JP2012024488A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a performance with the use of a spinner, as if a game ball hardly flows into a direction that a player does not desire.SOLUTION: A game machine has: a winning pocket provided in a game board; and the spinner 1 provided upstream of the flow of the game ball with respect to the winning pocket in the game board. The spinner 1 has: a blade part 10 which has a plurality of blade plates 12 receiving the game ball, and performs a rotation in one direction CW in which the game ball flows toward the winning pocket and a rotation in the other direction CCW which is opposite to the rotation in one direction CW; and a front plate part 20 which is provided on a front face side of the blade part 10 with respect to the board surface of the game board 110, and rotates in association with the rotation of the blade part 10. Then, the spinner 1 is constituted so that the number of rotations in one direction CW becomes larger than the number of rotations in the other direction CCW in the front plate part 20, when the number of rotations in one direction CW and the number of rotations in the other direction CCW are equal in the blade part 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a windmill that is rotated by the flow of a game ball is provided on the surface of the gaming board. Generally, a windmill is comprised from the blade | wing part which has several blade | wings extended radially with respect to the rotating shaft, and the front board provided in the front surface (player side) of a blade | wing part. And a blade | wing part rotates rightward or leftward with the flow of a game ball. For example, when there is a windmill to the left of the center of the board as seen by the player, the wings rotate to the right (clockwise) when the game ball falling along the board goes from the nail member to the center. However, when the game ball moves from the nail member toward the end side of the board surface, the blade portion rotates in the left direction (counterclockwise).

  As a prior art described in the publication, there is one in which a wind turbine is configured as an assembly and a part of the wind turbine can be replaced (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the technology described in this publication, a wind turbine member in which a plurality of blades are radially formed integrally around a shaft tube portion and a decorative plate attached to the front surface of the wind turbine member are configured to be engaged and assembled. Yes. And the latching claw with a barb made to protrude radially by the windmill member is locked in the state where the barb protruded from the surface of the decorative board. On the other hand, the windmill can be disassembled by deforming the locking claw so that the return is narrowed in a direction to avoid locking by the locking hole.

JP 2009-268621 A

  By the way, in a pachinko machine, a game ball is thrown between a board surface on which a number of nails are struck and a transparent plate covering the board surface and nails, and a ball that falls while being played by the nails is placed in a prize opening. Machine. In many pachinko gaming machines, for example, in the center of the board, a specific winning opening is provided such as a starting opening for winning a special symbol lottery when a game ball enters. Therefore, in a game machine with a specific winning opening provided in the center of such a board, for example, in a normal game except for a big hit right-handed game, the player concentrates game balls in the center as much as possible. Operate the launcher to do so. Thus, for a player, it is terrible that a game ball is bounced and falls toward a specific winning opening, but a game ball that falls while rotating a windmill is not necessarily directed in the direction desired by the player. Not only.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an effect using a windmill so that game balls do not flow so much in a direction not desired by the player.

The present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine 100 is
A gaming machine 100 having a winning opening 121 provided in a gaming board 110 and windmills 1, 2, 3, 1 ′ provided on the upstream side of a flow of gaming balls with respect to the winning opening in the gaming board 110,
The windmills 1, 2, 3, 1 ′ are
A plurality of blades 12 for receiving a game ball, rotation in one direction CW in which the game ball flows toward the winning opening, and rotation in another direction CCW that is opposite to rotation in the one direction CW; A blade portion 10 for performing
A front plate portion 20 provided on the front side of the blade portion 10 with respect to the board surface of the game board 110 and rotating with the rotation of the blade portion 10;
When the number of rotations of the blade portion 10 in the one direction CW and the number of rotations in the other direction CCW are equal, the front plate portion 20 has the number of rotations in the one direction CW increased to the other direction CCW. It is characterized by being larger than the rotation speed.

  The windmills 1, 2, 3, 1 ′ transmit the driving force of rotation from the blade 10 to the front plate 20 when the blade 10 rotates in the other direction CCW. It is characterized by not.

  Furthermore, the wind turbines 1, 2, 3, 1 'are configured such that the front plate portion 20 does not rotate in the other direction CCW.

  In addition, the said code | symbol in this column is attached | subjected illustratively in the description of this invention, and this invention is not reduced by this code | symbol.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to produce an effect using a windmill so that game balls do not flow so much in a direction that the player does not want.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is the elements on larger scale of the pachinko game machine of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the control unit of the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment. It is a general view of the windmill to which Embodiment 1 is applied. It is an exploded view of the windmill to which Embodiment 1 is applied. It is sectional drawing of the windmill to which Embodiment 1 is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the windmill to which Embodiment 1 is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the gearwheel demonstrated using FIGS. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the internal gear demonstrated using FIGS. It is a general view of the windmill to which Embodiment 2 is applied. It is an exploded view of the windmill to which Embodiment 2 is applied. It is sectional drawing of the windmill with which Embodiment 2 is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the windmill with which Embodiment 2 is applied. It is a general view of the windmill to which Embodiment 3 is applied. It is an exploded view of the windmill to which Embodiment 3 is applied. It is sectional drawing of the windmill to which Embodiment 3 is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the windmill to which Embodiment 3 is applied.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<Embodiment 1>
[Basic configuration of gaming machine]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment.
A pachinko gaming machine 100 as an example of the gaming machine shown in the figure is configured to pay out a prize ball when a game ball launched by an instruction operation by a player wins. The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game board 110 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 150 surrounding the game board 110. The game board 110 is detachably attached to the frame member 150.

The game board 110 includes a game area 111 for playing a game with a game ball on the front side of a game board member 110d made of a plywood board or the like, and an upper position of the game area 111 as a game ball launched from below rises. A rail member 112 that forms a passage toward the road and a guide member 113 that guides a game ball to the right of the game area 111 are provided.
In the present embodiment, an image display unit 114 that displays various images for production is provided at a position of the game area 111 that is easily visible to the player. The image display unit 114 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays a decorative symbol for notifying the player of a symbol lottery result (symbol variation result) as the game progresses by the player, An effect image by the appearance of a character or the appearance of an item is displayed.
In addition, a movable accessory 115 and a board lamp 116 used for various effects are provided on the front surface of the game board 110. The movable accessory 115 performs various effects by operating on the game board 110, and the board lamp 116 performs various effects by emitting light.

In the present embodiment, as various functions related to winning and lottery, the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 that win when a game ball enters and a special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) starts, The game board 110 is provided with a gate 124 that starts a normal symbol lottery (open / close lottery) when it passes. Here, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 refer to a winning port related to winning a game ball that activates one predetermined special symbol display.
The second start port 122 includes an electric tulip 123 as a normal electric accessory that is turned on and off by a pair of blades in the shape of tulip flowers opened and closed by an electric solenoid. In the electric tulip 123, when the blade is closed, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start port 122, but when the blade is opened, the entrance of the second start port 122 is expanded and the game ball is moved to the second start port 122. It is configured to be easy to enter. When the electric tulip 123 wins the normal symbol lottery, the blade opens for a specified time (for example, 6 seconds) and a specified number of times (for example, 3 times) while lighting or flashing.

  In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 100, when the jackpot probability of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery varies under a predetermined condition (from a low probability state (for example, 1/300) to a high probability state (for example, 1/30)) Variation). In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 100 can reduce the special symbol variation time during the special symbol lottery under a predetermined condition, increase the probability of winning during the normal symbol lottery, or the normal symbol variation time during the normal symbol lottery. It may be shortened, the opening time of the blades of the electric tulips 123 may be extended, or the number of times the blades of the electric tulips 123 may be opened.

