JP2008237293A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having an optimum deceleration means suitably applicable to a center accessory device hardly provided with a sufficient vertical allowance, by installing a contact member getting into contact with a game ball flowing down in a passage to decelerate the ball. <P>SOLUTION: A mah-jong ball game machine is provided with a windmill member 56 and a valve member 42 turnably supported for decelerating the game ball flowing down inside a passage 46 between a warp introduction port 41 and a ball injection hole 43a, and contact members 57, 48 allowed to get into contact with the game ball Ba flowing down through the passage 46 is suspended. Thus, effective deceleration effect can be achieved on the ball Ba entering the warp introduction port 41, and a flexible structure capable of being changed according to the installation position and design of the decelerating means is realized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having a center accessory in a gaming area.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. On the other hand, there are known ones configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering.

  With such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a lottery or production pattern is drawn based on this. And a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Depending on the production pattern selected based on this lottery result, for example, using a liquid crystal display screen provided in the center part of the game board, visual expression through various illumination devices, auditory expression through a speaker, etc. Various productions are performed. When a win (hereinafter also referred to as a “big hit”) occurs (that is, when a lottery in a special game state is won), a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large number of games corresponding to the pitch It becomes a special game state advantageous to the player to which the ball is paid out.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, the following is known (see Patent Document 1). That is, the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1 has a rail unit that forms a game area in which a variable display unit is arranged on a game board surface, and a game ball can pass between the rail unit and the variable display unit. And a speed reducing portion that suppresses the falling speed of the game ball is formed integrally with at least one of the rail unit and the variable display unit so that the game ball passing through the ball guiding passage is always the speed reducing portion. It is configured to suppress the falling speed of the game ball without relying on the obstacle nail.

  In the speed reduction portion, the two ball portions facing each other arranged in a zigzag shape (lightning shape) from above to below constitute the ball guide passage, and are arranged on the upper side of the ball guide passage. A game ball that has come into contact with the return rubber of the stepped portion falls while alternately contacting the convex guide and the concave portion with the ball guide passage defined by the two rail portions, and after the fall speed has been reduced, It abuts on a decorative lamp located directly below the exit of the guide passage and rolls toward the center of the game area.

JP 2005-000542 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, the game balls that flow down the ball guide passage are configured to suppress the drop speed while alternately abutting the three convex portions and the concave portions in the ball guide passage. Therefore, the distance in the vertical direction becomes long and it is difficult to make it compact. In other words, it is impossible to obtain an effective reduction effect of the falling speed of the game ball by simply installing one or two convex portions and concave portions, and at least three convex portions and concave portions must be installed. It can be easily understood that it is difficult to realize.

  Therefore, the installation of the speed reduction portion having the above structure is limited to a portion having a sufficient vertical distance. For example, a center ornament arranged at the center of the game area can sufficiently satisfy the vertical distance. Since it is difficult, it becomes difficult to effectively decelerate and release the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port of the center decoration to the stage.

