature is opened 18 times at a predetermined interval or 10 winning balls are counted is satisfied. finish.

  The number of round operations repeatedly performed in the big hit game is the timing of entering the game ball into the first start winning opening 96 or the second starting winning opening 97 (more specifically, the first start opening sensor 318a). Or, the detection timing of the game ball by the second start port sensor 318b), the timing of entering the game ball into the prize winning port 92 for a bonus item (more specifically, the detection timing of the game ball by the count sensor 319), the jackpot winning port The timing of entering the ball 93 (more specifically, the timing for detecting the game ball by the big hit winning sensor 330), the result of the lottery performed by the game ball distribution destination in the accessory 91, etc. Will be decided accordingly. Here, the lottery is a lottery for determining a big hit mode, and a means for performing the lottery can be regarded as a “hit type lottery unit”.

  The above specific numerical values are the best in the practice of the present invention. In addition, these numerical values can be variously changed and are not limited by the best numerical values.

[Functional Configuration of Main Substrate and Peripheral Substrate] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration.
The control of the pachinko machine 1 is broadly divided into a group of the main board 310 and a group of the peripheral boards 311, and among these, the group of the main board 310 plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, awards, etc.). Sphere payout etc.), and a group of peripheral boards 311 controls production operations (light emitting decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.).

  The main board 310 includes a main control board 131 and a payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 as a central processing unit, a ROM 315 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 316 as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 314 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 315, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 311 and the payout control board 197. The RAM 316 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 131 and information such as input signals. The main control board 131 includes a gate sensor 317, a first start port sensor 318a, a second start port sensor 318b, a count sensor 319, a big hit prize sensor 330, a lose prize sensor 329, a rotation detection sensor 494, and a rotational position detection sensor 321. The detection signal from etc. is input. On the other hand, the main control board 131 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 331, the motor 332, the pushing solenoid 325, the rotating body motor 326, and the like. The payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 as a central processing unit, a ROM 334 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 335 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 197 processes the command signal input from the main control board 131 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 170. Thereby, the ball payout device 170 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal.

  Bidirectional communication is performed between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 via respective input / output interfaces. For example, when the main control board 131 transmits a prize ball command, payout control is performed in response thereto. An ACK signal is returned from the board 197 to the main control board 131.

  On the other hand, the peripheral board 311 includes, for example, a plurality of illumination control boards 337 and 338 and a waveform control board 339 in addition to the sub-integrated board 336. Between the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336, communication in only one direction is performed between the input / output interface and the input interface, and the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336 communicate with each other. The command is sent, but not the other way around.

  The sub-integrated board 336 also includes electronic components such as the CPU 350, the ROM 351, the RAM 352, and the like, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components. Bidirectional communication is performed between the sub-integrated board 336 and the other illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 with each input / output interface. A decoration lamp 353 mainly including the side decoration device 52 and the like is connected to the first illumination control board 337, and a lighting signal of the decoration lamp 353 is sent from the sub-integrated board 336 to the illumination control board 337. When transmitted, the illumination control board 337 performs processing for lighting the decoration lamp 353 in response to the transmission. An effect lamp 354 is connected to the second illumination control board 338 together with the effect display device 115. For example, when a display command for the effect display device 115 is transmitted from the sub-integrated substrate 336 to the illumination control board 338, the illumination control board 338 receives this and performs a process of actually operating the effect display device 115. The sub integrated board 336 receives a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 and outputs a drive signal to the accessory solenoid 362.

  The waveform control board 339 performs processing for generating and transmitting / receiving waveform signals such as inaudible ultrasonic waves as well as audible sound waves as acoustic outputs. For example, when an acoustic output command is transmitted from the sub-integrated board 336 to the waveform control board 339, the waveform control board 339 receives this and performs processing for driving the speakers 18 and 57 described above. In addition, an ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 is connected to the waveform control board 339, and the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 enables ultrasonic communication between a plurality of platforms. Normally, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are installed side by side in the island facility of the hall, but between the pachinko machines 1 equipped with the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356, mutual ultrasonic communication is possible. By using this communication function, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 can synchronize the effect operation or exchange game information between specific stands.

  The illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 are also CPUs 357, 358 and 359 as central processing units, ROMs 370, 371 and 372 as read-only memories, and RAMs 373 and 374 as read / write memories, respectively. , 375.

  Next, communication processing between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 will be described in detail. A signal name prefixed with “#” means a negative theory. “High level” means “1” level of the two levels of the binary signal, and “Low level” means “0” level.

[Communication between main control board and payout control board]
Various commands are transmitted between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 by serial transfer. The board that has normally received the command transmits an ACK (Acknowledge) signal that indicates that the command has been received normally to the board that has transmitted the command. As main commands from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197, there are commands related to payout of game balls and commands for instructing the payout control board 197 to report the operation state. As commands relating to the payout of game balls, for example, a command for instructing the start of payout of game balls, a command for instructing stop of payout of game balls, and the like are conceivable in addition to commands for specifying the number of payout of game balls. As a main command from the payout control board 197 to the main control board 131, there is a command for transmitting an operation state of the payout control board 197.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 (main CPU) having a serial communication function and a parallel communication function with the outside as a CPU for performing various arithmetic processes in the main control board 131. The CPU 314 has a circuit configuration of an arithmetic processing unit 390 that performs arithmetic processing, a serial IF unit 391 as a serial communication unit that performs serial communication with the outside, and a parallel IF unit 392 that performs parallel communication with the outside. . Exchange of commands with the payout control board 197 is performed via the serial IF unit 391, and exchange of ACK signals with the payout control board 197 is performed via the parallel IF unit 392.

  The serial IF unit 391 receives the parallel data TDa from the arithmetic processing unit 390, receives the transmission buffer register 393 that stores the data, and the data stored in the transmission buffer register 393, converts the data into serial data Dab, and The transmission shift register 394 for serial transfer to the payout control board 197, the serial data Dba from the payout control board 197, the reception shift register 395 for storing the data, the data stored in the reception shift register 395, and the data Is received and stored as parallel data RDa by the arithmetic processing unit 390, and a serial management unit 397 for managing the operation state of each unit in the serial IF unit 391. These are integrated on one chip. Is There. The transmission buffer register 393, the transmission shift register 394, the reception shift register 395, and the reception buffer register 396 are registers each having a storage capacity of 1 byte.

  The serial management unit 397 allows the transmission shift register 394 and the transmission buffer register 393 to transfer data from the transmission buffer register 393 to the transmission shift register 394 when the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer. The data is erased from the transmission buffer register 393.

  The serial management unit 397 permits the data transfer from the reception shift register 395 to the reception buffer register 396 when the data is not stored in the reception buffer register 396 with respect to the reception shift register 395 and the reception buffer register 396. The processing unit 390 reads the parallel data RDa from the reception buffer register 396 and then erases the data from the reception buffer register 396.

  Note that the transfer rate of serial transfer by the serial IF unit 391 is determined based on a signal obtained by dividing the clock signal for operating the CPU 314. The frequency division ratio of the clock signal that determines the transfer rate can be set by the value of a register (not shown) included in the serial IF unit 391.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 writes the parallel data TDa to the transmission buffer register 393 by raising the write signal #WRa to the transmission buffer register 393, and raises the read signal #REa to the reception buffer register 396. As a result, the parallel data RDa is read from the reception buffer register 396.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 receives signals indicating various states in the serial IF unit 391 from the serial management unit 397. Signals that the arithmetic processing unit 390 receives from the serial management unit 397 include a transmission buffer empty signal TEa that is set to a high level when the transmission buffer register 393 is cleared, and a transmission shift register 394 that is performing serial transfer. There is a serial transfer signal TCa that is set to a high level, and a reception data presence signal DFa that is set to a high level when data is stored in the reception buffer register 396.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 (payout CPU) for performing various arithmetic processes in the payout control board 197, a serial IF chip 398 in which a circuit for serial communication with the outside is formed, and an external And a parallel IF chip 399 on which a circuit for performing parallel communication is formed. Commands are exchanged with the main control board 131 via the serial IF chip 398, and ACK signals are exchanged with the main control board 131 via the parallel IF chip 399.

  The serial IF chip 398 receives the parallel data TDb from the CPU 333, receives the transmission buffer register 400 that stores the data, and the data stored in the transmission buffer register 400, converts the data into serial data Dba, and converts the data into the main control board. The transmission shift register 401 for serial transfer to 131, the serial data Dab from the main control board 131, the reception shift register 402 for storing the data, the data stored in the reception shift register 402, and the data by the CPU 333 A reception buffer register 403 that stores data readable as parallel data RDb, and a serial management unit 404 that manages the operation state of each unit in the serial IF chip 398 are provided, and these are integrated on one chip. . The transmission buffer register 400, the transmission shift register 401, the reception shift register 402, and the reception buffer register 403 are registers each having a storage capacity of 1 byte.

  The serial management unit 404 allows the transmission shift register 401 and the transmission buffer register 400 to transfer data from the transmission buffer register 400 to the transmission shift register 401 when the transmission shift register 401 is not performing serial transfer. The data is erased from the transmission buffer register 400.

  The serial management unit 404 permits the transfer of data from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register 403 when no data is stored in the reception buffer register 403 with respect to the reception shift register 402 and the reception buffer register 403, and the CPU 333. Is configured to erase data from the reception buffer register 403 after reading the parallel data RDb from the reception buffer register 403.

  Note that the timing at which the serial IF chip 398 samples the serially transferred command is determined based on a sampling clock obtained by dividing the clock signal for operating the CPU 314 of the main control board 131. The frequency division ratio of the clock signal for determining the sampling clock can be set by the value of a register (not shown) included in the serial IF chip 398.

  The CPU 333 writes the parallel data TDb to the transmission buffer register 400 by raising the write signal #WRb to the transmission buffer register 400, and raises the read signal #RDb to the reception buffer register 403. Then, the parallel data RDb is read from the reception buffer register 403.

  The CPU 333 receives signals indicating various states in the serial IF chip 398 from the serial management unit 404. The signal received by the CPU 333 from the serial management unit 404 includes a transmission buffer empty signal TEb that is high when the transmission buffer register 400 is cleared, and a high level when the transmission shift register 401 is performing serial transfer. There is a serial transfer in-progress signal TCb and a reception data presence signal DFb which is set to a high level when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  Next, the operation at the time of command transfer between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 will be described. The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can perform command transfer from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197 and command transfer from the payout control board 197 to the main control board 131.

(About command transmission of main control board)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131. The arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131 repeatedly executes a scheduled interrupt process at a predetermined interval (in this embodiment, 4 milliseconds (hereinafter referred to as ms)) in order to realize a process for controlling the progress of the game. Then, as part of the regularly executed interrupt process, the command transmission process shown in FIG. 13 is executed when a command is transmitted to the payout control board 197.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 generates a command for the payout control board 197 when the command transmission process shown in FIG. 13 is started (step S1001). In this embodiment, the command for the payout control board 197 is a 2-byte command larger than 1 byte which is the storage capacity of each register of the serial IF unit 391.

  After the command is generated (step S1001), whether or not “transmission buffer empty signal TEa is high level” and “serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is low level”, that is, “data is stored in transmission buffer register 393” It is determined whether or not “when there is no” and “when the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer” (step S1002).

  When “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1002), the first byte which is the upper 1 byte among the 2 bytes of the generated command is transmitted. Write to the buffer register 393 (step S1003). Thereafter, after waiting for a preset write standby period Lwa (step S1004), the second lower byte of the generated command is written into the transmission buffer register 393 (step S1005). The transmission process ends.

  Here, the write standby period Lwa is longer than the transmission register delivery period Lbs, which is the period from the writing of the first byte of the command to the transmission buffer register 393 until the transfer of the first byte to the transmission shift register 394. Is a period in which the second byte write process (step S1005 in FIG. 13) can be executed before the end of the scheduled interrupt process, and the period is prolonged until the start of the next scheduled interrupt process. is not. The write standby period Lwa is shorter than the serial transfer period Lsc which is a period until the serial transfer of the first byte of the command is completed, and is shorter than 4 ms which is the interval of the regular interrupt processing. . In this embodiment, the write standby period Lwa is set to 2.5 microseconds (hereinafter referred to as μs). Note that the transmission register delivery period Lbs according to the hardware specifications of the serial IF unit 391 of this embodiment is about 1.25 μs. If the arithmetic processing time of the arithmetic processing unit 390 required for the second byte write processing (step S1005 in FIG. 13) is abnormal in the transmission register delivery period Lbs of the serial IF unit 391, the command shown in FIG. The standby process (step S1004) by the standby process software is not necessary.

  FIG. 14 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the main control board 131 when the command transmission process is executed. In the command transmission process described above, if it is determined that “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1002 in FIG. 13), the command is sent to the parallel data TDa. Output of the first byte is started (timing ta1). Thereafter, the first byte of the command is written to the transmission buffer register 393 at the rising edge of the write signal #WRa (timing ta2, step S1002 in FIG. 13).