In the present embodiment, the other prize-winning and lottery items include the special prize opening 125 that opens according to the result of the special symbol lottery, and the lottery starts even if the game ball wins. A normal winning opening 126 that is not to be played is provided on the game board 110.
In the present embodiment, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are disposed in the game area 111, but a configuration example in which only one of them is disposed or another start port is disposed. A configuration example is also conceivable. In the present embodiment, one big prize opening 125 is arranged in the game area 111, but a configuration example in which a plurality of big prize openings 125 are arranged is also conceivable.
In the present embodiment, a display 130 for displaying a lottery result and the number of holds is arranged at the lower right position of the game board 110.

  In the game area 111, a plurality of game nails 127, a windmill 1, and the like that change in the direction in which the game balls fall are disposed. As shown in FIG. 1, in the game board 110 of the present embodiment, a game nail group 127g arranged so that game balls can easily face the first start port 121 is provided. And in the game board 110 of this embodiment, the windmill 1 is provided in the upstream of the moving path | route of the game ball formed of the game nail group 127g.

  Further, in the game area 111, various bonuses relating to winning and lottery are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, the game area 111 is provided with a discharge port 117 through which game balls launched into the game area 111 that have not been won in the winning area are discharged out of the game area 111.

  Also, on the back side of the game board 110, there are a game control board that performs internal lottery and determination of winning, an effect control board that comprehensively controls effects, an image control board that controls effects by images and sounds, various lamps, Various substrates (not shown) such as a lamp control substrate for controlling the effect by the movable accessory 115 are attached. In addition, a switching power supply (not shown) that converts the supplied 24V AC power source into a DC power source and outputs it to various boards and the like is disposed on the back surface of the game board 110.

When the player touches the handle 151 and rotates the lever 152 in the clockwise direction, the frame member 150 moves the game balls at a predetermined time interval (for example, 100 per minute) with a hitting force according to the operation angle. And a launching device (not shown) for electrically firing. In addition, the frame member 150 includes a supply device (not shown) that sequentially supplies game balls to the launching device one by one at a timing in conjunction with the operation of the player's lever 152, and a game ball that the supply device supplies to the launching device. A plate 153 (see FIG. 2) for temporarily storing. For example, a payout ball by a payout unit is paid out to the plate 153.
In the present embodiment, the plate 153 is configured as an integrated upper and lower plate, but a configuration example in which the upper plate and the lower plate are separated is also conceivable. A configuration example in which the handle 151 of the launching device emits light under a predetermined condition is also conceivable.

The frame member 150 also includes a stop button 154 for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball even when the player is touching the handle 151 of the launch device, and a game ball stored in the tray 153. A take-out button 155 for dropping and taking out the box (not shown).
Further, the frame member 150 includes a speaker 156 and a frame lamp 157 for notifying the gaming state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and performing various effects. The speaker 156 performs various effects based on music, voice, and sound effects, and the frame lamp 157 performs various effects based on light depending on a pattern or light emission color caused by lighting and blinking. In addition, about the frame lamp | ramp 157, the structural example which enables it to perform the effect which changes the irradiation direction of light can be considered.
The frame member 150 also includes a transparent plate (not shown) for separating the game board 110 from the player.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing an example of a display 130 arranged at the lower right of the game board 110. b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 100. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the display 130 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a first special symbol display 221h that operates in response to winning of the first starting port 121 and a winning of the second starting port 122. The second special symbol display 222h that operates in response to the above and a normal symbol display 223 that operates in response to the passage of the gate 124 are provided. The first special symbol display 221h variably displays the special symbol resulting from winning of the first start port 121 and displays the lottery result. The second special symbol display 222h variably displays the special symbol resulting from the winning of the second start port 122 and displays the lottery result. The normal symbol display unit 223 displays the normal symbol variably and displays the lottery result when the game ball passes through the gate 124. Each of the first special symbol display unit 221h, the second special symbol display unit 222h, and the normal symbol display unit 223 is configured by an LED display device, and a symbol representing each lottery result is displayed according to the lighting mode.

  The indicator 130 operates in response to the first special symbol display 218 h that operates in response to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 h and the second special symbol display 222 h that operates in response to the hold in the second special symbol display 222 h. 2 a special symbol hold indicator 219 and a normal symbol hold indicator 220 that operates in response to the hold in the normal symbol indicator 223. Each of the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219, and the normal symbol hold indicator 220 is configured by an LED display device, and the number of holds is displayed by its lighting mode.

  Here, the hold will be described. If there is a prize with another game ball during the fluctuation display operation of special symbols or normal symbols (while the fluctuation display for one win is being performed), the symbol fluctuation display operation for the winning game ball will be A predetermined number (for example, four) is held until the variation display operation for the game ball won in is completed. The fact that such a hold is made and the number of the hold (the number of undrawn lots) are displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219, and the normal symbol hold indicator 220.

  The frame member 150 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an input device for a player to input an effect. As shown in FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, as an example of an input device, an effect button 161 and an effect key 162 composed of a plurality of keys adjacent to the effect button 161 and arranged in a substantially cross shape are provided. Are disposed on the frame member 150. The production key 162 is configured such that one central key is arranged at the center, and four peripheral keys having substantially the same shape are arranged around the central key. The player can select one of a plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 114 by operating the four peripheral keys, and can select the selected image by operating the center key. Can be entered as information.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, a control unit that performs operation control and signal processing in the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control unit. As shown in the figure, the control unit includes a game control unit 200 that performs various controls relating to the number of prize balls to be paid out, such as internal lottery and determination of winning, as main control means. Further, as sub-control means, an effect control unit 300 that comprehensively controls effects, an image / sound control unit 310 that controls effects using images and sound, and effects using various lamps and movable accessories 115 A ramp control unit 320 for controlling the payout, and a payout control unit 400 for performing payout control of the payout ball.

  As described above, the game control unit 200, the effect control unit 300, the image / sound control unit 310, the lamp control unit 320, and the payout control unit 400 are each a game as a main board disposed on the rear surface of the game board 110. The control board, the effect control board as the sub board, the image control board, the lamp control board, and the payout control board are individually configured.

[Configuration and function of game control unit]
The game control unit 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs arithmetic processing when performing various controls related to the number of paid-out prize balls, such as internal lottery and winning determination, and a ROM 202 that stores programs executed by the CPU 201, various data, and the like. And a RAM 203 used as a working memory for the CPU 201.
The game control unit 200 performs a special symbol lottery when a game ball wins the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, and sends a determination result as to whether or not it is a win in the special symbol lottery to the effect control unit 300. Also, fluctuation setting of winning probability at special symbol lottery (for example, fluctuation setting from 1/300 to 1/30), special symbol fluctuation time shortening at special symbol lottery, and normal symbol at normal symbol lottery The variable time is set to be shortened, and the setting content is sent to the effect control unit 300.
Further, the game control unit 200 controls the extension of the opening time of the blades of the electric tulip 123, the setting of the number of times the blades of the electric tulip 123 are opened, and the setting of the opening / closing operation interval when the blades are opened. In addition, when a game ball continuously wins the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, the game ball is suspended until the limit number (for example, four) for the undrawn lots, or the game ball continuously passes through the gate 124. The suspension is set up to the limit number (for example, 4) for the undrawn lots.
In addition, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined number of rounds that maintain an open state until the special winning opening 125 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 30 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) according to the result of the special symbol lottery. Control to repeat. Furthermore, the opening / closing operation interval when the special winning opening 125 is opened is controlled.

