JP2008237500A - Spherical body carrying mechanism and game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a mechanism for providing unconventional visual amusement. <P>SOLUTION: A spherical body carrying mechanism includes a performance device 104 where first ring part 111 to fourth ring part 114 with different diameters are conically arranged in parallel by allowing plane view distances between the respective rings to be smaller than the radius of a lot body 107 (the spherical body). A discharge guide 132 supplies the lot body 107 from above in a direction along the revolving direction of a first orbit composed of the first and second ring parts 111, 112. The lot body 107 at a sufficient speed in the beginning revolves the first orbit, subsequently decelerates, falls onto the second orbit composed of the second and third ring parts 112, 113, and then, performs a revolving movement again. When decelerated further, the lot boy 107 falls onto the lower third and fourth ring parts 113, 114, so as to perform the revolving movement again. Consequently, revolving and falling are intermittently repeated, so as to carry the lot body 107 from the upper part to the lower part. The above action is displayed so as to provide the visual amusement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sphere conveyance mechanism and the like.

  Conventionally, a game device called a pusher type using a medal as a game medium, a so-called medal game device is known. The pusher-type medal game device is fixed in the game space of the housing through a fixed table whose front end extends upward from the medal drop opening and an insertion hole (entrance / exit) of the housing provided behind the fixed table. A pusher table that slides back and forth along the top surface in the direction of the medal drop opening is provided. A large number of medals are placed on the upper surface of the fixed table and the upper surface of the pusher table to cover the upper surface. The front end of the pusher table has a shape such that there is no gap between the upper surface of the fixed table or a gap smaller than the medal thickness even if there is a gap. The medal placed on the top can be pressed.

  When the player inserts a new medal into the game device, the same number of medals are inserted into the game space and placed on the upper surface of the pusher table. When the pusher table moves backward while sliding along the fixed table, the pusher table is retracted into the insertion hole (entrance / exit) of the housing. As the pusher table is retracted, medals placed on the rear side of the upper surface of the pusher table hit the end of the insertion hole and are pushed relatively forward. Then, the other medals placed on the upper surface of the pusher table were pushed forward one after another in a ball shape, and the medals placed on the front end side of the pusher table were fixed by the pusher table moving backward. Drop into an empty area on the top surface of the table.

  Next, when the pusher table slides and moves forward on the fixed table, the medal newly dropped on the fixed table is pushed forward by the front end surface of the pusher table. This time, the medals placed on the upper surface of the fixed table are successively pushed forward one after another. A part of the placed medals falls from the front end of the fixed table to the medal drop opening, and the dropped medals are paid out from the medal payout opening.

  However, an inclined surface bent upward is formed at the front end of the fixed table, and medals do not fall into the medal drop opening unless the inclined surface is exceeded. That is, the inclined surface acts as a resistance to the movement of the medal, and acts to suppress the medal from easily dropping into the medal dropping opening. With this inclined surface, for example, if a player inserts one medal, the newly inserted medal drops the medal from the pusher table to the fixed table, and the newly dropped medal already falls on the fixed table. Even if the medals placed on the table are pushed, there is a case where a single medal is not fallen off the fixed table but is accumulated so as to be folded on the inclined surface. However, there is a limit to the accumulation of medals. Therefore, depending on the position of the medals that have fallen on the fixed table, a portion where medals are sufficiently accumulated can be pushed out by the pusher table, and a large number of medals can be obtained with only one medal. In other words, it creates an opportunity to get “special luck” by generating medals.

In recent years, as a game medium different from medals, there is also known one that supplies a ball onto a fixed table (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a medal game device, when the ball supplied on the fixed table is carried together with the medal placed on the fixed table and falls to the medal drop opening, it is sorted into medals and transported to the lottery device by the collecting mechanism and the transport mechanism. Thus, it is configured to be a lottery medium. A ball with a shape different from a medal is added to give a visual change, and by performing a lottery with this ball as a lottery medium, it is more special than just dropping a medal from the table. We have realized a medal game with a lot of chances.
JP 2002-253842 A

  A configuration in which a medium other than medals is moved in the game space as in the lottery apparatus of Patent Document 1 is an important element for visually pleasing the player, and influences the ability to attract customers depending on whether it is good or bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to realize a mechanism that provides visual enjoyment that has not existed before.

  A first invention that solves the above problem is a ring portion having a different diameter (for example, the first ring portion 111, the second ring portion 112, the third ring portion 113, and the fourth ring portion 114 in FIG. 6). A plurality of ring parts whose adjoining ring parts have a plan view interval shorter than the radius of a sphere (for example, lottery body 107 in FIG. 6) are arranged in a mortar shape, and the spheres orbit around the adjacent ring parts. As a circular orbit part (for example, the rendering device 104 in FIG. 4) that falls and circulates to the lower circular orbit in response to a decrease in centrifugal force, and toward the predetermined circular orbit above the circular orbit part, A sphere discharge section (for example, the lottery body supply section 108 and the discharge guide 132 in FIG. 4) that discharges the sphere in a direction along the circulation direction, and the sphere released by the sphere discharge section is Transported to the bottom center of the track That sphere transport mechanism (e.g., drawing device 100 of FIG. 4).

  For a sphere that moves between ring parts of different diameters, if the speed is sufficient, the centrifugal force acting on the sphere and the resultant force of gravity face each other between adjacent ring parts, and the adjacent ring parts revolve around like a rail. Continue orbiting in orbit. However, in the first invention, since the interval in plan view of the adjacent ring portions is set shorter than the radius of the sphere, the sphere decelerates and the resultant force of centrifugal force and gravity gradually changes its direction to the inside of the orbit. If changed, it will eventually fall from the upper orbit to the adjacent orbit below by gravity. The lower orbit where the sphere has fallen has a smaller diameter than the upper orbit. Therefore, even at the reduced speed of the sphere, a sufficient centrifugal force is generated in the lower orbit and starts to circulate. The sphere then decelerates, falls to the lower orbit in the same manner as at the beginning, and starts to circulate again. As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an unprecedented visual effect in which the sphere is conveyed downward from above by repeatedly rotating and dropping with a unique structure.

  A second aspect of the invention is the spherical body transport mechanism according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the orbiting track portion has irregularities on a contact surface of the ring portion with the spherical body.

  According to the second invention, the same effect as that of the first invention is achieved, and the speed of the rotating sphere changes every time it exceeds the unevenness provided on the contact surface of the ring portion with the sphere. That is, the cause of the sphere falling down to the lower orbit due to the unevenness can be randomly generated, and the position where the sphere falls from the orbit and the time difference required for conveyance can be changed, resulting in a visual change.

  The third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect of the present invention, further comprising an interval variable portion (for example, an elevating mechanism 116, a translation mechanism 118, a reciprocating mechanism 146 in FIG. 11) for varying the interval between adjacent ring portions. It is a sphere conveyance mechanism of an invention.

