JP2009066019A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving the workability of prize ball confirmation and blocking the fraudulent acquisition of game balls. <P>SOLUTION: On a game board 10 with a game area 14 where game balls S flow down, formed on the front surface side, a winning device provided with an opening/closing member 102 for opening and closing a winning port 40 that the game balls S flowing down the game area 14 can enter is disposed. The opening/closing member 102 is displaced from a closed position at which the entry of the game balls S from the game area 14 to the winning port 40 is blocked to an open position at which the entry of the game balls S from the game area 14 to the winning port 40 is allowed. On the game board 10, ball entry blocking members 28 and 26 for blocking the entry of the game balls S from the front side and the side of the game area 14 to the winning port 40 when the opening/closing member 102 is at the closed position and forming an opening 72 for prize ball confirmation for allowing the entry of the game balls S from the front side together with the opening/closing member 102 when the opening/closing member 102 is at a prize ball confirmation position are disposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a winning device that controls winning of a game ball by opening and closing an opening / closing member installed on a game board.

  A pachinko game machine, which is a typical game machine, is a graphic display device such as a liquid crystal type or a drum type that plays a symbol change game by changing and stopping various symbols in a game area of a game board set in the machine. Is arranged at a position below the symbol display device, and a start winning device (winning device) is provided as a trigger for starting the symbol variation game on the symbol display device. Then, a game ball (pachinko ball) flowing down the game area wins a winning opening provided at one place on the start winning apparatus or at two places in a vertical relationship, thereby allowing a symbol change game on the symbol display device. And a small number of game balls are paid out as prize balls.

  The winning device is generally provided with a pair of opening and closing members called blades that can be opened and closed, and the opening and closing members are opened and closed to control the winning of game balls to the winning opening. In this type of winning device, the opening / closing member is always closed and the game ball is prevented from winning, and the driving device opens the opening / closing member under a predetermined condition. Will be allowed to win.

By the way, for such a winning device, an illegal act (so-called goto action) in which the opening / closing member is forcibly opened by a wire or the like that has entered the game area from the gap of the gaming machine and the game ball is won in recent years. This is a frequent problem. Therefore, for example, a winning device shown in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a countermeasure against such an illegal act. In the winning device of Patent Document 1, when an external force other than a solenoid that is a driving source of the opening / closing member is applied to the opening / closing member when the opening / closing member is closed, the operation element provided on the opening / closing member is a plunger of the solenoid. The forcible displacement of the opening and closing member is prevented.
JP 2003-340020 A