Further, when the game ball is won in the first start port 121, the second start port 122, the big winning port 125, and the normal winning port 126, the game control unit 200 per game ball according to the place where the game ball has won. The payout control unit 400 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 121, three prize balls, when a game ball wins at the second start port 122, four prize balls, and when a game ball wins the big prize port 125, thirteen prizes. When a game ball wins the ball, the normal winning opening 126, an instruction command (command) is sent to the payout control unit 400 so as to pay out 10 prize balls. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the payout control unit 400 is not instructed to pay out the prize ball in conjunction therewith.
When the payout control unit 400 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 acquires information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 400. As a result, the number of prize balls paid out is managed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game control unit 200 includes a first start port detection unit (first start port switch (SW)) 211 that detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 121, and a second start. A second start port detection unit (second start port switch (SW)) 212 that detects a winning of a game ball to the mouth 122, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213 that opens and closes the electric tulip 123, and a game ball to the gate 124 A gate detection unit (gate switch (SW)) 214 that detects passage is connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 has a large winning port detecting unit (large winning port switch (SW)) 215 for detecting a winning of a game ball to the large winning port 125, and the large winning port 125 is inclined to be in a closed state. A large winning opening / closing unit 216 set to the open state and a normal winning opening detecting unit (normal winning opening switch (SW)) 217 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the normal winning opening 126 are connected.

In addition, the game control unit 200 displays the reserved number for the undrawn special symbol lottery (big win lottery) started by winning the game ball at the first start port 121 within the limit number (for example, four). A special symbol hold indicator 218, a second special symbol hold indicator 219 for displaying the number of unsold lots in the special symbol lottery started by winning a game ball in the second start port 122 within the limit number, A normal symbol hold indicator 220 is connected to the normal symbol lottery display (open / close lottery) started by the passage of the game ball to the gate 124 and displays the number of unsettled hold numbers within the limit number.
Further, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol display 221h for displaying a result of a special symbol lottery started by winning a game ball to the first start port 121, and a game ball to the second start port 122. A second special symbol display 222h for displaying the result of the special symbol lottery started by winning, a normal symbol display 223 for displaying the result of the normal symbol lottery, and a status indicator 224 for displaying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100; , Is connected.

  Then, detection signals detected by the first start port switch 211, the second start port switch 212, the gate switch 214, the big winning port switch 215 and the normal winning port switch 217 are sent to the game control unit 200. In addition, the control signal from the game control unit 200 includes an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213, a prize winning opening / closing unit 216, a first special symbol hold indicator 218, a second special symbol hold indicator 219, a normal symbol hold indicator 220, It is sent to the first special symbol display 221h, the second special symbol display 222h, the normal symbol display 223, and the status display 224. Thereby, the game control unit 200 performs various controls related to the number of payout prize balls.

  Further, a board external information terminal board 250 that transmits various kinds of information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall is connected to the game control unit 200. Then, the game control unit 200 transmits information regarding the number of paid-out winning balls acquired from the payout control unit 400, information indicating the state of the game control unit 200, and the like to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 250. .

[Configuration and function of production control unit]
Next, the effect control unit 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the effect, a ROM 302 that stores programs executed by the CPU 301, various data, and the like, and a RAM 303 that is used as a work memory for the CPU 301 and the like. And a real-time clock (RTC) 304 for measuring the date and time.
The production control unit 300 sets the production content based on, for example, the determination result of whether or not the winning is a special symbol lottery sent from the game control unit 200. At that time, in response to an operation input from the user using an effect button or the like, the contents of the effect according to the operation input may be set. At that time, in response to an operation input from the user using an effect button or the like (the effect button 161 and the effect key 162), the contents of the effect corresponding to the operation input may be set. In this case, for example, a signal (operation signal) corresponding to an operation is received from a controller (not shown) such as an effect button, and the operation content identified by the operation signal is reflected in the setting of the effect. In addition, when the game is interrupted for a predetermined period, an instruction to set a screen display for waiting for a customer is given as one of the effects.
Furthermore, when the game control unit 200 changes the winning probability at the time of the special symbol lottery, shortens the special symbol fluctuation time at the time of the special symbol lottery, and shortens the normal symbol fluctuation time at the time of the normal symbol lottery. In this case, the production control unit 300 sets the production content corresponding to the set content.
In addition, the effect control unit 300 sends a command for instructing execution of the set effect contents to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320.

[Configuration / Function of Image / Sound Control Unit]
The image / sound control unit 310 is a CPU 311 that performs arithmetic processing for controlling the image and sound representing the content of the effect, a ROM 312 that stores programs executed by the CPU 311, various data, and the like. And a RAM 313 used as a memory or the like.
Then, the image / sound control unit 310 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 114 and the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300.
Specifically, in the ROM 312 of the image / sound control unit 310, a symbol image or background image displayed during the game on the image display unit 114, a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the lottery result, and a notice effect for the player Image data such as a character or item for displaying is stored. Furthermore, various kinds of acoustic data such as music and sound output from the speaker 156 in synchronization with the image data or independently of the image data, and sound effects such as jingles are stored. The CPU 311 selects and reads out the data corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300 from the image data and the sound data stored in the ROM 312. Furthermore, image processing for background image display, symbol image display, symbol image variation, character / item display, etc., and voice processing using the read acoustic data are performed using the read image data.
Then, the image / sound control unit 310 controls screen display on the image display unit 114 based on the image data subjected to image processing. Further, the sound output from the speaker 156 is controlled by the sound data subjected to the sound processing.

[Configuration and function of lamp control unit]
The lamp control unit 320 stores a CPU 321 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 and the operation of the movable accessory 115, and programs executed by the CPU 321 and various data. A ROM 322 and a RAM 323 used as a working memory for the CPU 321 are provided.
The lamp control unit 320 controls lighting / flashing of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, the emission color, and the like based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300. Further, the operation of the movable accessory 115 is controlled.
Specifically, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores lighting / flashing pattern data and emission color pattern data (emission pattern) for the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 according to the production contents set by the production control unit 300. Data) is stored. The CPU 321 selects and reads out the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 322 corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300. The lamp controller 320 controls the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the read light emission pattern data.
The ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 115 corresponding to the production content set by the production control unit 300. The CPU 321 controls the operation of the movable accessory 115 based on the read operation pattern data.

[Configuration and function of payout control unit]
The payout control unit 400 includes a CPU 401 that performs arithmetic processing for controlling payout of payout balls, a ROM 402 that stores programs executed by the CPU 401, various data, and the like, and a RAM 403 that is used as a work memory for the CPU 401 and the like. And.
The payout control unit 400 controls payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the game control unit 200.
Specifically, the payout control unit 400 acquires from the game control unit 200 a command for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won (such as the first start port 121). Then, the payout driving unit 411 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified by the command. Here, the payout drive unit 411 includes a drive motor that sends out the game ball from the storage unit of the game ball.

The payout control unit 400 also includes a payout ball detection unit 412 that detects the number of prize balls actually paid out from the game ball storage unit by the payout drive unit 411, and a game ball in the storage unit (not shown). Sphere detection unit 413 for detecting whether or not there is a storage, and whether or not the plate 153 in which a game ball used when a player plays a game or a prized ball to be held is full is detected. A full tank detection unit 414 is connected. Then, the payout control unit 400 receives detection signals detected by the payout ball detection unit 412, the ball presence detection unit 413, and the full tank detection unit 414, and performs predetermined processing according to these detection signals.
Further, the payout control unit 400 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 450 that transmits various types of information to a host computer installed in the hall. Then, the payout control unit 400, for example, information on the number of prize balls instructed to pay out to the payout driving unit 411, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout ball detection unit 412, etc. Is transmitted to the host computer via the frame external information terminal board 450. Also, similar information is transmitted to the game control unit 200.

