JP2011177282A - Winning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent impairment of a player's interest in the play by preventing clogging with game balls within a tongue type winning device. <P>SOLUTION: The winning device 16 includes: a body part 21 formed with a winning hole 27 for receiving game balls flowing; a front cover member 23 disposed on the front side of the body part 21 to cover the winning hole 27; a ball receiving member 25 formed with a ball receiving surface 53 for guiding game balls to the winning hole 27 when the ball receiving member 25 projects forward from the winning hole 27; and a guide member 22 formed with a guide surface 31 for guiding game balls to the ball receiving surface 53. The guide surface 31 is formed in the guide member 22 on the upstream side in the direction of rolling of the game balls rolling on the guide surface 31 toward the ball receiving surface 53 of the ball receiving member, and the guide member 22 is disposed between the body part 21 and the front cover member 23. The guide member 22 has a rolling surface 34 on which game balls can roll from the downstream end of the guide surface 31 further toward the downstream side, formed at a position lower than the ball receiving member 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning device that is provided and used on a board surface of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  As a winning device provided on a game board of a pachinko machine, a device that opens and closes a pair of blade members, a so-called tulip-type winning device, and a device that opens and closes a door member are used. In recent years, in addition to these winning devices, a so-called velo-type winning device is often used.

The Velo-type winning device is provided with a front cover member so as to cover the winning port in front of the main body part where a winning port for receiving a game ball flowing down the game board surface is formed, and a driving device such as a solenoid is provided in the winning port A ball receiving member configured to be advanced and retracted by is disposed. In addition, the velo type winning device is provided with a guide member that guides the game balls that have flowed down to the ball receiving member.
The ball receiving member is usually located behind the winning opening, and advances forward from the winning opening for a predetermined time when a game ball passes a predetermined gate. When the game ball guided by the guide member is advanced forward from the winning opening and a space partitioned by the main body, the front cover member, the guide member, and the ball receiving member is formed. When the ball receiving member is guided to the winning port by the ball receiving member and is retracted rearward from the winning port, the ball receiving member flows down to the bottom of the velo type winning device.

  The following are known as such velo-type winning devices. For example, when the ball receiving member has advanced to the front of the winning opening, the distance from the opening edge of the winning opening to the receiving surface where the ball receiving member receives the game ball is made wider than the diameter of the game ball, When the game ball is easy to flow into the winning opening, and the ball receiving member is positioned behind the winning opening, the distance from the opening edge of the winning opening to the receiving surface is less than the diameter of the gaming ball. A velo-type winning device is known that prevents the game balls that have flowed down from flowing into the winning opening (Patent Documents 1 and 2). In addition, the ball that has flowed down when the ball receiving member is positioned behind the winning opening is prevented from flowing into the winning opening, and a plurality of slopes directed in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are provided at the tip of the ball receiving member. There is known a Velo type winning device that is formed and can easily adjust the flow direction of a game ball in a game area (Patent Document 3).

JP 2009-189437 A JP 2009-195637 A JP 2009-195638 A

  The above-described belo-type winning device may be used as a start winning opening that triggers a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a big win state where the player is in an advantageous state. Generally, before the gaming machine shifts to the big hit state, the player plays a game aiming to win a lottery lottery by winning the game ball at the start winning opening. Therefore, a large amount of game balls flow down to the Velo-type winning device.

  The game ball that has flowed into the velo-type winning device is received by the winning port when it rides on the ball receiving member that has advanced forward with respect to the winning port. However, a game ball that has not been placed on the ball receiving member hits the front end or the like of the ball receiving member that performs forward and backward movement, and is bounced in various directions.

  The number of game balls that are hit in various directions by hitting the ball receiving member increases as the number of game balls that flow into the velo-type prize-winning device increases. There is a possibility that ball clogging may occur, and there is a problem that the interest of the player in the game is greatly reduced.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a winning device that can prevent the occurrence of a ball clogging with a game ball in a velo-type winning device and prevent a player's interest in games from being reduced.

The present invention
(1) A main body formed with a winning opening for receiving a flowing game ball, a front cover member provided so as to cover the winning opening on the front side of the main body, and a front-rear direction between the front and rear of the winning opening A ball receiving member that is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat and has a ball receiving surface that guides the game ball to the winning port when it advances to the front of the winning opening, and a guide surface that guides the flowing game ball to the ball receiving surface A guide surface is formed on the guide member on the upstream side in the rolling direction in which the game ball rolls on the guide surface toward the ball receiving surface with respect to the ball receiving member. In the winning device provided between the main body portion and the front cover member, the guide ball can roll to the guide member at a position lower than the ball receiving member from the downstream end of the guide surface further toward the downstream side. A winning device characterized in that a continuous rolling surface is formed continuously,
(2) The winning device according to (1), wherein the rolling surface is inclined downward toward the downstream side,
(3) The ball receiving member is such that the length from the winning opening to the front end of the ball receiving member when the ball receiving member advances forward of the winning opening is the longest on the upstream side and gradually decreases toward the downstream side. The winning device according to (1) or (2),
(4) The front cover member is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes rearward at a position facing the ball receiving member, and the protruding portion has the highest protruding height on the upstream side, and sequentially toward the downstream side. The winning device according to any one of (1) to (3), which is formed to be low,
(5) When the ball receiving member has advanced to the front of the winning opening, the game ball guided from the guide surface to the ball receiving face is received by the winning opening, and the ball receiving member is retracted to the rear of the winning opening. The winning device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the game ball rolling on the guide surface is configured to roll on the rolling surface,
Is the gist.