  More specifically, as the fourth invention, the interval variable portion may be the spherical body transport mechanism of the third invention that moves the variable ring portion in the horizontal direction and / or the vertical direction. Or as 5th invention, the spherical body conveyance mechanism of any one of the 1st-4th invention further provided with the flatness variable part (for example, reciprocation mechanism 146 of FIG. 11) which varies the flatness of the said ring part, You can also

  According to the third, fourth, and fifth inventions, the same effect as that of the first or second invention is achieved, and the contact position between the ring part and the sphere is made variable by changing the interval in plan view of the adjacent ring part. The relative position can be varied in the inner and outer directions of the circuit. For example, by moving the contact position to the outside of the orbit, or to the inside, it is possible to make the sphere easier to fall or hard to fall. Therefore, it is possible to change the position of falling from the orbit and the time difference required for conveyance, thereby bringing about a visual change.

  A sixth aspect of the invention is the spherical body transport mechanism according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, wherein the orbiting portion is formed by forming each ring portion with a predetermined linear member.

  According to the sixth invention, the same effect as any of the first to fifth inventions can be obtained, and the ring portion can be formed by a predetermined linear member such as a wire, for example, so that the cost can be kept low. In addition, since the ring portion has a simple structure, the area that visually blocks the surrounding sphere is reduced, and the effect of enhancing the movement of the surrounding sphere is achieved.

  According to the seventh invention, the orbital track portion includes any one of the first to fifth embodiments in which tubular members having different diameters and tube lengths are arranged in a nested manner, and the ring portions are formed on the end surfaces of the tubular members. This is a sphere transport mechanism of the invention.

  According to the seventh invention, the same effect as any of the first to fifth inventions can be obtained, and the ring portion is formed by the tubular member, so that the strength is excellent and the durability is excellent.

  The eighth invention is a plurality of annular groove portions having different diameters, wherein the annular groove portions adjacent to each other are formed in parallel in a mortar shape with an interval shorter than the radius of the sphere, The sphere orbits as an orbit, and falls or circulates into the lower annular groove as the centrifugal force decreases (for example, the rendering device 104E in FIG. 13), and a predetermined annular groove above the orbit. A spherical body discharge mechanism that discharges the spherical body in a direction along the circumferential direction, and transports the spherical body discharged by the spherical body discharge section to the lowermost central stage of the circular track section It is.

  A sphere that moves in annular grooves of different diameters continues to circulate on the circular track as if the annular groove was like a rail by the resultant force of centrifugal force and gravity acting on the sphere if the speed was sufficient. However, in the eighth invention, since the interval between the planar views of the adjacent annular grooves is set to be shorter than the radius of the sphere, the sphere decelerates and the resultant force of centrifugal force and gravity gradually changes its direction to the inside of the orbit. If changed, it will eventually fall from the upper orbit (annular groove) to the adjacent lower orbit (annular groove) due to gravity. The lower orbit where the sphere has fallen has a smaller diameter than the upper orbit. Therefore, even at the reduced speed of the sphere, a sufficient centrifugal force is generated in the lower orbit and starts to circulate. The sphere then decelerates, falls to the lower orbit in the same manner as at the beginning, and starts to circulate again. As described above, according to the eighth aspect of the invention, it is possible to bring about an unprecedented visual effect that the sphere is conveyed downward from above by repeating the turning and falling by a unique structure.

  A ninth invention is a game apparatus in which the ball transport mechanism according to any one of the first to eighth inventions is arranged at a predetermined position in a game space that can be visually recognized by a player.

  According to the ninth aspect, it is possible to visually entertain the player visually by performing a visual effect by the spherical body transport mechanism according to any one of the first to eighth aspects.

  In a tenth aspect of the present invention, a lottery unit (for example, a lottery body drop hole 115, child holes 115a, 115b, and 115c, a passage sensor 117 in FIG. The control unit 50 in FIG. 1) and a privilege grant processing unit (for example, the control unit 50 in FIG. 1) that performs a predetermined privilege grant process according to the lottery result of the lottery unit. It is a game device.

  According to the tenth invention, by making the spherical body transport mechanism of any one of the first to eighth inventions a part of the lottery function, the same effect as the ninth invention is produced, and it is visually fun and A highly entertaining game apparatus to which a privilege is given can be realized.

  In an eleventh aspect of the invention, a medal placement section (for example, as shown in FIG. 1) having a medal placement surface for placing a medal drop opening, a large number of medals, and a special game medium that is a rolling element that naturally rolls by tilting. The pusher section (for example, the pusher of FIG. 1) that reciprocates along the medal placement surface toward the medal drop opening and pushes the placed object on the medal placement surface. A table 8), and a detection unit (for example, the passage sensor 62 in FIG. 3) that detects the special game medium that has fallen into the medal drop opening, and the sphere discharge unit according to the detection of the detection unit. The game device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in which the sphere is released and the privilege granting process is performed by the privilege granting unit according to a lottery result of the lottery unit.

  According to the eleventh invention, the special game medium which is the rolling element that naturally rolls by tilting in the process of enjoying the medal game is dropped to the medal drop opening in the same manner as the medal. As a result, it is possible to realize a game device that can enjoy a visually enjoyable medal game, such as executing a lottery in response to the fact that a privilege is given according to the lottery result.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a mechanism that brings about an unprecedented visual effect such as conveying a sphere downward from above by repeating rounds and falls.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, as a first embodiment, a medal game device equipped with a lottery device using a rendering device to which the present invention is applied will be described as an example. When the direction is described in the present embodiment, it will be described as the vertical and horizontal directions toward the medal game device. That is, it is the same as the up / down / left / right direction for the player who plays the medal game device. Also, the player side direction will be described as the front, and the opposite direction will be described as the rear.

[Composition of medal game device]
FIG. 1 is a front external view showing an example of the configuration of the medal game device 1000 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the medal game device 1000 in the present embodiment defines a game space GS surrounded by a transparent cover glass 2, and the front end extends upward from the medal drop opening 4 in the game space GS. The so-called “pusher type” includes a fixed table 6 provided and a pusher table 8 extending along the upper surface of the fixed table 6 and periodically reciprocating along the upper surface. A medal game device. A lottery device 100 is provided in the back of the game space GS.

  Usually, from the state in which a large number of medals M are previously placed on the upper surfaces of the fixed table 6 and the pusher table 8 by the managers of the gaming apparatus 1000 before the game starts, the player places a new medal M on the medal inserter 10. Insert and play.

  The medal thrower 10 has a throwing guide portion 10b supported by a column 10a so as to be able to swing in the left-right direction within a predetermined angle range. The insertion guide portion 10b forms, for example, a groove that opens upward so that the medal M can be inserted in a standing state. For the player, the front side (= the support portion side by the support column 10a) is outside the transparent cover glass 2, and the front end passes through the insertion guide insertion port 2a provided in the transparent cover glass 2 and is above the front of the pusher table 8. It is arranged to reach. Therefore, the medal M inserted into the insertion guide portion 10b of the medal insertion device 10 rolls in the groove of the insertion guide portion 10b and is guided / inserted into the game space GS, falls on the upper surface of the pusher table 8, and falls down. Placed.