  As described above, the winning device shown in Patent Document 1 can completely disable the opening / closing member when the solenoid is not in operation by restricting the operation element to contact with the plunger of the solenoid. However, in the prize-ball confirming operation of the prize-winning device performed in the inspection process of the gaming machine, it is necessary to open the opening / closing member and to win the game ball when the solenoid is not operated. However, when the forced displacement of the opening / closing member is completely disabled as in Patent Document 1, in order to check the winning ball, there is no choice but to win the game ball through the through hole provided in the upper part of the opening / closing member. It becomes very inefficient. In addition, depending on the type of gaming machine, a configuration is adopted in which the through hole is closed with a game nail or the like and a winning is allowed only when the opening / closing member is opened. In such a case, the winning ball cannot be confirmed. There is drowning.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve this problem in view of the problems inherent in the conventional gaming machine, and can prevent illegal winning of the game ball due to forced displacement of the opening and closing member, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine equipped with a winning device capable of efficiently performing a winning ball check operation.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve an intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is:
A device main body (32) attached to the back side of the game board (10) in which a game area (14) in which the game ball (S) flows down is formed on the front side, and an openable and closable arrangement on the device main body (32) In the open position, the game ball (S) is allowed to enter the winning opening (40), and in the closed position, the game ball (S) is prevented from winning the winning opening (40). A member (102, 105), a driving device (44) disposed in the device main body (32), a first operating member (114) reciprocated by the driving device (44), and the first operating member ( 114) and the opening / closing member (102, 105), and the posture is displaced in conjunction with the reciprocating operation of the first operating member (114) to open / close the opening / closing member (102, 105). In a gaming machine provided with a winning device (112, 113) having a second actuating member (118) biased so as to be displaced in the closing direction from the open position to the closed position,
The winning device (112, 113) includes a contact portion (114a) provided on the first operating member (114) and a restricting portion (126) provided on the second operating member (118),
When the drive device (44) is not in operation, the second operating member (118) is biased to a posture in which the opening and closing members (102, 105) are in the closed position, and the first operating member (114) On the other hand, forced posture displacement in the opening direction that displaces the open / close member (102, 105) from the closed position to the open position is allowed,
The contact portion (114a) and the restricting portion (126) are in a non-contact state when the drive device (44) is operated, and allow the posture displacement of the second operation member (118),
When the open / close member (102, 105) arrives at a prize ball confirmation position between the closed position and the open position when the drive device (44) is not in operation, the restricting portion (126) is brought into contact with the contact portion (114a). ), And further forced displacement in the opening direction of the second actuating member (118) that is displaced with the opening / closing member (102, 105) is prevented,
The game board (10) has an open / close member (102, 105) in a closed position to prevent the game ball (S) from winning from the front side and the game area (14) side to the winning port (40). The opening / closing member (102,105) is in the prize ball confirmation position, and the opening / closing member (72) for confirming the winning ball to the winning opening (40) from the front side of the game ball (S) is provided with the opening / closing member (102,105). ) And a ball entry blocking member (26, 28, 108, 110, 111) defined together.
According to the invention of claim 1, with the opening / closing member forcedly displaced, winning of the game ball into the winning opening is allowed only from the opening for confirming the winning ball opened to the front side, and winning from the gaming area side is prevented. Therefore, the illegal acquisition of the game ball due to the goth act during the game can be prevented. Further, when confirming the winning ball, it is only necessary to forcibly displace the opening / closing member to win the game ball from the front side, and the efficiency of the checking operation can be improved.

In the gaming machine according to claim 2, the first actuating member (114) is a plate-like member in which a connecting hole (116) is opened in a main body extending in the front-rear direction, and one end thereof serves as the driving device. It is connected to the solenoid (44), and the contact portion (114a) is provided on the other end side, and is configured to slide back and forth by the solenoid (44).
The second actuating member (118) is swingable so as to be displaced in the closing direction by its own weight with respect to the device body (32) by a shaft portion (118a) orthogonal to the extending direction of the first actuating member (114). The connecting portion (122) provided on the second operating member (118) is locked to the front end edge (116a) of the connecting hole (116) when the solenoid (44) is not operated. The swinging of the second actuating member (118) in the closing direction is restricted so that the opening / closing members (102, 105) are held in the closing position, and the connecting hole (116) is present when the solenoid (44) is actuated. The connecting portion (122) engaged with the first operating member (114) moves together with the second operating member (118), and the second operating member (118) is swung in the opening direction.
The contact portion (114a) is on the movement locus (C) of the restricting portion (126) when the solenoid (44) is inactive and the second actuating member (118) is oscillated and displaced. The restricting portion (126) faces the restricting position where it abuts, and when the solenoid (44) is in operation, the abutting portion (114a) is retracted to a non-regulating position that does not interfere with the movement locus (C),
The connection hole (116) moves backward as the second actuating member (118) swings when the open / close member (102, 105) is forcibly displaced from a closed position to a prize ball confirmation position. The gist is that the rear end edge (116b) of the connecting hole (116) extends in the front-rear direction of the first actuating member (114) to the portion (122).
According to the invention of claim 2, since the second operating member is configured to swing in the closing direction by its own weight, there is almost no resistance when forcibly displacing the opening / closing member, and the winning ball check operation is efficiently performed. You can do it. Further, since the connecting hole extends in the front-rear direction, the second operating member can smoothly swing and displace without the connecting hole interfering with the connecting portion when the second operating member swings and displaces. .