  The transmission buffer register 393 delivers the first byte of the written command to the transmission shift register 394, and is cleared by the serial management unit 397 when the delivery is completed. The transmission shift register 394 outputs the first byte of the command received from the transmission buffer register 393 to the serial data Dab. In serial data Dab during serial transfer, each bit from the first bit D0 to the eighth bit D7 of the command follows the start bit ST, and finally a stop bit SP is output. Thus, when the serial transfer of the first byte of the command is started, the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa becomes high level (timing ta3).

  After writing the first byte of the command (timing ta2, step S1002 in FIG. 13) and after waiting for the write standby period Lwa (step S1004 in FIG. 13), as in the first byte of the command, the transmission buffer The second byte of the command is written to the register 393 (timing ta4, step S1005 in FIG. 13).

  At this time, the transmission shift register 394 is serially transferring the first byte of the command and cannot receive the second byte of the command from the transmission buffer register 393. The byte is stored and held, and the transmission buffer empty signal TEa becomes low level (timing ta4).

  Thereafter, when the serial transfer of the first byte of the command by the transmission shift register 394 is completed, the transmission buffer register 393 delivers the second byte of the command to be stored to the transmission shift register 394, and when this delivery is completed, the serial management unit 397 Cleared and the transmission buffer empty signal TEa becomes high level (timing ta5).

  Thereafter, the transmission shift register 394 outputs the second byte of the command received from the transmission buffer register 393 to the serial data Dab in the same manner as the first byte of the command (timing ta6 to ta7).

  By the operation of the main control board 131 described above, a 2-byte command is transmitted to the payout control board 197. The main control board 131 according to the present embodiment retransmits the command when there is no response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197 within a predetermined period after transmitting the command to the payout control board 197.

  Conversely, the operation of the payout control board 197 for transmitting a command to the main control board 131 is performed by the CPU 333 instead of the arithmetic processing unit 390, the transmission buffer register 400, and the transmission shift register 394 instead of the transmission buffer register 393. Instead, the transmission shift register 401 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the main control board 131 described above.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt process in a sense of 4 milliseconds, whereas the serial IF unit 391 executes serial transfer at a transfer rate of 1200 bps (Bit Per Second). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the time for serial transfer of the 2-byte command by the serial IF unit 391 is about 16.7 ms, and the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt process about four times during that time. As described above, if the CPU 314 writes a command in the transmission buffer register 393, the serial IF unit 391 can leave the serial transfer of the command to the payout control board 197. The transfer rate of 1200 bps in serial transfer is a transfer rate that can ensure the reliability of command transfer with respect to electrical noise, and can be transferred serially by isolation using a relatively inexpensive photocoupler. The transfer rate.

  Note that the main control board 131 executes other control processing such as storing winning information if there is a win without interrupting the control processing during serial transfer (a state in which there is a command in the transmission buffer register 393). In the case of a pachinko machine, the number of game balls launched into the game board 13 is restricted to a maximum of 100 per minute, so the launch interval of game balls is about 600 ms. Therefore, even if game balls continuously win the winning opening 61, the main control board 131 can process the detection information of the game balls without delay and serially transfer the prize ball commands to the payout control board 197.

(Receipt control board command reception)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197. The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 15 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball.

  When starting the command reception process, the CPU 333 determines whether or not “the reception data present signal DFb is at a high level”, that is, “when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403”. (Step S1101).

  Here, when it is determined in the command reception process that “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101), the 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Among these, the first byte of the command is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  If “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read (step S1102). Thereafter, the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read via the reception shift register 402 (step S1103), and the command reception process is terminated.

  FIG. 16 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the payout control board 197 when the command receiving process is executed. When the first byte of the command is output to the serial data Dab by the command transmission process in the main control board 131 described above (timing tb1 to tb2), the first byte of the command is stored in the reception shift register 402 and then received. The first byte of the command is transferred to the buffer register 403, and the received data presence signal DFb becomes high level.

  When the second byte of the command is output to the serial data Dab following the first byte of the command (timing tb1 to tb2), the second byte of the command is stored in the reception shift register 402. At this time, since the first byte of the command has not been read from the reception buffer register 403 and the reception buffer register 403 has not been cleared by the serial management unit 404, the reception shift register 402 has the second byte of the command. Retain memory.

  Thereafter, in the command reception process shown in FIG. 15, when it is determined that “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101 in FIG. 15), the reception buffer The first byte of the command is output from the register 403 to the parallel data RDb, and the first byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 by the CPU 333 (timing tb5 to tb6, step S1102 in FIG. 15).

  When the reading of the first byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the serial management unit 404, and the reception data presence signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb6). Thereafter, when the second byte of the command is passed from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register, the received presence signal DFb becomes high level (timing tb7). Thereafter, similarly to the first byte of the command, the second byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 (timing tb8 to tb9, step S1103 in FIG. 15). For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 16, the scale of the serial transfer time for the first byte and the second byte of the command is reduced as compared with the scale of the arithmetic processing time of the CPU 333. The serial transfer time between the byte and the second byte requires a considerable time compared to the calculation processing time of the CPU 333. Therefore, the command reception process shown in FIG. 15 is a process that is executed by being divided into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process that the CPU 333 repeatedly executes at predetermined intervals.

  Through the operation of the payout control board 197 described above, a 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 is received. The payout control board 197 of this embodiment transmits an ACK signal to the main control board 131 during a predetermined period after receiving the command from the main control board 131.

  In this embodiment, the sampling timing of the serial IF chip 398 is set to 19.2 kilohertz (kHz), which is 16 times the transfer rate (1200 bps). In this embodiment, the serial IF chip 398 performs sampling three times for each of the start bit, each data bit of the command, and each bit of the stop bit, and determines the majority of the values detected by these three samplings. As a result, the reliability of command reception is improved.

  Conversely, the operation of the main control board 131 that receives a command from the payout control board 197 is replaced with the arithmetic processing unit 390 instead of the CPU 333, the reception shift register 395 instead of the reception shift register 402, and the reception buffer register 403. The reception buffer register 396 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the above-described payout control board 197.

  With the above configuration, while the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 performs one timed interrupt processing, the serial IF unit 391 transmits two bytes of commands that can be serially transferred, the transmission buffer register 393 of the serial IF unit 391, and the transmission The data can be stored in the shift register 394, and the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 can shorten the period related to the serial transfer of commands. As a result, the progress of other control processes on the main control board 131 and the complexity of the control program executed on the main control board 131 can be suppressed. Therefore, smooth game control can be realized when commands are divided and serially transferred.

  By the way, although the above-described payout control board 197 is shown to include the CPU 333, the serial IF chip 398, and the parallel IF chip 399, it may be configured as follows. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the payout control board 197 is formed with a CPU 333 (payout CPU) that performs various arithmetic processes in the payout control board 197 and a circuit that performs serial communication and parallel communication with the outside. A serial IF IF chip 405 can be provided. The serial IF chip 405 includes a parallel IF unit 406 that performs parallel communication with the parallel IF unit 392 of the main control board 131. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 different from those shown in FIG. Further, the configuration other than the above is the same as that shown in FIG.

  The serial management unit 407 of the payout control board 197 shown in FIG. 17 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. The serial management unit 407 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. 13 in which the data in the reception buffer register 403 is erased by reading from the CPU 333. The serial management unit 407 is based on the buffer clear signal #CBb from the CPU 333. Thus, data is erased from the reception buffer register 403.

(Regarding command transmission of main control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131. The arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131 repeatedly executes the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 at a predetermined timing as part of the process for controlling the progress of the game.

  When the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 is started, the arithmetic processing unit 390 determines the value of the job flag Fj (step S1201). The job flag Fj is a flag indicating a state in the command transmission process, and is set to “0” when the arithmetic processing unit 390 is activated.

  If “job flag Fj = 0”, command output processing for outputting a command to the payout control board 197 is executed (step S1202). If “job flag Fj = 1”, the payout control board 197 is executed. An ACK wait process for confirming the ACK signal from is executed (step S1203). After completing the command output process (step S1202) or the ACK waiting process (step S1203), the command transmission process is terminated. Details of the command output process (step S1202) and the ACK wait process (step S1203) will be described later.

  Details of the command output process (step S1202 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing command output processing (step S1202 in FIG. 18). The arithmetic processing unit 390 is. When the command output process shown in FIG. 19 is started, whether or not “transmission buffer empty signal TEa is high level” and “serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is low level”, that is, “data is stored in transmission buffer register 393”. It is determined whether or not “if not” and “if the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer” (step S1301). If “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1301), it is determined whether or not “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302). . The check flag Fc is a flag for instructing the payout control board 197 to report the operation state when the ACK signal from the payout control board 197 cannot be confirmed, and is set to “0” when the arithmetic processing unit 390 is activated. Is set.

  If it is not “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302) and there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening (step S1303), the payout control board 197 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. The first byte of the winning command to be generated is generated (step S1304).

  On the other hand, if “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302), the check flag Fc is set to “0” (step S1305), and a check command for instructing the dispensing control board 197 to report the operation state. The first byte is generated (step S1306). The main control board 131 receives the report of the operation state from the payout control board 197 in the form of a command for the main control board 131 from the payout control board 197.

  After the first byte of the winning command or the check command is generated (steps S1304 and S1306), each bit of the generated first byte is inverted, that is, the bit which is “0” among the bits of the first byte. “1” is set, the bit “1” is set to “0”, and the second byte of the command is generated (step S1307). In this embodiment, the first byte of the command is data having a substantial meaning as a command, and the second byte of the command is data for determining whether the command is correct on the payout control board 197 side.

  After the second byte of the command is generated (step S1307), the generated command is transmitted (steps S1308 to S1310). This process (steps S1308 to S1310) is the same as the process (steps S1003 to S1005) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. After transmitting the command (steps S1308 to S1310), the job flag Fj is set to “1” (step S1311), and the command output process is terminated.

  The state of each signal on the main control board 131 when command transmission is executed in the command output process (steps S1308 to S1310) is the same as the state of each signal on the main control board 131 shown in FIG.

  Details of the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 17). When the arithmetic processing unit 390 starts the ACK waiting process shown in FIG. 20, it determines whether or not an ACK signal is detected from the payout control board 197 (step S1401). If an ACK signal is detected (step S1401), the job flag Fj is set to “0” (step S1402), and the ACK waiting process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if no ACK signal is detected (step S1401), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the command transmission (steps S1308 to S1310 in FIG. 19) was completed (step S1403). This predetermined time is a time for waiting for the response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197, and is set to 100 ms in this embodiment. If the predetermined time has not elapsed (step S1403), the ACK waiting process is terminated as it is, and if the predetermined time has elapsed (step S1403), the check flag Fc is set to “1” (step S1403). S1404) After setting the job flag Fj to “0” (step S1402), the ACK waiting process is terminated.

  By the operation of the main control board 131 described above, a 2-byte command is transmitted to the payout control board 197. Conversely, the operation of the payout control board 197 for transmitting a command to the main control board 131 is performed by the CPU 333 instead of the arithmetic processing unit 390, the transmission buffer register 400, and the transmission shift register 394 instead of the transmission buffer register 393. Instead, the transmission shift register 401 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the main control board 131 described above.

(Regarding command reception of the payout control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197. The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 21 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball. The command reception process shown in FIG. 21 is executed by dividing it into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process repeatedly executed by the CPU 333 at predetermined intervals, similarly to the command reception process shown in FIG. Process.

  When starting the command reception process, the CPU 333 determines whether or not “the reception data present signal DFb is at a high level”, that is, “when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403”. (Step S1501).

  Here, when it is determined in the command reception process that “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501), the 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Among these, the first byte of the command is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  If “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read (step S1502), and then stored in the reception buffer register 403 again. The first byte of the command being read is read (step S1503). Thereafter, the first byte of the command read for the first time is compared with the first byte of the command read for the second time (step S1504), and it is determined whether or not they match (step S1505).

  If the first byte of the read command matches the first time and the second time (step S1505), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by falling the buffer clear signal #CBb. (Step S1506). As a result, the second byte of the command stored in the reception shift register 402 is transferred to the reception buffer register 403.

  After clearing the reception buffer register 403 (step S1506), the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is collated after being read twice, similarly to the first byte of the command (step S1507). , S1508, S1509) When the first time and the second time match (step S1510), the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is cleared (step S1511).

  Thereafter, the first byte of the read command is compared with the 2-byte date of the read command (step S1512), and it is determined whether or not they match (step S1513). As described above, the second byte of the command is data generated by the main control board 131 by inverting each bit of the first byte of the command.

  If the first byte and the second byte of the read command match (step S1513), an ACK signal is transmitted to the main control board 131 (step S1514), and the command transmission process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the first byte of the read command does not match between the first time and the second time (step S1505), or when the first byte and the second byte of the read command do not match (step S1513), the next time In order to prepare for command reception, the reception shift register 402 and the reception buffer register 403 are cleared (step S1515), and the command transmission process is terminated.