  The pusher table 8 is slidably mounted on the fixed table 6, and a lower part of the pedestal 102 on which the lottery device 100 is mounted by a known reciprocating mechanism (not shown) installed in the pedestal 102. Are periodically reciprocated in the front-rear direction so as to enter and exit from the insertion hole 28 opened to the front side.

  When the pusher table 8 moves backward (retreats) so as to slide on the fixed table 6, the medals placed on the upper surface of the pusher table 8 move backward together. When the pusher table 8 is retracted into the insertion hole 28 as it moves backward, the extension length of the pusher table 8 is shortened by the amount of reverse movement, and the medal placed behind the upper surface of the pusher table 8 becomes the periphery of the insertion hole 28. It will look like it is pushed relatively forward. Then, the other medals placed on the pusher table 8 are also pushed forward in a chain-like manner, and finally the medals placed on the front end side fall on the fixed table 6.

  Thereafter, as the pusher table 8 moves forward (extrusion operation), its front end surface functions as an extruding portion, and the medals dropped on the upper surface of the fixed table 6 and placed on the fixed table 6 are pushed forward (pushed). ) This time, the medal placed on the fixed table 8 is pushed forward in the shape of a ball.

  An inclined portion 9 that is inclined upward is provided at the front end portion of the fixed table 6, and a medal pushed forward climbs along the inclined portion 9, while the medal M is on the upper surface of the fixed table 6. In contrast, the posture is inclined. When the medal M is pushed further forward and overcomes the inclination of the inclined portion 9, it falls to the medal drop opening 4.

  The lower part of the medal drop opening 4 communicates with a passage 82 provided with a passage sensor 84 that detects the passage of the dropped medal M. The passage sensor 84 is a means for detecting the passage of an object. For example, the passage sensor 84 detects a passage of an object by light shielding in which a light projecting element and a light receiving element are opposed to each other, and measures a distance from an ultrasonic reflection time. This can be realized by a distance sensor or the like. A swing switch that swings in contact with a passing object may be used.

  The medal M dropped to the medal drop opening 4 is accommodated in the medal accommodating portion 12 through the passage 82. Then, as many medals M as the medals M detected when passing through the passage 82 are transferred to the acquired medal payout port 30 by a known transfer mechanism (not shown), and the medal tray is received. 32 is paid out.

  The fixed table 6 has a width that is wider at the front end, that is, the medal dropping end than the pusher table 8, and has a shape that widens from the vicinity of the forward limit position of the pusher table 8 to the left and right. Further, side medal drop openings 11 into which only medals M can enter respectively are provided on the left and right side wall portions of the widened portion, and the tip communicates with a medal collection section (not shown) different from the medal drop opening 4. ing. Unlike the medal M that has fallen into the medal drop opening 4, the medal M that has fallen into the side medal drop opening 11 is collected separately.

  Now, the medal game device 1000 according to the present embodiment has the lottery device 100, and when a special bonus is won by lottery, a predetermined bonus number of medals are paid out from the acquired medal payout exit 30 as a privilege. In the present embodiment, the lottery start timing is determined using a special game medium 90 different from the medal M.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the special game medium 90 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the special game medium 90 is a polyhedron having a substantially spherical shape formed of a light-transmitting resin, and has an overall height that is at least twice the thickness of the medal M. It is a rolling element. The special game medium 90 is covered with a large number of triangular planes 92 around the entire rolling surface. The triangular plane 92 is set so as to maintain a stationary state without starting rolling by its own weight even when placed on a slope in a range from the horizontal to the stationary limit angle θlim when the plane is the ground contact surface. Has been. That is, the range from the horizontal to the stationary limit angle θlim is a non-rolling inclination angle range that does not roll naturally.

  In this embodiment, the stationary limit angle θlim is larger than the inclined surface angle θm at which the medal M is inclined by the inclined portion 9 of the fixed table 8 as shown in FIG. In other words, the special game medium 90 is set so as not to roll naturally even when the special game medium 90 is placed on the medals accumulated at the inclined portion 9. Of course, when the surface on which the special game medium 90 is placed has an angle θn larger than the static limit angle θlim, the inclined surface naturally rolls down as shown in FIG. It will be.

  Note that the number of triangular planes 92 of the special game medium 90 can be set as appropriate. Further, the planar shape is not limited to a triangle, and may be another polygon such as a pentagon or a hexagon, or a circle.

  In this embodiment, the special game medium 90 set in this manner is discharged / supplied to the upper surface of the pusher table 8 from a special game medium supply unit 66 provided in the game space GS as shown in FIG. The special game medium 90 discharged from the special game medium supply unit 66 is placed directly on the upper surface of the pusher table 8 or on the medal M placed on the upper surface of the pusher table 8. Then, when the special game medium 90 is pushed out to the fixed table 6 as the pusher table 8 moves back and forth and further falls from the fixed table 6 to the medal drop opening 4, the special game medium 90 that has dropped is detected and the control unit 50 detects the special game medium 90. Start the lottery process.

Electronic and electrical components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 52 and an IC memory 54 are mounted on the control unit 50, and the CPU 52 executes various arithmetic processes according to a program stored in advance in the IC memory 54, and the medal Control of each part of the game apparatus 1000 is executed.
In the lottery process, when a lottery is performed by the lottery apparatus 100 and a special bonus is won, the number of medals to be paid out is calculated according to the lottery result, and the medal accommodated in the medal accommodating unit 12 is obtained. It controls so that it may discharge from 30.

[Explanation of special game media circulation mechanism]
FIG. 3 is a perspective perspective view for explaining the outline of the circulation mechanism of the special game medium 90 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the medal game device 1000 according to the present embodiment sorts the special game medium 90 and the medal M that have fallen into the medal drop opening 4 as a special game medium circulation mechanism, and uses only the special game medium 90. The strainer 60 to be captured, the passage sensor 62 for detecting the passage of the special game medium 90 captured by the strainer 60, the stock part 64 for storing the special game medium 90 after being captured, and the stock part 64 And a special game medium supply unit 66 for replenishing the special game medium 90.

  The strainer 60 is formed by three rods 60 a, 60 b, 60 c stretched on the left and right in the medal drop opening 4. When the strainer 60 is viewed in the front-rear cross-section, the three rods are arranged so that the cross-section forms a downward triangle, the gap between the rods 60a, 60b on both sides and the medal drop opening 4, and the rods 60a, The gap between 60b and the central rod 60c is set to a width that is sufficient for the medal M to pass but cannot allow the special game medium 90 to pass. Accordingly, when the medal M and the special game medium 90 fall into the medal drop opening 4, the medal M continues to fall through the strainer 60 and is accommodated in the medal accommodating portion 12 through the passage 82.