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently perform a prize ball checking operation in the inspection process and to prevent an illegal winning of the game ball.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a gaming machine that uses a game ball to play a game will be described. Further, in the following description, “front / rear” and “left / right” are designated when the gaming board of the gaming machine is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 10 provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment. The game board 10 of the embodiment is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a rail 12 that is curved in a substantially circular shape is attached to the front side thereof, and a launch area (not shown) is formed in a game area 14 defined by the rail 12. A game ball S is launched by the device. The front side of the gaming board 10 is covered with a protective glass (not shown) of a glass frame provided on the front surface of the gaming machine so as to be opened and closed. A decorative member (center accessory) 18 having a special symbol display device 16 such as a liquid crystal type or a drum type that performs a special symbol variation game by varying various special symbols is disposed at a substantially central position of the game area 14. Has been. The game balls S that have been driven into the game board 10 are divided into those that flow down the interior of the decorative member 18 and those that flow down the game area 14 on both the left and right sides of the decorative member 18 and are used for the game. .

  On the right side of the decorative member 18, a plurality (four) of installation portions 20 are provided side by side with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and an opening / closing member 102 of the prize winning device 112 described later is opened and closed in each of the installation portions 20. It is provided freely. In the present embodiment, the structure of the winning device 112 provided in the second installation portion 20 from the top and the structure of a ball entry preventing member to be described later will be described. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the term “winning device 112” in the following description refers to the winning device 112 provided in the second installation unit 20 from the top.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the installation portion 20 provided at the uppermost position of the decoration member 18 is provided so as to protrude from the right side portion of the decoration member 18 to the game area 14 side (right side). Functions as an upper restricting portion (a ball blocking member) 26 for blocking the winning of the game ball S to the winning device 112. Further, a portion on the right side of the decorative member 18 that covers the left region of the opening / closing member 102 from the front surface functions as a front side restricting portion (ball entry preventing member) 28 that prevents the game ball S from winning from the front side. is doing. The front regulating portion 28 covers a winning opening 40 described later of the winning device 112 from the front side. A guide path 30 for guiding the flowing down game ball S toward the winning device 112 is formed by a plurality of game nails T at a location close to the decorative member 18 in the game area 14.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the winning device 112 includes a single opening / closing member 102 facing the installation portion 20 and a unit-like device main body 32 disposed on the back side of the game board 10. . The opening / closing member 102 is formed in a so-called flap shape that gradually becomes thinner upward. Further, a boss portion 34 protruding forward is provided on the lower front surface of the opening / closing member 102, and the boss portion 34 is rotatably fitted in a support portion (not shown) provided on the back side of the front side regulating portion 28. ing. On the other hand, a projection 36 that protrudes rearward is provided on the lower back surface of the opening / closing member 102. The opening / closing member 102 is opened from the closed position (refer to the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2A) in which the tip end (end portion) 38 is directed upward, and the tip end portion 38 is directed obliquely to the upper right. It is configured to be displaceable to a position (see the solid line in FIG. 2A). Note that the opening / closing member 102 facing the closed position is positioned such that the distal end portion 38 abuts on a protrusion 18 a provided on the decorative member 18.

  Here, the opening / closing member 102 in the closed position is set so that the distal end portion 38 is close to the upper restricting portion 26 and the closest distance between the distal end portion 38 and the upper restricting portion 26 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball S. Is done. Accordingly, in a state where the opening / closing member 102 faces the closed position, the game ball S is completely prevented from winning the winning device 112 via the guide path 30 in the gaming area 14. In addition, a region surrounded by the opening / closing member 102 in the closed position, the upper restricting portion 26, and the front restricting portion 28 (hereinafter referred to as the closed position opening 42, see FIG. 2A) prevents winning of the game ball S from the front side. It is the size to be. Therefore, when the opening / closing member 102 is in the closed position, it is impossible to win the game ball S from the front side through the closed position opening 42 even if the glass frame of the gaming machine is opened.

