JP2010167211A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of improving the amusement of a game when a game ball rolls on a lower stage provided with a lift which transfers it to the vicinity of an inflow port. <P>SOLUTION: A center accessory 16 includes: a winning assisting path 45 in which an inflow port 46 is opened on an upper stage 20; a lift 51 having a receiving and holding portion 53, capable of transferring the game ball on the side of the lower stage 29 to the vicinity of the inflow port; a return route 42 for returning the game ball which does not flow into the inflow port to the receiving area of the lift; a discharge path 40 for the game ball; and a ball entrance 17 for the game ball. The receiving and holding portion has an inflow side transfer portion 54 capable of transferring the game ball almost right above and transferring it to the inflow port, and return side transfer portions 55 and 56 capable of transferring it to the return route. On the front side of the lift, guide portions 72 and 77, for being in contact with the game ball rolling on the lower stage and circulating and moving it so as to dispose the game ball at a position at which it can be guided to at least one of the inflow side transfer portion and the return side transfer portion and a position at which it cannot be guided, are disposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a center accessory is provided with a lift that repeats a transfer operation of raising a game ball rolling from an upper stage to a lower stage from the lower stage to the upper stage.

  Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine is known in which a lift that repeats a transfer operation for raising a game ball from a lower stage to an upper stage is provided in a center accessory (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this center accessory, the inlet of the winning assistance passage is arranged near the center in the left-right direction of the upper stage, and the lift is arranged at the lower stage portion in front of the inlet. In addition, the winning assist passage is configured to open the outlet at a position above the winning opening located below the lower stage so that the game ball flowing in from the inlet flows out from the outlet so as to easily enter the winning opening. . This winning opening is a starting winning opening for starting a lottery with a digipachi or the like, and gives a player a privilege by entering the ball.

  Then, the lift is a rotation type whose transfer operation is a rotation operation, so that the lower stage side game ball can be transferred to the vicinity of the inlet on the upper stage side, and rotates with a rotation axis along the left and right direction, On the outer peripheral side, a receiving ball holding part capable of receiving and holding the game ball on the lower stage side so that the game ball can be detached on the upper stage side is configured.

  In addition, a return route is provided around the inflow port so that the game balls that have not flowed into the inflow port can be rolled back from the upper stage to the receiving area of the lift game balls in the lower stage. It was.

  This return route is formed as an inclined surface where the areas on the left and right sides of the inlet of the upper stage become lower toward the left and right edges of the upper stage, and the area on the lower stage has both left and right edges on the edge of the upper stage. The upper surface is connected to each other, and the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction is lowered downward. The vicinity of the center of the lower stage is arranged on the front side of the lift to serve as a receiving area, and the front edge side is a discharge path through which the game ball can be discharged downward outside the center accessory.

  Furthermore, at the upper side of the stage portion of the decorative frame around the center accessory, there is an entrance of a warp passage as a entrance for guiding the entered game ball to be able to roll on the lower stage. It was.

  In addition, the lift is configured such that the receiving holding portion is provided with a magnet capable of attracting a game ball on the outer peripheral side of the lift, and the game ball attracted and received on the lower stage side is almost directly above the rotation direction. It was set as the structure made to transfer to. Further, the receiving and holding unit includes an inflow side transfer unit capable of transferring the received and held game ball to an area where the game ball can flow into the inflow port on the upper stage side, and a return route of the received and held game ball on the upper stage side. And a return-side transfer unit that can be transferred to the area.

  Then, if the game ball is attracted to the magnet constituting the receiving holding portion in the lift while rolling the lower stage, the game ball is transferred to the upper stage side by the lift, and the portion where the game ball in the lift is attracted flows in In the case of the side transfer section, the game ball is rolled to the inlet of the upper stage, and if the part that adsorbs the game ball in the lift is the return side transfer section, the game ball passes through the return route and goes down from the upper stage. It will roll to the stage. If the game ball that has been rolled to the lower stage is again attracted to the lift receiving and holding part, it is transferred to the upper stage side by the lift and rolls to the inflow side or the return route Roll to the lower stage side to pass. Alternatively, the game ball that has been rolled to the lower stage is to be discharged from the discharge path if it is not received (not attracted) by the lift receiving holder.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine, the game ball is held by the lift receiving and holding part and enters the inlet of the winning assistance passage, or rolls to the lower stage, and the player is thrilled. I was able to.

JP 2004-97800 A

  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the timing at which the lift receiving holding unit holds the game ball is simply that the game ball rolling on the lower stage is arranged in the lift receiving area, and the transfer operation is repeated. When the receiving holding part (magnet) is arranged in the receiving area, the receiving holding part holds the game ball, and in that case, which part of the inflow side transfer part and the return side transfer part However, it can be easily predicted by the speed of the game ball rolling on the lower stage and the speed of the transfer operation of the lift (rotation speed in the conventional example). There was room for improvement in terms of further improvement.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and when rolling a lower stage provided with a lift for transferring a game ball to the vicinity of the inflow port, a pachinko gaming machine that can improve the game's preference The purpose is to provide.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the center object is
A stage unit having at least two stages of an upper stage capable of rolling the game balls and a lower stage disposed below the upper stage;
A prize-winning auxiliary passage that allows a game ball to flow in from an inflow opening opened to the upper stage and to flow out from the outflow opening toward the winning opening;
The transfer operation is repeated so that the game ball on the lower stage side can be transferred to the vicinity of the inlet on the upper stage side, and the game ball on the lower stage side is received and held, and the game ball can be detached on the upper stage side. A lift configured to have a stop holding portion;
A return route that allows the game balls that have not flowed into the inflow port to roll back from the upper stage to the receiving area of the lift game balls in the lower stage; and
A discharge path arranged on the lower stage and capable of discharging the game ball from the front edge of the lower stage to the outside of the center role,
The entrance to enter the game ball into the stage part,
Configured with
The lift receiving and holding part is configured to transfer the game ball received on the lower stage side almost directly above, and the inflow side transfer that can transfer the received and held game ball to an area that can flow into the inlet on the upper stage side. A pachinko gaming machine configured to include a portion and a return side transfer unit capable of transferring the received and held game ball to the return route area on the upper stage side,
The game ball can be guided to at least one of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit and the game ball flows into the front side of the lift on the lower stage side by contacting the game ball rolling on the lower stage. A guide part that circulates and moves is disposed so as to be arranged at a position where guidance is possible and a position where guidance is impossible, at least one of the side transfer part and the return side transfer part.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the game ball that has been rolled onto the stage portion via the entrance hole rolls on the lower stage side, the guide portion circulates in front of the receiving area on the front side of the lift. is doing. The circulating movement of the guide unit moves the game ball so that it can be guided to at least one of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit while the guide unit contacts the game ball rolling on the lower stage. Further, the circular movement of the guide unit is such that the game ball is arranged at a position where the game ball can be guided to at least one side of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit and a position where the guide ball cannot be guided. To do.