  On the other hand, the special game medium 90 is captured by a downward triangular ridge formed by the strainer 60. When the strainer 60 is viewed from the front, the strainer 60 is inclined downward to the right at an angle larger than the static limit angle θlim of the special game medium 90. The captured special game medium 90 naturally rolls rightward in the strainer 60 and is guided to a stock portion 64 provided in the lower right inside of the fixed table 6.

  The stock portion 64 is a box-like space that is long in the front-rear direction and is inclined rearward at an angle larger than the stationary limit angle θlim, and a predetermined number of special game media 90 are stored in the stock portion 64. Yes. The inclined lower side of the stock part 64 is connected to the replenishment part 68, and the special game medium 90 is always supplied to the replenishment part 68 when the stored special game medium 90 naturally rolls and descends in the stock part 64. Is done.

  In addition, a passage sensor 62 that detects the passage of the special game medium 90 that is captured by the strainer 60 and enters the stock portion 64 is provided in the inclined upstream portion of the stock portion 64. The passage sensor 62 is a means for detecting the passage of an object. For example, a sensor that detects the passage of an object by combining a light projecting element and a light receiving element, or a distance sensor that measures a distance from an ultrasonic reflection time. Can be realized. Alternatively, a swing switch that swings by the force of the special game medium 90 that rolls may be used. The detection signal of the passage sensor 62 is output to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 executes the lottery process when the passage of the special game medium 90 is detected.

  The replenishment unit 68 is fixed to an eccentric cam 68b driven by a motor 68a and a slider of a linear motion device 68c arranged in the vertical direction, and is reciprocated in the vertical direction as the eccentric cam 68b rotates. A medium pusher 68d and a fall prevention piece 68e that holds the position of the special game medium 90 are provided.

  The operation of the motor 68a is controlled by the control unit 50, and is moved each time a predetermined number (for example, 50) of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 10, for example, to rotate the eccentric cam 68b once.

  In the state where the eccentric cam 68b is at the minimum lift, the upper surface of the special game medium pusher 68d is almost at the same height or lower than the bottom surface of the stock part 64, and the special game medium 90 naturally rolled by the inclination of the stock part 64. Is guided onto the special game media pusher 68d.

  The fall prevention piece 68e is an elastic piece provided at each of the left and right fixed positions of the special game medium pusher 68d, and has an upper end bent toward the special game medium pusher 68d. It is possible to suppress the left-right positional deviation of the special game medium 90 led to the above. That is, when the lift of the eccentric cam 68b increases, the special game medium pusher 68d slides along the installation direction (vertical direction) of the linear motion device 68c with the special game medium 90 placed on the upper surface, and pushes up the special game medium 90. . At this time, as the special game medium 90 is pushed up, the fall prevention pieces 68e are each pushed outward. Further, when the special game medium 90 is pushed up and the tip of the fall prevention piece 68e turns to the lower surface side of the special game medium 90, the pushed tip returns to its original posture due to elasticity. Then, the left and right drop prevention pieces 68e are closed so that the front ends thereof face each other, and function to prevent the fall by supporting the pushed up special game medium 90 from below. The special game medium pusher 68d moves downward by its own weight when the lift of the eccentric cam 68b decreases.

  Immediately above the special game medium pusher 68d, the lower end of the cylindrical passage 66a of the special game medium supply unit 66 is disposed, and the special game medium 90 pushed up by the special game medium pusher 68d is inserted into the cylindrical passage 66a, The inserted special game medium 90 is prevented from falling by the fall prevention piece 68e.

  Since only a predetermined number of special game media 90 are accommodated in the cylindrical passage 66a, when a new special game media 90 is inserted from below by the special game media pusher 68d, one special game media 90 that has already been accommodated is stored. It is pushed out from the upper opening end.

  The upper end of the special game medium supply unit 66, that is, the upper end of the cylindrical passage 66a protrudes to the side of the pusher table 8 in the game space GS, and the special game medium 90 pushed up from the opening end of the cylindrical passage 66a is placed at the tip. A supply guide 66b for guiding the pusher table 8 to drop is provided. Therefore, when the stored special game medium 90 is pushed out from the upper opening end, the special game medium 90 rolls and falls while being guided by the supply guide 66 b and is supplied onto the pusher table 8. Therefore, a new special game medium 90 is supplied onto the pusher table 8 every time a predetermined number of medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 10.

[Structure of lottery equipment]
Next, the lottery apparatus 100 that actually performs lottery in the lottery process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a front external view showing a configuration example of the lottery apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a top cross-sectional view of the lottery apparatus 100 as seen from above the AA cross section. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the rendering device 104 which is a part of the lottery device 100 in the present embodiment, and is a (a) top view and (b) a BB sectional view.

  As shown in these drawings, the lottery device 100 in the present embodiment is a device that constitutes a sphere transport mechanism, and supplies a pedestal unit 102, a rendering device 104, a lottery unit 106, and a sphere lottery body 107. And a lottery body supply unit 108 to be collected.

The stage device 104 is mounted on the pedestal 102, receives the spherical lottery body 107 discharged from the lottery body supply unit 108, and realizes a visual presentation function by dropping the lottery while turning its inner periphery. It is a device that realizes a lottery function.
Specifically, the rendering device 104 includes a first ring part 111, a second ring part 112, a third ring part 113, and a fourth ring part that are concentrically arranged in a top view (plan view) and are arranged in parallel at different levels. 114 four different diameter rings are provided. The first ring portion 111 has the largest diameter, and the second ring portion 112, the third ring portion 113, and the fourth ring portion 114 are set to have a smaller diameter in this order. The two ring part 112, the third ring part 113, and the fourth ring part 114 are in the order of layers so that the ring surface is horizontal, and the center of the ring is aligned with the axis AX1 (see FIG. 5). It is arranged above the pedestal 102. That is, when viewed in a plan view, it has a substantially concentric nested structure, and when viewed from the side, a plurality of ring portions are arranged in parallel in a mortar shape.

  These rings are formed of a predetermined linear member. For example, a metal ellipse (of course, a circle) is formed by a method of connecting wires in a cross section in a ring shape or a method of slicing a circular tube, and columns 111a, 112a, 113a, 114a are formed on the outer surface or the lower surface of the ring. It is extended.

  As for the 1st ring part 111 and the 3rd ring part 113, the lower end of support | pillar 111a, 113a is being fixed to the upper surface of the base 102. FIG.

  In the second ring portion 112, the lower end of the column 112 a is connected to a known lifting mechanism 116 provided in the pedestal through an insertion hole on the upper surface of the pedestal 102. The elevating mechanism 116 can be realized, for example, by a cam mechanism configured such that a known cam surface is directed in the vertical direction and a cam follower provided at the lower end of the column 112a. And the raising / lowering mechanism 116 raises / lowers the arrangement | positioning height of the 2nd ring part 112 periodically. Alternatively, the arrangement height of the second ring portion 112 is randomly raised and lowered by the control unit 50.