  On the other hand, the opening / closing member 102 in the open position is in a state in which the tip portion 38 protrudes rightward from the upper restricting portion 26, and the tip portion 38 is larger than the diameter of the game ball S with respect to the upper restricting portion 26. The game balls S are separated from each other and allow the winning of the game ball S from the guide route 30. Further, the opening / closing member 102 in the open position has a tip 38 facing an extension line of the guide path 30 so that the opening / closing member 102 receives the game ball S guided by the guide path 30.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the device main body 32 of the winning device 112 is formed in a rectangular box shape and constitutes one unit. The device main body 32 includes a solenoid (driving device) 44, a plunger 46 that is reciprocally driven in the front-rear direction by the solenoid 44, and a link portion (first operating member) that is linked to the plunger 46 and reciprocally moves back and forth. 114) and a swinging member (second actuating member) 118 that is linked to the link 114 and the opening / closing member 102 and swings and displaces in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of the link 114 to open / close the opening / closing member 102. Is provided. Further, a winning opening 40 is defined on the front side of the apparatus main body 32, and a ball passage 66 extends backward from the winning opening 40. Further, a ball passage hole (not shown) is opened at the rear end of the ball passage 66, and the game ball S is caused to flow downward through the ball passage portion to discharge the game ball S to the outside of the winning device 112. It is like that.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the plunger 46 is provided with a disk-like engagement plate 46 a at the front end, and an elastic member 52 such as a spring is interposed between the engagement plate 46 a and the solenoid 44. The plunger 46 is urged forward by the elastic force of the elastic member 52 when the solenoid 44 is not energized (in a non-excited state). On the other hand, the plunger 46 is configured to be pulled backward against the elastic force of the elastic member 52 when the solenoid 44 is energized (during operation).

  The link portion 114 is a thin plate-like member extending in the front-rear direction, and its rear end is connected to the engagement plate 46a of the plunger 46 and is opened to extend in the front-rear direction on the plate-like main body portion. The rocking member 118 is connected through the connecting hole 116. When the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state, the link portion 114 is positioned forward together with the plunger 46, and when the solenoid 44 is excited and the plunger 46 is pulled backward, the link portion 114 also slides backward. Composed. As will be described later, the connecting hole 116 has a length such that the rear edge 116b does not interfere with a connecting portion 122 (described later) that moves backward when the swinging member 118 is forcibly swung in the opening direction. Is provided. Further, the front end of the link portion 114 extends forward by a predetermined length, and constitutes a contact portion 114a.

  The swing member 118 includes a pair of arm members 58 and 60 and a connecting member 62 that connects the arm members 58 and 60 at the rear. The arm members 58 and 60 are formed so that the front ends thereof are vertically bifurcated, and the rear end of the protrusion 36 of the opening / closing member 102 is engaged with the front end of the right arm member 58. Further, swinging shafts (shaft portions) 118a, 118a projecting in a direction (left-right direction) orthogonal to the extending direction (front-rear direction) of the link portion 114 are formed on the side surfaces of the arm members 58, 60 that are separated from each other. The swing member 118 is swingably disposed with respect to the apparatus main body 32 by inserting the swing shafts 118a and 118a into support parts 32a and 32a provided on the inner wall of the apparatus main body 32. Is done. Here, when the swinging member 118 is pivotally supported on the apparatus main body 32, the swinging shaft 118a, 118a is disposed in a direction in which the swinging member 118 closes the opening / closing member 102 by its own weight (closing direction, In FIG. 5, the position is set to be displaced in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, the swinging member 118 is always attached to the apparatus main body 32 in a state of being biased to swing in the closing direction by its own weight. In the following description, the right arm member 58 connected to the opening / closing member 102 is referred to as a first arm member, and the left arm member 60 is referred to as a second arm member.

  The connecting member 62 is formed to extend by a predetermined length in the width direction, and a connecting portion 122 that engages with the connecting hole 116 of the link portion 114 in an inserted state is directed upward at the center in the width direction. Protrusion molding. The connecting portion 122 is configured such that when the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state, the connecting portion 122 is engaged with the front end edge 116a of the connecting hole 116 so that the swinging of the swinging member 118 in the closing direction is restricted. . That is, in the non-excited state of the solenoid 44, the connecting portion 122 is simply locked in the connecting hole 116. Therefore, if a load greater than its own weight is applied to the swing member 118, the swing member 118 is Forced swinging displacement in the direction of opening the opening / closing member 102 (opening direction, clockwise in FIG. 5) is allowed. On the other hand, when the solenoid 44 is excited and the link portion 114 slides backward, the connecting portion 122 is pulled by the front end edge 116 a of the connecting hole 116. Thus, the swing member 118 is swung in the opening direction, and the opening / closing member 102 is opened.