Next, the windmill 1 to which this embodiment is applied will be described.
[Embodiment 1]
4-9 is a figure for demonstrating the windmill 1 with which Embodiment 1 is applied. 4A and 4B are general views of the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are exploded views of the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied, and FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied. . 8A and 8B are views for explaining another example of the gear 13 described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, and FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the internal gearwheel 22 demonstrated using FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the windmill 1 according to the first embodiment includes a blade portion 10 that rotates by receiving a game ball, and a side opposite to the game board surface of the blade portion 10 (player side). And a front plate portion 20 provided on the front plate. Furthermore, the windmill 1 transmits the rotational force of the blade part 10 to the front plate part 20 when the blade part 10 rotates in one direction, and rotates the blade part 10 when the blade part 10 rotates in the other direction. A connecting portion (described later) that restricts transmission of force to the front plate portion 20 is provided. In the wind turbine 1 according to the first embodiment, the connecting portion includes a gear 13 and an internal gear 22 described later (see FIG. 5 described later).
In the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied, the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 are separated from each other without being fixed, and can be rotated independently of each other. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion transmits the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 when the blade portion 10 rotates clockwise (in the direction of arrow CW in the drawing). Further, in the present embodiment, the connecting portion suppresses transmission of the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 when the blade portion 10 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow CCW in the drawing).
In the following description, when expressing the rotation direction of each member in the windmill 1, the CW direction and the CCW direction regarding the rotation direction of the blade portion 10 of the windmill 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the blade portion 10 includes a shaft tube 11, a blade plate 12 extending radially from the shaft tube 11, and a gear 13 provided on one axial end side of the shaft tube 11. Has been. In addition, it is preferable to use the resin which has a moldability for the material of the blade | wing part 10, For example, a polyacetal resin (POM) etc. can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the shaft cylinder 11 is a hollow rod-like member and has a through hole 11 h having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the windmill nail 128. A windmill nail 128 is passed through the through hole 11 h of the shaft cylinder 11.
As shown in FIG. 5, the vane plate 12 is a plate-like member that protrudes radially from the outer periphery of the shaft tube 11. Further, the length from the center of the blade 12 to the outside is set to be smaller than the radius of the front plate 20. In the wind turbine 1 of this embodiment, a plurality of blades 12 are attached. In the wind turbine 1 of the present embodiment, a total of three blades 12 are provided, but the number of blades 12 is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more, for example.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the gear 13 is integrally formed with the shaft tube 11 in the end portion of the shaft tube 11 in the axial center direction. The gear 13 is a member that is fitted into the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 and meshes with the internal gear 22. The gear 13 includes a plurality of (four in this embodiment) teeth 13a. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), each tooth 13a has a slope 131 that is gently inclined in the CW direction in the circumferential direction so that the distance from the center of rotation gradually increases, and an end of the slope 131 in the CW direction. It is each comprised by the wall surface 132 to cut down. Further, the teeth 13a are compressed and deformed by coming into contact with the teeth 22a of the internal gear 22 as will be described later, and have enough elasticity to be restored when the contact with the teeth 22a is released.
Note that the number of teeth 13a in the gear 13 is not limited to four in the present embodiment, and it is sufficient that at least one tooth is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the front plate portion 20 is a member provided on the opposite side (player side) of the blade portion 10 to the game board surface side. The front plate portion 20 includes a rotating plate 21 and an internal gear 22. A through hole 21 h having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the wind turbine nail 128 is formed at the center of the rotating plate 21 and the internal gear 22. When the windmill 1 is attached to the game board member 110d, the windmill nail 128 is passed through the through hole 21h.
The rotating plate 21 is a disk-shaped member in this embodiment. Further, a predetermined decoration is applied to the surface of the rotating plate 21 on the transparent plate side. The rotating plate 21 is preferably provided with a predetermined decoration such as being formed of an opaque sheet in order to prevent the blade portion 10 from being seen through. Moreover, in this embodiment, you may give a pattern which can emphasize the rotation of the rotating plate 21 in the CW direction, for example.

  The internal gear 22 is provided on the side of the rotating plate 21 that faces the blade portion 10. The internal gear 22 is a member that meshes with the gear 13 of the blade portion 10. As shown in FIG. 5B, the internal gear 22 has a plurality (four in this embodiment) of teeth 22a protruding toward the center of the rotation axis. Each tooth 22a of the internal gear 22 includes a slope 221 in which the distance from the rotation center to the inner circumference gradually increases in the circumferential CW direction, and a wall 222 that is cut down from the slope 221. In addition, it is preferable to use resin which has a moldability for the material of the front plate part 20. As a material of the front plate portion 20 to which this embodiment is applied, for example, ABS resin (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), or the like can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the state where the windmill 1 is attached to the game board member 110d, the windmill nail 128 is passed through the through hole 11h of the blade part 10 and the through hole 21h of the front board part 20, respectively. Then, with the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 passed through the windmill nail 128, the windmill nail 128 is driven into a predetermined position of the game board member 110d. As shown in FIG. 6, the depth of driving of the windmill nail 128 with respect to the game board member 110d is such that the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 enters the inner side of the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20, and the gear 13 and the internal gear 22 are It is set so that it can mesh.

In the windmill 1 configured as described above, the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 and the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 are connected in a state where the windmill 1 is attached to the game plate member 110d. And in the windmill 1, the rotation force of the blade | wing part 10 is transmitted according to the rotation direction of the blade | wing part 10 using what is called a ratchet mechanism. In the windmill 1, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the tooth 13 a of the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 is engaged with the tooth 22 a of the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20, so that the rotational force of the blade portion 10 is changed to the front plate portion. 20. Further, in the windmill 1, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the tooth 13 a of the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 slides the tooth 22 a of the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20, thereby diverting the rotational force of the blade portion 10. The transmission to the front plate portion 20 is suppressed.
In the wind turbine 1 to which the first embodiment is applied, the gear 13 functions as a first gear and the internal gear 22 functions as a second gear.

[Operation of windmill 1]
Next, the operation of the windmill 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, illustration of the blade plate 12, the rotating plate 21, and the like is omitted for easy understanding of the relationship between the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 and the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20.
When the game ball launched by the launching device is supplied to the game area 111 (see FIG. 1), the game ball contacts the game nail 127 and flows down the game area 111 while the flow direction changes. Of the game balls flowing down the game area 111, the game ball that has reached the windmill 1 collides with the shaft tube 11 and the blade plate 12 of the blade unit 10.

  When the game ball flows on the right side of the windmill nail 128, the vane plate 12 positioned on the right side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction. As the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the gear 13 rotates in the CW direction, the wall surface 132 of the tooth 13 a is engaged with the wall surface 222 of the tooth 22 a in the internal gear 22. Then, the wall surface 132 of the gear 13 pushes the wall surface 222 of the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 in the CW direction, and the rotating plate 21 rotates in the CW direction. Therefore, in the windmill 1 to which the present embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction as the blade portion 10 rotates.

On the other hand, when the game ball flows on the left side of the windmill nail 128, the blade 10 positioned on the left side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade 10 rotates in the CCW direction.
As the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the gear 13 rotates in the CCW direction, the gear 13 in the blade portion 10 contacts the slope 221 of the tooth 22a in the internal gear 22 from the slope 131 side of the tooth 13a. In this case, the teeth 13 a of the gear 13 slide without being caught by the teeth 22 a of the internal gear 22. Therefore, the rotational force in the CCW direction of the blade portion 10 is not sufficiently transmitted to the front plate portion 20 as compared with the case of the rotation of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction. As described above, in the wind turbine 1 to which the first embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the front plate portion 20 is suppressed from following the rotation of the blade portion 10 and is difficult to rotate in the CCW direction. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the game board 110 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the game balls flowing on the right side of the windmill nail 128 are guided to the game nail group 127g side, and many game balls are the first ones. Head toward the start port 121. As described above, when the game ball flows on the right side of the windmill 1, the game board 110 of this embodiment is advantageous to the player. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the game ball flowing on the left side of the windmill nail 128 is not led to the game nail group 127 g side but is led to the outside of the game board 110 so as to be away from the first start port 121. In this way, when the game ball flows on the left side of the windmill 1, the game board 110 of the present embodiment is disadvantageous for the player.