  The fourth ring portion 114 is connected to a known translation mechanism 118 provided in the pedestal through an insertion hole provided in the upper surface of the pedestal 102 at the lower end of the column 114a. Specifically, for example, it can also be realized by eccentrically fixing the lower end of the support column 114a to a motor arranged with the rotation axis aligned in the vertical direction. The translation mechanism 118 is periodically rotated slowly, or is controlled to rotate at random timing by the control unit 50, and the column 114a of the fourth ring portion 114 is moved to the front, rear, left and right in the horizontal direction. Eccentric movement is performed with respect to an axis AX1 passing through the central axes of the first ring portion 111 and the third ring portion 113.

  Further, the horizontal interval between adjacent rings, that is, the plan view interval seen from above, is set to be smaller than the radius r of the lottery body 107, and the actual interval between adjacent rings is larger than the diameter of the lottery body 107. Is set too small. The second ring portion 112 that moves up and down and the fourth ring portion 114 that moves eccentrically are also set so that this condition is satisfied at the neutral position (standard position) of the lift range and the eccentric range. In addition, the vertical interval between adjacent rings is set to be about the radius of the lottery body 107.

With such a configuration, the upper and lower adjacent rings have one orbit that the lottery body 107 can circulate along the inner circumferential side when the lottery body 107 is moved along the inner side of the ring at a certain speed or higher. Will form. More specifically, in the case of a combination of the first ring portion 111 and the second ring portion 112, the first ring portion 111 supports the side of the lottery body 107 that turns around the axis AX1, and the second ring portion 112 becomes the 1st circuit track which supports the lower part of a lottery body.
Similarly, the second ring portion 112 and the third ring portion 113 form a second orbit having a smaller radius than the first orbit, and the third ring portion 113 and the fourth ring portion 114 form the second orbit. A fourth orbit having a smaller radius is formed. In other words, the rendering device 104 functions as a circular orbit portion in which the lottery body 107 circulates with the adjacent ring portion as a circular track, and falls and circulates to the lower circular track as the centrifugal force decreases.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lottery body 107 dropped from the fourth ring portion 114 is placed on the upper portion of the pedestal 102 below the fourth ring portion 114. The lottery portion passes through the groove 103 a of the pedestal 102. A lottery body dropping hole 115 leading to the lowest position 106 is provided.

  The lottery body dropping hole 115 includes three child holes 115a to 115c through which the lottery body 107 can be inserted. Each child hole is provided with a passage sensor 117 (see FIG. 6), and the passage of the lottery body 107 can be detected. The detection signal of each passage sensor 117 is output to the control unit 50 so as to be individually identifiable. That is, the control unit 50 can know which child hole 115a to 115c the lottery body 107 has fallen depending on which passage sensor 117 has received the detection signal.

  In the present embodiment, for each of the passage sensors 117, a multiple that is multiplied when calculating the number of medals to be paid out as a privilege based on the lottery result of the lottery unit 106 described later is, for example, “1” “1. The information is stored in advance in the IC memory 54 of the control unit 50. In other words, which child hole 115 a to 115 c has passed through the lottery body 107 is one factor that affects the lottery result of the lottery apparatus 100.

[Lottery structure]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lottery part 106 is supported upright and freely by a guide roller 103b, 103c, 103d by a groove part 103a (see FIG. 5) drilled in the center left and right direction of the pedestal 102, This is an annular body that is rotated about the axis AX2.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the lottery unit 106 in the present embodiment, and corresponds to (a) a longitudinal sectional view and (b) a side view. As shown in the figure, the lottery portion 106 has a donut shape as a whole, and is formed with a side wall portion 106b so as to sandwich an annular outer peripheral surface 106a from both sides. A plurality of lottery chambers 120 that can accommodate the lottery bodies 107 are defined by partition walls 106c provided radially inside. That is, the plurality of lottery rooms 120 are arranged in a ring shape. However, each lottery room 120 is opened only to the inside of the lottery unit 106, and the bottom of the lottery room 120 is defined by the outer peripheral surface 106a. The lottery unit 106 is entirely formed of a light-transmitting resin material so that the inside of the lottery chamber 120 can be seen from the outside.

  Now, some of the guide rollers (the guide roller 103d in FIG. 4) are slowly rotated around the axis parallel to the axis AX2 by the motor 119 (see FIG. 5), and the outer peripheral surface 106a is sent, so that the lottery unit 106 as a whole. Is slowly rotated about the axis AX2.

  Each lottery room 120 is associated with a predetermined lottery result (for example, granting a privilege such as 10 medals, 100 medals, or losing). For example, the lottery room 120 displays the lottery result on the side wall 106b of each lottery room 120. Marks (for example, stars and crowns in the figure) and characters to be shown are printed or stamped. And the identifier 122 (refer FIG.7 (b)) for identifying the lottery result matched with each lottery room 120 is provided in the outer peripheral surface 106a corresponding to the bottom face of each lottery room 120. FIG.

  The identifier 122 is realized by, for example, a bar code, a dot pattern, a marker of a different color, and the like. The identifier reader 124 (see FIG. 4) built in the lower portion of the pedestal 102 is used to enter the lottery room 120 that is currently at the lowest position. What the corresponding lottery result is is read. For example, if the identifier 122 is a barcode, the identifier reader 124 can be realized by a barcode reader. Then, the identifier reading device 124 outputs the read information to the control unit 50. On the other hand, in the control unit 50, lottery result information corresponding to the identifier 122 is stored in advance in an IC memory or the like so that it can be read out, and the lottery result is determined by collating with information input from the identifier reader 124. Can be done.

  It should be noted that the installation position of the identifier 122 is not limited to the outer peripheral surface 106a but can be set as appropriate depending on the installation space of the identifier reading device 124, such as the end face inside the side wall 106b or the partition wall 106c.

[Structure of lottery supply section]
As shown in FIG. 4, the lottery body supply unit 108 is erected in a tower shape on the side of the rendering device 104 placed at a position corresponding to the central portion of the annular lottery unit 106 (the hollow portion of the donut). The spherical lottery body 107 is supplied to the rendering device 104 and collected from the lottery unit 106. Specifically, the lottery body supply unit 108 includes a storage unit 130 that stores the lottery body 107, an extrusion mechanism unit 134 that pushes the stored lottery bodies 107 one by one to the discharge guide 132, and one from the lowest position. A lid 136 that closes the inner opening of the lottery chamber located in the range of about 90 ° in the rotation direction of the lottery body 106 from the lottery room adjacent to the one rotation direction, and the lottery chamber 120 that has moved upward beyond the range of the lid 136. And a collection guide 140 for guiding the lottery body 107 spilled from the inner opening to the storage unit 130.