  FIG. 22 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the payout control board 197 when the command receiving process is executed. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 22, the scale of the serial transfer time for the first byte and the second byte of the command is reduced compared to the scale of the arithmetic processing time of the CPU 333.

  When it is determined in the command reception process shown in FIG. 21 that “the reception data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501 in FIG. 21), the reception buffer register 403 is detected by the fall of the read signal #REb. The first byte of the command is output to the parallel data RDb, and the first byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 by the CPU 333 (timing tb11 to tb12, step S1502 in FIG. 21). Thereafter, the first byte of the command is read in the same manner as the first time (timing tb13 to tb14, step S1503 in FIG. 21).

  After the second reading of the first byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the fall of the buffer clear signal #CBb, and the reception data present signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb15, in FIG. 21). Step S1506). Thereafter, when the second byte of the command is transferred from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register, the reception data present signal DFb becomes high level (timing tb16).

  Thereafter, the second byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 in the same manner as the first byte of the command (timing tb21 to tb24, steps S1507 and S1508 in FIG. 21). After the reading of the second byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the fall of the buffer clear signal #CBb, and the reception data presence signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb25, step S1511 in FIG. 21). .

  Through the operation of the payout control board 197 described above, a 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 is received. Conversely, the operation of the main control board 131 that receives a command from the payout control board 197 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 17 to 22, it is possible to suppress the progress of other control processes on the main control board 131 and the complexity of the control program executed on the main control board 131. Furthermore, since the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 can be erased according to the convenience of the CPU 333 side of the payout control board 197, for the command serially transferred in units of 2 bytes, The CPU 333 can facilitate the handling in units of 2 bytes.

  Also, the payout control board 197 reads the command redundantly and collates the redundantly read command (steps S1502 to S1505 in FIG. 21), so that the command is transferred from the reception buffer register 403 to the CPU 333. It is possible to prevent the processing from being performed based on an abnormal command that has been rewritten due to the influence of noise or the like.

  The main control board 131 inverts the first byte of the command to generate the second byte (step S1307 in FIG. 19), and the payout control board 197 collates the first byte and the second byte of the command. (Steps S1512 to S1513 in FIG. 21), processing is performed based on an abnormal command that has been rewritten due to the influence of noise or the like during command transfer from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Can be prevented.

  Further, since the payout control board 197 that has received the command transmits an ACK signal to the main control board 131, the main control board 131 can confirm whether or not the command has been normally transferred. Further, since the main control board 131 transmits a check command to the payout control board 197 when there is no response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197, the reason why the command was not normally transferred is the payout control board. It can be determined whether or not it is based on an abnormal operation in 197.

  The configuration shown in FIGS. 12 to 22 can be applied to a substrate such as the sub integrated substrate 336, the illumination control substrates 337 and 338, and the waveform control substrate 339, or the main control substrate 131 and the sub integrated substrate. 336 may be applied to command transfer to and from 336. As a command from the main control board 131 to the sub integrated board 336, there is an effect command for instructing the effect contents of the display image on the effect display device 115.

  Further, a command of 2 bytes or more generated by the sending CPU may be an even number of bytes. As a result, it is possible to efficiently store a command for 2 bytes per one-time interrupt process from the sending CPU to the serial communication unit. For example, the main control board 131 generates a total of 4-byte commands consisting of a 3-byte instruction command defining the production instruction and a 1-byte check command for calculating the checksum of the instruction command as a group of commands. A group of 4-byte commands may be divided into two portions and serially transferred every two bytes by two scheduled interrupt processes.

  The main control board 131 also generates a total of 8 bytes of commands as a group of commands, including a 4-byte inversion command obtained by inverting each bit of the 3-byte instruction command and the 1-byte check command. A group of commands of 8 bytes may be divided into 4 times, and serial transfer may be performed every 2 bytes by 4 scheduled interrupt processes.

  Next, an example of control processing executed by the main control board 131 (particularly the CPU 314) will be described.

[Regarding the start winning process for the prize winning port for an accessory] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 23 shows a routine of the start winning process for the prize winning opening for an accessory.
In this start winning process, it is determined whether or not there is a start winning in the game (step S1601). Specifically, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening 96 or the second start winning opening 97, the first start opening sensors corresponding to the first start winning opening 96 and the second start winning opening 97, respectively. 318a and the second start port sensor 318b output a detection signal, and when the detection signal is input, it is determined that there is a start prize. On the other hand, if no detection signal is input, it is determined that there is no start prize.

  If it is determined that there is a start winning (YES in step S1601), an opening / closing process for opening / closing the prize winning opening 92 for a predetermined number of times is performed in accordance with the start opening sensor 318 that has detected a game ball (step S1602). ). Specifically, when a game ball is detected by the first start port sensor 318a, the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened / closed only once for a predetermined time by a solenoid 331 for opening / closing the prize winning port 92 for an accessory. On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the second start port sensor 318b, the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened and closed twice at a predetermined time interval by the solenoid 331. When the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is opened / closed a predetermined number of times, the opening / closing process is completed and the routine is returned.

[About jackpot processing] It demonstrates based on FIG.
FIG. 24 shows the contents of the jackpot process.
When the game ball enters the jackpot winning opening 93 inside the accessory 91 and is detected by the jackpot winning sensor 330, the condition device is internally activated to execute the jackpot processing. First, a random number is generated in the main control board 131, and a set maximum continuation number that is the number of rounds of the big hit game is set by the generated random number (step S1701). In the present embodiment, the number of rounds is set by a random number from 2, 8, and 16 times. Specifically, the ratio of selecting the number of rounds of 2, 8, and 16 is, for example, “1/4” for 2 times, “1/4” for 8 times, and “1” for 16 times. The number of rounds according to the random number is set using an appropriate selection table allocated to be “/ 2”.

  When the set maximum number of continuations is set in step S1701, a predetermined round counter is subsequently initialized (for example, the value of the round counter = 2) (step S1702). The round counter is secured in, for example, the RAM, and the value of the round counter is reset with the initialization. The round counter is for counting the number of rounds in the big hit game, and when the value reaches the set maximum number of times, the big hit process ends.

  After the above round counter is initialized, “0” is set to a predetermined winning ball counter (step S1703), and then the opening / closing operation of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is started at predetermined time intervals (step S1703). S1704). Then, in the next step S1705, it is determined whether or not the number of times the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is within a set maximum number (for example, 18). If the open / close count is within the set maximum count (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (step S1706). At this time, if the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (YES), it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the count sensor corresponding to the big winning opening is turned on (step S1707). When the count sensor is turned ON by winning a prize at the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory (YES), “1” is added to the winning ball counter in the next step S1708, and the determination in step S1604 is performed again. Alternatively, if there is no winning in the big winning opening in step S1707 and the count sensor is not ON (NO), the determination in step S1705 is performed without adding the winning ball number counter.

  During one round operation, one round ends when the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for the feature reaches the set maximum number of 18 times or the winning ball reaches 10 counts. It becomes. If either of these two conditions is satisfied, the determination in step S1705 or step S1706 is denied (NO), so that the opening / closing operation of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is stopped for the end of the round (step S1709). . Then, in the next step S1710, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum continuation number selected and set from 2 rounds, 8 rounds or 16 rounds.

  If the value of the round counter has not reached the set maximum number of continuations (NO in step S1710), then “1” is added to the value of the round counter (step S1711), and the winning ball counter is reset to “0”. (Step S1703).

  In this example, one or two opening / closing operations of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory performed in response to the game ball entering the first starting winning port 96 or the second starting winning port 97 are performed in the first round. Since the number of rounds is calculated as described above, the above processing corresponds to processing of one round operation after the second round. In the second and subsequent rounds, if it is determined that the round operation has been repeated and the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum number of continuations (YES in step S1710), then the big hit process ends.

[About the composition of the character]
Next, a specific configuration of the accessory 91 in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 25 is a front view showing an example of an accessory in the present embodiment, and FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the accessory shown in FIG. 25 from the upper right front. FIG. 27A is an enlarged front view showing the prize winning port for an accessory, and FIG. 27B is an explanatory view showing a movable piece of the prize winning port for an accessory together with its movement.

  In the present embodiment, the accessory 91 has a prize-winning hole 92 through which a game ball can enter and a game ball that has entered the prize-winning hole 92 is rolled on a predetermined passage. A first rolling effect device 95 that can be released to either one of the two later, and one of the first rolling effect device 95 on the discharge side (left side in FIG. 25) to push the game ball The second rolling effect device 100 that can be struck and the other rolling side of the first rolling effect device 95 that is arranged on the other discharge side (right side in FIG. 25) and rotates so that the game ball is a big hit winning hole 93 or a lost winning hole 94. The third rolling effect device 101 is guided to the third rolling effect device 101 and the third rolling effect device 101 arranged below the first rolling effect device 95 and pressed by the second rolling effect device 100. The flow of the game balls that are arranged on the left and right of the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the first rolling effect device 95 that are released. The first rectifying means 500a and the second rectifying means 500b for rectifying each of the first and second rectifying means 500b and the game balls flowing down from above the accessory 91 are prevented from coming into contact with the first rolling effect device 95 and the fourth rolling effect device 102. And a warp passage 510 that leads to the downstream side of the object 91.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory 91 is sized to occupy a relatively wide range of the game area, and can be recognized at a glance. Thereby, while the pachinko machine 1 of this example can be identified easily, it becomes easy to attract a player's interest.

(About the prize winning gates for works)
The prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is a mouth of the character body 455 that is arranged in the center of the accessory 91 and in the vicinity of the upper edge portion, and has a large opening, so that the game ball is swallowed by the character body 455. An atmosphere can be created, and an effect of enhancing the fun of the game can be expected.

  The prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is arranged between the pair of left and right movable pieces 456 (wing members) arranged on the left and right sides of the mouth of the character body 455 and the pair of movable pieces 456, and the game ball is brought into the inside of the accessory. A ball entrance 457 for guiding the game ball, a count sensor 319 as a game ball detection sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the ball entrance 457, and a game ball that has passed through the count sensor 319 are delivered to the first rolling effect device 95. And a delivery port 458.

  In the pair of movable pieces 456, when a solenoid 331 disposed on the back surface of the accessory 91 is driven, its plunger (not shown) linearly moves, and the linear motion moves the drive shaft 471 via the link mechanism 470. The movable piece 456 is rotated by rotating it (see FIG. 26). The pair of movable pieces 456 are rotated in a direction in which the leading ends thereof are moved away from each other so that a game ball can enter the mouth of the character body 455 and the leading ends thereof are rotated in directions toward each other. As a result, the game ball cannot enter the mouth of the character body 455 (see FIG. 27A). In other words, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory can be opened and closed by rotating the pair of movable pieces 456. In this example, the pair of movable pieces 456 are driven by separate solenoids 331, respectively.

  The movable piece 456 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 27A is a front view showing a winning opening for an accessory of this embodiment, and FIG. 27B is an explanatory view showing the operation of the movable piece. As shown in FIG. 5B, the movable piece 456 includes a main movable piece 472 that has a drive shaft 471 that is rotationally driven by the drive of the solenoid 331, and that rotates about the drive shaft 471. A rotation shaft 473 is provided at a position different from the drive shaft 471 of the piece 472, and a sub movable piece 474 that rotates around the rotation shaft 473 as the main movable piece 472 rotates. That is, the movable piece 456 is configured such that the main movable piece 472 is rotatable about the drive shaft 471 and the auxiliary movable piece 474 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 473.

  The main movable piece 472 rotates together with the drive shaft 471 and extends in a predetermined direction. The main movable piece 472 rotates at a leading end of the rotation extending part 475 and a guiding part 476 that guides a game ball. And a guided portion 478 that is provided at a predetermined position of the extending portion 475 and engages with the guide portion 477 of the sub movable piece 474.

  On the other hand, the sub movable piece 474 engages with the guided portion 478 of the main movable piece 472 in addition to the rotation shaft 473 and guide portion 478 capable of guiding the guided portion 478 in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 473. And a guide surface 479 that is substantially parallel to the guide direction of the guide portion 477 and guides the game ball.

  In this movable piece 456, the rotation shaft 473, the guide portion 477, and the guided portion 478 are respectively disposed above the drive shaft 471, and the rotation radius of the main movable piece 472 around the drive shaft 471 is set. The rotation radius of the sub movable piece 474 around the rotation axis is set larger.

  In addition, the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory, the pair of movable pieces 456, the link mechanism 470, the drive shaft 471, and the solenoid 331 correspond to the entrance of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the movable piece 456 will be described in detail. When the movable piece 456 is in a position (first posture) where the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is closed, as indicated by a chain line (one-dot and two-dot chain line) in FIG. The guide portion 478 is located at an end portion of the sub movable piece 474 that approaches the rotation shaft 473 of the guide portion 477. In this state, as shown in the drawing, the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 is positioned so as to largely overlap the guide surface 479 of the sub movable piece 474. Although not shown, in this state, the plunger of the solenoid 331 is in a state of being located at the immersive end.