In the windmill 1, the rotation direction of the blade portion 10 is determined by whether the game ball flows on the right side or the left side of the windmill nail 128. When the game ball flows in half on the right and left sides of the windmill nail 128, the number of rotations of the blade unit 10 in the CW direction is equal to the number of rotations of the blade unit 10 in the CCW direction. And as above-mentioned, although the front-plate part 20 rotates in a CW direction, it is hard to rotate to a CCW direction. Therefore, in the windmill 1 of this embodiment, when the rotation speed of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction is equal to the rotation speed in the CCW direction, the rotation speed of the front plate portion 20 is the same as that in the rotation in the CW direction. It is different from the case of rotation. In the wind turbine 1 to which this embodiment is applied, the rotational speed of the front plate portion 20 in the CW direction is higher than the rotational speed in the CCW direction.
Therefore, the player rotates not only in the rotation direction (CW direction in this embodiment) advantageous to the player, but also in the rotation direction (CCW direction in this embodiment) which is disadvantageous for the player. Receives the impression that the front plate 20 is not rotating much. And since the front board part 20 is arrange | positioned at the player side rather than the blade | wing part 10, it is only played in the rotation direction which is advantageous with respect to a player with the windmill 1 of this embodiment with respect to a player. It is possible to produce an effect as if a sphere is flowing.

In particular, in the game board 110 of the present embodiment, the first start port 121 is arranged at the center of the game board. When the first start port 121 is arranged at the center of the game board as in the present embodiment, the player basically pays attention to the first start port 121 provided at the center.
In the present embodiment, the windmill 1 is arranged upstream of the flow of game balls in the game nail group 127g formed so that the game balls are directed to the first start port 121, and the game balls are directed to the game nail group 127g. The windmill 1 (front plate portion 20) rotates only in the CW direction. By doing so, it is possible to make it appear to the player that the game balls are concentrated in the center of the game board where the first start port 121 is provided.

Next, another example of the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a notch 14 is formed along the slope 131 in each tooth 13a. The depth of the notch 14 is determined when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction (see FIG. 8B) and the inclined surface 131 of the tooth 13a contacts the wall surface 222 of the tooth 22a in the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20. In addition, the teeth 13a are set to such an extent that they can be bent and deformed in the axial direction.

In the windmill 1 provided with the gear 13 described above, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, each tooth 13a of the gear 13 has a wall surface 132 that is the tooth 22a of the internal gear 22 as shown in FIG. It touches the wall surface 222 and is caught. As a result, the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction as the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction.
On the other hand, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, as shown in FIG. 8B, each tooth 13a of the gear 13 contacts the slope 221 of the tooth 22a from the slope 131 side. And the tooth | gear 13a bends so that it may displace toward a rotating shaft center by contacting the tooth | gear 22a. As a result, the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 does not get caught by the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 and tries to rotate while sliding the internal gear 22. Therefore, the rotation plate 21 of the front plate portion 20 is restricted from following the rotation of the blade portion 10 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction.

Next, another example of the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 has a notch 24 formed along the inclined surface 221 of each tooth 22a. The depth of the notch 24 is determined when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction (see FIG. 9B) and the inclined surface 131 of the tooth 13a in the gear 13 contacts the inclined surface 221 of the tooth 22a in the internal gear 22. The teeth 22a can be displaced in a direction away from the rotation axis center.

In the windmill 1 having the above-described internal gear 22, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, each tooth 13a of the gear 13 has a wall surface 132 of the internal gear 22 as shown in FIG. It contacts and is caught by the wall surface 222 of 22a. As a result, the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction as the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction.
On the other hand, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, as shown in FIG. 9B, each tooth 13a comes into contact with the inclined surface 221 of the tooth 22a from the inclined surface 131 side, so that the tooth 22a is outside by the tooth 13a. Displace towards For this reason, the teeth 13 a of the blade portion 10 do not get caught by the internal gear 22 of the front plate portion 20 and rotate while sliding the internal gear 22. Therefore, the front plate portion 20 is restrained from following the rotation of the blade portion 10 and is restricted from rotating in the CCW direction.

  As described above, in the example described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the notches 14 are provided in the teeth 13 a of the teeth 13 to make the teeth 13 a more easily deformable, or the teeth of the internal gear 22. A notch 24 is provided in 22a to make each tooth 22a easier to deform, and the resistance generated between the blade 10 and the front plate 20 when the blade 10 rotates in the CCW direction is further reduced. Yes. Thus, when the blade | wing part 10 tends to rotate in a CCW direction, it can also comprise so that the front board part 20 may become difficult to rotate more in a CCW direction.

In the wind turbine 1 of the present embodiment, the front plate portion 20 is configured to be rotatable in the CW direction, although the rotation in the CCW direction is suppressed. In the wind turbine 1 configured as described above, the blade portion 10 does not rotate past the front plate portion 20 when rotating in the CW direction. On the other hand, when the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction, the front plate portion 20 can rotate by overtaking the blade portion 10. In particular, the more the resistance generated between the blade 10 and the front plate 20 is reduced, the more easily the front plate 20 overtakes and rotates the blade 10.
And in the windmill 1 of this embodiment, even if the blade | wing part 10 has stopped in the state which the front plate part 20 is rotating in the CW direction, for example, the front plate part 20 continues rotation in the CW direction. can do. Specifically, the windmill 1 is configured such that, for example, when the blade portion 10 rotates 100 times in the CW direction, the front plate portion 20 can rotate 100 times or more in the CW direction. That is, in the wind turbine 1 of the present embodiment, the rotational speed of the front plate portion 20 in the CW direction is higher than the rotational speed of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction. In the present embodiment, by configuring the front plate portion 20 and the blade portion 10 to have different rotational speeds in the CW direction, the game ball can be used only in a direction that is advantageous to the player using the windmill 1. It is possible to produce as if flowing.

[Embodiment 2]
Then, the windmill 2 to which Embodiment 2 is applied is demonstrated. In addition, about the member similar to the windmill 1 demonstrated in Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted. Moreover, the windmill 2 of Embodiment 2 is provided in the same position as the windmill 1 to which Embodiment 1 is applied in the game board 110 of the gaming machine 1 (see FIG. 1).
FIGS. 10-13 is a figure for demonstrating the windmill 2 with which Embodiment 2 is applied. FIGS. 10A and 10B are general views of the windmill 2 to which the second embodiment is applied, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are exploded views of the windmill 2 to which the second embodiment is applied. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the wind turbine 2 to which the second embodiment is applied. FIGS. 13 (a-1), (a-2), (b-1), and (b-2) are illustrated in the second embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the windmill 2 to which is applied.
In the following description, when expressing the rotation direction of each member in the windmill 2, the CW direction and the CCW direction related to the rotation direction of the blade portion 10 of the windmill 2 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the windmill 2 according to the second embodiment includes a blade 10 that receives and rotates a game ball, and a front plate that is provided on the opposite side of the game board surface of the blade 10. Part 20, front plate regulating member 23 (see FIG. 11 described later) attached to wind turbine nail 128 through which blade 10 and front plate 20 are passed, and a pressing spring that presses blade 10 toward front plate 20 129. The windmill 2 transmits a rotational force from the blade 10 to the front plate 20 when the blade 10 rotates in one direction, and from the blade 10 when the blade 10 rotates in the other direction. A connecting portion (described later) that suppresses transmission of rotational force to the front plate portion 20 is provided. In addition, in the windmill 2 to which Embodiment 2 is applied, the connection portion is configured to include a first connection portion 17 and a second connection portion 25 (see FIG. 11 described later) described later.
In the wind turbine 2 to which the second embodiment is applied, the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 are not fixed and are separated from each other, and can be rotated independently. The connecting portion transmits the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction. Further, the connecting portion deflects the rotational force of the blade portion 10 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, and suppresses transmission of the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20.

