JP2009125489A - V-winning device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a V-winning device which can put on an extraordinary performance by a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: The V-winning device of a game machine, equipped with a game ball discharge opening provided in a game board, includes: a circular body 65; a hanging means 64 for swingably hanging the circular body above the discharge opening 66; a sensor provided in the circular body and sensing the passage of game balls through the circular body; and a guiding means 62 for guiding the winning game balls to the circular body. The hanging means may include a lifting mechanism for varying the relative hanging position with respect to the discharge opening of the circular body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a V winning device for gaming machines, and more particularly to a V winning device including a swing-like swinging portion.

  A configuration in which a predetermined element is suspended from a game board of a pachinko machine is known. One example is shown in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings (Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-294580). As shown in FIG. 1, the game board of this pachinko machine has a saucer part 131 having a saucer 313 suspended from the circumferential part of a rotating body, and a winning coin medal or a game ball at a passing position of the saucer part 131. A discharge unit 133 for discharging and a payout unit 135 for receiving the coin medal or game ball on the tray 313 by tilting the tray unit 131 at a position moved from the reception position of the released coin medal or released game ball are provided. . A rotating ring 312 is attached to a rotating shaft 311 protruding from the game board. A plurality of trays 313 are suspended from the rotating ring 312. The saucer 313 is always rotating. The pan 131 (that is, the pan 313) is stopped by operating the stop operation switch 32, and starts rotating under a predetermined condition. Reference numeral 1 is a pachinko machine body, 2 is an electronic game device unit, 111 is a transparent plate, 211 is a video unit, 22 is a game operation unit, 23 is a coin medal slot, 34 is a discharge unit, 341 is a tilt receiving unit, 342 is a discharge port, 351 is a blocking body, 135 is a payout unit, 352 is a medal tray, and 353 is a payout tray.

  In this pachinko machine, when the rotating tray is stopped at a predetermined position by the operation of the stop operation switch 32, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the winning is released from the discharge portion. The released pachinko balls fall in the direction of the saucer, but some or all of the pachinko balls may not get on the saucer depending on the stop position of the saucer.

  Another known example is disclosed in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-160053). FIG. 2 of the accompanying drawings shows a state in which the movable member (suspended spider) 20 appears in the center of the game board 10 in the pachinko machine of Patent Document 2. This pachinko machine is attached to the game board 10 and the front frame of the pachinko machine so as to be openable and closable, and has a window hole through which the game board can be visually recognized, and two transparent plates 6 and 6 are provided in the window hole. A transparent plate (glass) door frame 4 or a front plate having a window hole that can be visually recognized by the game board, and a transparent plate frame with two transparent plates attached with a space between them. It has. In this pachinko machine, the movable member 20 is provided in the space between the two transparent plates on the front surface of the game board, and the movable member 20 is moved by the driving means. Reference numeral 11 is a ball guide rail, 12 is a game area, 13 is a symbol display device, 14 is a start prize opening, 15 is a big prize opening, 21 is a spider movable member, 21a is a rope, 30 is a holding plate, and 31 is a support. A shaft, 33 is a pulley, 35 is a guide pulley, and 38 is a mounting plate.

In this pachinko machine, the lifting / lowering means is driven by the driving mechanism of the driving means, and the suspended movable member is moved up and down. Further, the movable member is swung by the swinging means and moved left and right.
JP-A-8-294580 JP 2002-160053 A

  In the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1, the tray is always rotating. Therefore, when the pachinko ball collides with the saucer, the effect that the saucer starts to move cannot be produced. Moreover, since the saucer is always rotating, the motion of the saucer is not random. Furthermore, since the rotation of the saucer is stopped by pressing a stop switch, the stop of the saucer is determined by the player's intention.

  In the pachinko machine of Patent Document 2, the swinging of the movable member (spider) is forcibly made by the swinging means. By moving the slide member by the solenoid, the movable member is shaken. Further, since the movable member is provided between the two glass plates, the pachinko ball does not collide (or even touch) the movable member. Therefore, it is not possible to produce an effect that the movable member moves when the pachinko ball collides with the movable member.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko machine of the said patent documents 1 and 2, motive power is required in order to shake a saucer (or movable member).