  The connecting member 62 includes a flat plate portion 124 that extends one step down from the upper surface thereof and extends in the width direction, and a restricting portion 126 that protrudes upward is formed at the central portion in the width direction of the flat plate portion 124. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state, the restricting portion 126 faces a lower position with a predetermined distance from the contact portion 114a of the link portion 114. In other words, the contact portion 114 a is configured to face a restriction position located above the restriction portion 126 when the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state. On the other hand, when the solenoid 44 is excited and the link portion 114 moves backward, the contact portion 114a is retracted to the non-restricted position, and the restricting portion 126 moved upward together with the swinging displacement of the swinging member 118 is applied. Facing the front side of the contact portion 114a, the restricting portion 126 is configured not to interfere with the contact portion 114a. In other words, when the contact portion 114a is retracted to the non-restricted position, the swinging displacement of the swing member 118 is allowed without the restricting portion 126 contacting the contact portion 114a.

  Further, when the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state and the opening / closing member 102 is forcibly displaced against the dead weight of the swinging member 118, the restricting portion 126 contacts the back surface of the contact portion 114a. Further, the forced swing displacement of the swing member 118 (opening / closing member 102) is restricted. That is, when the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state and the trajectory of movement of the restricting portion 126 while the swinging member 118 is forcibly swung is taken as a movement trajectory C, the contact portion 114a at the restricting position is As shown in FIG. 5 (c), it faces a position on the movement trajectory C that abuts against the restricting portion 126. On the other hand, when the solenoid 44 is excited and the contact portion 114a is retracted to the non-restricted position, the contact portion 114a is separated from the movement locus C of the restricting portion 126 as shown in FIG. It does not interfere with the portion 126.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the opening / closing member 102 when the restricting portion 126 abuts against the abutting portion 114a allows passage of at least one game ball between the closed position and the open position. Arrives at the winning ball confirmation position. In other words, the forced displacement amount of the opening / closing member 102 is limited to the winning ball confirmation position by the restricting portion 126 and the contact portion 114a. When the opening / closing member 102 is displaced to the winning ball confirmation position, the opening / closing member 102, the upper restricting portion 26, and the front restricting portion 28 allow the winning of the game ball S to be won from the front side. A portion 72 is defined, and a prize ball can be confirmed through the opening 72. As shown in FIG. 2B, the closest distance between the distal end portion 38 of the opening / closing member 102 and the upper restricting portion 26 at the prize ball confirmation position is set to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball S. Winning from the region 14 side is blocked. The forced displacement amount of the opening / closing member 102 can be adjusted by changing the separation distance between the contact portion 114a at the restriction position and the restriction portion 126.

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. The solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state, and the opening / closing member 102 is held in the closed position.

  The game balls S launched into the game area 14 along the rails 12 provided on the game board 10 flow down in the game area 14 and the decorative member 18 while contacting the game nails and the like and randomly changing the flow direction. . Although a part of the game ball S flows down toward the winning device 112 through the guide path 30, winning of the game ball S is blocked by the opening / closing member 102 in the closed position (see FIG. 2A). . When the gaming machine enters a special gaming state under a predetermined condition, the solenoid 44 is energized and the winning device 112 is opened. That is, when the solenoid 44 is in an excited state, the plunger 46 is drawn against the elastic force of the elastic member 52, and the link portion 114 slides backward. Then, the connecting portion 122 is pushed rearward by the front end edge 116a of the connecting hole 116, the link portion 114 slides rearward, and the swinging member 118 swings around the swinging shaft 118a in the opening direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, since the contact portion 114a is in the non-restricted position, the restricting portion 126 faces the front side of the contact portion 114a, and the restricting portion 126 is in contact with the contact portion 114a. There will be no interference.

  Then, the tips of the first and second arm members 58 and 60 are raised, and the protrusion 36 of the opening / closing member 102 is lifted to open the opening / closing member 102. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2A, the opening / closing member 102 is displaced to the open position, and winning of the game ball S to the winning device 112 is allowed. When the game ball S enters the winning device 112 from the winning port 40, the gaming ball S rolls backward in the ball passage 66 and is discharged below the winning device 112 through the ball hole portion. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

  When the special game state ends, the energization to the solenoid 44 is stopped. Then, the elastic member 52 is elastically restored and the plunger 46 is pulled forward, and the link portion 114 slides forward. Then, the swing member 118 swings by its own weight in the closing direction, and the opening / closing member 102 returns to the closed position. At this time, the connecting portion 122 of the swinging member 118 is locked to the front end edge 116a of the connecting hole 116, and the swinging of the swinging member 118 in the closing direction is prevented (see FIG. 5A). When the opening / closing member 102 returns to the closed position, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2A, the distal end portion 38 of the opening / closing member 102 comes close to the upper restricting portion 26 and the game ball 14 side of the game ball S Winning from is blocked. In this state, the contact portion 114 a of the link portion 114 returns to the restriction position that faces the restriction portion 126.