  Therefore, the present invention can provide a sufficient distance in the vertical direction by arranging a contact member that contacts and decelerates the game ball flowing down in the passage without providing a convex portion and a concave portion in the passage through which the game ball flows down. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that is configured to be a suitable deceleration means when applied to a non-center decoration (center accessory) and solves the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 9) is driven into a game area (2a), a stage (S) for rolling a game ball (Ba), and the game area (2a). A ball inlet (41) for introducing a game ball (Ba), and a ball outlet (43a) for discharging the game ball (Ba) introduced from the ball inlet (41) to the stage (S). In a gaming machine (1) equipped with a center accessory (12) having
Deceleration means for reducing the flow-down speed of the game ball (Ba) introduced from the ball introduction port (41) in the passage (46) between the ball introduction port (41) and the ball discharge port (43a). (56, 42)
The speed reducing means (56, 42) is rotatably supported in the passage (46) and hangs down so as to come into contact with a game ball (Ba) flowing down in the passage (46). 48),
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 4 and 7), the contact member (57, 48) is in the vicinity of at least one of the ball introduction port (41) and the ball discharge port (43a). Arranged in the
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIGS. 4 to 6) has a rotatable windmill member (56) in the vicinity of the ball inlet (41) in the center accessory (12),
The contact member (57) is a weight part that constitutes a part of the windmill member (56) and hangs around the rotation shaft (56a) of the windmill member (56).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 3), the stage (S) rolls the game ball (Ba) discharged from the ball discharge port (43a) and distributes the dropping position thereof. (54)
The contact members (57, 48) reduce the rolling speed of the game ball (Ba) from the ball discharge port (43a) toward the distribution unit (54).
A gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 3), the gaming machine has a plurality of entrances (11 c, 11 d, 11 e,...) Corresponding to a mahjong tile pattern composed of a plurality of species. A game ball (Ba) that is provided in the region (2a) and is launched into the game region (2a) and introduced from the ball introduction port (41) is inserted into the plurality of entrance ports ( 11c, 11d, 11e,...), And a game to complete at least one of a plurality of preset ascending combinations by a combination of hand-drawn symbols obtained by the entry A sparrow ball machine that can
The gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the speed reducing means for reducing the flow speed of the game ball is rotatably supported in the passage between the ball introduction port and the ball discharge port, and the game flows down in the passage. Since it has a contact member that hangs down in contact with the ball, it is possible to obtain an effective deceleration action by bringing the game ball that has entered from the ball introduction port into contact with the contact member. A structure that can flexibly cope with the design can be realized, and the structure can be favorably applied to a center accessory that does not have a sufficient vertical distance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game ball can be effectively decelerated by bringing the game ball into contact with the contact member immediately after being introduced into the ball inlet or immediately before being released from the ball outlet, Since it is not necessary to arrange another contact member between the sphere inlet and the sphere outlet, the length of the passage between the sphere inlet and the sphere outlet can be freely set. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an optimum speed reduction means corresponding to the size of the center accessory.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the contact member functioning as the speed reducing means is the weight part that forms part of the windmill member that also serves as a decorative member, the game ball is brought into contact with the weight part to effectively reduce the speed. At the same time, the windmill member can be rotated, so that both a deceleration effect and a decorative effect can be obtained.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port is decelerated as much as possible and released from the ball discharge port, and the game ball is gently rolled on the distribution unit to distribute the fall position. Therefore, it is possible to make the player slowly recognize which position the camera will fall to and improve the performance.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the game machine is a sparrow ball game machine, the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port is decelerated and released to the stage, and then entered into any entry port. As a result, players can enjoy the excitement and excitement (pleasure) of which game balls that have been slowed down and rolled slowly on the stage enter which entrance and which mahjong tiles can be acquired. And can enhance interest. And in a sparrow ball game machine, since a plurality of entrances are usually arranged in parallel, it is an important point in the game to distribute game balls evenly to these entrances. Since the game ball can be sufficiently decelerated by the decelerating means, the sorting accuracy can be improved.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a sparrow ball game machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, but the present invention is not limited to a sparrow ball game machine. Of course, any game machine having a center decoration in the game area can be applied to a pachinko game machine, an arrangement type game machine, or the like. 1 is a perspective view showing a sparrow ball game machine in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an excerpt of the game board surface portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing the configuration of the operation panel in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the image display apparatus in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, an explanation will be given by taking as an example the sparrow ball game machine 1 in which a game is performed using a total of 108 spears, each of 27 kinds of spear symbols. For example, the 27 types of cocoon symbols are: 9 types of lions from “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, There are 2 types of “Kujo”, and 7 types of character are “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Amber”, and “Middle”. Therefore, the eggplant and the tube are several, and the chords “Ichigo” and “Jukuko” are not included in the character font because they cannot form the Junko. Thereby, the cocoon seed | species in this embodiment shows three types of said "lion", "tuber", and "character".

  In addition, the above-mentioned two kinds of numbers are composed of, for example, nine kinds of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” and nine types of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jukugo”. The spider has a mahjong tile pattern consisting of “One-cylinder” and “Nine-cylinder” of Tsutsuko, and “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Mid”, and “Middle”. It is also possible to make a ball game machine. Also, for example, the chorder is composed of nine types of symbols from “Ichiro” to “Jukuroku”, and the tube is composed of nine types of symbols from “one tube” to “nine tube”. It is also possible to make a sparrow ball game machine having a mahjong tile pattern composed of “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Moon”, and “Middle”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine main body 1a. The front surface of the gaming machine main body 1a is basically a gaming board surface (game area) 2a, an operation panel 3, A game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, a speaker 6 that is a sound output device that outputs sound and sound effects (hereinafter collectively referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like. The In addition, the code | symbol 1b shows the front door supported so that opening and closing is possible with respect to the game machine main body 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a center ornament (center accessory) in which an image display device 38 such as a liquid crystal display device for performing a desired effect display is exposed at a substantially central portion of the game board surface portion 2a. ) 12 is disposed, a display unit 37 is disposed above the center ornament 12, and entrances 11 a and 11 b are disposed below the center ornament 12. On the right side of the center ornament 12, an attacker operating passage 10 through which a game ball can pass is disposed, and an attacker 9 is disposed immediately below the attacker operating passage 10. This attacker 9 forms a variable entrance to open when the rising combination at the time of retirement is a special combination (for example, a big combination) and to allow the player to freely select himself / herself during the subsequent game. . In addition, when the attacker operation passing port 10 finishes with a special role, the entrance of the game ball becomes effective, and the attacker 9 is opened corresponding to the entrance.