  One object of the present invention is to provide a V prize-winning device that can give a player a great uplifting feeling with a simple structure.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a V winning device provided with a game ball discharge port provided in a game board, and an annular body, and a suspending means for swinging the annular body above the discharge port in a swingable manner. A V winning device for a gaming machine, comprising: a sensor provided on the annular body for detecting that a game ball has passed through the annular body; and a guide means for guiding a winning game ball toward the annular body. Is done. The game ball coming out of the guide means moves in the direction of the annular body. The annular body is suspended in a swingable manner by a suspension means. Therefore, if the game ball collides with the annular body, the annular body shakes.

  The suspension means may include a lifting mechanism that changes a relative suspension position of the annular body with respect to the discharge port.

  The elevating mechanism may change the relative hanging position according to a change in the gaming state.

  Preferably, the guide means includes a stage provided on the board surface. Preferably, the suspension means suspends the annular body in a swingable manner at a predetermined position below the stage.

  The stage may be movable according to the movement of the game ball in the winning device.

  Since the annular body swings due to the collision of the game balls, it is impossible to predict when the annular body will start to swing. In addition, it is not possible to predict (random) how the annular body swings (sway direction, swing speed, etc.). Furthermore, since the annular body only swings like a swing, it is not necessary to provide power for swinging the annular body.

  If the hanging position of the annular body is changed by the hanging means, the position of the annular body (V winning opening) fluctuates, the predictability of the V winning is further increased and decreased, and the interest is further increased. When the hanging position of the annular body is changed, a zone (chance zone) with a high V winning rate and a zone with a low rate can be created.

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  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine. In the present embodiment, the game ball is a pachinko ball. In the following description, expressions such as right, left, upper, lower, vertical, horizontal, front, etc. are used, which means directions when viewed in the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine 50 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 50 includes a main body frame 51, a game board 52 disposed inside the main body frame 51, and a front frame that is provided in front of the game board 52 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame 51. 53. The game board 52 includes a game area 52a surrounded by guide rails 54 on the board surface, and a pachinko ball is launched toward the game area 52a.

  A lower door frame 55 is provided below the front frame 53. The lower door frame 55 is provided with a receiving tray 55a for accommodating a pachinko ball held by the player, and a handle 56 for controlling the launch of the pachinko ball and the strength of the launch. The handle 56 is disposed on the right side of the pachinko machine 50 and protrudes forward from the lower door frame 55 so that the player can easily grasp it. A control device 40 (FIG. 4) is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 50.

  The handle 56 is provided with a launch adjusting portion 57 that is rotatable within a predetermined angle range. The launch adjusting unit 57 is an operation switch for driving a pachinko ball launching device 46 (FIG. 4) provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, and the launch adjusting unit 57 is rotated clockwise from the reference position. The firing device 46 is actuated by damaging. The launch adjusting portion 57 is applied with an urging force in the counterclockwise direction by an elastic body such as a spring, and is positioned at the reference position in the standby state. The reference position refers to a position where the amount of rotation of the launch adjusting unit 57 is zero. When the launch adjusting unit 57 is located at such a position, the pachinko ball is not launched into the game area 52 a of the game board 52. It has become.

  A pair of speakers 58 is provided above the game board 52. From the speaker 58, a melody and a sound that match the gaming state, an abnormal warning sound for notifying an abnormality of a predetermined component of the pachinko machine 50, or the like is emitted.

  The game board 52 is provided with game nails (not shown) for changing the flow direction of the pachinko balls, and an accessory (not shown) such as a windmill is provided at a predetermined position. An out port (not shown) for collecting pachinko balls that have not won a prize is provided at the bottom of the game board 52. In addition, the game board 52 is provided with a starting port, i.e., a chucker (not shown) having a function as a trigger for changing the gaming state of the pachinko machine 50. In response to the pachinko ball passing through the start port, a gaming state is provided in which the pachinko ball is easily introduced into the winning device 60 by opening and closing the blades 59.

  A center accessory is provided in the approximate center of the game board 52. The center combination of this embodiment is a winning device 60 having a so-called special winning opening (V winning opening) or the like. The winning device 60 includes a pair of wings 59 that distributes whether or not the pachinko ball is allowed to enter the winning device, a game ball guide passage 62 that is curved and extends downward from an opening formed by the opening of the wings 59, and left and right It includes a substantially horizontal stage portion 63 extending between the outlets of the guide passage 62, a wire 64 suspended from the stage portion 63, an annular body 65 suspended by the wire, and a general winning opening 66. . The annular body 65 is a so-called V prize opening. Since the general winning port 66 is an outlet provided at the lowermost part of the winning device 60, it can also be called a game ball outlet. The annular body 65 is suspended swingably above the game ball discharge port 66 by the wire 64.