  Next, the case where the winning ball confirmation of the winning device 112 performed in the inspection process of the gaming machine is described. The prize ball is confirmed by opening the glass frame of the gaming machine and forcibly displacing the opening / closing member 102 with a finger while the solenoid 44 is in a non-excited state. Then, the first arm member 58 is pushed upward by the projection 36 of the opening / closing member 102, and the swinging member 118 is forcibly displaced in the opening direction against its own weight. As the swing member 118 swings, the restricting portion 126 moves upward. When the opening / closing member 102 arrives at the prize ball confirmation position, as shown in FIG. 5C, the restricting portion 126 abuts on the back surface of the abutting portion 114a at the restricting position, and beyond that of the swinging member 118. The forced swinging displacement in the opening direction is restricted. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2B, the opening / closing member 102, the upper restricting portion 26, and the front restricting portion 28 define a prize ball confirming opening 72 that allows winning of the game ball S from the front side. Is done. In other words, the game ball S can be won through the prize ball confirmation opening 72 from the front side of the game board 10 with the glass frame opened to confirm the prize ball. The connecting portion 122 moves rearward along with the forced swinging displacement of the swinging member 118, but the connecting portion 122 interferes with the rear end edge 116b of the connecting hole 116 provided so as to extend before and after the link portion 114. There is nothing to do (see FIG. 5C).

  On the other hand, even if a go-to action is performed during a game, the winning device 112 according to the embodiment can completely prevent the illegal acquisition of the game ball S. For example, it is conceivable that a wire or the like is inserted into the game area 14 from a gap defined in a ball tray or the like of the gaming machine, and the opening / closing member 102 is forcibly displaced to win the game ball S illegally. However, even if such an illegal forced displacement of the opening / closing member 102 is performed, the forced displacement that the opening / closing member 102 is allowed is limited to the prize ball confirmation position. As described above, the opening / closing member 102 at the prize ball confirmation position has its tip end portion 38 close to the upper restriction part 26, so that the winning of the game ball S from the game area 14 side is completely prevented (FIG. 2 (b)). At this time, although the prize ball confirmation opening 72 is defined, since the opening 72 is only allowed to win from the front side, during a game in which the front side is covered with a glass frame. It is impossible to win the game ball S through the prize ball confirmation opening 72.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine according to the embodiment, even when the solenoid 44 is in the non-excited state, the opening / closing member 102 can be forcibly displaced to the winning ball confirmation position. Therefore, the game ball S can be won from the front side through the prize ball confirmation opening 72, and the prize ball confirmation of the winning device 112 performed in the inspection process of the gaming machine can be efficiently performed. In addition, the swinging member 118 is merely biased in the closing direction by its own weight, and there is almost no resistance when forcibly displacing the opening / closing member 102, and the winning ball check can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the opening / closing member 102 can only be displaced to the prize ball confirmation position, winning of the game ball S from the game area 14 side is prevented, and illegal acquisition of the game ball S can be made completely impossible. Further, since the connecting hole 116 extends in the front-rear direction, the swinging member 118 does not interfere with the connecting part 122 when the swinging member 118 swings and the swinging member 118 smoothly swings and displaces. Can do.

  In the embodiment, the case where the opening / closing member 102 is provided on the first arm member 58 on the right side is shown, but the opening / closing member 102 may be provided on the second arm member 60 on the left side. In this case, the winning device 112 is provided on the left side of the decorative member 18, and the opening / closing member 102 is forcedly displaced by displacing the distal end portion 38 to the left. In the embodiment, the swing member 50 has two arm members 58 and 60. However, the arm member on the side where the opening / closing member 102 is not provided can be omitted.