  The storage unit 130 is a bottomed cylindrical space that opens upward to store a plurality of lotteries 107 in a vertical stack. An opening leading to the discharge guide 132 for guiding the lottery body 107 to the rendering device 104 is provided on the bottom side surface, and a known push-out mechanism portion 134 is provided on the opposite side surface. The push-out mechanism section 134 can be realized by, for example, a piston 134a that selectively pushes only the lottery body 107 located at the bottom of the discharge storage section 130 and an electromagnetic plunger 134b that reciprocates the piston 134a. The electromagnetic plunger 134 b is operated by a control signal from the control unit 50, and pushes one lottery body 107 located at the bottom of the storage unit 130 to the discharge guide 132.

  The discharge guide 132 is a heel inclined downward at the tip, and is disposed above the first ring portion 111 along a tangent line inscribed in the first ring portion 111 of the rendering device 104. The lottery body 107 is pushed and urged by the push-out mechanism part 134, further accelerates in the process of rolling down the discharge guide 132, and draws a parabola to form a first ring part 111 and a second ring part 112. Land on the orbit. The biasing force by the push-out mechanism 134 and the inclination of the discharge guide 132 are the biasing force and angle at which the lottery body 107 can be given a sufficient speed to the lottery body 107 so that the lottery body 107 can circulate the first orbit by at least several rounds by centrifugal force. And is set in combination.

  The lid 136 is a plate-like body provided along the inner edge of the lottery unit 106, and its range starts from a lottery room located one rotation direction adjacent to the lowest position, and the rotation direction 90 of the lottery unit 106. The inner opening of the lottery chamber 120 located in the range is closed so that the lottery body 107 that has entered the lottery chamber 120 through the lottery body dropping hole 115 does not roll over the range of the lottery chamber located on the side.

When the lottery chamber 120 moves upward from the upper end of the lid 136, the inner opening of the lottery chamber 120 assumes an obliquely downward posture, and the inner opening of the lottery chamber 120 opens again. If the lottery body 107 is in the lottery room, the lottery body 107 rolls inside the lottery section 106 along the partition wall 106c.
On the other hand, a collection guide 140 is provided adjacent to the upper end of the lid 136. The lottery body 107 rolled out along the partition wall 106 c enters the collection guide 140 and is guided to the storage unit 130.

[Description of operation]
Next, operations of the medal game device 1000 and the lottery device 100 in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, when the medal game apparatus 1000 is activated, the pusher table 8 automatically repeats forward and backward movements at all times. Further, the motor 119 is also driven, and the lottery unit 106 always keeps rotating around the axis AX2, the elevating mechanism 116 automatically moves up and down the second ring unit 112, and the translation mechanism 118 automatically operates the fourth ring unit 114. Always be eccentric.

  When the game progresses and the special game medium 90 falls to the medal drop opening 4, it is detected by passing in front of the passage sensor 62 in the process of being captured by the strainer 60 and guided to the stock unit 64. If the passage sensor 62 detects the passage of the special game medium 90, the control unit 50 executes a lottery process (see FIG. 3).

  In the lottery process, first, the control unit 50 operates the extrusion mechanism unit 134 of the lottery body supply unit 108, and the lottery body 107 at the lowest position of the lottery body 107 stored in the storage unit 130 is discharged as the discharge guide 132. It is urged and pushed in the direction (see FIG. 4).

  FIG. 8 is a perspective conceptual diagram for explaining the appearance of the lottery body 107 dropping the rendering device 104 that is the spherical body transport mechanism in the present embodiment. In addition, the 1st ring part 111-the 4th ring part 114 are simplified description.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the lottery body 107 pushed out to the discharge guide 132 rolls while being accelerated, and falls onto the first orbit including the first ring portion 111 and the second ring portion 112 ( 107a-107b).

  The lottery body 107 that has just fallen into the first orbit has a sufficiently high speed, and the resultant force of centrifugal force and gravity is directed in the gap direction between the first ring portion 111 and the second ring portion 112, and the position of the center of gravity of the lottery body 107 The lottery body 107 orbits the inner surface of the first orbit (107b to 107c to 107d to 107b) even though (= the center position of the sphere) is inside the contact position with the second ring portion 112. .

  The lottery body 107 orbiting gradually decelerates due to factors such as friction with the ring. Along with this, the resultant force of centrifugal force and gravity gradually changes the direction toward the second ring portion 112. Then, when the direction of the resultant force finally comes to the second ring portion 112 (or when it points to the very vicinity of the second ring portion 112), the lottery body 107 is second as shown in FIG. 8B. It falls to the inside of the ring part 112, that is, the second orbit formed by the second ring part 112 and the third ring part 113 (107e to 107f).

  The lottery body 107 decreases in speed and falls to the second orbit, but the second orbit has a smaller radius than the first orbit. Therefore, even if the vehicle decelerates enough to fall from the first orbit, the resultant force of the centrifugal force and gravity is directed to the gap between the second ring portion 112 and the third ring portion 113 in the second orbit. The lottery body 107 orbits the second orbit (107f to 107g to 107f).

  The lottery body 107 orbiting the second orbit is also formed by the third ring portion 113 and the fourth ring portion 114 from the second orbit in the same manner as it eventually decelerated and fell from the first orbit. Fall into the third orbit. Then, the lottery body 107 that has fallen into the third orbital track also circulates in the same manner as the lottery body 107 that has fallen from the first orbital path orbits the second orbital path.

  The lottery body 107 decelerated while orbiting the third orbit is finally dropped from the fourth ring portion 114 (107h to 107j) as shown in FIG. 8 (c), and passes through the lottery body drop hole 115. And stored in the lottery room 120 of the lottery unit 106.

  As described above, the lottery apparatus 100 functions as a sphere transport apparatus that supplies the lottery body 107 from above to the circular orbit portion including the first ring portion 111 to the fourth ring portion 114 and transports the lottery body 107 to the lowest center stage. Then, while the lottery body 107 circulates in the loop (the first ring portion 111 to the fourth ring portion 114) in a different stage in the process of being conveyed, a certain amount of time passes and intermittently as the centrifugal force decreases. It shows an unprecedented movement such as transporting it to the lowest center of the center while repeatedly falling down.

  If the funnel-like shape that is tapered from the overall view and formed by the first ring portion 111 to the fourth ring portion 114 is formed with a smooth curved surface without a step, the lottery body 107 simply wraps around. . On the other hand, the production device 104 according to the present embodiment and the lottery device 100 including the production device have a process of dropping stepwise and intermittently, so that a visual change occurs and the interest becomes higher and the viewer is viewed. Can entertain.

  Further, when the funnel-shaped smooth curved surface is lowered, the lottery body 107 gradually descends in a spiral manner, so that it takes a relatively long time for the lottery body 107 to reach the lottery body dropping hole 115. . For this reason, the player may wait until the lottery result is obtained. On the other hand, in the rendering device 104 of the present embodiment, the lottery body 107 moves quickly downward due to intermittent drops, so that the lottery result can be obtained quickly.