  Between the entrances 11c to 11e,... In the game board surface portion 2a and the stage S, a number of entrances for restricting the entrance width of each entrance just above the entrances 11c to 11e,. An obstacle nail (not shown) has been driven. The game board surface portion 2a is provided with a windmill (not shown) and an obstacle nail (not shown) different from the above.

  The above-mentioned entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,... Arranged in a plurality (25 in this embodiment) below the stage S are 25 kinds of spider symbols except for one and nine cords (the symbols are not shown). ) Is provided corresponding to 25). In addition, “Ichigo” and “Kyuugo” are displayed at the entrances 11a and 11b, respectively, “Ichigo” is entered at the entrance 11c, “2” is entered at the entrance 11d, Necessary mahjong tiles are sequentially displayed at the ball outlet 11e, such as “Three bases”.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the operation panel 3 is provided with an image display unit 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. As these various operation buttons, 13 buttons 13a, 16b,..., 16m arranged side by side, self-throwing button 17, reach button 18, bag selection right shift button 19, bag selection left A shift button 20, a self-determination determination button 21, a payout button 22, a game end button 23, a game start button 24, and a reject (REJECT) button 25 are arranged. When the player operates each of these buttons, for example, the self-determination determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is input to a control unit (not shown) composed of a microcomputer. And the software (program) mounted in this control part performs the process preset in order to advance a game for every input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the image display unit 14, and necessary information, images, and effect images are displayed on the display unit as the game progresses. . For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, a game medal stored number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a wind screen display unit 28, a front drum display unit 29, and a back drum display unit 30, a rising game display unit 31, a big game rising game display unit 32 that indicates a winning game that can obtain the right of a big game among special games, and a chance that indicates a rising game that can acquire the right of a chance game A game winning combination display portion 33 and a throwing-up spear display portion 34 for displaying a throwing spear symbol are provided, and a spear symbol, a rendering image, a numerical value, and the like are displayed as the game progresses. In addition, the above-mentioned winning combination that can obtain the right of the big game and the rising combination that can acquire the right of the chance game are referred to as “special role”, and the rising role other than the special role is referred to as “normal role”. Called.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the image display unit 14, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying self-portrait symbols. Yes. It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  Next, the detailed structure of the center ornament 12 and the speed reduction means provided in the center ornament 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the center decoration is removed from the game board surface, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing a reduction gear provided in the center decoration.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the center decoration (center accessory) 12 has a stage device 40 at the top of the opening 13, and has a stage S for rolling the game ball Ba at the bottom of the opening 13, The ball guide portions 43 and 43 are provided on the left and right sides of the opening portion 13, the windmill members 56 and 56 are provided on the upper portions of the ball guide portions 43 and 43, respectively. Warp introduction ports (ball introduction ports) 41 and 41 for introducing the game ball Ba are provided. The left and right ball guides 43, 43 have a ball discharge port 43a for discharging the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction ports 41, 41 to the stage S (the right ball discharge port 43a is not shown). Absent).

  The stage S has a distribution unit 54 that gently rolls the game ball Ba released from the ball discharge port 43a and distributes the drop positions to the ball entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,. The distribution part 54 is formed so as to project over a gentle slope 39 that first rolls the game ball Ba released from the ball discharge port 43a, and one side and the other side of the slow slope 39 in the left-right width direction. Horizontally long convex portions 49a, 49b, 49c, and 49d, and convex portions 50a, 50b, 50c, and 50d that are positioned on the front side of the convex portions 49a to 49d and project in a substantially spherical shape. . In addition, the distributing unit 54 includes convex portions 52a, 52b, 52c, which are provided between the convex portions 50a and 50b, between the convex portions 50b and 50c, and between the convex portions 50c and 50d, respectively. 52d.