  In the embodiment, the front side regulation portion 28 provided on the right side portion of the decorative member 18 is configured to cover a part below the side portion of the opening / closing member 102 in the closed position from the front (see FIG. 2A). However, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a larger front side restricting portion 29 is provided so that the front end portion 38 and the entire side portion (left side portion) of the opening / closing member 102 in the closed position are covered by the front side restricting portion 29. Also good. Thereby, it becomes difficult to hook an illegal instrument etc. with respect to the opening-and-closing member 102 in a closed position, and the further suppression of unauthorized opening can be implement | achieved. However, the size of the front restricting portion 29 is determined in consideration of a space in which the prize ball confirmation opening 72 can open when the opening and closing member 102 is forcibly displaced.

  In the first embodiment, the swing member 118 is biased in the closing direction by its own weight. However, for example, the swing member 118 may be biased in the closing direction by the plunger 46 of the solenoid 44. That is, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which an external load is always applied to the swing member 118 and the swing member 118 is biased in the closing direction.

(Example of change)
Next, the gaming machine according to the modified example will be described below. In the modified example, only portions different from the embodiment will be described, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the embodiment, the gaming machine including the winning device 112 including the single opening and closing member 102 is shown, but the opening and closing members 102 and 105 may be provided on the first and second arm members 58 and 60, respectively. For example, as the winning device, the start winning device 113 that triggers the symbol variation of the symbol display device 16 can be adopted, and as shown in FIG. 7, a tulip type device having two opening and closing members 102 and 105 can be adopted. . Specifically, a first opening / closing member (first opening / closing member) 102 is connected to the first arm member 58, and a second opening / closing member (second opening / closing member) 105 is connected to the second arm member 60. Thereby, when either the 1st opening-and-closing member 102 or the 2nd opening-and-closing member 105 is forcedly displaced, both the opening-and-closing members 102 and 105 can be forcedly displaced to a prize ball confirmation position simultaneously.

  Moreover, the following structures are employ | adopted for the ball entry prevention member provided in the game board 10 of the example of a change. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the ball blocking member includes an upper restriction portion 110 provided at the upper center of the first and second opening / closing members 102 and 105, and one-side restriction provided on the left and right sides of the upper restriction portion 110. Part 108,108, and the front control part 111 which covers the lower side of the 1st, 2nd opening-and-closing member 102,105 from the front. The upper restricting portion 110 is provided on the game board 10 so as to be close to the front end portions 38 and 38 of the first and second opening / closing members 102 and 105 in the closed position. Further, the distance between the front restricting portion 111 and the upper restricting portion 110 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball S. On the other hand, the disposition positions of the one-side restricting portions 108, 108 are such that the tip portions 38, 38 when the first and second opening / closing members 102, 105 are in the open position have a diameter of the game ball S from each one-side restricting portion 108. It is set to a position that is far apart.

  Furthermore, when the first and second opening / closing members 102, 105 are displaced to the prize ball confirmation position, the one-side regulating portions 108, 108 are installed at the tip end portions 38, 105 of the first and second opening / closing members 102, 105. 38 is set close to the position where the winning of the game ball S from the game area 14 can be prevented. In addition, when the first and second opening / closing members 102 and 105 are set to the prize ball confirmation position, the two opening / closing members 102 and 105, the upper restriction part 110, the one-side restriction part 108, and the front restriction part 111 are used for two prize ball confirmations. Openings 72, 72 are defined. Therefore, similarly to the embodiment, even in the gaming machine according to the modified example, the first and second opening / closing members 102 and 105 can be easily displaced to the prize ball confirmation position, so that the prize ball can be easily confirmed. The illegal acquisition of the game ball S due to the goto action can be prevented. In addition, in the modified example, since both the first and second opening / closing members 102 and 105 can be forcibly displaced, two prize ball confirmation openings 72 and 72 are defined at the time of confirming the prize ball. The efficiency can be further improved.

  In the embodiment and the modified example, the solenoid 44 is employed as a drive source for operating the opening / closing member. However, the drive device is not limited to the solenoid 44, and various conventionally known various combinations such as a combination of a motor and a rack-pinion. Means can be adopted.