  Therefore, when the lift transfer operation is repeated, which part of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit receives the game ball, the speed of the game ball rolling on the lower stage, and the inflow In addition to the speed of the transfer operation of the lift having the side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit, in addition to the guide operation of the guide unit to at least one side of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit, It is difficult to predict whether the game ball is received and held by the inflow-side transfer unit or the return-side transfer unit due to the circular movement of the guide unit. And of course, the lower stage where the lift receiving area is arranged is provided with a discharge path through which the game ball can be discharged out of the center role, and the game ball is not received and held by the lift. In addition, it may be discharged from the discharge path. Therefore, when the game ball rolls on the lower stage, the lift capable of receiving and holding the game ball not only repeats the transfer operation, but also a dazzling operation (circular movement of the guide part (which is also a guide operation and is not guided). The game ball is received and held by either the inflow side transfer part or the return side transfer part of the lift receiving and holding part, and the transfer is started. Or whether the player is discharged from the discharge path until the action is determined.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the game ball rolls on the lower stage provided with a lift capable of transporting the game ball to the vicinity of the inflow port, The ball is received and held by the inflow side transfer section that tends to flow into the inlet and starts to transfer, or the ball is received and held by the return side transfer section that rolls to the return route, or the transfer starts. Whether or not it will be discharged from the road will cause the player to be throbbing until those actions are confirmed, and the game's preference can be improved.

  When the return route area around the inflow port is arranged on both the left and right sides of the inflow port, the lift receiving and holding portion is also located at the part of the return route area on both the left and right sides of the inflow port. Correspondingly, the return side transfer unit is arranged on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer unit, and the guide unit is arranged so as to cover the front sides of the left and right return side transfer units simultaneously or alternately. At the same time, when covering at least one of the left and right return-side transfer units, it is desirable that the front side of the inflow-side transfer unit be opened so that the game ball can be guided to the inflow-side transfer unit.

  In such a configuration, the guide portion is configured to open and close at least one front side of the left and right return side transfer units, and when the front side of those return side transfer units is covered by the guide unit, The front side of the inflow side transfer unit is opened, and the guide unit covers the return side transfer unit as much as possible to guide the game ball in the receiving area to the inflow side transfer unit. That is, when the game ball is received and held by the receiving holding portion in the lift, the probability that the game ball is held by the inflow side transfer portion that easily flows into the inflow port is increased, and the expectation to flow into the inflow port is enhanced. As a result, the game preference can be improved.

  In this case, the guide unit can open and close the front side of the return side transfer unit on the front side of the lift, moving up and down along the vertical direction, rotating or moving along the left and right direction. it can.

  And when moving a guide part along the left-right direction, a guide part is arrange | positioned on both the right-and-left both sides of an inflow side transfer part, and while circularly moving so that it may mutually approach and separate, The front side of the inflow side transfer unit can be opened and the front side of the inflow side transfer unit and the left and right return side transfer units can be opened when they are separated from each other. In such a configuration, the front side of the inflow side transfer unit can always be opened and the left and right return side transfer units can be simultaneously opened and closed. In addition, since the left and right guide portions are opened from the state where the front side of the lift is opened small, and the relative movement amount between the guide portions is increased, when the guide portion is given a predetermined design, Can be made.

  In addition, when moving the guide part along the left-right direction, the guide part is arranged on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer part, with the mutual separation distance being substantially equal, and reciprocating in the left-right direction, It is also possible to dispose the front side of the inflow side transfer unit so as to alternately cover the front side of the left and right return side transfer units.

  As described above, when the guide unit is moved in the left-right direction, a decorative body that protrudes on the stage unit and reciprocates left and right in conjunction with the guide unit is connected to the guide unit. For example, the effect of the stage portion can be further enhanced by the circular movement of the guide portion and the decorative body along the left-right direction.

  Furthermore, in this case, the decorative body can also be configured as a lid that can open and close the communication port of the return route that rolls from the upper stage to the lower stage. In such a configuration, it is possible to make the movement timing of the lid (decorative body) that opens the communication port correspond to the closing timing of the guide portion that closes the left and right return side transfer portions. For this reason, for example, a game ball held on the upper stage side by the lid is rolled to the lower stage side through the communication port by the movement of the lid, and then rolled to the lift receiving area. At this time, it is also possible to guide the game ball to the inflow side transfer unit by passing the return side transfer unit blocked by the guide unit, and in this case, the game ball rolling to the lower stage through the communication port By using the lift, it is possible to increase the probability of flowing into the inflow port, and to further improve the game preference.

  The lift is a reciprocating type that moves up and down repeatedly as a holding unit that receives the game ball on the lower stage side, moves it up to the upper stage side, and rolls it to the inlet or return area. However, it is good also as a rotation type which has a rotating shaft along a left-right direction and rotates. When the lift is of a rotary type, it is desirable that the lift receiving and holding portion is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and a magnet capable of attracting a game ball is disposed on the outer peripheral surface. In such a configuration, the diameter dimension can be made compact compared with the case where the receiving and holding portion is configured from a bucket or a blade capable of holding a game ball, such as other rotary type lifts. This is suitable when the width dimension in the front-rear direction is limited.

  In this case, the magnets are respectively disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit, and the magnet disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the magnet disposed in the return side transfer unit are rotated by the lift. In the direction around the axis of the shaft, the magnets are displaced or the magnets arranged in the inflow side transfer unit and the magnets arranged in the return side transfer unit are arranged along the rotation axis of the lift. Can be set.

  In the former case, for example, in the area on the receiving area side of the lift receiving and holding part, a magnet is provided in the inflow side transfer part without providing a magnet in the return side transfer part. Even if the side is open, the game ball can be adsorbed by the open inflow side transfer section, and the expectation of inflow of the game ball to the inflow port can be improved. On the contrary, depending on the rotation angle of the lift, even if only the front side of the inflow side transfer part is open, it is possible to configure so that the game ball is not attracted without arranging the magnet in the inflow side transfer part of the area. . That is, in the case of the former configuration, the timing of the circulation movement of the guide section covering the front side of the return side transfer section and the rotation movement of the magnet accompanying the rotation of the lift may or may not be synchronized. In addition to setting, various probabilities of attracting game balls to the inflow side transfer unit can be easily set by setting the arrangement of magnets provided in the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit.

  In the case of the latter configuration, the magnet is disposed in an area extending between the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit along the rotation axis of the lift, and the timing for attracting the game balls of the lift is determined by the inflow side transfer. And the return-side transfer unit, when the receiving and holding unit adsorbs the game ball, if the guide unit opens the front side of the return-side transfer unit, the game ball is adsorbed to the return-side transfer unit. If the front side of the return side transfer unit is covered, the game ball can be adsorbed to the inflow side transfer unit. That is, when the lift receiving and holding unit sucks the game ball, the game ball is sucked by the return side transfer unit or the inflow side transfer unit whose guide side is open on the front side, depending on the circulation movement of the guide unit. The probability that the game ball is attracted to the inflow side transfer section can be easily stabilized.