  The gentle slope 39 is gently inclined so as to descend from the back side to the front side of the center ornament 12 as a whole. The convex portion 50a is located on the front side of the convex portion 49a, but the other convex portions 50b, 50c, and 50d are between the convex portion 49a and the convex portion 49b, between the convex portion 49b and the convex portion 49c, and between the convex portion 49c. And the front side between the projections 49d. Further, each of the convex portions 52a to 52d is formed so as to protrude from the same shape as the convex portions 50a to 50d with its front half removed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the passage 46 between the warp introduction port 41 and the ball discharge port 43a, the windmill member 56 and the windmill member 56 are used as a speed reduction means for reducing the flow-down speed of the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 41. A valve member 42 is disposed. The passage 46 is formed to be long in the vertical direction of FIG. 4 and has a curved shape such that the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 41 is once sent out to the outside of the opening 13 to flow down. Although the inside of the passage 46 is generally formed so as to allow the game ball Ba to pass therethrough with sufficient margin, the arrangement portions of the windmill member 56 and the valve member 42 are formed wider than this.

  The windmill member 56 and the valve member 42 are rotatably supported in the passage 46 by the rotation shafts 56a and 47, respectively, and are contact members (weights) that hang down so as to be able to come into contact with the game ball Ba flowing down in the passage 46 Part) 57,48. The windmill member 56 is disposed in the vicinity of the warp introduction port 41, and the valve member 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the ball discharge port 43a. That is, the contact member 57 of the windmill member 56 is disposed in the vicinity of the warp introduction port 41, and the contact member 48 of the valve member 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the ball discharge port 43a. The contact member 57 is a weight part that hangs around the rotation shaft 56 a and constitutes a part of the windmill member 56. The contact member 48 is also a weight portion that hangs around the rotation shaft 47. These contact members 57 and 48 function to reduce the rolling speed of the game ball Ba released from the ball discharge port 43a toward the distribution unit 54 (see FIG. 3).

  FIG. 5 is a view showing the windmill member as viewed from the front side, (a) is a perspective view showing a stable state in which the weight portion is suspended, and (b) is a state in which the weight portion is rotated upward. A perspective view and (c) are front views showing a windmill member shown in (a). 6A and 6B are views showing the windmill member as viewed from the rear side, in which FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a stable state in which the weight portion hangs down, and FIG. 6B shows a rotating state in which the weight portion faces sideways. A perspective view and (c) are perspective views which show the state where the weight part rotated upwards.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C, the windmill member 56 includes a disk member 56b and a rotation shaft 56a that is positioned at the center of the disk member 56b and coincides with the rotation center c. A plurality of blade-like portions 59 formed radially around the rotation shaft 56a on the front side of the disk member 56b, and so as to extend outward from the rotation shaft 56a on the rear side of the disk member 56b. And a contact member 57 formed. Further, a plurality of blade members 58 shorter than the contact member 57 are provided on the rear side of the disk member 56b and extend radially around the rotation shaft 56a. The contact member 57 has a bulging portion 57b at the tip thereof, and from the state of FIG. 6 (a), centering on the rotation shaft 56a due to the collision of the game ball jumped into the warp introduction port 41, FIG. b), rotated to the state of FIG. 6 (c), rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 6 (c), and returned to the state where the bulging portion 57b hangs down, or It further rotates from the state of FIG.6 (c), and returns to the state where the bulging part 57b hangs down. In addition, the code | symbol 57a is a connection part.

  Even if only one of the windmill member 56 and the valve member 42 having the above-described configuration is arranged, an effect of reducing the flow-down speed of the game ball Ba can be obtained. However, for example, the rotation load of the contact members 57 and 48 (the drag force in the direction of suppressing the passage of the game ball) is made relatively large by contacting a torsion spring at a portion that supports the rotation shafts 56a and 47, or the contact If the member 57 is made of a material having a relatively large weight (mass) (such as a metal material), one of the contact members 57 and 48 is provided in the passage 46 between the warp introduction port 41 and the ball discharge port 43a. The deceleration action can be made more effective.