  In addition, according to the rendering device 104 in the present embodiment, the lottery body 107 is affected by various uncertain elements in the process of intermittently falling downward while circulating in a loop that is different from the supply, so the first ring Variations occur in the time from dropping to the lottery body dropping hole 115 after reaching the portion 111 and the position of dropping.

  Specifically, for example, (1) the lottery body 107 itself is slight, but there are variations in weight, diameter, surface irregularities, and the like, and (2) the inclination according to the contact condition between the discharge guide 132 and the lottery body 107. There is a variation in the acceleration in the process of descending and a difference in the falling direction. (3) As described above, each ring has a portion where the struts are fixed in the vicinity and a portion between the struts. When falling from one ring to the lower ring, the case where it falls to the former part and the case where it falls to the latter part will cause a change in speed due to the difference in elasticity due to the bending of the part concerned, etc. Uncertainty factors affect it. Therefore, variation occurs in the deceleration rate of the lottery body 107, and as a result, the time required for dropping into the lottery body dropping hole 115 and the position where the lottery body falls are different.

  In the present embodiment, the second ring portion 112 is lifted and lowered by the lifting mechanism 116. Therefore, the lottery body 107 orbiting the first orbit is going up and down the hill while circling by the ascending / descending of the elevating mechanism 116, and thus the variation in the deceleration is likely to occur. Moreover, the relative position of the 1st ring part 111 and the 2nd ring part 112 changes with the state where the 2nd ring part 112 went up and the state where it fell. As a result, the horizontal positional relationship between the gravity center position of the lottery body 107 and the contact position with the second ring portion 112 changes, and the ease of dropping from the second ring portion 112 changes from moment to moment.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, when the second ring portion 112 is in the up-and-down neutral position (indicated by a solid line), the first ring portion 111 sets the gravity center position G of the lottery body 107. In a case where the second ring portion 112 is lifted (indicated by a broken line) in the case where the second ring portion 112 is raised (indicated by a broken line), the center of gravity position G of the lottery body 107 is moved outward in the horizontal direction. Move (G0 → G1). Therefore, the horizontal interval ΔL between the contact position T between the lottery body 107 and the second ring portion 112 and the vertical line passing through the center of gravity G is reduced (contact position T0 → T1; horizontal interval ΔL0 → ΔL1). It becomes difficult for the body 107 to fall from the second ring portion 112 (solid line notation → broken line notation in FIG. 9A).

  Further, when the second ring part 112 is lowered from the neutral position, the lottery body 107 is slightly inclined outward and the center of gravity G of the lottery body 107 is moved outward in the horizontal direction (G0 → G2). The horizontal interval ΔL between the contact position T with the two-ring portion 112 and the vertical line passing through the center of gravity G is reduced (contact position T0 → T2; horizontal interval ΔL0 → ΔL2). As a result, as in the case of FIG. 9A, the lottery body 107 is difficult to drop from the second ring portion 112 (solid line notation → broken line notation in FIG. 9B). Therefore, a change is brought about in the time required to fall into the lottery body drop hole 115.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 9D, the second ring portion 112 is in the up-and-down neutral position so that the first ring portion 111 is in contact with the upper side of the horizontal plane passing through the gravity center position G of the lottery body 107. In the set case, when the second ring portion 112 is raised, the center of gravity G of the lottery body 107 moves inward in the horizontal direction (G0 → G3) because the lottery body 107 is lifted slightly diagonally inside. As a result, the horizontal distance ΔL between the contact position T between the lottery body 107 and the second ring portion 112 and the vertical line passing through the center of gravity G increases (contact position T0 → T3; horizontal distance ΔL0 → ΔL3). Becomes easy to fall from the second ring portion 112 (solid line notation → broken line notation in FIG. 9C).

  Further, when the second ring portion 112 is lowered from the neutral position, the lottery body 107 is slightly inclined outward and the center of gravity position G of the lottery body 107 is moved outward in the horizontal direction (G0 → G4). The horizontal interval ΔL between the contact position T with the two-ring portion 112 and the vertical line passing through the center of gravity G is narrowed, and in some cases, moves inward from the center of gravity position G4 (state in FIG. 9D; contact position T0). → T4). As a result, the lottery body 107 is difficult to drop from the second ring portion 112 (FIG. 9D). Therefore, a change is brought about in the time required to fall into the lottery body drop hole 115.

  Similarly, the fourth ring portion 114 in this embodiment is eccentrically moved along the horizontal plane around the axis AX1 by the translation mechanism 118, and the relative positions of the third ring portion 113 and the fourth ring portion 114 change depending on the location. . As the distance between the third ring portion 113 and the fourth ring portion 114 increases or decreases, the contact position where the lottery body 107 and the fourth ring portion 114 come into contact with each other and the center of gravity G of the lottery body 107 through the vertical line. As the horizontal interval is increased or decreased, the ease of falling of the lottery body 107 changes. In other words, the time required for dropping into the lottery body dropping hole 115 is changed.

  Therefore, in addition to the function of displaying the appearance of the lottery body 107 going down the uneven loop, the rendering device 104 according to the present embodiment randomly selects which child hole 115a to 115c of the lottery body fall hole 115 the lottery body 107 falls. By changing, it can be said that the same function as the lottery can be achieved.

  Now, the lottery body 107 that has fallen into the lottery body drop hole 115 falls into the lottery chamber 120 located at the lowest position at the timing of passing through the lottery body drop hole 115, and is stored. Of course, an opening 126 through which the state of the lottery room 120 at the lowest position can be seen is provided at the lower center of the pedestal 102 so that the player can also visually recognize it.

  As described above, each of the sub-holes 115a to 115c of the lottery body dropping hole 115 is provided with the passage sensor 117 (see FIG. 6), and each lottery chamber 120 is associated with a lottery result and an identifier. The reader 124 can determine which lottery room is currently at the lowest position. Therefore, the control unit 50 passes the lottery result of the lottery chamber 120 at the lowest position and the sub-holes 115a to 115c of the lottery body drop hole 115 at the timing when the lottery body 107 passes through the lottery body drop hole 115. The final lottery result can be determined depending on whether or not.

  For example, when the lottery body 107 passes through the child hole 115c associated with the multiple “2” and the lottery room 120 with the star symbol associated with “10 medals” is at the lowest position, Twenty (= 10 × 2) medals are paid out from the medal outlet 30 as a privilege. Even when the lottery room 120 with the same star is at the lowest position, when the lottery body 107 passes through the sub-hole 115a associated with the multiple “1”, 10 (= 10 × 1) The medal is paid out from the medal outlet 30 as a privilege.

  And the lottery body 107 accommodated in the lottery room 120 is lifted with the rotation of the lottery unit 106 while remaining in the lottery room. When the lottery room is moved to a position reaching above the upper end of the lid part 136, the inside of the lottery room opens outside the range of the lid part 136 and the opening part is inclined downward. Then, if the lottery body 107 is accommodated, the lottery room rolls out and is captured by the collection guide 140 and returned to the storage unit 130 of the lottery supply unit 108.