  The blades 59 are opened and closed when the pachinko ball passes through a starting port (not shown) provided in the game board 52 by the operation of the control device 40 (FIG. 4). When the blades 59 are in the open state, the pachinko balls are more easily guided into the winning device 60. Of the pachinko balls introduced into the game area 52a, the pachinko balls that have passed through the blades 59 and are guided into the winning device 60 are guided to the stage unit 63 through the guide passage 62 as a winning ball, and then the stage. It falls from the part 63. The pachinko ball that has fallen from the stage portion 63 passes through the annular body 65, is collided with the annular body 65 or the wire 64, or falls below the annular body 65 without colliding with the annular body 65. In any case, the pachinko ball finally flows down to the general winning opening 66. The stage unit 63 is fixed to the game board 52.

  A general winning ball detection sensor 43 (FIG. 4) is provided in the general winning opening 66, and a specific winning ball detection sensor 44 (FIG. 4) is provided in the annular body (specific winning opening) 65. When the pachinko ball passes through the general winning opening 66, the general winning ball detection sensor 43 supplies a ball detection signal to the control device 40, and the control device 40 supplies a payout signal to the prize ball payout device 48 (FIG. 4). The prize ball payout device 48 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls to the player in response to the payout signal.

  When the pachinko ball passes through the annular body (specific winning opening) 65, the specific winning ball detection sensor 44 supplies the ball detection signal to the control device 40 described above, and the control device has a specific gaming state (big hit game) advantageous to the player. The pachinko machine 50 is driven so as to be provided. Here, the specific game state refers to a state in which the pachinko machine 50 gives the player an opportunity to pay out a large amount of prize balls in a short time. For example, the pachinko ball can be opened and closed multiple times to win the pachinko balls. The state which makes it easy to guide in 60. When opening and closing the blade 59, the control device 40 supplies an opening / closing drive signal to the blade opening / closing mechanism 45 (FIG. 4).

  Next, the control device 40 of the pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 50 is provided with a control device 40 including a microcomputer or the like. A power supply line from a power supply 41 is connected to the control device 40. The control device 40 also receives detection signals from the start port detection sensor 42, the general winning ball detection sensor 43 and the special winning ball detection sensor 44. Further, the control device 40 receives a signal indicating the operation status of the handle 56 from the contact detection sensor 56 a provided on the handle 56 and the launch adjusting unit 57.

  The control device 40 controls the blade opening / closing mechanism 45 that drives the blade 59 in accordance with a ball detection signal from the start port detection sensor 42 or the special prize detection sensor 44. Further, the control device 40 drives the firing device 46 based on signals from the contact detection sensor 56 a and the launch adjustment unit 57. Further, the control device 40 includes an illumination device 47 such as a lamp as the gaming state changes, a prize ball paying device 48 that pays out a prize ball in a big hit state, and an abnormality notification that notifies an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in the gaming state. The device 49 and the like are controlled.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the configuration of the stage unit 63 in the winning device 60 and the vicinity thereof. The annular body 65 is suspended by three wires 64. The three wires 64 are combined into one at the stage 63 and pass through a semi-cylindrical member 67 provided on the central upper surface of the stage 63. The semi-cylindrical member 67 extends from the front edge of the stage portion 63 to the rear edge. A wire winding unit (drum) 68 is provided behind the stage unit 63. The wire 64 that has passed through the semi-cylindrical member 67 is wound around a wire winding portion 68. The pachinko ball 70 coming out from the exit of the guide passage 62 rides on the stage part 63 as indicated by an arrow A and moves toward the center of the stage part 63. When the pachinko ball 70 hits the semi-cylindrical member 67, it falls from the stage portion 63 (arrow B). Alternatively, the pachinko ball 70 rides over the semi-cylindrical member 67 and rolls to the right side of the stage portion 63, and then stays on the stage portion 63 and falls from the stage portion 63. The semi-cylindrical member 67 is a member that protects the wire 64 from the pachinko ball 70, and is also a member that forms a convex portion on the stage portion. The stage part 63 is provided so as to incline toward the front so that the pachinko ball 70 can easily fall from the stage part 63 to the near side (player side). In addition, the stage part 63 may be formed in a concave shape as a whole so that the pachinko balls 70 can be easily gathered at the center of the stage part. Further, in FIG. 5, the guide passage 62 is schematically drawn for easy understanding.