  Specifically, the reaction force (energy required to decelerate a moving object) by the contact member 57 of the windmill member 56 and the contact member 48 of the valve member 42 is made of metal and has a certain weight. It is set to be smaller than the kinetic energy (energy possessed by the moving object) at the time of rolling movement (downflow) of the game ball Ba. This is because, for example, when the game ball Ba stops against the reaction force of the contact member 57 of the windmill member 56 or stops against the reaction force of the contact member 48 of the valve member 42, the ball clogs in the passage 46. This is because there is a risk of it happening. Therefore, the spring force of the torsion spring applied to the contact members 57 and 48 is appropriately set, and the material is selected so that the weight is appropriate. Further, the windmill member 56 is provided in the warp introduction port 41. If the position of the windmill member 56 (standby state angle) is not maintained constant, the ball engagement (the contact member 57 and the game ball Ba are engaged with each other). However, since the contact member 57 is a weight portion of the windmill member 56, the angle of the windmill member 56 in the standby state is constant, and the above-described ball biting can be effectively prevented. .

  Next, the game procedure of the above-described sparrow ball gaming machine 1 and an outline of each process associated with this procedure will be described.

  One game starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and 14 hands are arranged. Then, one game progresses based on input signals and control signals generated from various operation buttons and sensors such as the throwing-away buttons 16a, 16b,.

  In other words, when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15 and presses the game start button 24, the game can be started in one game, and the 14 arrangements necessary for starting the game are continued. The symbol is automatically determined, and the image of the cocoon pattern as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the hand tile display unit 35 and the self-portrait display unit 36 of the image display unit 14. Furthermore, images of the front and back jars as shown in FIG. 9 are displayed on the front dra display unit 29 and the back dra display unit 30 of the image display unit 14, and the big combination and the chance combination increase in the big game. They are displayed on the combination display unit 32 and the chance increase combination display unit 33, respectively. Then, the player is notified by screen display or voice that the game start conditions are satisfied.

  In this state, the player performs an operation of selecting a discarded basket from symbols of the basket displayed on the hand basket display unit 35 and the self-portrait display unit 36. When the player decides the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing button 16a, 16b, 16c,. Throw away the spear. Then, one game ball is sent to the game ball launch position, and the game ball can be launched into the game board surface 2 by operating the game ball launch lever 4.

  When the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch a game ball onto the game board surface 2a, some of the game balls enter the entrances 11a and 11b, and some enter the center through the warp introduction port 41. Enter the decoration 12 and drop and enter the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,. In this case, the game ball Ba that has entered the warp introduction port 41 contacts the contact member 57 of the windmill member 56, pushes the bulging portion 57b against the reaction force of the bulging portion 57b, and increases the rolling speed. Reduced to flow down the passage 46. When the game ball Ba pushes the contact member 48 against the reaction force of the contact member 48 of the valve member 42 on the lower side of the passage 46, the rolling speed is further reduced and the stage is released from the ball discharge port 43a. S is released.

  Then, the game ball released from the ball discharge port 43a rolls and moves gently along the gentle slope 39 of the distribution part 54, and any of the convex parts 49a to 49d, the convex parts 50a to 50d, and the convex parts 52a to 52d. The ball enters the entrance 11a, 11b, 11c,..., While changing the rolling direction.

  When the game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., The symbol of the kite (self-stitch) corresponding to the entered ball is displayed on the self-playing display unit 36. If the player does not end the game due to self-restraint, the player performs a throw-away operation to throw away one of the 14 traps that is considered unnecessary. Then, the player sequentially executes such operations, and at the time when it is determined that the desired rising role has been heard (tempered), the reach button 18 is operated to reach or not reach. Continue the operation of raising the ball until the number of game balls that can be launched in one game is exhausted.

  In the present embodiment described above, the windmill member 56 and the valve member 42, which are speed reducers for reducing the flow speed of the game ball, are rotatably supported in the passage 46 between the warp introduction port 41 and the ball discharge port 43a. The contact members 57 and 48 are provided so as to hang down so as to come into contact with the game ball Ba flowing down in the passage 46. As a result, an effective deceleration effect on the game ball Ba that has entered the warp introduction port 41 can be obtained, so that a structure that can be flexibly dealt with can be realized according to the part where the deceleration means is provided and the design thereof, and the vertical distance is sufficiently large. It can be applied well to the center decoration 12 that cannot be taken.