[Modification]
As described above, the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described. However, the configuration can be appropriately added, omitted, or changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

  For example, the number of rings of the rendering device 104 is not limited to four of the first ring unit 111 to the fourth ring unit 114 but can be increased or decreased as appropriate. Further, the shape of the ring is not limited to a perfect circle and can be an ellipse. However, since the centrifugal force needs to continue to act on the lottery body 107, a so-called “long hole” shape in which straight portions are connected by an arc is not suitable.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, as a method for producing variation at the timing when the lottery body 107 falls, the second ring part 112 is moved up and down, or the fourth ring part 114 is moved eccentrically with respect to other rings. Although configured, the method is not limited to these.

  For example, as shown in the effect device 104B of FIG. 10, notched concave portions 144 may be provided at a plurality of locations. Alternatively, a convex portion may be provided by placing resin or the like on the contrary, and if a ring is formed by curving a linear body such as a wire, the connection portion is intentionally provided with a slight step. It is also good. When a concave portion or a convex portion is provided on the surface of the ring, slight deceleration or fluctuation in the traveling direction occurs when the concave portion or the convex portion is exceeded, and a variation can be positively created at the timing when the lottery body 107 falls.

  Or as shown to the production | presentation apparatus 104C of FIG. 11, it can also be set as the structure which changes the flatness of a ring. Specifically, taking the fourth ring portion 114 as an example, the struts 114a on the opposite electrode across the center of the ring are fixed to the reciprocating device 146 disposed in the pedestal 102, and both reciprocating devices are connected. In synchronism, push and pull in the radial direction within the range of elasticity. As a result, the flatness of the fourth ring portion 114 is changed, and the gap with the third ring portion 113 is partially expanded / reduced repeatedly, so that the circulating lottery body 107 is likely to fall and the situation where it is difficult to fall. And the variation can be created positively according to the timing when the lottery body 107 falls.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st ring part 111-the 4th ring part 114 were made into the annular body, it is not restricted to this. For example, as shown in the rendering device 104D of FIG. 12, the cylinders 111D, 112D, 113D, and 114D are cut out from a light-transmitting resin circular tube having a different diameter so that the larger the circular tube, the higher the height. A configuration is also possible in which the cylinders are arranged concentrically in a nested manner so that the outer diameter is larger and the height is higher, and the upward end surfaces thereof are the first ring portion 111 to the fourth ring portion 114. It is. In this case, as a matter of course, the plan view interval between the respective cylinders is set to be smaller than the radius r of the lottery body 107, similarly to the plan view interval of the ring portion in the above embodiment.

  Similarly, for example, as shown in the longitudinal sectional view of the rendering device 104E in FIG. 13, an annular groove portion having a different diameter is provided on the inner peripheral side, and the plan view interval is parallel to a mortar shape with an interval shorter than the radius r of the lottery body 107. The end portions 111E, 112E, 113E, and 114E of the annular groove portions may be used instead of the first ring portion 111 to the fourth ring portion 114.

The front external view which shows an example of a structure of the medal game device in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a special game medium. The perspective perspective view for demonstrating the outline | summary of the circulation mechanism of a special game medium. The front external view which shows the structural example of a lottery apparatus. The top view sectional drawing of a lottery apparatus. The figure which shows the structural example of the presentation apparatus which is a part of lottery apparatus. The figure which shows the structural example of a lottery part. The perspective conceptual diagram for demonstrating the state of the lottery body which drops the production | presentation apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The expanded sectional view of the side edge part of the production | presentation apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the 1st modification of a production | presentation apparatus. The figure which shows the 2nd modification of a production | presentation apparatus. The figure which shows the 3rd modification of an effect production apparatus. The figure which shows the 4th modification of an effect production apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

100 lottery device 104 stage device 107 lottery body 106 lottery portion 108 lottery body supply portion 111 first ring portion 112 second ring portion 113 third ring portion 114 fourth ring portion 115 lottery body drop hole 116 elevating mechanism 118 translation mechanism 120 lottery Chamber 122 Identifier 124 Identifier reader 130 Storage unit 132 Discharge guide 134 Extrusion mechanism 140 Recovery guide 1000 Medals game device M Medals

Claims (11)

Ring portions having different diameters, and a plurality of ring portions whose plan view intervals between adjacent ring portions are shorter than the radius of the sphere are arranged in parallel in a mortar shape, and the adjacent ring portions are circulated as the circular orbit. And the orbital part that falls to orbit around the lower orbit as the centrifugal force decreases, and
A sphere emitting unit that emits the sphere in a direction along the circumferential direction toward a predetermined orbit above the orbiting portion,
And a sphere transport mechanism for transporting the sphere released by the sphere emitter to the lowest center of the orbit.   The sphere transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the orbital track portion has irregularities on a contact surface of the ring portion with the sphere.   The spherical body transport mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a spacing variable portion that varies a spacing between adjacent ring portions.   The sphere transport mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the interval variable unit moves the variable ring portion in the horizontal direction and / or the vertical direction.   The spherical body conveyance mechanism as described in any one of Claims 1-4 further provided with the flatness variable part which varies the flatness of the said ring part.   The sphere transportation mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the orbiting portion is formed by forming each ring portion with a predetermined linear member.   The spherical transport according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the circular track portion is formed by nesting tubular members having different diameters and tube lengths, and forming the ring portions at end surfaces of the tubular members. mechanism. A plurality of annular groove portions having different diameters, and the interval between the adjacent annular groove portions in a plan view is formed in parallel in a mortar shape with a diameter shorter than the radius of the sphere, and the sphere is used as a circular orbit. A circular orbit that circulates and drops and circulates into the lower annular groove as the centrifugal force decreases,
A sphere discharge part that discharges the sphere in a direction along the rotation direction toward a predetermined annular groove part above the rotation track part,
And a sphere transport mechanism for transporting the sphere released by the sphere emitter to the lowest center of the orbit.   A game apparatus in which the sphere transport mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is arranged at a predetermined position in a game space that is visible to a player. A lottery unit for performing a lottery using the sphere that has fallen to the lowermost center of the orbit, and
A privilege grant processing unit that performs a predetermined privilege grant process according to the lottery result of the lottery unit;
The game device according to claim 9, further comprising: Medal drop opening,
A medal placement section having a medal placement surface for placing a large number of medals and a special game medium that is a rolling element that naturally rolls by inclination;
A reciprocating motion along the medal placement surface toward the medal drop opening, and a pusher portion that pushes the placed object on the medal placement surface;
A detection unit for detecting the special game medium that has fallen into the medal drop opening;
The said privilege provision process by the said privilege provision process part is made | formed according to the lottery result of the said lottery discharge | release part according to the detection of the said detection part, according to the lottery result of the said lottery part. Game device.

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