  In the present embodiment, the annular body 65 is a rectangular annular body composed of four side plates. That is, the annular body 65 has openings at the top and bottom. The size of the annular body 65 is several times the size of the pachinko sphere 70 so that the pachinko sphere 70 can enter from the upper opening of the annular body 65 and exit to the lower opening. Three wires 64 are attached to three locations on the upper peripheral portion of the annular body 65. In order for the pachinko sphere 70 to pass through the annular body 65, it must pass between the wires 64.

  When the pachinko ball 70 falls from the stage portion 63 and comes into contact with or collides with the wire 64 or the annular body 65, the annular body 65 starts a pendulum motion around the semi-columnar member 67 as a fulcrum. When the pachinko ball 70 dropped from the stage portion 63 passes through the annular body 65, the passage is detected by the special prize opening detection sensor 44 provided in the annular body 65. The wiring for the electrical or signal communication of the special prize opening detection sensor 44 uses one of the three wires 64. If the pachinko ball 70 dropped from the stage portion 63 cannot pass through the annular body 65, the pachinko ball 70 enters the general winning opening 66 below the annular body 65. Since the general winning opening 66 is provided with the general winning opening detection sensor 43, it is detected that the pachinko ball 70 has entered the general winning opening 66. In the present embodiment, when the special winning opening detection sensor 44 and the general winning opening detection sensor 43 detect the passage of the pachinko ball 70 within a predetermined time, the general winning is made after the pachinko ball 70 passes through the annular body 65. It is determined that the entrance 66 is entered, and the detection signal of the general winning opening detection sensor 43 is ignored.

  In the present embodiment, the hanging position of the annular body 65 can be changed with respect to the stage portion 63. In other words, the relative suspension position of the annular body 65 with respect to the general winning opening 66 can be changed. FIG. 6 shows a state where the annular body 65 is lifted from the state of FIG. In this state, the height position of the annular body 65 and the height position of the stage portion 63 are substantially equal. Therefore, the possibility that the pachinko ball 70 rolling on the stage portion 63 and falling from the stage portion 63 enters the annular body 65 is higher than that in the state of FIG.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that there are five hanging positions of the annular body 65. The position of the annular body 65 in FIG. 5 is the lowest position, the position of the annular body 65 in FIG. 6 is the uppermost position, and three positions are set between the positions. To stop to either.

  FIG. 7 is a view of the stage unit 63 and the vicinity thereof as seen from the side. As already described, the stage unit 63 is inclined to the player side. A winding unit 68 for winding the wire 64 is provided after the stage unit 63. The support structure of the winding unit 68 is not shown. The winding unit 68 has a drive motor (not shown), and can wind the wire 64 around the winding unit 68. The wire 64 and the winding unit 68 constitute an annular body lifting mechanism.

  Next, based on FIGS. 8-11, the operation | movement which moves up and down the annular body 65 which is a V prize opening is demonstrated in detail.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the entire game. First, in step S1, a flag is initialized. Details of the initialization of the flag are shown in the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 9, first, in step S11, the blade release counter value is set to zero. The blade release counter value is a flag value for counting the number of times the blade 59 has been released. For example, a value of 20 is set after the jackpot ends. After the big hit, the counter value (20) is decremented by 1 every time the blade 59 is opened once. If a game ball enters the V prize opening before the counter value becomes zero (that is, during the chance time), it becomes a ream. After step S11, the process proceeds to step S12, and the V winning opening position counter value is set to zero. The V winning opening position counter value is a flag value for managing the position of the V winning opening (annular body 65). In this embodiment, there are five stages for the V prize opening. When the flag value is zero (minimum value), the annular body 65 is in the lowest position (position in FIG. 5). When the flag value is 4 (maximum value), the annular body 65 is in the uppermost position (position in FIG. 6). After step S12, the extended resort flag is turned OFF in step S13. The Renso flag is a flag for managing the current status of the pachinko machine. If this flag is OFF, it is determined that the game is in a normal game, and if it is ON, it is determined that the chance time is in effect (the position of the annular body is higher than the position in FIG. 5). After step S13, the process proceeds to step S14, where the V winning flag is turned OFF. The V winning flag is a flag for determining whether the pachinko ball 70 has passed through the annular body 65. From the time of winning a V to the end of the jackpot, this flag is ON, and after the jackpot ends, it is OFF.