As shown in FIG. 11A, the blade portion 10 includes a shaft tube 11, a blade plate 12 extending radially from the shaft tube 11, and a first connection portion 17 provided on one end side in the axial direction of the shaft tube 11. It is configured with.
The 1st connection part 17 has the 1st planar gear 18 which is a planar gear as shown to Fig.11 (a). The first planar gear 18 is constituted by a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of the surface structure 18a. Each of the surface structures 18a constituting the first planar gear 18 has a slope 181 that gently slopes so that the height of the face in the axial direction gradually increases in the circumferential CW direction, and the CW of the slope 181. It is comprised by the wall surface 182 cut down from the edge of a direction.

The front plate portion 20 includes a rotating plate 21 and a second connection portion 25. As shown in FIG. 11B, the second connection portion 25 includes a second planar gear 26 that is a planar gear, and an internal gear 27 that is formed inside the second planar gear 26. ing. The second planar gear 26 is composed of a plurality (four in this embodiment) of a surface structure 26a. Each surface structure 26a constituting the second planar gear 26 includes a slope 261 that gently slopes so that the height of the face in the axial direction gradually increases in the circumferential CCW direction, and the slope 261 in the CCW direction. It is comprised by the wall surface 262 cut down from an end.
In the windmill 2, the slope 181 of the first planar gear 18 and the slope 261 of the second planar gear 26 are in a state of facing each other when attached to the game board 110. Further, in the windmill 2, the wall surface 182 of the first planar gear 18 and the wall surface 262 of the second planar gear 26 face each other when attached to the game board 110.

  The internal gear 27 is provided inside the second connecting portion 25 as shown in FIG. The internal gear 27 is configured to mesh with a front plate regulating member 23 described later. As shown in FIG. 11B, the internal gear 27 has a plurality (four in this embodiment) of teeth 27 a that protrude toward the axial center side. Each tooth 27a includes an inclined surface 271 in which the distance from the axial center to the inner peripheral surface gradually increases in the circumferential direction toward the CW direction, and a wall surface 272 that is cut off from the end of the inclined surface 271 in the CW direction. The

  As shown in FIG. 11B, the front plate restricting member 23 is a gear having a plurality of (four in this embodiment) teeth 23 a and is a member connected to the internal gear 27 of the front plate portion 20. The front plate restricting member 23 is provided with a through hole 23 h having substantially the same size as the outer diameter of the windmill nail 128. The front plate regulating member 23 is fixed to the windmill nail 128 and is configured not to rotate with respect to the windmill nail 128. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), each tooth 23a includes an inclined surface 231 inclined so that the distance from the rotation center to the outer peripheral surface gradually increases in the CW direction in the circumferential direction, and an end of the inclined surface 231 in the CW direction. And a wall surface 232 that is cut off from the wall. Further, each tooth 23a is compressed and deformed when it comes into contact with the tooth 27a of the internal gear 27 in the front plate portion 20 as will be described later, and has enough elasticity to be restored when the contact with the tooth 27a is released. Yes.

  The push spring 129 is wound around the windmill nail 128 between the game board member 110 d and the blade portion 10 in a state where the windmill 2 is attached to the game board 110. The inner diameter of the push spring 129 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the windmill nail 128. Further, the push spring 129 is rotatably attached to the windmill nail 128 without being fixed to other members. The pressing spring 129 applies a force for pressing the blade portion 10 toward the front plate portion 20 to the blade portion 10. As will be described later, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the spring force of the push spring 129 is such that the first planar gear 18 of the blade portion 10 and the second planar gear 26 of the front plate portion 20 It is set to such an extent that it can slide on each other.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in a state where the windmill 2 is attached to the game board 110, the through hole 21h of the front plate portion 20, the through hole 23h of the front plate regulating member 23, the through hole 11h of the blade portion 10, and the push spring A windmill nail 128 is passed in the order of 129. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the windmill nail 128 is driven into a predetermined position on the game board member 110d in a state where the windmill nail 128 is passed through the blade portion 10, the front plate portion 20, and the like. And in the windmill 2, it attaches so that the 1st planar gearwheel 18 in the blade | wing part 10 and the 2nd planar gearwheel 26 in the front board part 20 may oppose. Also, as shown in FIG. 12, a pressing spring 129 provided between the game board member 110 d and the blade part 10 presses the blade part 10 toward the front plate part 20, and the first planar gear 18 of the blade part 10. And the second planar gear 26 of the front plate portion 20 are connected.

In the wind turbine 2 configured as described above, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the first planar gear 18 of the first connection portion 17 of the blade portion 10 is connected to the second connection portion 25 of the front plate portion 20. The rotational force of the blade portion 10 is transmitted to the front plate portion 20 by being applied to the second planar gear 26. In the windmill 2, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the first planar gear 18 of the first connection portion 17 of the blade portion 10 is replaced with the second planar gear of the second connection portion 25 of the front plate portion 20. By sliding 26, the transmission of the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 is limited without being caught by the second planar gear 26.
In the wind turbine 2 to which the second embodiment is applied, the first planar gear 18 functions as a first gear, and the second planar gear 26 functions as a second gear.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the front plate restricting member 23 is fitted into the internal gear 27 of the front plate portion 20. And it attaches so that the tooth | gear 23a of the front-plate control member 23 and the tooth | gear 27a of the internal gear 27 of the front-plate part 20 may mesh | engage.
In the wind turbine 2 to which the second embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the teeth 23a of the front plate restricting member 23 are deformed to slide the teeth 23a with respect to the teeth 27a. The rotation of the part 20 in the CW direction is not restricted. On the other hand, in the windmill 2, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the teeth 23 a of the front plate regulating member 23 are hooked on the teeth 27 a of the internal gear 27 of the front plate portion 20, so that the CCW direction of the front plate portion 20 is reached. Regulate the rotation of

[Operation of windmill 2]
Next, the operation of the windmill 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 13A-1 and 13A-2 are diagrams for explaining the windmill 2 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction. FIGS. 13B-1 and 13B-2 are illustrated. ) Is a schematic diagram of the windmill 2 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction. Further, in FIG. 13, illustration of the shaft cylinder 11, the blade plate 12, and the like is omitted in order to avoid the drawing from being complicated.

  When the game ball launched by the launching device is supplied to the game area 111 (see FIG. 1), the game ball contacts the game nail 127 and flows through the game area 111 while changing the flow direction. Of the game balls flowing down the game area 111, the game ball that has reached the windmill 2 collides with the shaft cylinder 11 and the blade plate 12 of the blade portion 10.

  When the game ball flows on the right side of the windmill nail 128, the vane plate 12 positioned on the right side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction. As the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the first planar gear 18 of the first connecting portion 17 in the blade portion 10 also rotates in the CW direction. Here, in the windmill 2, the blade part 10 is pushed into the front plate part 20 side by the spring force of the push spring 129 (see FIG. 12). Thereby, in the windmill 2, the 1st planar gear 18 and the 2nd planar gear 26 mesh. Then, as shown in FIG. 13 (a-1), the wall surface 182 of the surface structure 18 a in the first planar gear 18 is caught by the wall surface 262 of the surface structure 26 a in the second planar gear 26. Then, the wall surface 182 of the first planar gear 18 pushes the wall surface 262 of the second planar gear 26, and the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction.

Further, when the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction, the rotation restriction by the front plate restriction member 23 does not work. That is, as shown in FIG. 13 (a-2), when the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction, the inclined surface 271 of the tooth 27a in the internal gear 27 contacts the inclined surface 231 of the tooth 23a in the front plate regulating member 23. Thus, the internal gear 27 slides without being caught by the front plate regulating member 23. Therefore, when the front plate part 20 tries to rotate in the CW direction, the front plate part 20 can rotate in the CW direction.
As described above, in the wind turbine 2 to which the present embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction as the blade portion 10 rotates. Yes.