It is a schematic front view which shows the game board surface in the pachinko game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center combination of embodiment, and shows the state at the time of the mutual approach of a guide part. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center combination of embodiment, and shows the state at the time of the mutual separation of a guide part. It is a schematic front view of the lift vicinity of embodiment, and shows the state mutually spaced apart from the time of the mutual approach of a guide part. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view along the front-back direction corresponding to the VV site | part of A of FIG. 4 in the lift vicinity of embodiment, and shows the state which adsorb | sucks a game ball and flows in into an inflow port in order. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view along the front-back direction corresponding to the VI-VI site | part of B of FIG. 4 in the lift vicinity of embodiment, and the state which adsorb | sucks a game ball and rolls it to a return area is shown in order. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the lift and guide part of embodiment. It is a perspective view of the lift of the modification of embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of the vicinity of the lift of the gaming machine using the lift shown in FIG. 8, sequentially illustrating a state in which the guide portions are separated from each other when approaching each other. FIG. 10 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view along the front-rear direction corresponding to the XX portion of FIG. 9A in the vicinity of the lift of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 9, and sequentially shows a state in which game balls are adsorbed and flowed into the inflow port. FIG. 10 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view along the front-rear direction corresponding to the XI-XI part of FIG. 9B in the vicinity of the lift of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 9, sequentially showing the state in which the game balls are attracted and rolled to the return area . It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center combination of the modification of embodiment, and shows the state in which one guide part has covered the front side of one return side transfer part. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center accessory shown in FIG. 12, and shows the state which the other guide part has covered the front side of the other return side transfer part. FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of the vicinity of the lift of the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center combination of the other modification of embodiment, and shows the state in which the guide part has covered the front side of the return side transfer part. 15 shows a state in which the guide part of the center accessory shown in FIG. 15 opens the front side of the return side transfer part. It is a front view of the lift vicinity which shows the guide part of the other modification of embodiment, and shows the state where the guide part has opened the front side of the return side transfer part, and the state which has covered the front side of the return side transfer part. . FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view showing a center accessory provided with a guide part shown in FIG. 17. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the center role object of the further another modification of embodiment, and shows the state at the time of the descent | fall of the lift of the state which the guide part covered the front side of the return side transfer part. FIG. 20 is a schematic perspective view showing when the lift shown in FIG. 19 is raised. FIG. 20 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the guide unit opens the front side of the return side transfer unit when the lift shown in FIG. 19 is lowered.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a gaming machine) 1 according to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. A game area 5 surrounded by the rails 4 is provided. In the game area 5, a center accessory 16 is disposed at the center and surrounded by a decorative frame 13. A symbol display device 14 for displaying a predetermined symbol with liquid crystal or the like is disposed behind the center accessory 16.

  Around the ornamental frame 13 in the game area 5, there are nails (not shown), a windmill 6, a normal winning port 7, a winning port 8 without a prize ball, a starting winning port 9, an electric tulip 10, a grand winning port 11, and an out port 12. If a game ball is driven into the game area 5 from between the outer rail 3 and the inner rail 4 by operating a handle (not shown) such as a known member such as a game ball, The player enters any of the winning prize opening 8, the start winning prize opening 9, the electric tulip 10, the grand prize winning opening 11, and the out opening 12. And if a game ball wins the normal prize opening 7 or the big prize opening 11 at the time of opening, a predetermined number of game balls can be obtained, and if the game ball wins the prize slot 8, the electric tulip 10 is drawn by a lottery for a predetermined time or a predetermined time. Will be released a number of times. In addition, if the game ball wins the start winning opening 9 or the electric tulip 10 at the time of opening, winning or losing such as big hit, medium hit, small hit, etc. are determined by lottery. Depending on the hit, the opening time, the number of times of opening, the number of winning prizes, etc. are limited and released. These operations and game flows are known, and a main control board (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board surface 2 outputs various operation signals based on sensing at the time of winning, and the main control A sub-control board (not shown) pays out a predetermined number of game balls or activates a predetermined lamp, speaker, or the like based on a lottery result such as hitting or coming off from the board, and gives a predetermined effect to the symbol display device 14. Will be displayed.

  The center accessory 16 of the embodiment surrounded by the decorative frame 13 is configured by disposing a stage portion 19, a warp passage 17, a winning assist passage 45, and a lift 51 as shown in FIG. ing. The stage portion 19 is disposed on the lower frame 13a side of the decorative frame body 13, and includes at least an upper stage 20 capable of rolling the game ball B on the upper surface side and a lower stage 29 disposed below the upper stage 20. It has two stages 20 and 29. In the embodiment, the upper stage 20 is disposed on the rear side close to the symbol display device 14, and the lower stage 29 is disposed on the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the warp passage 17 serves as an entrance for the game ball B into the stage portion 19, and is opened on the left frame 13 b side above the stage portion 19 in the decorative frame body 13. The game ball B entering from the entrance 17a is arranged so as to be able to roll to the left edge side of the lower stage 29 of the stage portion 19 so as to be able to roll.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the prize winning auxiliary passage 45 opens the outlet 47 above the start winning opening 9 positioned below the lower stage 29, and flows near the center of the upper stage 20 in the left-right direction. The opening 46 is configured to open, and the game ball B flowing in from the inflow port 46 rolls to the outflow port 47 by its own weight, and can flow out from the outflow port 47 to the start winning port 9. It is arranged to assist winning a prize. As shown in FIG. 5, the winning assistance passage 45 extends from the inlet 46 disposed near the center in the left-right direction of the upper stage 20 to the rear side, the lower side of the upper stage 20, and the center of the lower stage 29 in the left-right direction. Is formed as a substantially L-shaped passage along the front-rear direction up to the outlet 47 located below.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper stage 20 of the stage portion 19 has a left surface portion 22 capable of rolling the game ball B on the upper surface side on both the left and right sides of the central portion 21 where the inflow port 46 is opened. A right surface portion 23 is disposed. Each of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23 is configured to be lowered as the distance from the center portion 21 increases, and further to gradually increase from the lowest bottom portions 22b and 23b toward the outer edges 22c and 23c. In addition, on the central portion 21 side of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23, the game ball B that has been transferred by the lift 51 but did not flow into the inflow port 46 is received and rolled to the bottom portions 22b and 23b side. Areas (return areas) 22a and 23a are provided. Between the return areas 22a and 23a and the inflow port 46, partition walls 49 and 49 are provided parallel to each other and extending from the back wall 26 side, which will be described later, to the front side and disposed above the lift 51. ing. Further, the bottom portions 22b and 23b of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23 are portions constituting a communication port 43 for rolling the game ball B toward the lower stage 29 side. In the case of the embodiment, the left and right communication ports 43 are opened and closed with decorative bodies 79 and 74 described later as lid bodies 80 and 75.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rear wall 26 protrudes upward along the left-right direction on the rear edge side of the upper stage 20 as a boundary with the symbol display device 14 side. In the center of the direction, the aforementioned inlet 46 is extended and opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower stage 29 of the stage portion 19 enables the game ball B to roll on the upper surface side, lowers the central portion 30 near the center in the left-right direction, The left and right left edges 34 and the right edge 35 are formed as the same curved surface that is substantially flush with the vicinity of the outer edges 22c and 23c of the left surface 22 and the right surface 23 of the upper stage 20. Has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower stage 29 has a rear lower guide surface 31 that is arranged on the rear side and can guide the game ball B to the lift 51, and is arranged on the front side, as shown in FIGS. An inclined surface 32 that is inclined forward is provided. The guide surface 31 constitutes a receiving area 30 a for the game ball B in the lift 51, and the inclined surface 32 moves the game ball B from the front edge of the lower stage 29 to the outside of the decorative frame 13 (center accessory 16). A discharge path 40 is configured to freely drop downward and discharge. Further, on the front edge side of the lower stage 29, except for the area where the inclined surface 32 is disposed, that is, excluding the area of the discharge path 40, a protrusion that can prevent the game ball B from falling to the front side. 37 and 38 are projected upward as small projecting amounts.

  The game ball B falling from the discharge path 40 is in a state where the discharge path 40 is wide open in the left-right direction, and flows out so as to fall from the outlet 47 of the winning auxiliary passage 45 toward the start winning opening 9. Unlike the case where it is performed, it almost falls without winning the start winning opening 9.