  In this state, the movable piece 456 is rotated (counterclockwise in the figure) by driving the solenoid 331 to open the prize winning port 92 for the accessory (second posture) as shown by the solid line in the figure. ), When the main movable piece 475 is rotated by the rotation of the drive shaft 471, the guided portion 478 pushes the sub movable piece 474 in the rotation direction via the guide portion 477, thereby the sub movable piece. 474 rotates in the same direction as the main movable piece 472.

  At that time, the guided portion 478 of the main movable piece 472 moves in the direction away from the rotation shaft 473 in the guide portion 477 of the sub movable piece 474. Then, when both the main movable piece 472 and the sub movable piece 477 are rotated to the position indicated by the solid line in the same figure, they reach the extended end of the plunger of the solenoid 331, the rotational drive is stopped, and the movable piece 456 is rotated. Stops. In this state, as shown in the drawing, the portion where the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 overlaps the guide surface 479 of the sub-movable piece 474 is reduced, and the position where the guide portion 476 protrudes outward from the guide surface 479. Become.

  As described above, when the movable piece 456 is opened and closed, the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 relatively moves along the guide portion 477 of the sub-movable piece 474, and when the movable piece 456 is opened, the guide portion 476 is opened. Moves to a position protruding outward from the tip of the guide surface 479 of the sub movable piece 474, so that the movable piece 456 itself appears to be longer. However, since the length from the drive shaft 471 which is the rotation center of the movable piece 456 to the outermost end, in other words, the length of the main movable piece 472 itself does not change, in reality, the length of the movable piece 456 is not changed. The length has not changed. In other words, by rotating the position of the guiding portion 476 and the guiding surface 479, it is possible to give the player the illusion that the length of the movable piece 456 has changed. ing.

  As a result, when the movable piece 456 is opened, it is possible to make an illusion that the movable piece 456 is long, so that it is possible to make it seem that the game ball is likely to win the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory, In particular, the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment can be made to want to play a game among a number of gaming machines, and a sense of expectation for winning a prize can be enhanced, thereby enhancing the interest. Actually, since the opening width of the pair of opened movable pieces 456 does not change, the rate of winning is not increased compared to the appearance, and it is possible to prevent the interest from becoming higher than necessary and the burden on the hall side. It is possible to suppress the increase.

  In the movable piece 456, the rotation end of the drive shaft 471, that is, the rotation end of the movable piece 456 is shown to be regulated by the plunger immersing end and the extension end of the solenoid 331. 478 may be configured such that the rotating end of the movable piece 456 is regulated by contacting both ends of the guide part 477, or the rotating end is regulated by both the plunger and the guide part 477. Also good.

(About the first rolling effect device)
Next, the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 28 is a front view showing the first rolling effect device in a schematic configuration. FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation driving means in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of the game medium in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 33 is a time chart showing the operation of the motor in the first rolling effect device.

  As shown in FIGS. 25, 26 and 28 to 30, the first rolling effect device 95 has a long shape having a rolling surface 490 that extends in the left-right direction and on which the game ball can roll. A guide member 491, a rotation support shaft 492 that rotatably supports the guide member 491, a rotation drive unit 493 that rotates the guide member 491, and a rotation detection that detects the rotation state of the guide member 491. And a sensor 494.

  The guide member 491 is provided with a weir portion 495 that covers a substantially entire length of the rolling surface 490 from preventing the game ball from dropping from the rolling surface 490 to the front side (the player side with respect to the gaming machine). In addition, the rolling surface 490 is inclined in the front-rear direction so that the front side thereof is lowered, whereby the game ball B thrown on the rolling surface 490 rolls along the weir 495 and guides The game ball B is prevented from coming into contact with the delivery port 458 disposed on the rear side of the member 491.

  The rotation drive unit 493 includes a motor 332 and a transmission mechanism 480 that converts the rotational drive of the motor 332 into a reciprocating drive and transmits it to the guide member 491. The transmission mechanism 480 is formed integrally with a first gear 481 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 332, a second gear 482 that rotates in mesh with the first gear 481, and a second gear 482. The crank pin 483 disposed at a position eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the shaft, and the crank pin 483 are slidably held linearly in a substantially horizontal direction and reciprocated linearly in a substantially vertical direction by the revolution of the crank pin 483. A reciprocating member 484 that is movable, a sliding support member 485 that supports the reciprocating member 484 so as to be linearly slidable in a substantially vertical direction, a motor 332, a first gear 481, a second gear 482, a reciprocating member 484, A casing 486 for holding the sliding support member 485 and the like in a predetermined position.

  The reciprocating member 485 includes a crank pin holding groove 487 that holds the crank pin 483 so as to be slidable in a substantially horizontal direction and is formed in an elongated hole shape, a sliding connection portion 488 slidably connected to the sliding support member 485, And a transmission portion 489 for transmitting the reciprocating drive to the guide member 491.

  The sliding support member 485 is a cylindrical rod-shaped member made of metal (for example, iron, brass, aluminum, etc.), and a friction reducing layer 496 is formed on the surface thereof (see FIG. 29). In this example, the friction reducing layer 496 is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, (for example, Teflon (registered trademark))) as a fluororesin with a predetermined thickness. Friction due to sliding with 488 is reduced, and good sliding can be obtained over a long period of time.

  Pins 497 projecting rearward are provided on the rear surface sides of both ends of the guide member 491. The rotation drive means 498 has a transmission portion 489 of the reciprocating member 485, and the pin 497 on the left side of the guide member 491 in the drawing. It is arrange | positioned in the position contact | abutted so that it may receive from lower side. The pin 497 that contacts the transmission portion 489 in the guide member 491 is biased downward by a spring (coil spring) 498 (see FIG. 29). That is, the transmission part 489 and the pin 497 are biased by the spring 498 in a direction in which they approach each other.

  The biasing force of the spring 498 is transmitted to the reciprocating member 485 via the pin 497 of the guide member 491 and the transmission portion 489, and acts as a force that deforms the sliding support member 485 from the sliding connection portion 488 of the reciprocating member 485. However, since the sliding support member 485 is made of metal, it has sufficient strength and rigidity, and prevents the sliding support member 485 from being deformed to prevent the reciprocating member 485 from sliding.

  In this example, by rotating the motor 332 in a predetermined direction, the guide member 491 rotates around the rotation support shaft 492 like a seesaw and reciprocates via the transmission mechanism 480. . In this example, when the motor 332 is rotated once, the guide member 491 rotates like a two-way reciprocating seesaw. Further, the axial direction of the motor 332 is substantially the same as the direction (left-right direction) in which the guide member 491 extends, and thereby the amount of protrusion at the rear of the guide member 491, that is, the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 is suppressed. Has been.

  On the other hand, a pin 497 provided at the end of the guide member 491 opposite to the side on which the rotation driving means 493 is disposed (right side in the figure) is a rotation detection unit 499 that can be detected by the rotation detection sensor 494. (See FIG. 29). As shown in FIG. 28, the rotation detection sensor 494 is disposed at a position where the rotation detection unit 499 is detected when the guide member 491 is in a substantially horizontal position. In this example, the rotation detection unit 499 is detected. Is in a detection state when the rotation detection sensor 494 is above the horizontal, and is in a non-detection state when it is below the horizontal.

  Next, the operation of the game ball B in the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail based on FIG. For convenience, the description will be made assuming that the counterclockwise rotation is positive and the clockwise rotation is negative. The guide member 491 is repeatedly rotated like a seesaw at a predetermined period by the rotation of the motor 332, and in this state, the game ball B is supplied onto the rolling surface of the guide member 491. At this time, for example, when the guide member 491 is inclined so that the right side in the drawing is lowered as shown in FIG. 5A, the game ball B supplied onto the guide member 491 is pulled by the guide member 491 by gravity. Roll in the direction of the right end of Thereafter, when the guide member 491 rotates in the positive direction and the right end thereof becomes higher than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B turns back in the rolling direction and moves in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492. Rolls (see (a) in the figure). Since the inertial force acts on the game ball B in the rolling direction, even if the inclination direction of the guide member 491 changes, the rolling direction of the game ball B does not change immediately.

  Then, before the game ball B reaches the rotation support shaft 492, when the guide member 491 rotates in the negative direction and the right end becomes lower than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B rolls again. The direction to be turned is turned and rolled in the direction of the right end portion of the guide member 491 (see FIG. 5C). After that, when the guide member 491 is rotated in the positive direction and the right end thereof is higher than the rotation support shaft 492, the direction of rolling is turned back again, and the game ball B is again in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492. (See (D) in the figure). At this time, the turning position of the rolling of the game ball B is closer to the right end of the guide member 491 than the previous turning position. This is because the game ball B rotates about the rotation support shaft 492 with the rotation of the guide member 491, so that centrifugal force acts on the game ball B in a direction away from the rotation support shaft 492, This is because the distance that the game ball B moves in the direction of the end of the guide member 491 is longer than the distance that the game ball B moves in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492.

  As described above, when the guide member 491 rotates like a seesaw, the game ball B on the guide member 491 swings and gradually moves to the end of the guide member 491, and eventually the guide member 491. Is discharged from the end portion (see (g) in the figure). In the process in which the game ball B is released, the game ball B that has rolled to the vicinity of the right end portion of the guide member 491 is placed on the rotation support shaft 492 as shown in FIGS. In some cases, the game ball B may be turned back in direction, and the movement in which the game ball B is unlikely to be released makes the player feel excited and excited. In the above description, the movement of the game ball B on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 of the guide member 491 is shown, but the game ball B also moves on the left side of the rotation support shaft 492. .

  Incidentally, in this example, the rotation of the motor 332 is stopped at a predetermined cycle as shown in FIG. Specifically, each time the rotation detection unit 499 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 494 a predetermined number of times (here, four times), the motor 332 is stopped for a predetermined time after the detection, thereby the guide member 491 is stopped. However, it stops for a predetermined time at a position where the right end is raised (see FIG. 31A). Thus, as shown in FIG. 32 (f), the game ball B swinging on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 is moved to the left side of the rotation support shaft 492, and the game ball B is swung on the left side thereof. Thus, the game ball B can be released from the left end portion of the guide member 491.

  In the first rolling effect device 95, the length, rotation angle, and rotation speed of the guide member 491 are such that the moving speed, moving direction, and the like of the game ball B supplied on the guide member 491 are predetermined. When the condition is satisfied, the game ball B swings on the guide member 491. When the game ball B is supplied in other conditions, the game ball B is released from any one without swinging on the guide member 491. Is done.

  Further, the rotation control of the motor 332 is controlled by the rolling effect control means that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 in the main board 310.

(About the second rolling effect device)
Next, the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in detail based on FIGS. 34 to 38. FIG. 34 (A) is a perspective view showing the configuration of the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 34 (B) is a rear view showing the configuration of the pushing portion driving means in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 35 is a front view showing the state of the movable effect in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. FIG. 37A is an explanatory view showing the operation of the pressing portion in the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 37B is an explanatory view showing the effect operation of the movable effect means. 38 (A) to 38 (C) are explanatory diagrams showing movement patterns of game balls in the second rolling effect device.

  As illustrated, the second rolling effect device 100 is disposed on the left side of the guide member 491 in the accessory 91. In other words, in the game area where the game ball is shot, it is arranged on the left side with respect to the center in the left-right direction. The second rolling effect device 100 has a hitting portion 531 capable of hitting the game ball B in the left-right direction by coming into contact with the game ball B, and a pushing portion so that the hitting portion 531 hits the game ball B. And a hitting portion driving means 532 for moving the hitting portion 531. The second rolling effect device 100 further includes a character body 533 having a different form from the character body 455 described above, and the foot 534 of the character body 533 serves as the pressing portion 531. The second rolling effect device 100 further includes movable effect means 543 for moving the arm 541 and the face 542 of the character body 533 to perform a predetermined effect operation.

  The pushing portion driving means 532 supports the pushing portion 531 so that the pushing portion 531 can rotate and a rotation shaft 535 for driving the rotation, a first gear 536 fixed to the rotation shaft 535, and a first gear 536. A fan-shaped second gear 537 that meshes with the crank pin 538, a crank pin 538 that is disposed at a predetermined distance from the rotation center of the second gear 537, a crank pin holder 539 that slidably holds the crank pin 538, And a pushing solenoid 325 for moving the pin holder 539 in a predetermined direction by the movement of the plunger 540.

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 includes a rotation transmission joint 525 having a loose fitting of a predetermined rotation angle between the rotation shaft 535 and the first gear 536. This rotation transmission joint 525 is fixed to the rotation shaft 535 side and has a first rotation plate 527 having two protrusions 526 protruding toward the first gear 536 side, and rotates together with the first gear 536 to rotate the first rotation plate. The second rotary plate 529 has a groove 528 that can be engaged with the protrusion 526. The rotation is transmitted by engaging the protrusion 526 of the first rotating plate 527 and the groove 528 of the second rotating plate 529 with each other. In addition, the width of the groove 528 is increased by a predetermined amount with respect to the width of the protrusion 526, thereby having a predetermined loose fit in the rotational direction (see FIGS. 34 and 36).