  According to the present invention, the rolling surface on which the game ball can roll is continuously formed at a position lower than the ball receiving member from the downstream end of the guide surface formed on the guide member further toward the downstream side. Therefore, the game ball that has not won the winning opening rolls quickly in a specific direction on the rolling surface further downstream from the downstream end of the guide surface. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of a ball clogging in the vicinity of the winning opening due to the game balls that are not accepted by the winning opening. Further, by preventing the game balls from being clogged, it is possible to prevent a player from being less interested in the game.

It is a front view of a gaming machine provided with a winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board provided with a winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an appearance perspective view showing the whole composition of the 2nd starting prize-winning device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a disassembled perspective view showing the composition of the 2nd starting prize-winning device. It is an external appearance perspective view showing the external appearance structure of the main-body part. It is an external appearance perspective view showing the composition of the back side of a front cover member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a 2nd start winning device. It is an external appearance perspective view showing the external appearance structure of the ball receiving member. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is a side view of a ball receiving member. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of a second start winning device. (A) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a ball receiving mechanism part. (B) is the elements on larger scale which expanded the part shown with the code | symbol X in Fig.13 (a). (A) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a ball receiving mechanism part. (B) is the elements on larger scale which expanded the part shown with the code | symbol X in Fig.14 (a). It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a ball receiving mechanism part. (A) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a ball receiving mechanism part. (B) is the elements on larger scale which expanded the part shown with the code | symbol X in Fig.16 (a). It is the elements on larger scale showing the part in which the 2nd start winning apparatus was provided in the game board. It is the elements on larger scale which partially represented the part of the lock hole and lock pin of the 2nd start winning device which concerns on the modification of this Embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, description will be given using an example in which the winning device according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine). In this specification, with respect to gaming machines, winning devices, etc., “front side” and “rear side” are the front side (front side) and back side (when viewed from the front (see FIG. 1)) (Rear side). Further, regarding the gaming machine and the winning device, “upper, lower, left and right sides” respectively indicate an upper side, a lower side, a left side, and a right side when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. Further, in this specification, a game ball that is paid out to a player when a game ball wins various winning holes is referred to as a “prize ball”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine provided with a winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 provided with a winning device according to the present embodiment includes a vertical rectangular outer frame 2 that forms an outline of the machine body. A vertical rectangular middle frame 3 is detachably attached to the front side of the opening of the outer frame 2. The middle frame 3 is entirely formed using a synthetic resin material, and is configured so that various game components including the game board 5 can be set. The front frame 4 is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable so that it can be laterally opened with respect to the middle frame 3 around a hinge provided on the left side. Further, the front frame 4 includes a glass plate that makes the game board 5 visible and protects the game board 5. An upper tray 6 is assembled to the lower part of the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable like the front frame 4. In addition, a lower tray 7 and a ball hitting device 8 are set at the lower part of the middle frame 3.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an external configuration of the game board 5. The game board 5 is a plate-like member configured by sticking a synthetic resin thin plate member having a design property called a cell to the surface of a wooden plate material such as veneer. The game board 5 is formed with a game area 9 in which a game ball ejected by the hit ball launching device 8 flows down. In the game area 9, a large number of game nails 10 are hit to change the flow direction by collision of the flowing game balls. Further, at the lower part of the game area 9, an out port 11 is provided for receiving the game balls that have flowed down.

  In the game area 9, a center accessory 12, a first start prize device 13, a big prize device 14, a first normal prize device 15, and a second start prize device 16 are arranged. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the decorative member 35 (see FIG. 3) attached to the front side of the first normal winning device 15 and the front side of the second start winning device 16 is removed.

  The center accessory 12 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 9. The center accessory 12 is provided with a symbol display device 17 so that various symbols, animations, and the like can be displayed as the game progresses. As the symbol display device 17, for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display, an LED, or the like can be used, but a display device other than these may be used.

  The first start winning device 13 is disposed below the center accessory 12. The first start winning device 13 is provided with a first start winning opening formed in a size capable of receiving one game ball. The gaming machine 1 draws a lottery (hereinafter, referred to as whether or not to shift to a big hit state in which a game ball can be played in a state advantageous to the player by winning a game ball in the first start winning opening. It is configured to display a lottery result of the big hit lottery on the symbol display device 17. For example, the gaming machine 1 rotates the three numbers displayed on the symbol display device 17 all at once when the game ball wins the first start winning opening, and then stops and displays the symbol combination corresponding to the lottery result. A video is displayed so that the player can know whether or not the big hit lottery has been won.

  The big winning device 14 is arranged below the first start winning device 13. The large winning device 14 is formed in a size that can receive a large number of game balls at the same time, and can be converted into an open state in which it is easy to receive flowing game balls and a closed state in which it does not receive flowing game balls. And a big prize opening door 19 for converting the big prize opening 18 into either the open state or the closed state. The big prize opening door 19 is formed by a plate-like member having a size substantially the same as the big prize opening 18, and is configured to open or close the big prize opening 18 by a plunger and a solenoid. The grand prize opening door 19 is normally positioned so as to close the grand prize winning opening 18 and, as a result of winning the big hit lottery, the grand prize is only given until a predetermined time passes or a predetermined number of game balls are won. The mouth 18 is opened. The gaming machine 1 pays out a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls to one winning game ball when the gaming ball wins the winning prize opening 18, and causes the winning prize opening 18 to win a large number of gaming balls. As a result, the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls. In FIG. 1, the big prize winning device 14 shows an open state in which the big prize opening door 19 is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a closed state in which the big prize opening door 19 is closed.

  The first normal winning device 15 is provided on the left side of the first start winning device 13 and the big winning device 14, and three normal winning ports are provided. Each normal winning opening is formed in a size that can accept one game ball, and when a game ball wins one of the winning holes, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is paid out. It is configured as follows.