  Further, the outlet 17 b of the warp passage 17 is disposed near the left edge 34 of the lower stage 29 toward the central portion 30 side.

  2 and 3, when the game ball B is received and held by the lift 51 and lifted to the vicinity of the central portion 21 of the upper stage 20 and does not flow into the inflow port 46, the game The sphere B rolls from the area (return area) 22a, 23a of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23 to the vicinity of the bottom portions 22b, 23b, and from the bottom portions 22b, 23b to the lower stage 29 via the communication ports 43, 43. Then, it rolls to the vicinity of the lift 51 of the central portion 30 and, if not discharged from the discharge passage 40, rolls to the guide surface 31 as the receiving area 30a, and is again received and held by the lift 51 and circulated. A loop operation occurs. That is, the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23 together with the lower stage 29 constitute a return route 42 that returns the game ball B by a loop operation using the communication ports 43 and 43.

  3 to 6, the lift 51 repeats the transfer operation so that the game ball B on the lower stage 29 side can be transferred to the vicinity of the inlet 46 on the upper stage 20 side. The lift 51 is configured to include a receiving holding portion 53 that receives and holds the game ball B on the lower stage 29 side and can be detached from the game ball B on the upper stage 20 side. The receiving holding portion 53 is configured to transfer the game ball B received on the lower stage 29 side substantially directly above, and can transfer the received game ball B to an area that can flow into the inlet 46 on the upper stage 20 side. The inflow side transfer section 54 (see FIG. 4A, FIG. 5A, B, C) and the game ball B received and held can be transferred to the return areas 22a, 23a of the return route 42 on the upper stage 20 side. Return side transfer sections 55 and 56 (see B in FIG. 4 and A and B in FIG. 6).

  In the case of the embodiment, the return areas 22a and 23a around the inflow port 46 are disposed on both the left and right sides of the inflow port 46, and the receiving holding portions 53 are provided on both the left and right sides of the inflow port 46 and the inflow port 46. The return side transfer portions 55 and 56 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer portion 54 corresponding to the return areas 22a and 23a.

  Further, in the case of the embodiment, the lift 51 is a rotation type that rotates with a rotation axis C (see FIGS. 5 and 6) along the left-right direction, and the receiving holding portion 53 is an outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical rotor 52. Magnets 58 and 59 capable of attracting the game ball B are arranged on the surface. One magnet 58 is disposed on the inflow side transfer section 54, and the magnet 59 is disposed on each of the left and right return side transfer sections 55 and 56 at positions shifted by 120 ° in the direction around the axis of rotation C. ing. The magnet 58 is arranged at a position shifted by 180 ° in the direction around the rotation axis C with respect to the single magnet 59. Further, the magnets 58 and 59 are provided with a design such as a predetermined color or pattern on the outer peripheral surface side of the rotor 52 so that the player can recognize the arrangement in the receiving holding portion 53. .

  The rotor 52 has a length dimension L (see B in FIG. 4) along the axial direction, which is a length dimension obtained by combining the left and right return areas 22a and 23a and the inlet 46, and is 4 of the diameter dimension of the game ball B. About 5 times (in the embodiment, about 50 mm). The magnets 58 and 59 are disposed in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction (axial direction) of each of the inflow side transfer unit 54 and the return side transfer units 55 and 56. The rotation direction of the rotor 52 is such that the magnet 58 is rotated backward from the state where the magnet 58 faces the front surface side on the receiving area 30a side and further into the inflow port 46.

  Furthermore, in the stage part 19, the peeling plate 63 arrange | positioned along the axial direction of the lift 51 with a little clearance gap with the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 52 is arrange | positioned (refer FIG.5, 6), magnet 58, As the lift 51 rotates, the game ball B attracted by 59 is applied to the peeling plate 63 to be peeled off from the magnets 58 and 59 and dropped into the winning assistance passage 45.

  Guide portions 72 and 77 are disposed on the front side of the lift 51 on the lower stage 29 side. Each guide part 72 and 77 contacts the game ball B rolling on the lower stage 29, and the game ball B is placed on at least one side of the inflow side transfer part 54 and the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 in the embodiment. The inflow side transfer section 54 can be guided. Furthermore, each guide part 72 and 77 is a game ball B with respect to at least one side of the inflow side transfer part 54 and the return side transfer parts 55 and 56, and with respect to the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 in embodiment. Circulate and move so as to be arranged at a position where guidance is possible and a position where guidance is impossible.

  Specifically, in the case of the embodiment, the guide portions 72 and 77 circulate so as to approach and separate from each other along the left-right direction, and open the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54 when approaching each other. In such a state, the front sides of the left and right return side transfer portions 55, 56 are simultaneously covered, and the front sides of the inflow side transfer portion 54 and the left and right return side transfer portions 55, 56 are opened at the time of mutual separation. It is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the left and right guide portions 72 and 77 are disposed on moving bodies 71 and 76 that are integrally connected with decorative bodies 74 and 79, respectively. As a substantially semicircular disk shape with a cloud-shaped design, it protrudes upward from slits 19 a, 19 b, 19 c (see FIG. 2) extending left and right between the upper stage 20 and the lower stage 29. Each of the moving bodies 71 and 76 is configured by connecting guide parts 72 and 77 and decorative bodies 74 and 79 by connecting hook parts 73 and 78, respectively. The connecting collar portion 73 connects the guide portion 72 on the left side of the lift 51 and the decorative body 74 disposed in the vicinity of the communication port 43 on the right surface portion 23 side, and is composed of two links 73a and 73d. Yes. The link 73 a is connected to the lower part of the guide part 72, and the link 73 d connects the support part 73 e to the lower part of the decorative body 74. The links 73a and 73d are slidably connected by pivoting portions 73c and 73f which are provided with corresponding concave and convex shapes and are fitted to each other. Further, the connecting collar portion 78 connects the guide portion 77 on the right side of the lift 51 and the decorative body 79 disposed in the vicinity of the communication port 43 on the left surface portion 22 side, and includes two links 78a and 78d. Has been. The link 78 a is connected to the lower part of the guide part 77, and the link 78 d connects the support part 78 e to the lower part of the decorative body 79. The links 78a and 78d are also slidably connected by pivoting portions 78c and 78f which are provided with corresponding concave and convex shapes and are fitted to each other.

  These movable bodies 71 and 76 are formed substantially symmetrically with each other, and a rotating cam (not shown) is connected to sliding groove portions 73b and 78b provided in the links 73a and 78a. Thus, the moving bodies 71 and 76 reciprocate along the left-right direction.

  Incidentally, when the moving body 71 is reciprocally moved, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the right edge 72b of the guide portion 72 does not hide the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54, and the left side return side transfer is performed. The reciprocating movement of the left and right movement distances from the state arranged at the right edge 55b of the part 55 to the vicinity of the left edge 55a of the return side transfer part 55 in a state where the front side of the return side transfer part 55 is not covered. The decorative body 74 closes the front side of the communication port 43 on the right surface portion 23 side when moved to the left end side (see B in FIG. 4), and opens the communication port 43 when moved to the right end side. (See A in FIG. 4). When the decorative body 74 closes the front side of the communication port 43 on the right surface portion 23 side, in the case of the embodiment, the right guide portion 77 is moved to the right end side, and the communication on the right surface portion 23 side is performed. The front side of the mouth 43 is closed by overlapping the decorative body 74 and the vicinity of the right edge 77b of the guide portion 77 (see B in FIG. 4).