It is a front view which shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on an Example. It is a principal part enlarged view of a game board, Comprising: (a) shows the state which has an opening-and-closing member in an open position, (b) shows the state in which an opening-and-closing member is in a prize ball confirmation position. It is a perspective view which shows a winning device. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows a winning device. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of a prize-winning apparatus, Comprising: (a) shows the state in which a rocking | swiveling member exists in a closed position, (b) shows the state in which a rocking | swiveling member exists in an open position, (c) A state is shown in which the moving member is forcibly swung and the restricting portion is in contact with the contact portion. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows another example of a front side regulation part. It is a perspective view which shows the start winning apparatus based on the example of a change. It is a principal part enlarged front view which shows the game board which concerns on the example of a change.

Explanation of symbols

10 game board, 14 game area, 26 upper restriction part (entrance prevention member)
28 front side restricting part (ball entry blocking member), 32 apparatus main body, 40 winning opening 44 solenoid (drive device), 72 prize ball checking opening 102,105 opening / closing member, 108 one side regulating part (ball entry preventing member)
110 Upper restriction part (entrance prevention member), 111 Front restriction part (entry prevention member)
112 winning devices, 113 starting winning devices (winning devices)
114 link part (first actuating member), 114a contact part, 116 connecting hole 116a front end edge, 116b rear end edge, 118 swing member (second actuating member)
118a Oscillating shaft (shaft portion), 113 Start winning device (winning device), 122 Linking portion 126 Regulating portion, S game ball, C Movement locus

Claims (2)

A device body attached to the back side of the game board in which a game area where the game ball flows down is formed on the front side, and can be opened and closed on the device body. An open / close member that allows winning and prevents a game ball from winning a winning opening when in the closed position, a drive device disposed in the device body, and a first actuating member that is reciprocated by the drive device And the first actuating member and the opening / closing member are connected to each other, the posture is displaced in conjunction with the reciprocating operation of the first actuating member to open / close the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member is always moved from the open position to the closed position. In a gaming machine provided with a winning device having a second actuating member biased so as to be displaced in a closing direction toward
The winning device includes a contact portion provided on the first operating member, and a restricting portion provided on the second operating member,
When the drive device is not in operation, the second operating member is biased to a position in which the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and the opening / closing member is opened from the closed position to the first operating member. Forced posture displacement in the opening direction to allow
The contact portion and the restriction portion are in a non-contact state when the drive device is operated, and allow the posture displacement of the second operation member,
When the opening / closing member arrives at the prize ball confirmation position between the closed position and the open position when the drive device is not in operation, the restricting portion comes into contact with the contact portion, and the posture is changed together with the opening / closing member. The forced attitude displacement in the further opening direction of the second actuating member is prevented,
In the gaming board, the opening / closing member is in the closed position to prevent the game ball from winning from the front side and the game area side to the winning opening, and the opening / closing member is in the prize ball confirming position. A gaming machine, characterized in that a ball entry blocking member is provided that defines a prize ball confirmation opening that allows a winning entry to a prize opening from the front side together with the opening and closing member. The first actuating member is a plate-like member having a connecting hole formed in a main body extending in the front-rear direction, and one end is connected to a solenoid as the driving device, and the abutting portion is on the other end side. Provided and configured to slide back and forth by the solenoid,
The second actuating member is pivotally supported by a shaft portion orthogonal to the extending direction of the first actuating member so as to be displaced in the closing direction by its own weight with respect to the apparatus main body, and when the solenoid is not actuated. The connecting portion provided on the second operating member is locked to the front end edge of the connecting hole so that the swinging of the second operating member in the closing direction is restricted and the opening / closing member is held in the closed position. When the solenoid is operated, the connecting portion that engages with the connecting hole moves together with the first operating member, and the second operating member is swung in the opening direction,
The abutting portion faces a regulating position where the regulating portion abuts on a movement locus of the regulating portion when the second actuating member is oscillated and displaced when the solenoid is inoperative. At the time of operation, the contact portion is retracted to a non-regulating position that does not interfere with the movement trajectory,
The connecting hole has a rear end edge of the connecting hole that moves backward with the swinging displacement of the second actuating member when the open / close member is forcibly displaced from the closed position to the winning ball confirmation position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first operating member extends in the front-rear direction with a length that does not interfere with each other.

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