  The second start winning device 16 is provided on the right side of the first start winning device 13 and the big winning device 14. The second start winning device 16 is provided so as to be located at least above the big winning port 18 of the big winning device 14, and a second starting winning port 27 described later is provided above the big winning port 18. It is configured as follows. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the second start winning device 16 is provided on the right side of the first start winning device 13 and the big winning device 14, and is applied to the gaming machine 1 capable of so-called right-handed. As will be described, it may be provided on the left side of the first winning device and the big winning device 14.

  Next, the configuration of the second start winning device 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description of the configuration of the second start winning device 16, “upstream side” means the side where game balls flow into the second start winning device 16, and “downstream side” means the second start winning port 27. And the game ball that has not won any of the second normal winning holes 28 flows out from the second start winning device 16. The “rolling direction” means a direction in which the game ball rolls on the guide surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second start winning device 16 includes a main body 21, a first guide member 22 as a guide member, a front cover member 23, a second guide member 24, a ball receiving member 25, and a driving means. 26. The main body 21 is formed so that the second start winning device 16 can be attached to the board surface of the game board 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the main body portion 21 is formed with a second start winning port 27 and a second normal winning port 28. The second start winning opening 27 is a winning opening formed so as to be able to receive the game balls flowing down one by one when the ball receiving member 25 advances. The second normal winning opening 28 is a winning opening formed so as to be able to receive the flowing game balls one by one, is adjacent to the downstream side of the second starting winning opening 27, and is the same height as the second starting winning opening 27. Alternatively, it is formed above the second start winning opening 27.

  The first guide member 22 is formed on the front side of the main body 21. The first guide member 22 is formed with a guide portion 29 located on the upstream side in the flow-down direction with respect to the second start winning prize port 27 and a rolling portion 30 further inclined downward from the downstream end of the guide portion 29. Yes.

  The guide portion 29 is for guiding the game ball that has flowed down to the ball receiving member 25, and a guide surface 31 that guides the game ball that has flowed down to the ball receiving surface 53 formed on the ball receiving member 25 is formed. . The guide surface 31 is formed on the upstream side in the rolling direction where the game ball rolls on the guide surface 31 toward the ball receiving surface 53 with respect to the ball receiving surface 53, and from the upstream side toward the downstream side. And tilted down. In addition, it is preferable to form at least the first convex portion 32a on the upstream end side and the second convex portion 32b on the downstream end side of the guide surface 31. By forming the first convex portion 32a, it is possible to easily guide the game ball that has flowed down to the downstream side in the rolling direction, and it is possible to roll more game balls into the second start winning device 16. . In addition, by forming the second convex portion 32b, the second convex portion 32b can be applied to the lower part of the game ball that has been rolling on the guide surface 31, thereby increasing during rolling on the guide surface 31. By reducing the rolling speed of the game ball, the game ball can be guided to the ball receiving member 25 more reliably. Moreover, it is preferable to provide the plate-shaped member 33 in the guide part 29 between the 1st convex part 32a and the 2nd convex part 32b. The plate-like member 33 is provided in order to improve the strength against the impact when the flowing game ball collides with the guide portion 29. For example, a metal plate or a resin plate can be used. A thing may be used. In addition, the 1st convex part 32a and the 2nd convex part 32b are more than the upper surface of the plate-shaped member 33, when the plate-shaped member 33 is provided between the 1st convex part 32a and the 2nd convex part 32b. It is preferably formed so as to protrude. The guide surface 31 is the upper surface of the plate member 33 when the plate member 33 is provided on the guide member 29.

  The rolling unit 30 is for rolling the game ball toward the big winning port 18 when the second start winning device 16 is provided on the surface of the game board 5, and further from the downstream end of the guide unit 29. It is formed so as to incline downward. In addition, the rolling portion 30 has a height that allows the game ball to pass below the second guide member 24 so that the distance from the later-described second guide member 24 is wider than the diameter of one game ball. It is formed to become. The rolling portion 30 is formed with a rolling surface 34 that is curved so that the upstream side is curved upward, and that is continuously inclined downward toward the downstream side. The rolling surface 34 is continuously formed so that the end faces toward the big winning opening 18 when the second start winning device 16 is attached to the surface of the game board 5.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the first guide member 22 is formed on the main body portion 21 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first guide member 22 is the front cover member 23. The main body 21 and the front cover member 23 may be formed separately. In addition, the code | symbol 35 in FIG. 4 is a decoration member attached to the front side of a guide member.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front cover member 23 is provided on the front side of the main body portion 21 so as to cover the second start winning port 27 and the second normal winning port 28. As shown in FIG. 6, the front cover member 23 has a front cover body 36, and the second guide member 24 is formed on the back side of the front cover body 36. The front cover body 36 is formed with a protrusion 37 and a mounting shaft 38. The front cover main body 36 is a plate-like member that is formed in a size that can cover the second normal winning opening 28 and the second starting winning opening 27 when attached to the main body 21. The second guide member 24 has an opening 39 formed on the upper side, and a second guide flow formed between the opening 39 and the terminal portion 40 located on the front side of the second normal winning opening 28. The game ball that flows in from the opening 39 is smoothly guided to the second normal winning opening 28.

  The second guide member 24 is provided above the second start winning opening 27, and the second guide member 24 is formed to extend downward from the second guide member 24. A protruding portion 42 is formed. The extending portion 42 prevents the game ball from jumping from the ball receiving member 25 toward the rolling surface 34 by jumping or the like when the game ball rolls from the guide surface 31 to the ball receiving member 25. Therefore, it is formed to extend downward to a height at which the game ball rolled to the ball receiving member 25 hits. The extended portion 42 is located at a position where the second guide member 24 is higher than the ball receiving member 25 as the second normal winning opening 28 is provided at a higher position than the second starting winning opening 27. Is formed when the game ball rolling on the ball receiving member 25 does not hit the outer peripheral surface of the second guide member 24. Therefore, when the second guide member 24 is provided at a position higher than the ball receiving member 25 by less than one game ball, the rolled game ball hits the outer peripheral surface of the second guide member 24, so The protruding portion 42 need not be formed.