  Further, during the reciprocating movement of the moving body 76, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the left edge 77 a of the guide portion 77 does not hide the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54, and the right side return side transfer is performed. The reciprocating movement of the left and right movement distances from the state arranged at the left edge 56a of the part 56 to the vicinity of the right edge 56b of the return side transfer part 56 in a state where the front side of the return side transfer part 56 is not covered. The decorative body 79 closes the front side of the communication port 43 on the left surface 22 side when moved to the right end side (see B in FIG. 4), and opens the communication port 43 when moved to the left end side. (See A in FIG. 4). When the decorative body 79 closes the front side of the communication port 43 on the left surface portion 22 side, in the case of the embodiment, the left guide portion 72 moves to the left end side, and the communication on the left surface portion 22 side. The front side of the mouth 43 is closed by overlapping the decorative body 79 and the vicinity of the left edge 72a of the guide portion 72 (see B in FIG. 4).

  The moving bodies 71 and 76 are supported in the vicinity of the links 73d and 78d by a support plate (not shown) inside the decorative frame body 13 so as to be able to reciprocate in the left-right direction. A rotating cam (not shown) connected to the sliding groove portions 73b and 78b is mechanically coupled to a driving mechanism for rotating the lift 51 by using an interlocking mechanism such as a gear mechanism or a link mechanism (not shown). When the drive mechanism is operated, the reciprocating movement of the moving bodies 71 and 76 along the left-right direction and the rotation of the lift 51 are operated in conjunction with each other.

  Furthermore, in the case of the embodiment, the rotation of the lift 51 and the left and right reciprocation of the moving bodies 71 and 76 are such that the magnet 58 provided in the inflow side transfer portion 54 of the lift 51 is arranged facing the receiving area 30a. At this time, the guide parts 72 and 77 approach each other, open the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 and cover the front side of the left and right return side transfer parts 55 and 56, and then the magnet 58 is moved to the rear side. When the magnets 58 appear again on the front surface on the receiving area 30a side, the guide portions 72 and 77 approach each other and flow in. It is set to synchronize the operations so that the front side of the side transfer unit 54 is opened and the front sides of the left and right return side transfer units 55 and 56 are covered.

  The operation of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment will be described. When the power is turned on, the lift 51 is rotated backward by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the guide portions 72 and 77 are moved toward and away from each other. The bodies 71 and 76 reciprocate along the left-right direction. When the game ball B enters the entrance 17a of the warp passage 17 during the game, the game ball B rolls from the exit 17b to the lower stage 29 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). During this rolling, the game ball B rolls to the guide surface 31 of the receiving area 30a by the guidance of the guide part 72 or the guide part 77, and the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer part 54 or the return side transfer part. If the magnets 59 and 56 are attracted, they are transferred to the upper stage 20 side as the lift 51 rotates. If the game ball B is attracted to the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer section 54, the game ball B flows into the inlet 46 as shown in A, B, and C of FIG. It is peeled off and falls into the winning assistance passage 45, and then rolls to the outlet 47 due to its own weight, and flows out from the outlet 47 so as to fall toward the starting winning opening 9. Further, if the game ball B is attracted to the magnets 59 of the return side transfer sections 55 and 56, the game ball B is transferred to the return areas 22a and 23a of the return route 42 as shown in A and B of FIG. It moves to the vicinity of the bottom portions 22b and 23b of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23, and from the bottom portions 22b and 23b to the lower stage 29 via the communication ports 43 and 43, and further, the lift of the central portion 30 If it rolls to the vicinity of 51 and is not discharged from the discharge path 40, it rolls to the guide surface 31 as the receiving area 30a, and is again received and held by the lift 51 by the guidance of the guide portions 72 and 77, and circulated. To do.

  In the embodiment, when the game ball B rolls on the lower stage 29 side, the guide portions 72 and 77 circulate in the front side of the receiving area 30a on the front side of the lift 51 and move along the left-right direction. It is reciprocating. The circulating movement of the guide parts 72 and 77 moves the game ball B so that it can be guided to the inflow side transfer part 54 while the guide parts 72 and 77 are in contact with the game ball B rolling on the lower stage 27. Further, the circulating movement of the guide parts 72 and 77 is such that the game ball B can be guided to the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 (position where the guide parts 72 and 77 are separated from each other) and the position where the guide ball 72 cannot be guided. (The positions where the guide portions 72 and 77 cover the front sides of the return side transfer portions 55 and 56).

  Therefore, when the transfer operation of the lift 51 is repeated, which part of the inflow side transfer unit 54 and the return side transfer units 55 and 56 receives the game ball B or rolls the lower stage 29. In addition to the speed of the game ball B and the speed of the lift 51 including the inflow side transfer part 54 and the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 (rotation speed in the embodiment), the return side transfer part 55, Since the guide operation of the guide portions 72 and 77 to 56 is added, it is determined whether the game ball B is received and held by the inflow side transfer portion 54 or the return side transfer portions 55 and 56. It becomes difficult to predict because it is obscured by the cyclic movement of And of course, the lower stage 29 where the receiving area 30a of the lift 51 is disposed is provided with a discharge path 40 through which the game ball B can be discharged out of the center accessory 16, and the game ball B is There is a possibility that the air is discharged from the discharge path 40 without being received and held by the lift 51. Therefore, when the game ball B rolls on the lower stage 29, the lift 51 that can receive and hold the game ball B not only repeats the transfer operation, but also a dazzling operation (even in the guide operation) due to the circular movement of the guide portions 72 and 77. In addition, there is also an obstacle operation that disturbs when viewed from the inflow side transfer part 54 side that is not guided), so that the game ball B can be transferred to the inflow side transfer part 54 or the return side in the receiving holding part 53 of the lift 51. Whether the transfer is started by being received and held by either of the transfer units 55 and 56, or whether the transfer is discharged from the discharge path 40, the player is thrilled until those operations are determined.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, when the game ball B rolls on the lower stage 29 provided with the lift 51 that can transfer the game ball B to the vicinity of the inflow port 46, the illusion operation (guidance of the guide portions 72 and 77) , The game ball B is received and held by the inflow side transfer unit 54 that easily flows into the inflow port 46 and starts to transfer, or the game ball B is moved to the return side transfer units 55 and 56 that roll to the return route 42. Whether the movement is accepted and held, or whether it is discharged from the discharge path 40 or not, until the operation is determined, the player is throbbing and improves the game preference. be able to.

  In the embodiment, the return areas 22a and 23a of the return route 42 around the inlet 46 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the inlet 46, and the receiving holding portion 53 of the lift 51 is also connected to the inlet 46 and the inlet. The return side transfer portions 55 and 56 are arranged on the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer portion 54 so as to correspond to the left and right return areas 22a and 23a. Further, the guide portions 72 and 77 are arranged so as to cover the front sides of the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56 at the same time, and when the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56 are covered, the inflow side transfer is performed. The part 54 is arranged so as to open the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 so that the game ball B can be guided. Therefore, the guide portions 72 and 77 are configured to cover the front sides of the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56 so that the front sides of the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 are covered with the guide portions 72 and 77. In this case, the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54 is opened, and the guide portions 72 and 77 cover the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 as much as possible to transfer the game balls in the receiving area 30a to the inflow side transfer. Guide to the unit 54. That is, when the game ball B is received and held by the receiving holding portion 53 in the lift 51, the probability that the game ball B is held by the inflow side transfer portion 54 that easily flows into the inflow port 46 increases and flows into the inflow port 46. Since the expectation is enhanced, the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment can improve the game preference.