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 has a weight 530 having a predetermined weight attached to the outer periphery of the first rotary plate 527 in the rotation transmission joint 525, and the first rotary plate 527 is predetermined by the gravity acting on the weight 530. It is biased to rotate (turn) in the direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37A, when the pressing portion 531 is located at the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing, the urging force acts in the counterclockwise direction, and the pressing portion 531 Is located at the position indicated by the broken line in the figure, the urging force acts in the clockwise direction. Since the pushing portion 531 is located at a position eccentric from the axis of the rotation shaft 535, the rotation shaft 535 is set by the eccentric pushing portion 531 by appropriately setting the weight of the weight 530. In this case, the driving force of the pushing solenoid 325 can be reduced, and the pushing solenoid 325 can be downsized.

  The punching portion driving means 532 moves by moving the pushing portion 531 together with the legs 534 of the character body 533 by causing the plunger 540 to appear and retract by the pushing solenoid 325 to rotate the rotating shaft 535. It is something to be made. In this example, when the plunger 540 is immersed in the pushing solenoid 325, the foot 534 is raised, and when the plunger 540 is advanced, the foot 534 is lowered.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 35, the accessory 91 is provided with an arc-shaped receiving portion 105 that is capable of rolling the game ball B and is opened upward on the lower side of the second rolling effect device 100. In the bottom of the receiving portion 105, a lost winning opening 94 is opened. The radius of the receiving portion 105 is substantially concentric with the center of rotation of the pressing portion 531 and is slightly larger than the locus of the tip drawn by the rotation of the pressing portion 531. ing. And the right side edge part in the figure of the receiving part 105 is a position lower by a predetermined distance than the position where the pushing part 531 is most raised, and the upper side edge part (left side edge part) of the fourth rolling effect producing means 102 described later. It is connected.

  In this example, as a movement range of the punching portion 531, a lower side than a boundary portion between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 is a first range, and the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 are The upper side of the boundary part is the second range. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37 (A), the rotation range of the pressing portion 531 indicated by a broken line and a two-dot chain line in the drawing is a first range, and the pressing portion 531 indicated by a two-dot chain line and a solid line. Is the second range. The turning movement of the pushing portion 531 is rotated by driving the pushing solenoid 325 within the first range, and the urging force of the weight 530 at the rotation transmission joint 525 within the second range. Is designed to rotate.

  The movable effect means 543 is configured such that the arm (right arm) 541 of the character body 533 can be rotated around its shoulder, and the face (portion above the upper jaw) 542 is slidable in the vertical direction. Specifically, on the back side of the arm 541, a support pin 520 for the arm 541 to rotatably support its one end (shoulder), and a predetermined distance from the support pin 520 to the tip (hand) direction of the arm 541. Pin-shaped protrusions 521 provided at distant positions are respectively provided so that the support pin 520 of the arm 541 is rotatably supported on the shoulder portion of the character body 533. A support pin 522 that protrudes rearward is also provided on the back side of the face 542.

  The movable effect means 543 is disposed on the rear side of the character body 533, and a link solenoid 362 that amplifies the amount of movement of the plunger 544 of the accessory solenoid 362 and the accessory solenoid 362 that drives the plunger 544 to be able to protrude and retract. And a slide plate member that moves up and down by a link mechanism 545 (see FIGS. 34A and 36).

  The slide member 546 has a support portion 523 for pivotally supporting a support pin 522 protruding from the face 542 of the character body 533, and a protrusion that can come into contact with the protrusion 521 of the arm 541 from below. A contact portion 524 is formed. A connecting portion 547 that connects to the link mechanism 545 is provided on the back surface of the slide member 546 (the surface opposite to the character body 533).

  The movable effect means 543 is configured such that when the slide member 546 is raised by the accessory solenoid 362, the face 542 is raised, and the protrusion abutting portion of the slide member 546 is brought into contact with the protrusion of the arm 541. Is configured to rotate clockwise in FIG. 35 (see FIG. 37B). Since the support pin 522 of the face 542 is pivotally supported by the support portion 523 of the slide member 546, when the face 542 rises, the face 542 swings around the axis of the support portion 523 due to the momentum. It has become.

  Note that the punching portion 531 and the punching portion driving means 532 of this example correspond to the punching means of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the second rolling effect device 100 will be described. 25, when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory, the hitting part 531 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is possible to hit the game ball B by rotating it to the position shown. Specifically, the pushing portion 531 is rotated after a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 to 2.5 seconds) after the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319. Thus, when the game ball B that has entered the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory swings on the guide member 491 and reaches the hitting area that can be hit by the second rolling effect unit 100, Since the portion 531 rotates, the game ball B can be hit by the hitting portion 531. Actually, the arrival time for the game ball B to reach the second rolling effect device 100 varies, so the timing at which the hitting portion 531 operates matches the timing at which the game ball B arrives. It is difficult, and the movement of the game ball that swings on the guide member 491 can be further excited and excited.

  The movement of the pushing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in more detail. In the second rolling effect device 100, the timing at which the pushing portion 531 rotates and the game from the first rectifying means 500a. Depending on the timing at which the ball B is supplied (the game ball B is released from the guide member 491), various movements can be imparted to the game ball B. Specifically, when the game ball B is supplied at the timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the substantially upper end portion of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B contacts the pushing portion 531. Touching and hitting the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38A). Thereby, since the game ball B is hit, a motion with impact can be given.

  On the other hand, the game ball B is supplied at the timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325 and then reaches the vicinity of the upper end of the second range by the urging force of the weight 530. Then, the force of the game ball B that is in contact with the pushing portion 531 resists the biasing force of the weight 530 and rotates the pushing portion 531 downward (the lower end of the second range), and the game The ball B is lowered together with the hitting portion 531 and sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38B). As a result, the game ball B flowing down can be sent after being brought into contact with the hitting portion 531 and then lowered, so that the movement of the game ball B can be accented and enjoyed.

  Further, when the game ball B is supplied before the pushing means 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B released from the first rectifying means 500a is 91 passes through the boundary between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 and is received by the receiving portion 105, and rolls along the receiving portion 105 in the direction of the lost winning opening 94. In the middle, the driving solenoid 325 is driven to come into contact with the pushing portion 531 that rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and then is raised along the receiving portion 105 by the pushing portion 531. It is sent from the upper end of the unit 105 to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38C). As a result, when the game ball B passes near the boundary with the fourth rolling effect device 102, an illusion that the game ball B is not sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side is caused and the interest is lowered. When it comes into contact with the hitting portion 531 and rises to the vicinity of the boundary and is sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side, the interest is enhanced, and the movement of the game ball B that can make the player feel excited is possible. .

  The second rolling effect device 100 sends the game ball B hit by the hitting unit 531 to the fourth rolling effect device 102 and passes the hitting area without being hit. Is discharged out of the game area from a loser winning hole 94 disposed on the lower side of the second rolling effect device 100. Note that the loser winning hole 94 in this example corresponds to the outlet of the present invention.

  The driving control of the pushing solenoid 325 is controlled by a contact portion control unit that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 314 of the main board 131 in the main board 310.

  By the way, the second rolling effect device 100 can perform not only the rolling effect of the game ball B described above but also a predetermined movable effect by moving the character body 533. The first rectifying means 500a arranged on the upstream side of the second rolling effect means 100 is provided with a game ball sensor 361 for detecting the game ball B that has passed through the first rectifying means 500a, and this game ball sensor 361. Are connected to the peripheral substrate 311 (sub-integrated substrate 336) (see FIG. 11). The second rolling effect device 100 includes a count sensor 319 that detects the game ball B that has entered the prize winning opening 92 for a role, and a rotation detection sensor 494 that detects the operation status (rotation status) of the guide member 491. In accordance with the detection result with the game ball sensor 361 provided in the first rectifying means, a predetermined movable effect is performed.

  Specifically, when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 on the main board 310 (main control board 131), the tilt of the guide member 491 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 494, and the second rolling effect device 100 side When the turning state is low, a control command is transmitted to the peripheral board 311 indicating that the game ball is likely to be released to the second rolling effect device 100 side. Then, in the peripheral board 311, when the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361 within a predetermined time after receiving the above-described control command, the accessory solenoid 362 is driven and the character in the movable effect means 543 is driven. The arm 541 of the body 533 is rotated and the face 542 is raised. The predetermined time (timing) during which the movable effecting means 543 is moved substantially coincides with the turning timing of the hitting portion 531 by the main board 310 described above, whereby the character body 533 is shown in FIG. 35 (FIG. 37). As shown in (B)), the limbs are bent and the mouth is greatly opened, and the head (face 542) is shaken and a unique pose is formed. In other words, if the game ball B is very likely to be hit by the hitting unit 531, the character body 533 will pose a unique pose as a movable effect, suggesting the arrival of the chance to the player and enhancing the interest. It is supposed to be. Note that since the movable effect means 543 is controlled by the peripheral board 311, the load on the main board 310 can be suppressed even if the character body 533 is moved. The peripheral substrate 311 is provided with a movable effect control means for controlling the movable effect.

  The driving control of the above-mentioned solenoid for solenoid 362 is controlled by a movable effect control means that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 350 of the sub-integrated board 336 in the peripheral board 311.

(About the third rolling effect device)
Next, the third rolling effect device 101 will be described in detail based on FIGS. FIG. 39A is a cross-sectional view of the third rolling effect device, and FIG. 39B is an exploded perspective view of the third rolling effect device. 40 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the third rolling effect device in FIG. FIG. 41 is an enlarged front view showing the vicinity of the third rolling effect device in the accessory. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the third rolling effect device. FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation different from that of FIG. 42 of the third effect device. The third rolling effect device 101 distributes and guides the game balls B sent from the first rolling effect device 95 or the second rolling effect device 100 to either the big win winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94. Is.

  The third rolling effect device 101 includes a plurality of storage units 550 that can store the game balls B, a rotating body 552 that includes a plurality of the storage units 550 in the circumferential direction, and a rotating unit 552 that rotates the rotating body 552. Moving means 551 for moving 550. The moving unit 551 rotationally drives the rotating shaft 553 for rotating the rotating body 552, the rotation detecting unit 554 fixed to the rotating shaft 553 for detecting the rotational position of the rotating body 552, and the rotating shaft 553. And a rotating body motor 326. In this example, rotation transmission from the rotating body motor 326 to the rotation shaft 553 is transmitted via a pair of gears 555. Further, in this example, the housing portion 550 is basically configured such that the front side thereof and the outer side in the radial direction of the rotating body 552 are opened.

  The third rolling effect device 101 is arranged on the rear side of the rotating body 552 (the side opposite to the side where the player is located), has a big hit winning opening 93, and has entered the big hit winning opening 93 A big hit guiding portion 556 that guides the ball B to the big hit winning prize sensor 330, and a game ball B that covers the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 and has a lost winning opening 94 at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction. It further includes a lost guidance part 557 for guiding to the lost prize sensor 329. In this example, the lost ball guiding portion 557 has a lost winning prize port 94, covers the outer periphery of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B moves outward in the radial direction from the housing portion 550 opened in the radial direction. The cylindrical portion 558 that prevents the above and the guide portion 559 that guides the game ball B to the lose prize sensor 329 are configured by separate members, respectively (see FIGS. 42 and 43).

  As shown in FIG. 40, the third rolling effect device 101 includes a light emitting means (not shown) that can irradiate light of various colors on the rotating body 552 side further on the rear side of the big hit guiding portion 556. LED), a light emission storage unit 576 that stores a light emission substrate 575, a rotation detection unit 554 that is disposed on the rear side of the light emission storage unit 576 and is fixed to the rotation shaft 553, a set of gears 555, and a rotation A drive casing portion 577 to which the position detection sensor 321 is housed and to which the rotating body motor 326 can be attached is further provided.

  In this example, the rotation position detection sensor 321 is a photo sensor, and is shielded by the rotation detection unit 554, thereby transmitting an ON / OFF signal and viewing the rising or falling portion of the signal. Thus, the rotational position of the rotating body 552 (for example, the position of a specific accommodating portion 550c described later) is detected.

  The big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576 are respectively formed with plate-like partition portions 578a and 578b formed with a plurality of lenses, and the game ball B can roll between the partition portions 578a and 578b. A rolling passage 579 is formed. The rolling passage 579 communicates the big hit winning opening 93 with the big win winning sensor 330. As shown in FIG. 39A, the big hit winning sensor 330 is sandwiched between the big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576. In this example, at least the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a material having translucency.

  The accommodating portion 550 includes a first accommodating portion 550a having a short length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 toward the center thereof, and at least the length of the game ball B than the first accommodating portion 550a. The second housing portion 550b having a long length extending from the outer periphery toward the center portion thereof, and in this example, the first housing portion 550a and the second housing portion 550b are each provided with four rotating bodies 552. Alternatingly arranged in the circumferential direction.