  In addition, it is preferable to form the guide plate 43 at the terminal portion 40 of the second guide channel 41. The guide plate 43 is formed from the back surface side of the front cover body 36 toward the rear, and the guide surface is formed so that the length extending backward from the upstream side toward the downstream side is sequentially increased. 44. Thereby, the game ball that has flowed in from the opening 39 and rolled in the second guide channel 41 rolls along the guide surface 44 at the terminal end portion 40, and the rolling direction is changed from the downstream direction to the second normal direction. It is possible to change the direction toward the winning opening 28, and it is possible to smoothly guide the game ball to the second normal winning opening 28 and prevent the occurrence of a clogged ball.

  The protrusion 37 is provided at a position facing the ball receiving member 25 when the front cover member 23 is attached to the main body 21, and is provided so as to protrude rearward from the back side of the front cover main body 36. . The protrusions 37 are formed so that the protrusion height on the upstream side is the highest and gradually decreases toward the downstream side. The attachment shaft 38 is a shaft member used when attaching and fixing the front cover member 23 to the main body portion 21. As shown in FIG. 3, when the thus configured front cover member 23 is attached to the main body 21, the first guide member 22 and the second guide member 24 are disposed between the main body 21 and the front cover member 23. It is provided so that it may be located. In the present embodiment, the second guide member 24 is described as being formed on the front cover member 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second guide member 24 is a main body. The main body 21 and the front cover member 23 may be formed separately.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the front cover member 23 is attached to the main body portion 21, the second guide member 24 is disposed adjacent to the ball receiving member 25, and the guide portion 29 sandwiches the ball receiving member 25. The second guide member 24 is disposed on the opposite side. Further, in the second start winning device 16, when the ball receiving member 25 advances to the front of the second start winning port 27 by the driving means 26, the guide portion 29 and the ball that has advanced to the front of the second start winning port 27. The receiving member 25 and a part of the second guide member 24 form a first guide channel 45 through which the game ball is guided to the second start winning prize port 27. Further, the ball receiving member 25 has a distance d1 between the downstream end of the ball receiving member 25 and the upstream end of the second guide member 24 when the ball receiving member 25 advances forward from the second start winning port 27. It is arrange | positioned so that it may become less than the diameter of this. Further, the rolling surface 34 is arranged such that a distance d2 between the lower end portion of the extending portion 42 and the rolling surface 34 located directly below the extending portion 42 is larger than the diameter of the game ball. Yes.

  In this way, by forming the first guide channel 45, even if the game ball flows down obliquely vigorously and jumps when it hits the ball receiving member 25, the jumped game ball is moved to the second. It can be received by the outer peripheral surface of the guide member 24 or the extending portion 42. Further, by catching the jumped game ball by the outer peripheral surface of the second guide member 24 or the extending portion 42, the momentum of the game ball is greatly reduced, and the game ball is guided to the ball receiving member 25 to the second start winning opening 27. It is also possible to guide.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ball receiving member 25 is configured to be attached so as to be able to advance and retract from the rear side of the main body 21. The ball receiving member 25 is connected to the driving means 26 so as to advance and retreat in the front-rear direction between the front and rear of the second start winning opening 27, and the front of the second starting winning opening 27 is driven by the driving means 26. The game ball is formed so as to be received at the second start winning opening 27 when the game is advanced to. As shown in FIG. 8, the ball receiving member 25 includes a ball receiving portion 51 that receives the game ball and a connecting portion 52 that is connected to the drive mechanism 73. The ball receiving portion 51 is provided on the front side of the connecting portion 52 in the ball receiving member 25, and a ball receiving surface 53 that receives a game ball that flows down when the ball advances to the front of the second start winning opening 27, and a ball receiving surface A front wall 54 provided at the front end of 53 and a side wall 55 provided at a side end upstream of the ball receiving surface 53. The side end at the downstream end of the ball receiving surface 53 is formed such that a game ball rolling on the ball receiving surface 53 is discharged. Note that the side wall 55 in the present embodiment may be provided on the downstream side of the ball receiving surface 53. In this case, the game ball may be discharged to the upstream side of the ball receiving surface 53, or the game ball may be discharged from another place.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the ball receiving surface 53 is for guiding the game ball to the second start winning opening 27 when the ball receiving member 25 advances to the front of the second starting winning opening 27. A first inclined surface 56, a second inclined surface 57, a third inclined surface 58, and a bottom surface 59 are formed. The first inclined surface 56 is formed on the upstream side of the front end portion of the ball receiving member 25. The first inclined surface 56 is formed so as to be inclined downward at an angle θ1 from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball receiving member 25, and is inclined downward from the front end side to the rear end side of the ball receiving member 25. It is formed to do. The angle of inclination downward from the front end side toward the rear end side is different between the upstream end and the downstream end. That is, the angle from the front end side to the rear end side is the angle θ2 at the upstream end, and continuously decreases as it goes to the downstream side, and θ2 ′ (θ2> θ2 ′) at the downstream end. It has changed to become. The second inclined surface 57 is formed on the downstream side of the front end portion of the ball receiving member 25. The second inclined surface 57 is inclined downward at an angle θ3 from the front end side to the rear end side of the ball receiving member 25 so that the game ball rolls from the front end side to the rear end side. The angle θ3 of the second inclined surface 57 is larger than θ2 of the first inclined surface 56, and is formed to have a relationship of θ3> θ2.