  In the embodiment, the guide parts 72 and 77 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer part 54, and reciprocally move along the left and right direction so as to approach and separate from each other. It is arranged to open the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 when approaching each other and open the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 and the left and right return side transfer parts 55 and 56 when separated from each other. . Therefore, in the embodiment, the front side of the inflow side transfer unit 54 can be opened at all times, and the left and right return side transfer units 55 and 56 can be opened and closed simultaneously. Further, since the left and right guide parts 72 and 77 are opened from the state where the front side of the lift 51 is opened small and the relative movement amount is increased, when the guide parts 72 and 77 are given a predetermined design ( In the embodiment, a cloud-shaped design is applied), and the guide portions 72 and 77 can make a dynamic effect.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, decorative bodies 74 and 79 that protrude on the stage portion 19 and reciprocate left and right in conjunction with the guide portions 72 and 77 are connected to the guide portions 72 and 77. The decorative bodies 74 and 79 of the embodiment are designed in a cloud shape together with the guide portions 72 and 77. Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the effect of the stage unit 19 can be further enhanced by the circular movement of the guide units 72 and 77 and the decorative bodies 74 and 79 along the left-right direction.

  Further, in this case, in the embodiment, the decorative bodies 74 and 79 are configured as lid bodies 75 and 80 that can open and close the communication ports 43 and 43 of the return route 42 that rolls from the upper stage 20 to the lower stage 29. And in the case of embodiment, the guide part 72 which closes the movement timing of the cover bodies (decorative bodies 74 and 79) 75 and 80 which open the left and right communication ports 43 and 43, and the right and left return side transfer parts 55 and 56, 77 is associated with the closing timing. That is, when the guide parts 72 and 77 are separated from each other and open the front side of the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 of the lift 51, the lid bodies 75 and 80 block the front side of the communication ports 43 and 43. When the guides 72 and 77 approach each other so as to open only the front side of the inflow side transfer unit 54 of the lift 51, the lids 75 and 80 are connected to the communication port. 43 and 43 are opened (see A in FIG. 4). Therefore, when the game ball B is fastened to the upper stage 20 side by the lid bodies 75 and 80 in the vicinity of the communication port 43, the game ball B is opened by the opening of the communication port 43 of the lid bodies 75 and 80. When rolling to the lower stage 29 side and reaching the receiving area 30 a of the lift 51, the guide parts 72 and 77 block the front side of the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 of the lift 51, and the inflow side transfer part 54. Since the front side is opened, it is easily attracted to the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer section 54. As a result, it is possible to increase the probability that the game ball B rolling to the lower stage 29 through the communication port 43 will flow into the inflow port 46 using the lift 51, and to further improve the game preference. it can.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, as the receiving holding portion 53 of the lift 51, the magnets 58 and 59 are provided in the inflow side transfer portion 54 and the return side transfer portions 55 and 56, respectively, and are provided in the inflow side transfer portion 54. The magnets 58 and the magnets 59 disposed in the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 are disposed so as to be shifted in the direction around the rotation axis C of the lift 51. Furthermore, in the case of the embodiment, when the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer section 54 is arranged toward the receiving area 30a in the area on the receiving area 30a side in the receiving holding section 53 of the lift 51, the return is performed. In the side transfer parts 55 and 56, it is set as the structure by which the magnet 59 is not arrange | positioned at the receiving area 30a side.

  For this reason, in such a configuration, the timing of opening and closing the guide portions 72 and 77 is different from the description of the above-described embodiment, and the rotation of the lift 51 is shifted. The front side of the part 54 and the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 is opened, and at that time, the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer part 54 is arranged toward the receiving area 30 a side with the rotation of the lift 51. Even if a situation occurs, the game ball B can be adsorbed by the open inflow side transfer part 54, even though the front side of the return side transfer parts 55, 56 is open, The expectation of inflow of the game ball B into the inflow port 46 can be improved.

  Of course, conversely, if the timing of opening and closing the guide portions 72 and 77 is different from the description of the above-described embodiment and deviates from the rotation of the lift 51, depending on the rotation angle of the lift 51, the guide portion 72. , 77 are open only on the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54, the inflow side transfer portion 54 in the area does not have the magnet 58, and the game ball B may not be attracted to the inflow side transfer portion. That is, in the configuration of the embodiment, the timing of the circulation movement of the guide parts 72 and 77 covering the front side of the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 and the rotation movement of the magnets 58 and 59 accompanying the rotation of the lift 51 are synchronized. In addition to setting so as not to synchronize, the game balls are attracted to the inflow side transfer unit 54 by setting the arrangement of the magnets 58 and 59 provided in the inflow side transfer unit 54 and the return side transfer units 55 and 56. Various probabilities can be easily set.

  In the embodiment, the timing of the circulation movement of the guide parts 72 and 77 covering the front side of the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 and the rotation movement of the magnets 58 and 59 accompanying the rotation of the lift 51 are as described above. Synchronize with. That is, when the magnet 58 provided on the inflow side transfer portion 54 of the lift 51 is arranged facing the receiving area 30a, the guide portions 72 and 77 approach each other, and the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54 is moved. The guide portions 72 and 77 are separated from each other as the magnet 58 rotates rearward, and the magnet 58 is moved again. When appearing on the front surface on the receiving area 30a side, the guide parts 72 and 77 approach each other, open the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54, and open the front side of the left and right return side transfer parts 55 and 56. It is set so as to synchronize the operations so as to cover. By the way, when the game ball B is attracted to the magnets 59 of the left and right return side transfer parts 55, 56, the guide parts 72, 77 are separated from each other and the front side of the return side transfer parts 55, 56 is opened. In this case, the magnet 51 is attracted to any one of the three magnets 59 disposed along the direction around the rotation axis C of the lift 51. In this case, the lower part mainly passes through the warp passage 17. This is a case where the game ball B enters the stage 29 side.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the timing of the circulation movement of the guide parts 72 and 77 covering the front side of the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 and the rotation movement of the magnets 58 and 59 accompanying the rotation of the lift 51 are synchronized. The case where it is not made is a case where time of one rotation of the lift 51 and one cycle of approach and separation of the guide parts 72 and 77 are different. For example, although there is a state in which the magnet 58 is arranged facing the receiving area 30a and the guide portions 72 and 77 open only the front side of the inflow side transfer portion 54 at that time, the state is lifted. 51 or several tens of rotations, and the guides 72 and 77 appear only every time the front side of the return side transfer units 55 and 56 is opened and closed by the number of times different from the number of rotations of the lift 51. In this case, or during one rotation of the lift 51, a cycle in which the guide portions 72 and 77 repeat approach and separation is performed twice or more, and further, one cycle in which the guide portions 72 and 77 approach and separate. During the minute, the lift 51 may make two or more turns.