  On the other hand, when the game ball flows on the left side of the windmill nail 128, the blade 10 positioned on the left side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade 10 rotates in the CCW direction. As the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the first planar gear 18 of the first connecting portion 17 in the blade portion 10 also rotates in the CCW direction. And as shown in FIG.13 (b-1), a slip arises between the slope 181 of the surface structure 18a in the 1st planar gear 18, and the slope 261 of the surface structure 26a in the 2nd planar gear 26. FIG. It should be noted that the slope 181 of the surface structure 18a in the first planar gear 18 and the slope 261 of the surface structure 26a in the second planar gear 26 slide to the game plate member 110d side in the axial direction of the blade portion 10. The displacement is absorbed by the push spring 129 (see FIG. 12). As described above, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the rotational force of the blade portion 10 is diverted and is not transmitted to the front plate portion 20.

Furthermore, even if the front plate portion 20 tries to rotate in the CCW direction, the rotation in the CCW direction is restricted by the front plate regulating member 23. That is, as shown in FIG. 13 (b-2), when the front plate portion 20 is about to rotate in the CCW direction, the wall surface 272 of the tooth 27 a in the internal gear 27 is changed to the wall surface 232 of the tooth 23 a in the front plate regulating member 23. Get caught in. The front plate restricting member 23 is fixed to the windmill nail 128 and does not rotate. Therefore, in the windmill 2, the front plate part 20 does not rotate in the CCW direction.
In the wind turbine 2 to which the present embodiment is applied, when the blade unit 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the front plate unit 20 is restrained from following the rotation of the blade unit 10 and limited in the CCW direction.

[Embodiment 3]
Then, the windmill 3 to which Embodiment 3 is applied is demonstrated. In addition, about the same thing as the member in the windmill 1 to which Embodiment 1 is applied, and the windmill 2 to which Embodiment 2 is applied, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted. Moreover, the windmill 3 to which the third embodiment is applied is attached to the same position as the position where the windmill 1 to which the first embodiment is applied is arranged on the game board 110 of the gaming machine 1 (see FIG. 1).
FIGS. 14-17 is a figure for demonstrating the windmill 3 with which Embodiment 3 is applied. 14A and 14B are general views of the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied, and FIGS. 15A and 15B are exploded views of the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied. FIGS. 17 (a-1), (a-2), (b-1), and (b-2) are illustrated in the third embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the windmill 3 to which is applied.
In the following description, when expressing the rotation direction of each member in the windmill 2, the CW direction and the CCW direction regarding the rotation direction of the blade portion 10 of the windmill 3 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b), the wind turbine 3 according to the third embodiment includes a blade 10 that rotates by receiving a game ball, and a front plate that is provided on the opposite side of the game board surface of the blade 10. And a front plate regulating member 23 (see FIG. 15 described later) attached to a wind turbine nail 128 through which the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 are passed. Further, the wind turbine 3 transmits a rotational force from the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 when the blade portion 10 rotates in one direction, and from the blade portion 10 when the blade portion 10 rotates in the other direction. A connecting portion (described later) that restricts transmission of rotational force to the front plate portion 20 is provided. In the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied, the connection portion includes a third connection portion 51 and a fourth connection portion 61 (see FIG. 15 to be described later), which will be described later.
In the wind turbine 3, the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 are not fixed, but are configured to be separated and independently rotatable. And a connection part transmits the rotational force of the blade | wing part 10 to the front board part 20, when the blade | wing part 10 rotates to a CW direction in this embodiment. Moreover, a connection part suppresses transmission of the rotational force of the blade | wing part 10 with respect to the front board part 20, when the blade | wing part 10 rotates in a CCW direction in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15A, the blade portion 10 includes a shaft tube 11, a blade plate 12 extending radially from the shaft tube 11, and a third connection portion 51 provided on one axial end side of the shaft tube 11. It is prepared for. And the 3rd connection part 51 is provided with the receiving part 52 and the 3rd planar gear 53, as shown to Fig.15 (a).
The receiving portion 52 is a disk-shaped member having a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of screw holes 52H serving as screw receivers for screws 55 (described later). The receiving portion 52 is provided at one end of the axial tube 11 in the axial direction. In FIGS. 15A and 15B, only one screw 55 is shown in order to avoid making the drawing complicated.

  The third planar gear 53 is a planar gear. The third planar gear 53 is composed of a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) surface structures 53a. Each surface structure 53a constituting the third planar gear 53 has an inclined surface 531 inclined so that the height of the surface in the axial direction gradually increases in the circumferential CW direction, and the axial direction from the inclined surface 531 It is comprised by the continuation with the wall surface 532 cut down.

As shown in FIG. 15A, each inclined surface 531 is formed with a through hole 533 through which the screw 55 is passed and a recess 534 that accommodates the screw head of the screw 55. And the 3rd planar gear 53 is attached to the receiving part 52 mentioned above with the screw | thread 55. FIG. However, the third planar gear 53 and the receiving portion 52 are not closely attached and fixed by the screw 55 but are attached with a so-called play by forming a gap. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, a push spring 56 wound around the windmill nail 128 is provided between the third planar gear 53 and the receiving portion 52.
In the third connecting portion 51 configured as described above, the third planar gear 53 is configured to be movable in the axial direction with respect to the receiving portion 52 by the gap (play). In the present embodiment, the distance between the third planar gear 53 and the receiving portion 52 can be expanded and contracted according to the expansion and contraction of the push spring 56. Further, as will be described later, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the spring force of the push spring 56 is such that the third planar gear 53 of the blade portion 10 and the fourth planar gear 62 of the front plate portion 20 are rotated. It is set to such an extent that it can slide on each other.

The front plate part 20 includes a rotating plate 21 and a fourth connection part 61. As shown in FIG. 15B, the fourth connecting portion 61 includes a fourth planar gear 62 that is a planar gear, and an internal gear 64 that is formed inside the fourth planar gear 62. ing.
The fourth planar gear 62 is constituted by a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) surface structures 62a. Each of the surface structures 62a constituting the fourth planar gear 62 has a slope 621 that gently slopes so that the height of the face in the axial direction gradually increases toward the circumferential CCW direction, and the CCW of the slope 621. And a wall surface 622 that cuts down in the axial direction from the end of the direction.
In the windmill 3, the inclined surface 531 of the third planar gear 53 and the inclined surface 621 of the fourth planar gear 62 are in a state of facing each other when attached to the game board 110. In the wind turbine 3, the wall surface 532 of the third planar gear 53 and the wall surface 622 of the fourth planar gear 62 are in a relationship of facing each other when attached to the game board 110.

  The internal gear 64 is provided inside the fourth connection portion 61 as shown in FIG. The internal gear 64 is configured to mesh with the front plate restricting member 23. As shown in FIG. 15B, the internal gear 64 has a plurality of (four in this embodiment) teeth 64a that protrude toward the center of the rotation axis. Each tooth 64a includes a slope 641 whose distance from the axial center to the inner circumferential surface gradually increases in the CW direction in the circumferential direction, and a wall surface 642 that is cut off from the end of the slope 641 in the CW direction.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, the front plate restricting member 23 is a gear having a plurality of (four in this embodiment) teeth 23 a and is a member that meshes with the internal gear 64 of the front plate portion 20. The front plate regulating member 23 is fixed to the windmill nail 128 and does not rotate with respect to the windmill nail 128. As shown in FIG. 15 (b), each tooth 23 a has a slope 231 that is gently inclined so that the distance from the axial center to the outer circumferential surface gradually increases in the circumferential CW direction, and the CW direction of the slope 231. And a wall surface 232 that is cut off from the end of the wall. Further, each tooth 23a is set so as to be elastically deformed when it comes into contact with the tooth 64a of the internal gear 64 in the front plate portion 20 and is compressed and deformed when the contact with the tooth 64a is released.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the state where the windmill 3 is attached to the game board member 110d, the windmill is in order of the through hole 21h of the front plate part 20, the through hole 23h of the front board regulating member 23, and the through hole 11h of the blade part 10. Passed through nail 128. Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the windmill nail 128 is driven into a predetermined position on the game board member 110d with the windmill nail 128 passed through the blade portion 10, the front plate portion 20, and the like. In the wind turbine 3, the third planar gear 53 in the blade portion 10 and the fourth planar gear 62 in the front plate portion 20 are attached so as to face each other. Here, since the blade portion 10 is in contact with the game board member 110 d, the third planar gear 53 is moved to the fourth planar gear of the front plate portion 20 by the spring force of the push spring 56 in the third connection portion 51. The third planar gear 53 of the blade portion 10 and the fourth planar gear 62 of the front plate portion 20 are connected to each other.