  The third inclined surface 58 is formed to be inclined downward at an angle θ4 from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball receiving member 25. The third inclined surface 58 is continuously formed from the front to the rear of the ball receiving member 25. The angle θ4 of the third inclined surface 58 is larger than the angle θ1 of the first inclined surface 56, and is formed such that θ4> θ1. The bottom surface 59 is a surface connected to the downstream end portions of the first inclined surface 56, the second inclined surface 57, and the third inclined surface 58, and is formed to be inclined downward at an angle θ5 from the upstream side toward the downstream side. Yes. An angle θ5 of the bottom surface 59 is formed to be smaller than θ1. Therefore, there is a relationship of θ4> θ1> θ5 between the angles of the guide surface 44 that inclines downward from the upstream side toward the downstream side.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a guide groove 60 is formed between the downstream side of the first inclined surface 56 and the upstream side of the second inclined surface 57. The guide groove 60 is formed to guide a game ball that rolls the first inclined surface 56 from the upstream side toward the downstream side from the front end side toward the rear end side. Further, the height position of the downstream end of the first inclined surface 56 is formed to be lower than the height position of the upstream end of the second inclined surface 57. Therefore, the game ball rolling on the first inclined surface 56 from the upstream side to the downstream side is easily received at the upstream end of the second inclined surface 57, and the game ball is more reliably received at the second start winning opening. 27 can be guided to.

  A back wall 61 is formed on the back side of the ball receiving portion 51, and a back surface 62 is formed on the front side of the back wall 61. The back surface 62 is formed so as to be inclined by an angle θ6 in the front-rear direction from the upstream side to the downstream side with respect to the surface of the main body portion 21 on which the second start winning opening 27 is formed. A symbol L1 in FIG. 8 is a line parallel to the surface 21a of the main body portion 21 on which the second start winning opening 27 is formed.

  The front wall 54 is a wall member formed on the front end side of the ball receiving surface 53, that is, on the front end side of the ball receiving member 25. The front wall 54 is formed so that the height of the downstream end is higher than the height of the upstream end, and is inclined upward at an angle θ7 with respect to the horizontal line L2 from the upstream end side toward the downstream end side. Is formed. As described above, the front wall 54 is inclined upward from the upstream side toward the downstream side, so that the height position of the upper end portion of the second inclined surface 57 can be set to a higher position, and the game ball can be more reliably placed in the first position. It is possible to receive the two inclined surfaces 57.

  Further, the front wall 54 has a length from the surface on which the second start winning port 27 is formed to the front end of the ball receiving member 25 when the ball receiving member 25 advances to the front of the second start winning port 27. The upstream side is the longest, and the length is gradually shortened toward the downstream side. That is, the front wall 54 is formed so as to be inclined by an angle θ8 in the front-rear direction from the upstream side to the downstream side with respect to the surface 21a of the main body portion 21 on which the second start winning opening 27 is formed. . A symbol L3 in FIG. 8 is a line parallel to the surface 21a of the main body portion 21 where the second start winning opening 27 is formed.

  In this way, by tilting the front wall 54 by the angle θ8, the distance between the front wall 54 and the projection 37 of the front cover member 23 when the ball receiving member 25 has advanced to the front of the second start winning opening 27 is obtained. The upstream end is the narrowest and the downstream end is the widest. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the edge of the front wall 54 and the edge of the protrusion 37 form a guide path in which the distance between these edges is narrow on the upstream side and widens as it goes downstream. It is possible to guide the game ball smoothly downstream by this guide route. Further, as in the case where the ball receiving member 25 is operating to advance to the front of the second start winning opening 27, or when the ball receiving member 25 is stopped at the position that has advanced to the front of the second starting winning opening 27, the second Even when ball clogging near the second start winning port 27 is relatively likely to occur due to a game ball that has not won the starting winning port 27, the game ball is smoothly guided to the downstream side to effectively generate the ball clogging. It can also be prevented.

  The front wall 54 is preferably formed in a curved surface that is inclined downward toward the ball receiving surface 53. By forming the front wall 54 in this way, it is possible to make it difficult for an illegal act tool such as a wire or the like to be caught on the ball receiving member 25, and the ball receiving member 25 is illegally pulled out to the front of the second start winning prize opening 27. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which more game balls are awarded to the second start winning opening 27 to increase the chance of winning a lottery and to illegally win more prize balls.

  The side wall 55 is a wall member formed at the upstream end of the ball receiving member 25. The side wall 55 is formed so as to incline downward from the front of the ball receiving member 25 to the height where the upper end portion of the third inclined surface 58 is located, and thereafter to have the same height toward the rear. ing. Note that the side wall 55 is preferably formed in a curved surface inclined downward toward the ball receiving surface 53. By forming in this way, it is possible to make it difficult for an illegal act tool such as a wire to be hooked on the ball receiving member 25, and the ball receiving member 25 is illegally pulled out to the front of the second start winning opening 27, and more It is possible to prevent a situation in which a game ball is awarded to the second start winning opening 27 to increase the chance of winning a lottery and illegally acquire a lot of prize balls.

  The connecting portion 52 is for connecting the ball receiving member 25 to the drive mechanism 73 and is formed on the rear end side of the ball receiving member 25. The connecting portion 52 has a U-shape with an open rear end, and is configured such that U-shaped U-shaped grooves 52c and 52d are provided on both side wall portions 52a and 52b positioned in the left-right direction. In addition, the back surface 62 is formed in the front wall part located in the front at the front side. In addition, the code | symbol 63 and the code | symbol 64 in a figure are guide members at the time of the ball receiving member 25 performing advancing / retreating operation | movement. This guide member is formed so as to be able to fit into a groove (not shown) formed on the back surface side or the like of the main body 21 and is guided in the left-right direction and the up-down direction when performing advancing and retreating operations. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the driving means 26 includes a solenoid 71, a plunger 72, and a driving mechanism 73 that transmits the driving force of the plunger 72 to the ball receiving member 25, and the driving mechanism 73 is attached to the plunger 72. The interlocking member 74 and the link member 75 are provided. The interlocking member 74 and the link member 75 are arranged in the storage case 76, and a solenoid 71 is attached to the rear end side of the storage case 76. The drive means 26 configured as described above is attached to the rear of the main body 21 by a method such as screwing. Note that a method other than screwing may be used as the attachment method.