  In addition, as a magnet provided in the rotary type lift, as in the lift 51A shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the magnet 60 is disposed on the inflow side transfer unit 54 and the return side transfer units 55 and 56, respectively. The magnet 60 disposed in the side transfer unit 54 and the magnet 60 disposed in the return side transfer units 55 and 56 may be disposed along the rotation axis C of the lift 51A. In the case of the illustrated example, the magnet 60 is arranged as a single bar along the axial direction of the lift 51A, and so that the player can recognize the arrangement of the magnet 60 in the receiving holding portion 53. A design such as a predetermined color or pattern is applied to the outer peripheral surface side of the rotor 52 and disposed. In the case of the illustrated example, two magnets 60 are disposed so as to be shifted by 180 ° in the direction around the axis. In the illustrated example, a single bar-shaped magnet 60 is used, but a plurality of small magnets that can attract the game ball B across the inflow side transfer portion 54 and the return side transfer portions 55 and 56. May be provided in series.

  In such a lift 51A, the magnet 60 is disposed in an area extending between the inflow side transfer portion 54 and the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 along the rotation axis C of the lift 51A. The adsorbing timing coincides between the inflow side transfer unit 54 and the return side transfer units 55 and 56. Therefore, when the receiving and holding portion 53 sucks the game ball B, as long as the guide portions 72 and 77 open the front side of the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 as shown in FIG. Can be adsorbed by the return side transfer units 55 and 56, and if the front side of the return side transfer units 55 and 56 is covered, the game ball B can be adsorbed by the inflow side transfer unit 54 as shown in FIG. In addition, by synchronizing the timing of the rotation of the lift 51A and the circulating movement of the guide portions 72 and 77, the probability of attracting the game ball to the inflow side transfer portion 54 can be easily stabilized. Incidentally, in the case of the illustrated example, two magnets 60 are arranged along the direction around the axis of rotation C, and when one of them is arranged toward the receiving area 30a, the guide portion 72, 77 are close to each other, open the front side of the inflow side transfer unit 54 and cover the front side of the left and right return side transfer units 55, 56, and then, as the magnet 60 rotates backward, When the guide parts 72 and 77 are separated from each other, and the magnet 60 appears again on the front surface on the receiving area 30a side, the guide parts 72 and 77 approach each other, and the inflow side transfer part 54 Is set to synchronize their operations so as to open the front side and to cover the front side of the left and right return side transfer sections 55 and 56.

  In the gaming machine 1A provided with the lift 51A, only the configuration of the magnet 60 of the lift 51A is different from that of the lift 51, and the configuration of the guide portions 72, 77 and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine 1. In the gaming machine 1A, when the game ball B enters the entrance 17a of the warp passage 17 during the game, the game ball B rolls from the exit 17b to the lower stage 29, and guide unit 72 or guide unit If the roller 77 rolls to the guide surface 31 of the receiving area 30a by the guidance of 77 and is attracted to the magnet 60 of the inflow side transfer unit 54 or the magnets 60 of the return side transfer units 55 and 56, the lift 51 rotates. Accordingly, it is transferred to the upper stage 20 side. If the game ball B is attracted to the magnet 60 of the inflow side transfer section 54, the game ball B flows into the inlet 46 as shown in A, B, and C of FIG. It is peeled off and falls into the winning assistance passage 45, and then rolls to the outlet 47 due to its own weight, and flows out from the outlet 47 so as to fall toward the starting winning opening 9. If the game ball B is attracted to the magnets 60 of the return side transfer sections 55 and 56, the game ball B is transferred to the return areas 22a and 23a of the return route 42 as shown in FIGS. It moves to the vicinity of the bottom portions 22b and 23b of the left surface portion 22 and the right surface portion 23, and from the bottom portions 22b and 23b to the lower stage 29 via the communication ports 43 and 43, and further, the lift of the central portion 30 If it rolls to the vicinity of 51 and is not discharged from the discharge path 40, it rolls to the guide surface 31 as the receiving area 30a, and is again received and held by the lift 51 by the guidance of the guide portions 72 and 77, and circulated. Will be.

  In the embodiment, the left and right guide portions 72 and 77 simultaneously cover the front sides of the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56. However, as in the gaming machine 1B shown in FIGS. The portions 72B and 77B are arranged so as to alternately cover the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56, and when covering at least one of the left and right return side transfer portions 55 and 56, the inflow side transfer portion 54 You may comprise so that the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 may be opened so that the game ball B can be guided. The guide portions 72B and 77B are composed of a single moving body 81, and the total width in the left-right direction between the inflow side transfer portion 54 and the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 between the two moving bodies 81. An opening 82 having a dimension WH is provided and disposed. Then, the moving body 81 reciprocates in the left-right direction, with the reciprocating stroke in the left-right direction as the width dimension in the left-right direction corresponding to one of the return-side transfer units 55, 56. , 56 are alternately covered.

  Further, in this gaming machine 1B, the same lift 51 and the like other than the moving body 81 are used as in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment. The moving body 81 may be provided with the decorative bodies 74 and 79 of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment integrally connected.

  In this gaming machine 1B, the guide parts 72B and 77B are configured to cover one front side of the left and right return side transfer parts 55 and 56 so that the front side of these return side transfer parts 55 and 56 is the guide part. When covered with 72B and 77B, the front side of the inflow side transfer part 54 is opened, and the guide parts 72B and 77B cover the return side transfer parts 55 and 56 as much as possible to play the game in the receiving area 30a. The sphere B can be guided to the inflow side transfer section 54. That is, also in this gaming machine 1B, the probability that the game ball B is attracted and held by the magnet 58 of the inflow side transfer portion 54 that easily flows into the inflow port 46 when being received and held by the receiving holding portion 53 of the lift 51. And the sense of expectation flowing into the inflow port 46 is enhanced, so that the game preference can be improved.

  In addition, as a guide part, like the guide parts 72, 72B, 77, 77B of the gaming machines 1, 1A, 1B, it moves along the left-right direction on the front side of the lifts 51, 51A, and the return side transfer part 55 , 56 is opened and closed, and is moved up and down along the vertical direction on the front side of the lift 51 as in the guide portions 72C and 77C of the gaming machine 1C of FIGS. Like the guide portions 72D and 77D of the gaming machine 1D, the front sides of the return side transfer portions 55 and 56 can be opened and closed by reciprocatingly rotating on the front side of the lift 51.

  Further, in these gaming machines 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, as a lift for receiving and holding the game ball B, it rotates with a rotation axis C along the left-right direction and receives the magnets 58, 59, 60. The rotary type lifts (rotary lifts) 51 and 51A used for the stop holding part 53 are exemplified, but as other rotary type lifts, the receiving holding part is constituted by a bucket or a blade capable of holding a game ball. It may be a thing. However, if the receiving holding part 53 is formed in a substantially columnar shape and the magnets 58, 59, 60 capable of attracting the game ball B are arranged on the outer peripheral surface like the lifts 51, 51A, the receiving unit Compared to the case where the stop holding portion is configured from a bucket or a blade capable of holding a game ball, the diameter size can be made compact, and this is suitable when the width dimension in the front-rear direction of the stage portion 19 is limited.

  Further, as a lift for receiving and holding the game ball, as in the lift 85 of the gaming machine 1E shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the upper surface side receives the game ball B on the lower stage 29 side and rises to the upper stage 20 side. The receiving and holding portion 86 that rolls to the inlet 46 and the return areas 22a and 23a may be a vertical reciprocating type that repeats vertical movement.