  If each flag is initialized in step S1, a game is started (step S2). Immediately after the game is started, the game is in a normal game state (step S3). The operation in the normal gaming state is shown in detail in FIG.

  If it is a normal gaming state (step S21), it is first determined whether or not the extended game flag is ON (step S22). If the determination result is YES, it is determined whether a pachinko ball has entered the start port (step S23). If the determination result is YES, the blade release counter value is decreased by 1 (step S24). Thereafter, it is determined whether the pachinko ball has entered the V prize opening (annular body) (step S25). If the determination result is YES, the V winning flag is turned ON (step S26). And it goes out of the flowchart of FIG. 10 (step S27), and progresses to step S4 (FIG. 8).

  If the flag is not ON in step S22, the process proceeds to step S31 to determine whether the pachinko ball has entered the start port. If the determination result is YES, it is determined whether or not a pachinko ball has entered the V winning opening (step S32). If the determination result is YES, the V winning flag is turned on (step S33) and the process exits from the flowchart of FIG. Even if the determination result is NO in step S31 or S32, if the V winning flag is ON, the process exits the flowchart of FIG. 10 (step S27).

  Even if it is determined in step S23 that the pachinko ball has not entered the start port, if the V winning port flag is ON, the process exits the flowchart of FIG. 10 (step S27).

  When it is determined in step S25 that the pachinko ball has not passed through the V winning opening, the process proceeds to step S28, and it is determined whether or not the blade release counter value is zero. If it is zero, the process proceeds to step S29, where the extended game flag is turned OFF, and then, the process proceeds to step S30, where the V winning opening position counter value is set to zero. If the V winning flag is ON, the process exits the flowchart of FIG. 10 (step S27).

  If the blade release counter value is not zero in step S28, the process proceeds to step S27, and if the V winning flag is ON, the process exits the flowchart of FIG.

  It progresses to step S4 after step S3. The operation of step S4 (in the case of jackpot game) is shown in FIG.

  Wait until the jackpot state starts and ends (step S41). When the big hit state is finished, the blade release counter value is set to 20 (step S42), and the extended flag is turned ON (step S43). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the value of the V winning opening position counter is 4 (maximum value) (step S44). If the determination result is YES, 1 is added to the V winning opening position counter value (step S45). Thereafter, the V winning flag is turned off (step S46), and the process proceeds to step S5.

  If the V winning opening position counter value is not 4 in step S44, the process proceeds to step S46, and the V winning flag is turned OFF. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S5. Therefore, the hanging position of the annular body 65 is changed in five stages according to the gaming state.

  As described above, the V winning device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention swings irregularly when the V winning opening (annular body) comes into contact with the game ball, and the V winning rate changes irregularly. Since the annular body swings randomly, you can enjoy it visually. Further, the V winning rate can be greatly changed by adjusting the length of the wire.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example. For example, the following modifications (1) to (6) can be made. In the following description, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  (1) The winning device is not limited to the one shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 (reference numeral 60). For example, a winning device 80 having a structure as shown in FIG. 12 may be used. In the winning device 80 of FIG. 12, one cylindrical game ball guide passage 62 is provided on the side wall of the winning device 80. The entrance of this guide passage 62 is opened and closed by a blade 59. The guide passage 62 extends obliquely downward, and its outlet is directed to the inside of the winning device 80. A stage portion 83 is provided below the exit of the guide passage 62. The length of the stage portion 83 (the width of the stage portion when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front) is about half that of the stage portion 63 of FIG. The pachinko ball 70 that has exited the guide passage 62 falls and bounces to the stage portion 83 and then falls further downward from the stage portion 83 without changing the traveling direction. An annular body 84 is suspended by a wire 64 below the stage portion 83. The wire 64 can be moved up and down by a winding unit 68. The annular body 84 has a structure that allows the pachinko sphere 70 to easily enter the annular body. That is, the annular body 84 has an extending portion 84a extending in all directions, and the probability that the pachinko sphere 70 enters the annular body is higher than the annular body 65 of FIG. In particular, in the case of the annular body 84 in FIG. 12, the pachinko sphere 70 can enter the annular body 84 without passing between the wires 64. The wire 64 passes through a wire passage 85 attached to the lower surface of the stage portion 83. The wire passage 85 is a member similar to the semi-cylindrical member 67 of FIG. Reference numeral 86 is a general winning opening.