  The solenoid 71 is for transmitting a driving force to the ball receiving member 25 via the driving mechanism 73 to move the ball receiving member 25 forward and backward. The solenoid 71 has a plunger 72, and is configured by inserting the plunger 72 into an insertion hole 71a for inserting the plunger 72 provided in the central portion. The solenoid 71 is excited or demagnetized based on a signal from a control device (not shown), and the control device is configured to perform control such as exciting the solenoid 71 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. . Although this predetermined condition can be determined in various ways, in the present embodiment, it is set as a predetermined condition that the game ball has passed through the pass winning opening 101 provided in the game board 5.

  The plunger 72 can be moved forward and backward by excitation or demagnetization of the solenoid 71. A flange portion 72 a is formed at the front end portion of the plunger 72. A fitting groove 74 a formed on the rear end side of the interlocking member 74 is fitted into the flange portion 72 a so that the interlocking member 74 is attached to the plunger 72. It is configured to be worn. In addition, a spring 77 is provided on the rear end side of the plunger 72 that is behind the interlocking member 74. The plunger 72 is inserted into the insertion hole 71a of the solenoid 71 in a state where the spring 77 is provided, and always biases the interlocking member 74 forward.

  The interlocking member 74 is configured such that the flange portion 72a of the plunger 72 is mounted in a fitting groove 74a formed on the rear end side, and extends forward from two left and right positions on the front end side. Support portions 78a and 78b are formed, and connecting recesses 79a and 79b having openings on the upper surface are formed at the ends of the support portions 78a and 78b. The connection recesses 79 a and 79 b are formed so as to be connectable to the first connection portion 80 of the link member 75. Further, the interlocking member 74 is formed with a rectangular lock hole 82 in the lower part. The lock hole 82 is formed in such a size that a lock pin 87 projecting from the rear side of the link member 75 can be fitted, and has a depth in the front-rear direction from the front of the interlocking member 74 toward the rear. It is formed to have. Further, the lock hole 82 is formed at a position rearward of the center of rotation in which the link member 75 rotates, and on the track of the lock pin 87 that rotates as the link member 75 rotates, It is formed to have a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction toward the rear.

  The link member 75 is a member connected to the connection recesses 79a and 79b formed on the front end side of the interlocking member 74 and the connection portion 52 formed on the rear end side of the ball receiving member 25. A second connection portion 81 is provided on the arm portion 83. The first connection portion 80 is an arm-shaped member that is formed on the upper end side of the arm portion 83 and extends in the left-right direction, and has a dimension that can be connected to the connection recesses 79 a and 79 b of the interlocking member 74. The diameter of the arm-shaped member that constitutes the first connection portion 80 is formed to be smaller than the width in the front-rear direction of the connecting recesses 79a and 79b, and either the front side or the rear side of the arm-shaped member. On the other hand, a space portion 84 is formed. The second connection part 81 is formed on the lower end side of the arm part 83 so as to protrude in the left-right direction. The protruding second connecting portion 81 has a diameter that is the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the U-shaped grooves 52c and 52d of the connecting portion 52 formed in the ball receiving member 25. The part 81 can be connected to the ball receiving member 25 by being fitted into the U-shaped grooves 52c and 52d.

  The arm portion 83 is a member that forms the main axis of the link member 75, and a shaft hole portion 85 that serves as a pivot point when the link member 75 rotates is formed at a substantially central portion. A support shaft 86 is inserted into the shaft hole 85, and the support shaft 86 is received in a bearing portion (not shown) formed in the storage case 76. The link member 75 stored in the storage case 76 rotates with the support shaft 86 as a rotation axis in accordance with the movement of the interlocking member 74 in the front-rear direction, and the movement direction of the interlocking member 74 is the ball receiving member 25. The link member 75 is configured to rotate in a direction approaching the interlocking member 74 when the interlocking member 74 rotates to move in the opposite direction and the interlocking member 74 moves forward.

  The arm 83 has a lock pin 87 formed on the lower end side. The lock pin 87 is formed so as to project to the rear side of the link member 75, and is configured to be able to be fitted into or released from the lock hole 82 at a predetermined depth. The lock hole 82 and the lock pin 87 are arranged so that the interlocking member 74 is in a state from when the lock hole 82 and the lock pin 87 are fitted to a predetermined depth until the engagement between the lock pin 87 and the lock hole 82 is released. When the link member 75 is connected so as to slide backward and is engaged with the lock hole 82, the link member 75 can be prevented from rotating. . Therefore, when the lock pin 87 is fitted in the lock hole 82, it is possible to prevent the ball receiving member 25 from being pulled out to the front of the second start winning prize opening 27.