  The upper surface (receiving holding portion) 86 of the lift 85 is inclined so as to be displaced downward from the front edge 86a to the rear edge 86b, and further, the receiving holding portion 86 includes partition walls 49, The partition projections 86c and 86c are disposed at positions corresponding to the front side of 49 to prevent the game ball B from getting over and rolling left and right. The lift 85 is arranged so that the front edge 86a is continuous with the guide surface 31 of the lower stage 29 when the lift is at the lowest position, and the rear edge 86b is at the return areas 22a and 23a of the upper stage 20 and the inlet at the highest position. 46 is configured to repeat the up-and-down reciprocating movement so as to continue to 46. Therefore, the part between the division protrusions 86c and 86c in the receiving holding part 86 constitutes the inflow side transfer part 87, and the outside of the division protrusion 86c in the reception holding part 86 constitutes the return side transfer parts 88 and 89. It will be.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1E, the same guide portions 72 and 77 as the gaming machine 1 are disposed. Further, the timing of the circular movement of the guide portions 72 and 77 and the vertical reciprocation of the lift 85 is when the lift 85 repeats the up-and-down movement that rises from the lowest position to the highest position and descends to the lowest position twice. In addition, the moving bodies 71 and 76 are set so as to perform the left and right reciprocating movement once. When the lift 85 is lowered twice in one reciprocating movement of the moving bodies 71 and 76, the front side of the inflow side transfer section 87 is opened by covering the front sides of the left and right return side transfer sections 88 and 89 ( 19) and the state where the front sides of the left and right return side transfer units 88 and 89 are opened together with the inflow side transfer unit 87 (see FIG. 21) are set to be repeated alternately.

  Also in this gaming machine 1E, when the game ball B enters the entrance 17a of the warp passage 17 during the game, the game ball B rolls from the exit 17b to the guide surface 31 of the lower stage 29. If the lift 85 is disposed at the lowest position, it is received by the inflow side transfer portion 87 or the return side transfer portions 88 and 89 in the receiving holding portion 86 of the lift 85 by the guidance of the guide portion 72 or the guide portion 77. If it is stopped and held, it is transferred to the upper stage 20 side as the lift 85 rises. If the game ball B is received and held by the inflow side transfer portion 87, the game ball B flows into the inlet 46 of the winning assist passage 45 and rolls to the outlet 47 by its own weight. From the outlet 47, it will flow out so as to fall toward the start winning opening 9. Further, if the game ball B is received and held by the return side transfer units 88 and 89, the game ball B rolls to the return areas 22 a and 23 a of the return route 42, so that the left side portion 22 and the right side portion 23 Rolls to the vicinity of the bottom portions 22b and 23b, passes through the communication ports 43 and 43, rolls from the bottom portions 22b and 23b to the lower stage 29, and further rolls to the vicinity of the lift 85 of the central portion 30 and discharges from the discharge passage 40. Otherwise, it rolls on the guide surface 31 as the receiving area 30a, and is again held and circulated by the lift 85 by the guidance of the guide portions 72 and 77.

  In the embodiment, the digipachi type gaming machine 1 has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a honeymoon type pachinko gaming machine having a center accessory other than the digipachi type.

  Further, in the embodiment, the case where the game ball B enters the stage unit 19 is illustrated using the entrance including the pipe-shaped warp passage 17. The game ball B may be made to enter the stage unit 19 by using the entrance that penetrates through.

  Furthermore, the lifts 51, 51A, 85 or the vicinity of the central portions 21, 30 of the stage portion 19 are transparent made of a synthetic resin material having a certain degree of transparency so that the game ball B passing through the inside can be visually recognized. You may form from a body (or translucent body).

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E ... (Pachinko) gaming machine,
9 ... (Startup)
16 ... Center character,
19 ... Stage part,
20 ... Upper stage,
22a, 23a ... return area,
29 ... the lower stage,
30a ... receiving area,
40 ... discharge path,
42 ... Return route,
43. Communication port,
45. Prize winning aisle,
46 ... Inlet,
47 ... Outlet,
51, 51A, 85 ... lift,
53, 86 ... receiving holding part,
54, 87 ... inflow side transfer section,
55, 56, 88, 89 ... return side transfer section,
58, 59, 60 ... magnets,
72, 72B, 72C, 72D, 77, 77B, 77C, 77D ... guide part,
74, 79 ... decorative body,
75, 80 ... lid,
B ... A game ball.

Claims (9)

Center role is
A stage unit having at least two stages of an upper stage capable of rolling the game balls and a lower stage disposed below the upper stage;
A winning auxiliary passage that allows a game ball to flow in from the inflow opening opened in the upper stage and to flow out from the outflow toward the winning opening,
The transfer operation is repeated so that the lower stage side game ball can be transferred to the vicinity of the inflow port on the upper stage side, and the lower stage side game ball is received and held, and the upper stage side game ball is received. A lift configured to have a receiving holding part capable of detaching,
A return route that allows the game balls that have not flowed into the inflow port to roll back from the upper stage to the receiving area of the lift game balls in the lower stage; and
A discharge path disposed on the lower stage and capable of discharging the game ball from the front edge of the lower stage to the outside of the center role;
A entrance for entering a game ball into the stage part,
Configured with
As the structure in which the receiving holding part of the lift transfers the game ball received on the lower stage side substantially directly above, the received game ball is transferred to an area that can flow into the inlet on the upper stage side. A pachinko gaming machine configured to include a possible inflow side transfer unit and a return side transfer unit capable of transferring a received and held game ball to the area of the return route on the upper stage side,
The game ball can be guided to at least one of the inflow side transfer part and the return side transfer part by contacting a game ball rolling on the lower stage on the front side of the lift on the lower stage side. And a guide unit that circulates and moves so that the game ball can be guided to at least one of the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit and a position where the game ball cannot be guided. Pachinko machines characterized by being made. Areas of the return route around the inlet are arranged on both the left and right sides of the inlet,
The receiving holding part of the lift is disposed on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer part, corresponding to the part of the inlet and the area of the return route on the left and right sides of the inlet. Composed of
The guide part is
It is arranged so as to cover the front side of the left and right return side transfer units simultaneously or alternately,
When the at least one of the left and right return side transfer parts is covered, the inflow side transfer part is arranged to open a front side of the inflow side transfer part so that a game ball can be guided. Item 2. A pachinko gaming machine according to item 1.   The guide parts are disposed on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer part, circulate and move so as to approach and separate from each other, and when approaching each other, open the front side of the inflow side transfer part, and The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is disposed so as to open a front side of the inflow side transfer unit and the left and right return side transfer units when separated.   The guide portions are disposed on both the left and right sides of the inflow side transfer portion, reciprocate in the left and right directions with substantially equal separation distances, and open the front side of the inflow side transfer portion, The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is arranged so as to alternately cover the front side of the return side transfer section.   The said guide part is arrange | positioned by connecting the decorative body which protrudes on the said stage part and reciprocates to the left and right in conjunction with the said guide part. The pachinko machine described.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the decoration body is configured as a lid body capable of opening and closing a communication port of the return route that rolls from the upper stage to the lower stage. The lift rotates with a rotation axis along the left-right direction,
7. The lift receiving / holding portion is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a magnet capable of attracting a game ball is disposed on an outer peripheral surface. The pachinko gaming machine according to the item. The magnets are respectively disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit,
The magnet disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the magnet disposed in the return side transfer unit are disposed so as to be shifted in the direction around the axis of rotation of the lift. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 7. The magnets are respectively disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the return side transfer unit,
The magnet disposed in the inflow side transfer unit and the magnet disposed in the return side transfer unit are disposed along the rotation axis of the lift. Pachinko machines described in 1.

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