  By the way, in the housing portion 550, one of the second housing portions 550b is a specific housing portion 550c that guides the game ball B to the big hit winning opening 93, and this specific housing portion 550c is arranged in the front-rear direction of the rotating body 552. It is configured to be open and not open in the radial direction. In other words, the specific housing portion 550c has an opening through which the game ball can pass in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 553 of the rotating body 552.

  All of the storage units 550 other than the specific storage unit 550c are configured to guide the game ball B to the loser winning opening 94, and have an opening through which the game ball can pass in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 553 of the rotating body 552. Is formed.

  The rotating body 552 is formed with a protruding portion 560 that protrudes a predetermined amount on the front side at a position closer to the center than the first housing portion 550a. The protruding portion 560 has a rotating body that extends from the outside in the radial direction. A recess 567 is provided so as to be continuous with the second storage portion 550b of 552. That is, the projecting portion 560 of the rotating body 552 is provided with the second housing portion 550b. In this example, as shown in FIG. 39B, the protrusion 560 of the rotator 552 is configured by a separate member from the main body of the rotator 552 together with the specific housing portion 550c. Further, the extending direction of the axis of the rotating body 552 is set to be substantially perpendicular to the game board 5.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, the first accommodation area in which the game balls B are allowed to be accommodated in all the accommodation portions 550, that is, the second accommodation portion 550b including the first accommodation portion 550a and the specific accommodation portion 550c. In addition, only the second storage portion 550b including the specific storage portion 550c further includes a partition portion 561 that partitions the second storage area in which the game ball B is allowed to be stored. As shown in FIG. 41, the partition portion 561 is inserted into the insertion hole 562 through which the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 can be inserted, and the first housing portion 550a in the rotating body 552 is disposed below the insertion hole 562, as desired. And a plate-shaped partition plate 564 disposed on the front surface of the rotating body 552. The partition portion 561 is further provided with a covering portion 565 that extends forward along the substantially outer periphery of the insertion hole 562 and covers a predetermined range of the outer periphery of the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 inserted into the insertion hole 562. Yes. As shown in FIG. 41, the partition portion 561 is an L-shaped wall portion that extends forward from the partition plate 564 and guides the game ball B from the guide member 491 to the insertion hole 562 on the left side of the insertion hole 562 in the drawing. 566 is further provided. In this example, the partition plate 564 is formed of a substantially transparent material, and the rotating body 552 can be seen through the partition plate 564.

  In this example, the size of the opening 563 is 1.5 to 3 times the diameter of the game ball B.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, the first receiving area is formed by inserting the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 into the insertion hole 562 by the partition portion 561, and the second opening 563 is used to form the second accommodation region. An accommodation area is formed. That is, the game ball B from the guide member 491 is accommodated in any one of the four second accommodation portions 550 b provided in the projecting portion 560 of the rotating body 552 and is pushed by the pushing portion 531. The played game ball B is accommodated in any of the eight accommodating portions 550 (the second accommodating portion 550b including the first accommodating portion 550a and the specific accommodating portion 550c) of the rotating body 552.

  In this example, since one of the second storage portions 550b is a specific storage portion 550c that guides the game ball B to the big hit winning opening 93, the probability that the game ball B is stored in the specific storage portion 550c is as follows. What has flowed out from the guide member 491 has a probability of ¼, and that pushed by the pushing portion 531 has a probability of ８.

  In addition, the 3rd rolling effect production apparatus 101 of this example is corresponded to the accessory of this invention. Further, the rotating shaft 553, the gear 555, and the rotating body motor 326 of this example correspond to the rotation driving means of the present invention. Further, the jackpot guiding portion 556 of the present example is the first partition member of the present invention, the light emitting storage portion 576 of the present example is the second partition member of the present invention, and the partition plate 564 of the present example is the third partition member of the present invention. Each corresponds to a partition member. Further, the jackpot winning port 93 of this example corresponds to the receiving port of the present invention, the lose winning port 93 of this example corresponds to the discharge port of the present invention, and the lose guiding portion 557 of this example corresponds to the discharge guiding member of the present invention. ing.

  Next, the operation of the third rolling effect device 101 will be described. In the third rolling effect device 101, a rotating body 552 having a housing 550 for a game ball B is rotated clockwise by a rotating body motor 326 at a predetermined speed. Then, when the game ball B is supplied in a state where the rotating body 552 is rotated, it is stored in any of the storage portions 550. For example, in the case of the game ball B that has flowed out from the right end portion of the guide member 491, after being accommodated in any one of the four second accommodation portions 550b arranged on the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 by the partition portion 561, When the game ball B moves with the rotation of the rotator 552 and the second housing portion 550b is positioned below the center of the rotator 552, the game ball B is moved from the rotator 552 in the second housing portion 550b. Move to a position outside in the radial direction. On the other hand, in the case of the game ball B hit by the hitting portion 531, it is placed in any of all the accommodating portions 550 in the rotating body 552 via the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the opening portion 563 of the partition portion 561. After being accommodated, the rotary body 552 moves while being maintained at a position radially outside the rotary body 552 as the rotary body 552 rotates.

  Then, when the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, as shown in FIG. 42, when the game ball B moves clockwise with the rotation of the rotating body 552 and reaches the position where the big hit winning opening 93 is opened, Since the specific accommodating portion 550c is opened at the rear side, the game ball B enters the big hit winning opening 93 and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 through the rolling passage 579 of the big hit guiding portion 556. It is discharged out of the game area. In addition, since the specific accommodating part 550c is not open | released on the radial direction outer side, even if it arrives at the lose prize winning opening 94, it does not enter.

  On the other hand, when the game ball B is housed in a housing portion 550 other than the specific housing portion 550c, as shown in FIG. 43, the game ball B moves clockwise as the rotating body 552 rotates, and the cylindrical shape of the lose guidance portion 557 When the loser winning hole 94 opened in the part 558 is reached, the housing parts 550 are opened in the radial direction, so that the game ball B enters the loser winning hole 94 from which the lose guiding part 557 is moved. After passing through and detected by the loser winning sensor 329, it is discharged out of the game area. In addition, since the rear side of the storage units 550 other than the specific storage unit 550c is not open, even if the storage unit 550 reaches the big hit winning opening 93, no entry is made.

  As described above, the third rolling effect device 101 includes the plurality of storage units 550 in the rotating body 552, and stores the supplied game ball B in either the specific storage unit 550c or the other storage unit 550. Thus, the game balls can be guided and distributed to the jackpot winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94. As a result, since the big hit is obtained by being accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, it is important to determine whether or not the supplied game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c. Until the game ball is accommodated by the rotation of the rotating body 552, the excitement is enhanced by thrilling and thrilling.

  In addition, since at least the partition plate 564, the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a light-transmitting material, the big hit guiding portion 556, the light emitting storage portion 576, and the like. The game ball B rolling on the rolling passage 579 formed between the two can be seen, and the movement of the game ball B rolling on the rolling passage 579 can be enjoyed. Further, since the light emitting means provided on the light emitting substrate 575 emits light to the rotating body 552 side, the game ball B of the rolling passage 579 is difficult to see due to the shape of the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the like. However, by irradiating the light from the light emitting means, the game ball B can emerge as a silhouette, and the movement of the game ball B can be reliably recognized. Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously recognize the game ball B rolling on the front surface of the partition plate 564, the game ball B housed in the housing portion 550 of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B rolling on the rolling passage 579. Therefore, the game ball B is three-dimensionally arranged, and the game ball B can be enjoyed in an unprecedented movement such that the game ball B is confused.

(About the fourth rolling effect device)
Next, the fourth rolling effect device 102 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the fourth rolling effect device 102 transfers the game ball hit by the hitting unit 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101. It is a guide. The fourth rolling effect device 102 corresponds to the guiding means of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the fourth rolling effect device 102 is arranged below the guide member 491 and extends so as to be gently inclined from the second rolling effect device 100 side to the third rolling effect device 101 side. 571. The guide surface 571 has substantially the same length as the guide member 491, and a part of the lower edge of the opening 563 of the third rolling effect device 101 substantially coincides with the downstream end thereof. An arcuate rocking surface 572 is provided.

  In the fourth rolling effect device 102, the game ball from the second rolling effect device 100 is made to roll on a guide surface 571 having a predetermined length so that the movement of the game ball can be recognized. Thereby, it is enjoyed whether or not the timing at which the game ball reaches the third rolling effect device 101 is the timing at which the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c by the rotation of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect device 101. It is like that. Since the swing surface 572 is provided at the tip of the guide surface 571, the game ball is stored in the storage portion 550 provided in the rotating body 552 after swinging the swing surface. Depending on the swinging condition, the timing of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 550 varies, so that the player can be excited and excited.

  In this example, the guide surface 571 is shown as a smooth surface. However, the guide surface 571 is provided with a plurality of projections and depressions, and the movement of the guided game ball is changed to entertain the movement. You may do it.

  Further, the covering portion 565 and the wall portion 566 of the present example correspond to the first guide member of the present invention, and the swing surface 572 of the present example corresponds to the second guide member of the present invention.

(Regarding rectification means)
Next, the rectifying means will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the rectifying means of this example receives a game ball released from the left end of the guide member 491 and moves in the diagonally lower left of the left end of the guide member 491. Is provided with first rectifying means 500a. The first rectifying means 500a includes a partition portion 501 extending in the vertical direction on the left side thereof, a receiving portion 502 for receiving a game ball at the lower end of the partition portion 501 and leading to the back of the accessory 91, and a lower side of the receiving portion 502 And an outflow port 503 through which the game ball received by the receiving unit 502 flows out to the game area. The game ball received by the first rectifying means 500a is rectified by the partition portion 501 and the receiving portion 502 and sent from the outlet 503 to the second rolling effect device 100 disposed below the outlet 503. .

  In addition, a second rectifying unit 500b that receives a game ball released from the right end portion of the guide member 491 and rectifies its movement is provided diagonally to the lower right of the right end portion of the guide member 491. The second rectifying means 500b has a cup shape with an open top, and the game ball received by the second rectifying means 500b is rectified while rotating in a spiral shape, and the third rolling effect device 101 is provided. To be sent to. As shown in the figure, the second rectifying means 500b is a bowl of a character body 504 disposed above the third rolling effect production apparatus 101. By turning the game ball in the bowl, it is interesting. Is increasing.

  The game balls distributed by the guide member 491 are rectified by the first rectifying means 500a and the second rectifying means 500b, and can be smoothly delivered to the downstream second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101. It is like that.

  In addition, the 2nd rectification | straightening means 500b of this example is provided with a part of partition part 561 of the 3rd rolling effect production apparatus 101, and can guide | invade a game ball reliably to a 2nd accommodation area | region.

(Warp passage)
Next, the warp passage will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the warp passage 510 of this example is arranged on the left and right of the prize winning opening 92 for the bonus, and the receiving port 511 for receiving the game ball flowing down the game board 5, and the receiving Without bringing the game ball received by the mouth 511 into contact with the guide member 491, the guide path 512 that leads to the lower side of the guide member 491, and the game ball guided by the guide path 512 comes into contact with the fourth rolling effect device 102. And an outlet 513 for allowing the game board 5 to flow out. The receiving port 511 is positioned and sized so that the upper part of the receiving port 511 is substantially covered when the movable piece 456 of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened.

  The warp passage 510 is configured so that a game ball that has not won the prize winning hole 92 for the bonus item can be received by the receiving port 511 above the guide member 491, and the game ball is received by the guide member 491 from other than the delivery port 458. Is not supplied. This prevents other game balls from unnecessarily coming into contact with the game ball that swings and rolls on the guide member 491 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 so as not to hinder the swing and rolling of the game ball. It has become.

[About effect display in effect display device]
Next, an effect display control process displayed on the effect display device 115 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 44 to 55. FIG. 44 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration in effect display control. FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing effect display processing by the effect display control means. FIG. 46 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing the second effect mode display process. FIG. 48 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing the third effect mode display process. FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a flowchart showing display of the lost effect mode in the special third effect mode. FIG. 51 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing the display process of the specific effect mode and the special specific effect mode in the third effect mode display process. FIG. 53 is an enlarged front view showing the operation of the second rolling effect device and the display of the specific effect mode. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a specific example of the specific effect mode. FIG. 55 is a front view showing a movable effect of the second rolling effect device and a display of a special specific effect mode.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, an effect display device 115 is arranged in the approximate center of the accessory 91. The effect display device 115 displays characters, backgrounds, etc., and the characters, etc., according to the gaming state. By changing the display mode, it is possible to allow the player to enjoy a predetermined effect display or to recognize the gaming state.

(Regarding the functional configuration in effect display control)
A functional configuration in effect display control for characters, backgrounds, and the like, that is, a functional configuration realized as an effect program, and a specific example of effect display using those configurations will be described. As shown in FIG. 44, when a game ball enters the big hit winning opening 93 and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 on the main board 310 by the third rolling effect producing device 101 arranged inside the accessory 91, a lottery is performed. Random number generating means 611 that generates random numbers as means, and an advantageous game state that is advantageous to the player as a big win based on the random number generated by the random number generating means 611, that is, the lottery result (big hit processing shown in FIG. 24) The game state generation means 612 and the command transmission means 613 for transmitting the random number generated by the random number generation means 611, that is, the lottery result, to the peripheral board 311 (specifically, the sub-integrated board 336) as a control command are provided. The advantageous game state generating means 612 controls the generation of the advantageous game state in accordance with a detection signal from the count sensor 319 for counting the game balls won in the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory.