  The ball receiving member 25 and the driving means 26 configured as described above are normally disposed at a position where the ball receiving member 25 is retracted to the rear of the second start winning opening 27. In the driving means 26 at that time, as shown in FIG. 13, the plunger 72 is biased forward with respect to the solenoid 71 by the force of the spring 77, and accordingly, the interlocking member 74 is also positioned forward. Further, in the link member 75, the lock pin 87 formed below the arm portion 83 is fitted into the lock hole 82 by a predetermined depth as the connecting recesses 79 a and 79 b of the interlocking member 74 are positioned forward. Yes. Further, the connection recesses 79a and 79b and the first connection portion 52 of the interlocking member 74 are in contact with the rear end surfaces of the connection recesses 79a and 79b and the first connection portion 52, and the front end surfaces of the connection recesses 79a and 79b and the first end portions. A space portion 84 having a predetermined width is formed between the connecting portion 52 and the connecting portion 52.

  Here, when the solenoid 71 is driven and the plunger 72 is drawn into the insertion hole 71a and starts to move in the A direction in FIG. 14, the interlocking member 74 also slides in the A direction together with the plunger 72. The space 84 formed between the front end surface of the first connecting portion 52 and the first connecting portion 52 disappears, and a space 88 is formed between the rear end surfaces of the connecting recesses 79a and 79b and the first connecting portion 52. . Further, as the interlock member 74 slides, the position of the lock hole 82 also slides in the A direction, so that the fitting state of the lock hole 82 and the lock pin 87 is also released.

  When the solenoid 71 further pulls the plunger 72 into the insertion hole 71a, the front end surfaces of the connection recesses 79a and 79b come into contact with the first connection portion 52 as the interlocking member 74 slides further in the A direction. Thereafter, when the interlocking member 74 is further slid in the A direction, the link member 75 starts to rotate about the support shaft 86 as a rotation center. That is, the fitting state between the lock hole 82 and the lock pin 87 is completely released, and the link member 75 can be rotated in the direction B in FIG. At this time, the ball receiving member 25 is pushed in the C direction toward the front of the second start winning opening 27 by the rotational movement of the link member 75.

  On the other hand, when trying to pull out the ball receiving member 25 by fraud, as shown in FIG. 16, the solenoid 71 is not driven at all, so that the interlocking member 74 does not move while being positioned forward, The state in which the lock hole 82 is fitted is maintained. Therefore, when the ball receiving member 25 is moved forward, the link member 75 rotates as the ball receiving member 25 moves forward, but the lock pin 87 is fitted in the lock hole 82. The lower surface 87a of the lock pin 87 comes into contact with the bottom surface 82a of the lock hole 82 and prevents the link member 75 from rotating. For this reason, the ball receiving member 25 is not pulled forward. As described above, when a person who performs an illegal act tries to forcibly pull out the ball receiving member 25, the mechanism for fitting the lock pin 87 into the lock hole 82 is caused to act as a lock mechanism from which the ball receiving member 25 is not pulled out. It is possible to prevent a fraudulent person from having an opportunity to illegally acquire a prize ball.

  FIG. 17 is a partially enlarged view showing, in an enlarged manner, a portion of the game board 5 where the second start winning device 16 according to the present embodiment is provided. In FIG. 17, for convenience of explanation, a configuration in which the front cover member 23 and the decorative member of the second start winning device 16 are removed is illustrated. Moreover, the arrow in FIG. 17 is an example of the flow path of the game ball flowing down the game area 9.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the second start winning device 16 is provided on the game board 5 so that the rolling surface 34 faces the big winning opening 18. The game ball flowing down the game area 9 rolls on the flow path formed by the game nail near the passing winning opening 101, and then falls into the gap 92 formed between the game nail 91a and the game nail 91b. It flows down in a substantially vertical direction. Then, the game ball flowing down in a substantially vertical direction rolls on the guide surface 31 to the downstream side after colliding with the guide surface 31 formed on the first guide member 22 of the second start winning device 16, and the ball receiving member When 25 has advanced to the front of the second start winning opening 27, the game ball guided from the guide surface 31 to the ball receiving face is received into the second start winning opening 27, and the ball receiving member receives the second start winning prize. When retreating to the rear of the mouth 27, the game ball rolling on the guide surface 31 travels on the rolling path formed further downstream from the downstream end of the guide surface 31 and below the guide surface 31 in the B direction. Roll to. At this time, since the rolling surface 34 is formed of a continuous and smooth surface, the game ball rolls smoothly without staying on the rolling surface 34 even if the inclination angle of the rolling surface 34 is small. The game ball rolls on the rolling surface 34, then flows down in the direction C, and wins in the big winning opening 18 formed in the big winning device 14.

  As described above, according to the second start winning device 16 according to the present embodiment, the game ball can be smoothly guided to the big winning opening 18 even if the inclination angle of the rolling surface 34 is reduced. Therefore, even when the second starting prize-winning device 16 is provided at a lower height as compared with the case where the rolling path is formed by a large number of game nails 10, the game ball can be stably rolled. In addition, by providing the second start winning device 16 at a lower height position, the second start winning device 16 and rolling for rolling the game ball from the second start winning device 16 to the big winning device 14. It is possible to greatly reduce the space required to provide the path. Moreover, since this vacant space can be used as a space for providing another accessory device or the center accessory 12 having the enlarged symbol display device 17, the player's interest is further improved. It is also possible to perform various productions that can be performed. Furthermore, according to the second start winning device 16 according to the present embodiment, when the game ball 90 rolls on the ball receiving surface 53 from the guide surface 31 and is not guided to the second start winning port 27, Since it is configured to roll on the rolling surface 34 from the guide surface 31, it is possible to leave a possibility that a game ball that has not won the second start winning opening 27 will win the big winning opening 18, It is possible to further increase the interest of the player in the game.

  In the present embodiment, the lock pin 87 has been described as a block shape that can be fitted into the lock hole 82, but other shapes may be used. An example of modification of the lock pin 87 and the lock hole 82 is shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged view showing a modified example of the lock hole 82 and the lock pin 87.