  The game ball Ba is brought into contact with the contact members 57 and 48 immediately after being introduced into the warp introduction port 41 and immediately before being released from the ball discharge port 43a. Since it is not necessary to arrange another contact member between the ball discharge port 43a, the length of the passage 46 between the warp introduction port 41 and the ball discharge port 43a can be freely set. For this reason, the optimal deceleration means according to the size of the center decoration 12 can be provided.

  Further, since the contact member 57 functioning as a speed reducing means is a weight part that forms part of the windmill member 56 that also serves as a decoration member, the game ball is brought into contact with the weight part to effectively decelerate and the windmill member 56 is rotated. Therefore, both a deceleration effect and a decoration effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 41 can be decelerated as much as possible and released from the ball discharge port 43a, and the game ball can be gently rolled on the distribution unit 54 to distribute the fall position. It is possible to make the player slowly recognize which position the camera will fall to and improve the performance.

  In the present embodiment, the game machine according to the present invention is applied to the sparrow ball game machine 1 so that the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 41 is decelerated and released to the stage S, and then the entrance port 11a. , 11b, 11c,... For this reason, the player enjoys the excitement and excitement (joyful feeling) of which game balls that have been decelerated and slowly rolling on the stage S enter which entrance and which mahjong tiles can be acquired. , Can enhance the interest. In the sparrow ball gaming machine 1, since a plurality of entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,... Are arranged in parallel, it is an important game point to equally distribute the game balls to the entrances. Therefore, the game balls can be sufficiently decelerated by the contact members 57 and 48 according to the present invention, so that the sorting accuracy is improved.

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing a modification of the reduction gear provided for the center decoration. As shown in the figure, in this modification, the windmill member 56 disposed in the vicinity of the warp introduction port 41 in the previous embodiment described with reference to FIG. The valve member 42 is provided in the upper part and the lower part of each. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to obtain substantially the same operational effects as in the previous embodiment.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment and modification, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment and modification, The said embodiment and modification A gaming machine in which various modifications and changes are made from the above configuration is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which extracts and shows the game board surface part in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the center decoration from the game board surface part. It is a front view which shows the reduction gear device with which the center decoration was equipped. It is a figure which shows a windmill member in the state seen from the front side, (a) is a perspective view which shows the stable state which the weight part hung down, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which the weight part rotated upwards, (c) ) Is a front view showing the windmill member shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a windmill member in the state seen from the back side, (a) is a perspective view showing a stable state where a weight part hung down, (b) is a perspective view showing a rotation state where a weight part turned sideways, (C) is a perspective view which shows the state which the weight part rotated upwards. It is a front view which shows the modification of the speed reducer with which the center decoration was equipped. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the image display apparatus in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine (sparrow ball gaming machine)
2a Game board surface (game area)
11c, 11d, 11e, ... Entrance entrance 12 Center object (center decoration)
41 Ball inlet (warp inlet)
42 Deceleration means (valve member)
43a Sphere outlet 46 Passage 48, 57 Contact member 54 Distributing part 56 Deceleration means (wind turbine member)
56a Rotating axis Ba Game ball S Stage

Claims (5)

A stage for rolling a game ball in the game area, a ball introduction port for introducing a game ball launched into the game area, and a ball discharge port for releasing the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port to the stage In a gaming machine equipped with a center character having
Provided in the passage between the ball introduction port and the ball discharge port is a speed reduction means for reducing the flow down speed of the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port,
The decelerating means includes a contact member that is rotatably supported in the passage and hangs down so as to be able to contact a game ball flowing down in the passage.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The contact member is disposed in the vicinity of at least one of the sphere inlet and the sphere outlet.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. In the vicinity of the ball introduction port in the center accessory has a rotatable windmill member,
The contact member is a weight part that constitutes a part of the windmill member and hangs around a rotation axis of the windmill member.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. The stage has a distribution unit that rolls the game ball released from the ball discharge port and distributes the falling position thereof,
The contact member is configured to reduce the rolling speed of the game ball from the ball discharge port toward the distribution unit.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The gaming machine has a plurality of entrances corresponding to a mahjong tile design comprising a plurality of species in the game area, and the game balls that are launched into the game area and introduced from the ball introduction port are Entering into one of the plurality of entrances through the stage, and completing at least one of a plurality of preset ascending roles by a combination of hand-drawn symbols obtained by the entrance It is a sparrow ball game machine that can play in
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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