  The main board 310 has a first start winning port 96 and a second start winning port 97 as start ports, and a game ball enters the first start port sensor 318a and a second start port sensor 318b. When detected by 318, the opening / closing control means 614 for controlling the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory by driving the movable piece 456 by the solenoid 311, and the turning state of the guide member 491 in the first rolling effect means 95. Rolling effect control means 615 for controlling the motor 332 for rotationally driving the guide member 491 and controlling the game ball to swing on the guide member 491 based on the detection result from the rotation detection sensor 494 for detecting Is further provided. Note that detection signals from the start port sensor 318, the rotation detection sensor 494, the count sensor 319, and the rotational position detection sensor 321 are transmitted to the peripheral substrate 311 via the command transmission unit 613.

  On the other hand, on the peripheral board 311, a command receiving unit 631 that receives a control command transmitted from the main board, and a predetermined effect display is displayed on the effect display device 115 based on the control command received by the command receiving unit 631. Among the control commands received by the effect display control means 632 and the command receiving means 631, the first command of the guide member 491 is controlled by the control commands relating to the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494, and the rotation position detection sensor 321. And a release degree determination means 633 for determining the release degree of the game ball released in the direction of the three-rolling effect device 101 and outputting the determined release degree to the effect display control means 632. Note that a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 is sent to the effect display control means 632.

  The effect display control means 632 includes a character control means 634 that dynamically displays a character, a background control means 635 that dynamically displays a background, and a symbol control means 636 that dynamically displays a symbol. In accordance with a control command from 310, the character control means 634, background control means 635, and symbol control means 636 store in advance in storage means (for example, the ROM 351 and ROM 371 of the sub-integrated board 336 and the illumination control board 338). A predetermined image is called from an image such as a still image such as a character or background or a moving image, and a predetermined effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115. That is, a predetermined effect mode corresponding to the gaming state is displayed.

  The effect display control means 632 further includes effect mode changing means 637 for changing the effect mode of the effect display to be displayed on the effect display device 115 according to the gaming state. The effect mode changing unit 637 is configured to change the effect mode, such as a speed change unit 638 for changing the moving speed of the character, the background, and the like, a character, a background, and the like based on the release degree determined by the release degree determination unit 633. And a release degree display control means 639 for displaying a predetermined effect. For example, the release degree display control means 639 changes the color, facial expression, pose, etc. of the character according to the release degree so that the player can recognize the release degree.

  Note that the count sensor 319 of this example corresponds to the entry detecting means of the present invention.

(About production display processing)
Next, the effect display processing with the above-described configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46. In the pachinko machine 1 of this example, as shown in FIG. 45, first in step S1801, first effect mode display processing is performed as effect display processing. As shown in FIG. 46A, the first effect mode displayed on the effect display device 115 in step S1801 is that a predetermined character C1 is displayed at the approximate center of the screen, and the background H ( This character C1 is displayed in such a manner that its direction is directed in a predetermined direction (here, the left direction in the figure where the second rolling effect device 100 is present) and the limbs are moved as if walking. Is made. On the other hand, the background H is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction of the character C1 (for example, the right direction in the figure) at a speed (first speed) that matches the movement of the limbs of the character C1, and as a result The effect is like walking in the direction of travel (left direction).

  Further, in the first effect mode display process in step S1801, since the player is easily bored only by the effect display that the character C1 is walking, the random number acquired by the random number generator (not shown) provided on the peripheral board 311. Accordingly, the dog C2, the cage C3, the bird C4, the accessory (can) C5, and the like are appropriately displayed on the screen, which makes it difficult to get tired of the effect display and makes it interesting.

  When the first effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115, in the subsequent step S1802, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the start port sensor 318 (first start port sensor 318a, second start port sensor 318b). It is judged and loops until a game ball is detected. That is, until the game ball enters the start opening (the first start winning opening 96 or the second start winning opening 97), the effect display device 115 continues to display the first effect form.

  In step S1802, when a game ball is detected by the start port sensor 318, the process proceeds to step S1803, and a second effect mode display process is performed instead of the first effect mode display process. This second effect mode display process is changed to the second effect mode by the effect mode changing means 637 in the effect display control means 632. Specifically, as shown in FIG. While the direction is kept as it is, a display as if the character C1 is running is made, and the background H is moved and displayed to the right side in the drawing at a second speed higher than the first speed by the speed changing means 638. Thereby, an effect display as if the character C1 is running is performed.

  In the second effect mode, although not shown in the drawings, different backgrounds and the like are displayed depending on the type of start opening into which the game ball has entered (first start winning opening 96, second start winning opening 97). Also good. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, also in this 2nd production | presentation aspect, you may make it display suitably other than the character C1 etc. by the acquired random number etc. similarly to the 1st production | presentation aspect.

  In step S1803, when the second effect mode is displayed, in subsequent step S1804, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319. If no game ball is detected, in step S1805, the start port is started. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the sensor 318. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1804 to determine again the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the count sensor 319, that is, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory until a predetermined time has elapsed, and the second effect mode is continuously displayed. Note that the predetermined time in step S1805 differs depending on the type of start opening into which the game ball has entered (first start winning opening 96, second start winning opening 97). The predetermined time is longer than the ball entering the first start winning opening 96.

  Then, if the game ball cannot be detected by the count sensor 319 even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds from step S1805 to step S1806, where the effect mode changing unit 637 changes the second effect mode to the first effect mode, The original display state is restored.

  On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 within a predetermined time in step S1804, the process proceeds to step S1807, and a third effect mode display process is performed instead of the second effect mode display process. In the third effect mode display process, as shown in FIG. 46C, first, when a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319, the tarai C6 falls above the head of the character C1. Then, while hitting the character C1, the background H moved and displayed in the second effect mode is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 46 (d), an effect display is performed in which the character C1 swings his face left and right while looking up.

  In detail, in this third effect mode, the effect display device 115 is arranged directly below the center of the guide member 491 in the left-right direction, enters the winning prize opening 92 for the accessory, passes through the ball entrance 457, and below it. Since the effect display that the Tarai C6 falls over the head of the character C1 is performed in conjunction with the movement of the game ball delivered from the delivery port 458 to the guide member 491, the effect display causes the player to The game ball can be changed to Tarai C6 and hit the character C1, and the display is interesting. Furthermore, after that, the character C1 crawls while looking up, and as a story of the production display, it is wondering where the tarai C6 has fallen, but the game swings left and right on the guide member 491. The ball and the display of the character C1 are overlapped to produce an effect display as if the character C1 is looking at a swinging game ball, so that the player can entertain the player. .

  If the third effect mode is displayed in step S1807, it is determined in next step S1808 whether or not a game ball is detected by the big win winning sensor 330. If no game ball is detected, in subsequent step S1809. Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the start port sensor 318 or the count sensor 319. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1808 to play the game ball by the big hit winning sensor 330 again. Determine the detection. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the jackpot winning sensor 330, that is, the jackpot winning slot 93, until the predetermined time elapses, and the third effect mode is continuously displayed. Note that the predetermined time in step S1809 may be the same as that in step S1805 described above, or may be the time from the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319.

  Then, if the game ball cannot be detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds from step S1809 to step S1806, and the effect mode changing means 637 changes the mode from the third effect mode to the first effect mode. , The original display state is restored.

  On the other hand, in step S1808, if a game ball is detected by the big win winning sensor 330 within a predetermined time, a big hit effect mode display process is performed instead of the third effect mode display process in step S1810. Although the details of this jackpot effect mode display processing are omitted, for example, a random number (lottery result) generated by the random number generating means 611 after displaying a suggestion of a big hit as shown in FIG. ) In accordance with a predetermined effect display such as a round effect display in the advantageous game state or a count effect display by the count sensor 319, and when the advantageous game state is completed, the process proceeds to step S1806, and the effect mode changing means 637 It is changed to one effect mode and returned to the original display state.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the release degree determination means 633 performs the detection on the guide member 491 based on detection signals from the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494, and the rotation position detection sensor 321. The release degree at which the game balls are released in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 is determined, and the effect display control means 632 determines the release degree according to the release degree (the release degree is high (for example, 75 to 100%)). The second production mode and the third production mode are changed to the special second production mode and the special third production mode, respectively, as a special production mode, and the interestingness by the production display is added to enhance the interest. .

(About the second effect mode display process)
Next, the second effect mode display process will be described in detail based on FIG. 47 and FIG. When the second effect mode display process is executed in step S1803 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 45, first, in step S1901, the rotation state (operation state) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined period, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

  When the rotation status of the guide member 491 is acquired in step S1901, the game ball is released from the guide member 491 toward the third rolling effect device 101 in the subsequent step S1902 based on the acquired rotation status. Get the probability of being. Specifically, the degree of release is obtained by calculation by substituting the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 into a predetermined arithmetic expression. Alternatively, the relationship between the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 and the release degree is stored in advance in the storage means (ROM 351 or ROM 371) as a table, and the discharge is performed by extracting from the storage means based on the acquired rotation state. Get the degree.

  In subsequent step S1903, it is determined whether or not the release degree acquired in step S1902 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (for example, 75% or more). If the release degree is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S1904, and FIG. The second effect mode as shown in b) is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1903 that the degree of release is greater than or equal to a predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S1905 to display a special second effect mode.

  As shown in FIG. 48 (a), this special second effect mode is such that the effect mode changing means 637 causes the character C1 to move in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 (big hit winning opening 93) with respect to the first effect mode. In which the background is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the character C1 faces at a third speed faster than the second speed in the second effect mode described above. It is. As a result, it is possible to display such an effect that the character C1 is rushing toward the direction of the jackpot winning opening 93, and the player displays the game ball to the jackpot winning opening 93 side by this effect display. It can be suggested that.

  In the special second effect mode, the release degree display control means 639 changes the face of the character C1 (for example, changes to a surprised expression, for example) according to the value of the release degree, as shown in FIG. And the color is changed (for example, changed from skin color to red), and the character C1 is displayed in such a direction that the character C1 runs to the big hit prize winning opening 93 side more quickly, so that the player is released in that direction. The possibility (probability) is suggested to be high.

(About the third effect mode display process)
Next, the third effect mode display process will be described in detail based on FIGS. 49 to 51. In step S1807 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 45, when the third effect mode display process is executed, first, in step S2001, it is determined whether or not the special second effect mode is displayed in the second effect mode display process. If the special second effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S2002, and the third effect mode as shown in FIGS. 46C and 46D is displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2001 that the special second effect mode is displayed, in the subsequent step S2003, the rotation status (operation status) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined period, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

  In step S2003, when the rotation state of the guide member 491 is acquired, in the subsequent step S2004, the game ball is released from the guide member 491 toward the third rolling effect device 101 based on the acquired rotation state. Get the probability of being. Specifically, the degree of release is obtained by calculation by substituting the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 into a predetermined arithmetic expression. Alternatively, the relationship between the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 and the release degree is stored in advance in the storage means (ROM 351 or ROM 371) as a table, and the discharge is performed by extracting from the storage means based on the acquired rotation state. Get the degree.

  Then, in the following step S2005, it is determined whether or not the release degree acquired in step S2004 is a predetermined value or more (for example, 75% or more). If the release degree is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S2002, and FIG. The third effect mode as shown in c) and (d) is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2005 that the degree of release is greater than or equal to a predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S2006 to display a special third effect mode.

  As shown in FIG. 51 (a), the special third effect mode is that the character C1 is enlarged and displayed by the effect mode changing means 637, and the background H indicating flame is displayed before and after the character C1, The expression of the character C1 is changed and displayed as if it is heated by a flame. As a result, an effect display in which the character C1 is wrapped in flames is in a difficult state, and the game ball is directed to the third rolling effect device 101, that is, by causing the player to recognize that the character C1 is hot. , Suggesting that there is a high possibility that it will be released in the direction of the jackpot winning prize opening 93, to recognize the arrival of the chance, and to be able to expect the effect of increasing the interest by heating the player as well as production display Yes.

  Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 45, in step S1808 and step S1809, when a game ball enters the big hit winning opening 93 within a predetermined time and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330, FIG. 51 (b) shows. After such a display suggesting a big hit is made, a predetermined big hit effect mode (hit round effect mode) display process is performed along with the occurrence of a predetermined advantageous gaming state.