  FIG. 18A shows an example in which a reinforcing portion 95 protruding rearward is formed at the protruding end of the lock pin 87. The reinforcing portion 95 may extend the rear end of the lock pin 87 further rearward, or another reinforcing member may be attached to the lock pin 87. Moreover, you may form the reinforcement part 95 by methods other than this. By providing the reinforcing portion 95, it is possible to prevent the lock pin 87 from being damaged by an excessive force at the time of fraud, and it is possible to more surely prevent fraud. For convenience, the boundary between the lock pin 87 and the reinforcing portion 95 is indicated by a dotted line in FIG. The same applies to FIG. 18B described later.

  FIG. 18B shows an example in which a sloped portion 96 formed in a slope shape from the lower surface of the reinforcing portion 95 toward the rear end surface is formed in the lock pin 87 provided with the reinforcing portion 95. As described above, by providing the inclined portion 96 in the reinforcing portion 95, the interlocking member necessary for releasing the fitting between the lock pin 87 and the lock hole 82 while maintaining the strength of the lock pin 87 by the reinforcing portion 95. Since the stroke of 74 can be shortened, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus while improving the strength of the lock pin 87.

  FIG. 18C shows an example in which the interlocking member 74 is made thick so that the length of the lock hole 82 in the front-rear direction is increased. By forming the lock hole 82 in this way, it is possible to ensure a relative fitting depth with the lock pin 87. Further, by forming the lock hole 82 as described above, the strength in the vicinity of the lock hole 82 can be improved. By using the lock pin 87 provided with the reinforcing portion 95 and the interlocking member 74 formed with the lock hole 82 having a long length in the front-rear direction, the strength as the lock mechanism can be further improved. It becomes possible to prevent fraud more reliably.

  18D shows an example in which the lower surface 97a of the lock pin 97 and the bottom surface 98a of the lock hole 98 are formed obliquely. In this example, the lower surface 97a of the lock pin 97 is formed at an angle such that the width R2 on the rear end side is wider than the width R1 on the base side connected to the arm portion 83. The bottom surface 98 a of the hole 98 is also formed to have the same angle as the lower surface 97 a of the lock pin 97. Thus, by making the lower surface 97a and the bottom surface 98a have the above-described oblique shapes, even when an excessive force is applied to the lock pin 97 due to an unauthorized action, the fitting state between the lock pin 97 and the lock hole 98 is further strengthened. It is possible to prevent the illegal acts more reliably.

  FIG. 18E shows an example in which the tip of the lock pin 99 is formed in a key shape. In this example, a key-shaped member 99 a is formed at the tip of the lock pin 99, and the key-shaped member 99 a is configured to engage with the lock hole 82. With this configuration, when the ball member 25 is pulled out by an illegal act and the link member 75 rotates, the engaging portion 99b of the key-like member 99a and the rear end surface 74b of the interlocking member 74 are provided. Are firmly engaged, and the rotation of the link member 75 can be more reliably prevented. Therefore, even in this case, it is possible to prevent fraud more reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball is won at each prize opening has been described as 10. However, the number of prize balls is not limited to this. In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine as an example of the gaming machine 1 has been described. However, in addition to the pachinko machine, a game such as a parrot machine, an arcade machine, various game machines, etc. As long as the above is realized, it can be used as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 14 Grand winning device 16 2nd start winning device 18 Grand winning port 19 Grand winning port door 21 Main-body part 22 1st guide member 23 Front cover member 24 2nd guide member 25 Ball receiving member 26 Drive means 27 2nd start Winning port 28 Second normal winning port 29 Guide portion 30 Rolling portion 31 Guide surface 34 Rolling surface 36 Front cover main body 37 Projection portion 39 Opening portion 41 Second guide flow channel 42 Extension portion 45 First guide flow channel 51 Sphere Receiving portion 53 Ball receiving surface 54 Front wall 55 Side wall 56 First inclined surface 57 Second inclined surface 58 Third inclined surface 59 Bottom surface 71 Solenoid 72 Plunger 73 Drive mechanism 74 Interlocking member 75 Link member 77 Spring 82, 98 Lock hole 84,88 Space 87,97,99 Lock pin 95 Reinforcement part 96 Slope part

Claims (5)

A main body that forms a winning opening that accepts the game balls flowing down;
A front cover member provided on the front side of the main body so as to cover the winning opening;
A ball receiving member provided so as to be able to advance and retract in the front-rear direction between the front and rear of the winning opening, and formed with a ball receiving surface for guiding the game ball to the winning opening when advancing to the front of the winning opening;
A guide member formed with a guide surface for guiding the game ball that has flowed down to the ball receiving surface,
In the guide member, a guide surface is formed on the upstream side in the rolling direction in which the game ball rolls on the guide surface toward the ball receiving surface with respect to the ball receiving member,
In the winning device in which the guide member is provided between the main body portion and the front cover member,
A winning device, wherein the guide member is formed with a rolling surface capable of rolling a game ball from the downstream end of the guide surface further downstream, at a position lower than the ball receiving member.   The winning device according to claim 1, wherein the rolling surface is inclined downward toward the downstream side.   The ball receiving member is formed so that the length from the winning opening to the front end of the ball receiving member when the ball receiving member advances to the front of the winning opening is the longest on the upstream side and sequentially decreases toward the downstream side. The winning device according to claim 1 or 2. The front cover member is provided with a protrusion protruding backward at a position facing the ball receiving member,
The winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the protruding portion is formed such that the protruding height on the upstream side is the highest and gradually decreases toward the downstream side.   When the ball receiving member has advanced to the front of the winning opening, the game ball guided from the guide surface to the ball receiving surface is received by the winning opening, and when the ball receiving member is retracted to the rear of the winning opening. The winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a game ball rolling on the guide surface is configured to roll on the rolling surface.