  (2) FIG. 13A shows another example of the winning device. This winning device 90 is characterized by the support structure of the stage portion 91. Lower portions at both ends of the stage portion 91 are supported by springs 92. Reference numeral 93 denotes a pedestal for providing the spring 92 and protrudes inward in the horizontal direction from the inner wall of the main body of the winning device 90. The game ball guide path of the winning device 90 includes an opening formed by opening the blades 59 and a stage portion. The pachinko ball that has entered the winning device 90 collides with the stage unit 91 and bounces, and then falls downward from the stage unit 91. Since the stage portion 91 is supported by the spring 92, the operation when the pachinko ball jumps at the stage portion 91 is random. The wire winding unit 68 is provided above the stage unit 91. This is because the winding of the wire 64 may be smooth by providing the wire winding portion 68 at this position. A wire passage 85 is attached to the lower surface of the stage portion 91. Since the wire 64 passes through the wire passage 85, the wire 64 passes under the stage portion 91 and is wound around the winding portion 68. FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of the stage unit 91.

  (3) Although the stage unit 63 is fixed to the game board 52, the stage unit 63 may be movable. The movement of the stage unit is started / stopped according to the gaming state or started / stopped according to the movement of the pachinko ball 70, for example. Also in the structure of FIG. 13, the stage portion 91 is moved by the force of the pachinko ball 70. Therefore, it can be said that the stage part can be moved according to the movement of the pachinko ball in the winning device.

  (4) Although the semi-cylindrical member 67 is provided on the stage portion 63 and the convex portion is formed on the stage portion 63 in the winning device of FIG. 5, the upper surface of the stage portion 63 may be all smooth. Good. For this purpose, for example, a recess is formed at the center upper portion of the stage 63 and a plate material for closing the recess is provided. The wire 64 passes through the recess and is wound on the wire winding unit. Alternatively, a through path extending from the front end surface of the stage portion 63 to the rear end surface may be provided, and the wire may be wound around the wire winding portion through the through path.

  (5) Although the wire winding unit 68 is normally stopped and started under a predetermined condition, it may be driven at all times. If it does in this way, the height position of an annular body will change constantly. Alternatively, the wire winding unit 68 may be driven at a normal time and stopped under a predetermined condition. That is, the height position of the annular body usually changes up and down, but may be fixed under predetermined conditions.

  (6) Although the shape of the annular body in FIG. 3 is a square annular shape, any shape may be used as long as the pachinko sphere can pass (through) (for example, an annular shape, a triangular shape, a pentagon shape, a hexagonal shape). , Funnel-shaped).

It is a perspective view of the conventional pachinko machine. It is a front view of another conventional pachinko machine. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a control device and peripheral elements of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a principal part schematic perspective view of the winning device of the pachinko machine of FIG. 3, and has shown the state which has an annular body in the lowest position. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view similar to FIG. 5, showing a state where the annular body is in the uppermost position. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the suspending means of the winning device of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the whole operation | movement of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the flag initialization process of the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of operation | movement in the case of the normal game of the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of operation | movement of the jackpot game in the flowchart of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the winning device by 2nd Example of this invention. (A) is a schematic oblique front view of the winning device by 3rd Example of this invention, (b) is a schematic sectional side view of the suspension means of a cyclic | annular body.

Explanation of symbols

44 Special prize opening detection sensor 50 Pachinko machine (game machine)
52 Game board 60 Prize winning device 62 Guide passage (guide means)
63 Stage 64 Wire (Hanging means)
65 Ring body 66 General prize opening (discharge port)
68 Wire winding part (lifting mechanism)
70 Pachinko balls (game balls)

Claims (5)

A V winning device provided with a game ball outlet provided in a game board,
An annular body;
Suspending means for swingably suspending the annular body above the discharge port;
A sensor provided on the annular body for detecting that a game ball has passed through the annular body;
Guiding means for guiding the winning game ball toward the annular body;
A V-winning device for a gaming machine characterized by including:   The V winning device according to claim 1, wherein the suspension means includes an elevating mechanism that changes a relative suspension position of the annular body with respect to the discharge port.   3. The V winning device according to claim 2, wherein the elevating mechanism changes the relative suspension position in accordance with a change in a gaming state.   The said guide means includes the stage provided in the said game board, The said suspension means suspends the said cyclic | annular body in the predetermined position below the said stage so that rocking | fluctuation is possible. 4. The V winning device according to any one of 3.   5. The V winning device according to claim 4, wherein the stage is movable in accordance with the movement of the game ball in the winning device.

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