  By the way, in this example, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 45, an additional flow as shown in FIG. 50 is provided between step S1809 and step S1806. More specifically, when a predetermined time has elapsed in step S1809 in FIG. 45, the process proceeds to step S2101, and it is determined whether or not a special third effect mode is displayed. If it is determined in step S2101 that the special third effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S1806, where the first effect mode is changed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2101 that the special third effect mode has been displayed, the process proceeds to step S2102 to display a loss effect mode as shown in FIG. In other words, after the special third effect mode is displayed, the loss effect mode is displayed when the game is lost instead of being a big hit. As shown in the figure, this loss effect mode is such that the character C1 lies in a state of being black and charred, and the character C1 wrapped in flames in the previous special third effect mode is lost. As a result, it becomes a production display that burns out completely black. As a result, after the special third production mode that is highly likely to be a big hit is displayed, the loss production mode that actively suggests that the game has been lost is displayed. It can be reduced at once, and it can be expected to have an effect that makes it interesting and rich.

  In the various effects described above, in addition to the character C1, other characters such as the dog C2 and the cage C3 may appear as appropriate, or the background H may be changed as appropriate.

(About specific effect mode display processing)
By the way, in this example, when there is a high possibility that the game ball will be struck to the third rolling effect device 101 side in the second rolling effect device 100, a specific effect mode (special specific effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115. Is included). This specific effect mode display process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 52 to 55. FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing the specific effect mode display processing, and this flowchart follows step S2002 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 52, whether or not K1 time has elapsed after the game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 in step S2201 after the display of the third effect mode is started in step S2002 of the third effect mode display process. Is determined, and step S2201 is looped until the time K1 elapses. Then, when the K1 time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the subsequent step S2202, in which it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361, and if not detected, the count sensor 319 is detected in the subsequent step S2203. It is determined whether or not the K2 time has elapsed since the game ball was detected. If the K2 time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S2202, and the presence or absence of the detection by the game ball sensor 361 is determined.

  In steps S2202 to S2203, after the count sensor 319 detects a game ball, it is determined whether or not the game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 between K1 hours and K2 hours. The That is, the timing at which the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 is driven based on the detection by the count sensor 319 and the game ball can be hit is set in the range of K1 to K2 hours. It is determined whether or not the game ball passes through the rectifying means 500a. The relationship between K1 and K2 is a relationship that satisfies K1 <K2, for example, a relationship that satisfies 0.5 ≦ K1 <K2 ≦ 2.5.

  And when K2 time passes in step S2203, it will not be changed to a specific production | presentation aspect etc., but the specific production | presentation aspect display process will be complete | finished in the state which displayed the 3rd production | presentation aspect. On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 in step S2202, the process proceeds to step S2204, and whether or not the rotation state of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect production device 101 is a predetermined rotation state. To be judged. Specifically, the rotation position detection sensor 321 detects the rotation position of the rotation body 552 by detecting the rotation detection unit 554 provided on the rotation shaft 553 of the rotation body 552, and the detected rotation position is If the game ball from the two-rolling effect device 100 is at a position where there is a high possibility that the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, it is determined that the rotation situation is a predetermined one.

  If it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is not in a predetermined rotation state, the process proceeds to step S2205, and a specific effect mode is displayed. At this time, in the accessory 91, as shown in FIG. 53, the pressing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 is moved counterclockwise in the drawing by the pressing portion driving means 532, together with the display of the specific effect mode. The game ball B from the rectifying means 500a is pushed in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101, that is, the fourth rolling effect device 102.

  In this specific effect mode, as shown in FIG. 53, the same character C7 as the character body 533 as the second rolling effect device 100 is in the same pose, and the direction in which the game ball B is hit (right direction in the figure). The display is moved from the outside of the display area on the opposite side of the effect display device 115 toward the approximate center of the display area while displaying an afterimage behind it, and after stopping at the approximate center (FIG. 54 (a)). )), And the character C7 is moved and displayed outside the display area in the direction in which the game ball B is pushed so that it is pushed by the symbol TB imitating the game ball B from behind (left side in the figure). The effect display suggests that the possibility that the game ball B is hit by the second rolling effect device 100 is extremely high.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is in a predetermined rotation state, that is, when the game ball B is hit by the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 101 If it is determined that the game ball B is likely to be stored in the specific storage portion 550c of the rotator 552, the process proceeds to step S2206, and a special specific effect mode different from the specific effect modes shown in FIGS. 53 and 54 is displayed. At the same time, the accessory solenoid 362 is driven. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 55, the character body 533 takes a predetermined pose when the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 and the movable effect means 543 are driven. While providing a movable effect, the effect display device 115 enlarges and displays the character C7 in a pose substantially the same as the character body 533.

  As shown in FIG. 55, the special specific effect mode is such that the face of the character C7 is turned to the front and gradually enlarged and displayed so that the character C7 approaches the player. It is possible to surprise the person and suggest that the hit game ball B is likely to be accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect production device 101. The display is enhanced.

  In addition, the display of the above-mentioned specific effect mode and special specific effect mode is changed from the third effect mode by the effect mode changing unit 637 in the effect display control unit 632.

  By the way, as a method for obtaining the elapsed time from the detection of the game ball B by the count sensor 319 described above, for example, a method for obtaining the elapsed time by providing a measurement means that starts by the detection of the count sensor 319, a pachinko machine 1 There is a method in which means is provided, the time at the time point detected by the count sensor 319 is stored, and the elapsed time is calculated based on the stored time.

  In addition to the above-described specific effect mode display processing, for example, the time when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 is stored in the storage means, and when the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361, the game The elapsed time is calculated from the time detected by the ball sensor 361 and the detection time by the count sensor 319 stored in the storage means, and the calculated elapsed time is within a predetermined time range (for example, within K1 to K2 time). If so, a specific effect mode or a special specific effect mode may be displayed. Thereby, since it is not necessary to provide a means for starting measurement by the count sensor 319, the configuration can be simplified.

  In addition to the above-described specific effect mode display processing, for example, the detection by the game ball sensor 361 is performed only within a predetermined time range from the detection of the game ball B by the count sensor 319. When detected, a specific effect mode or a special specific effect mode may be displayed, which eliminates the need to constantly perform the detection process by the game ball sensor 361, thereby reducing the load on the control process. it can.

  Thus, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the game ball B enters the first start winning port 96 or the second start winning port 97, a predetermined number of game balls B are paid out by the ball payout device 170. At the same time, when the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is opened and closed, and the game ball B enters the opened prize winning opening 92 for the accessory, it is detected by the count sensor 319 and then on the guide member 491 of the first rolling effect device 95. Sent to. Then, the game ball B swings in the left-right direction on the guide member 491 by the reciprocation of the guide member 481. After that, the game ball B from the guide member 491 is either on the third rolling effect device 101 side where the jackpot winning port 93 is arranged or on the second rolling effect device 100 side where the lose prize port 94 is arranged. Released. And if it discharge | releases from the guide member 491 to the 3rd rolling effect apparatus 101 side, the game ball B will be accommodated in either of the some accommodating parts 550 in the 3rd rolling effect apparatus 101, and will be in the specific accommodating part 550c. When it is received, the game ball B is received by the big hit winning opening 93 by the rotation of the rotating body 552, rolls on the rolling passage 579 arranged behind it, and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330. A privilege (advantageous gaming state) is given. On the other hand, when released from the guide member 491 to the second rolling effect device 100 side, the game ball B is sent to the second rolling effect device 100, and in response to detection by the count sensor 319, the second rolling effect device. If the hitting portion 531 of the 100 is rotated and does not hit the game ball B, it is sent to the lose prize winning hole 94, and if it is hit, it is sent to the third rolling effect device 101 via the fourth rolling effect device 102. It is done. As a result, when the game ball B enters the first start winning port 96 or the second start winning port 97, the prize winning port 92 for the accessory is opened and closed, and the game ball B tries to enter the prize winning port 92 for the accessory. It is possible to enhance the interest by driving more game balls B toward the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory. Then, when the game ball B enters the prize winning hole 92 for an accessory, the game ball B swings on the guide member 491 that performs a predetermined reciprocating motion so that the game ball B moves. In addition to being able to entertain, the player can be thrilled and excited by whether or not it is released to the side of the third rolling effect device 101 to which a privilege is given. Thereafter, when the game ball B is released to the third rolling effect device 101 side, and thereafter, when the game ball B is released to the third rolling effect device 101 side, in the third rolling effect device 101, the desired The player can be thrilled and thrilled depending on whether or not the player is housed in the housing portion 550 (the specific housing portion 550c corresponding to the jackpot winning opening 93). On the other hand, even if it is released to the second rolling effect device 100 side where the loser winning opening 94 is located and the interest is lowered, the third rolling is performed by being hit by the pressing portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100. Since there is a possibility that it will be sent to the stage device 101 side, the interest can be raised again, and it can be rich in inflection. In the third rolling effect device 101, when the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the like are formed of a translucent material, so It is possible to enjoy the game ball B that has entered the mouth 93 rolling on the rolling path 579 and enjoying the three-dimensional movement of the game ball B.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine, but it is a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a gaming machine formed by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, or the like. The present invention can also be applied.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of a pachinko machine, and the front frame was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which shows the whole front side of a pachinko machine. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is the perspective view which isolate | separated the main body frame and game board of a pachinko machine, and shows diagonally from the upper right front. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine from upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the back cover, various control boards, etc. from the perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various members were assembled | attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows a main body frame simple substance from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the game board with which various control board boxes were mounted | worn from lower right back. It is a block diagram which shows a control structure roughly. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the main control board at the time of command transmission processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a flowchart which shows a command output process. It is a flowchart which shows an ACK waiting process. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the start winning process of a prize opening for prizes. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the jackpot process. It is a front view which shows an example of the accessory in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory shown in FIG. 25 from the upper right front. (A) is a front view which shows the winning opening for prizes of this embodiment, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a movable piece. It is a front view which shows a 1st rolling effect production apparatus with schematic structure. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotation drive means in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the motion of the game medium in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a time chart which shows operation | movement of the motor in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. (A) is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus, (B) is a rear view which shows the structure of the pressing part drive means in a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. It is a front view which shows the condition of the movable effect in a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 35 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the hit | damage part in a 2nd rolling production | presentation apparatus, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows presentation operation | movement of a movable production | presentation means. (A)-(C) is explanatory drawing which shows the pattern of the motion of the game ball in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus. (A) is sectional drawing of a 3rd rolling effect device, (B) is an exploded perspective view of a 3rd rolling effect device. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a part of 3rd rolling effect apparatus in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the 3rd rolling production effect device vicinity in an accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation different from that of FIG. 42 of the third effect device. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure in effect display control. It is a flowchart which shows the effect display process by an effect display control means. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd effect aspect display process. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of flowchart which shows the display of the lose effect aspect in a special 3rd effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows the display process of the specific effect aspect and the special specific effect aspect in a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is a front view which expands and shows the operation | movement of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus and the display of a specific effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a specific effect aspect. It is a front view which shows the movable production | presentation of a 2nd rolling production apparatus, and the display of a special specific production | presentation aspect.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 5 Game board 37 Game area 91 Bonuses 92 Prize winning entrance (entrance)
93 jackpot winning port 94 losing winning port 95 first rolling directing device 96 first starting winning port (starting port)
97 Second starting prize opening (starting opening)
100 Second rolling effect device (punching means)
101 Third rolling effect device (guidance means)
170 Ball dispensing device (dispensing means)
318 Start port sensor (start detection means)
319 Count sensor (entrance detection means) 321 Rotation position detection sensor (detection unit detection means)
325 Solenoid for pushing (turning drive means)
326 Rotating body motor (rotation drive means)
329 Loss winning sensor (discharge port)
330 jackpot winning sensor (acceptance entrance)
331 Solenoid (admission)
491 Guide member 493 Rotation drive means (motion drive means)
531 Pushing part 532 Pushing part drive means 550 Accommodation part 550a First accommodation part 550b Second accommodation part 550c Specific accommodation part 552 Rotating body 553 Rotating shaft (rotation drive means)
554 Rotation detection unit (detection unit)
555 gear (rotation drive means)
556 jackpot guide (first partition member)
557 Loss guidance part (discharge guidance member)
560 Protruding part 562 Insertion hole 563 Opening 564 Partition plate (third partition member)
565 Covering part (first guide member)
566 Wall (first guide member)
567 Recess 572 Oscillating surface (second guide member)
575 Light emitting substrate (light emitting means)
576 Light emitting storage (second partition member)
579 Rolling passage

Claims (1)

It is placed in the game area where game media will be driven,
A rotating body having a plurality of storage portions that are capable of storing the game medium and in which an opening that allows the game medium to pass in the axial direction or the radial direction is formed;
A rotation driving means for rotating the rotating body;
A first partition member having a receiving port which is disposed on one side of the rotating body in the axial direction and which is capable of communicating with the opening of the housing portion in which the opening capable of passing the game medium is formed in the axial direction;
A second partition member disposed on the opposite side of the first partition member from the side on which the rotating body is disposed, and forming a rolling passage through which the game medium can flow with the first partition member;
A game medium detection means capable of detecting the game medium passing through the rolling passage between the second partition member and the first partition member;
A gaming machine characterized in that a privilege advantageous to a player is given based on detection of the game medium by the game medium detection means of the accessory.

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