In the wind turbine 3 configured as described above, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the third planar gear 53 of the third connection portion 51 of the blade portion 10 is replaced with the fourth connection portion 61 of the front plate portion 20. The rotational force of the blade portion 10 is transmitted to the front plate portion 20 by being engaged with the fourth planar gear 62. In the wind turbine 3, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the third planar gear 53 of the third connection portion 51 of the blade portion 10 is replaced with the fourth planar gear of the fourth connection portion 61 of the front plate portion 20. By sliding 62, transmission of the rotational force of the blade portion 10 to the front plate portion 20 is suppressed without being engaged with the fourth planar gear 62.
In the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied, the third planar gear 53 functions as a first gear, and the fourth planar gear 62 functions as a second gear.

As shown in FIG. 16, the front plate restricting member 23 is attached so as to be fitted into the internal gear 64 of the front plate portion 20. Then, the teeth 23a of the front plate regulating member 23 and the teeth 64a of the internal gear 64 of the front plate portion 20 are meshed with each other.
In the wind turbine 3 to which the third embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 is rotated in the CW direction by the front plate restriction member 23, the teeth 64 of the internal gear 64 are deformed by deforming the teeth 23 a of the front plate restriction member 23. However, the rotation of the front plate 20 in the CW direction is not restricted by sliding the teeth 23a. On the other hand, in the wind turbine 3, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction by the front plate restriction member 23, the teeth 23 a of the front plate restriction member 23 are hooked on the teeth 64 a of the internal gear 64 of the front plate portion 20. The rotation of the plate part 20 in the CCW direction is restricted.

[Operation of windmill 3]
Next, the operation of the wind turbine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 17, illustration of the blade 12 and the like is omitted so as not to complicate the drawing.
When the game balls launched by the launching device are supplied to the game area 111 (see FIG. 1), the game balls flow through the game area 111 while the flow direction is changed by the game nail 127. Of the game balls flowing down the game area 111, the game ball reaching the windmill 3 collides with the shaft cylinder 11 and the blade plate 12 of the blade portion 10.

  When the game ball flows down the right side of the windmill nail 128, the vane plate 12 positioned on the right side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade unit 10 rotates in the CW direction. When the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the third planar gear 53 of the third connection portion 51 in the blade portion 10 also rotates in the CW direction. Here, in the windmill 3 of the present embodiment, the third planar gear 53 is pushed toward the front plate portion 20 by the spring force of the push spring 56 (see FIG. 16). Thereby, in the windmill 3, the 3rd planar gear 53 and the 4th planar gear 62 connect. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 17A-1, the wall surface 532 of the surface structure 53 a in the third planar gear 53 is caught by the wall surface 622 of the surface structure 62 a in the fourth planar gear 62. Then, the wall surface 532 of the third planar gear 53 pushes the wall surface 622 of the fourth planar gear 62 in the CW direction, and the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction.

Further, when the front plate part 20 rotates in the CW direction, the front plate restriction member 23 does not restrict the rotation of the front plate part 20 in the CW direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 17A-2, when the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CW direction, the inclined surface 641 of the tooth 64a in the internal gear 64 contacts the inclined surface 231 of the tooth 23a in the front plate regulating member 23. As a result, the teeth 23a are crushed. And since the tooth | gear 64a of the internal gear 64 of the front-plate part 20 slips without being caught by the tooth | gear 23a of the front-plate control member 23, the front-plate part 20 can rotate in a CW direction.
As described above, in the wind turbine 3 to which the present embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CW direction, the front plate portion 20 rotates as the blade portion 10 rotates.

  On the other hand, when the game ball flows on the left side of the windmill nail 128, the blade 10 positioned on the left side of the windmill nail 128 receives the game ball, so that the blade 10 rotates in the CCW direction. When the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the third planar gear 53 of the third connection portion 51 in the blade portion 10 also rotates in the CCW direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 17 (b-1), there is a slip between the slope 531 of the surface structure 53 a in the third planar gear 53 and the slope 621 of the surface structure 62 a in the fourth planar gear 62. Occurs. The axial plane blade plate 12 side of the third planar gear 53 is caused by the sliding of the slope 531 of the surface structure 53a in the third planar gear 53 and the slope 621 of the surface structure 62a in the fourth planar gear 62. The displacement to is absorbed by the push spring 56. As described above, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the rotational force of the blade portion 10 is diverted and is not transmitted to the front plate portion 20.

Furthermore, even if the front plate portion 20 tries to rotate in the CCW direction, the rotation in the CCW direction is restricted by the front plate regulating member 23. As shown in FIG. 17 (b-2), even when the front plate portion 20 rotates in the CCW direction, the wall surface 642 of the tooth 64 a in the internal gear 64 is caught by the wall surface 232 of the tooth 23 a in the front plate regulating member 23. Since the front plate restricting member 23 is fixed to the windmill nail 128 and does not rotate, the front plate portion 20 does not rotate in the CCW direction.
As described above, in the wind turbine 3 to which the present embodiment is applied, when the blade portion 10 rotates in the CCW direction, the front plate portion 20 is suppressed from following the rotation of the blade portion 10.

In the wind turbines 1 to 3 configured as described above, the difference in rotational speed between the blade portion 10 and the front plate portion 20 will be described.
Here, the rotational speed in the CW direction and the rotational speed in the CCW direction are simply added to obtain the total rotational speed. For example, when the number of rotations of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction is, for example, 100 times and the number of rotations in the CCW direction is, for example, 100 times, the rotation of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction and the rotation in the CCW direction The total number of rotations is 200.
On the other hand, when the total number of rotations of the blade portion 10 is 200 rotations as described above, the front plate portion 20 is at least accompanied with the rotation of the blade portion 10 by rotating the blade portion 10 100 times in the CW direction. 100 turns in the CW direction. However, even if the blade portion 10 rotates 100 times in the CCW direction, the front plate portion 20 is hardly rotated in the CCW direction because it is suppressed from following the rotation of the blade portion 10 in the CCW direction. Therefore, when the total number of rotations of the blade 10 is 200 as described above, the total number of rotations of the rotation of the front plate 20 in the CW direction and the rotation in the CCW direction is less than 200 times. , Not more than 100 times.

Furthermore, for example, the blade part 10 will be specifically described on the assumption that it receives one game ball and rotates once. For example, when 100 game balls pass through the right half of the blade 10 and 100 game balls pass through the left half of the blade 10, the rotation of the blade 10 in the CW direction and the rotation in the CCW direction The total number of rotations is 200.
On the other hand, the front plate part 20 rotates at least 100 in the CW direction with the rotation of the blade part 10. However, even if the blade portion 10 rotates 100 times in the CCW direction, the front plate portion 20 is hardly rotated in the CCW direction because it is suppressed from following the rotation of the blade portion 10 in the CCW direction. Therefore, for example, when 100 game balls pass through the right half of the blade 10 and 100 game balls pass through the left half of the blade 10, the rotation of the front plate 20 in the CW direction and the CCW direction The total number of rotations combined with the rotation to less than 200 times does not greatly exceed 100 times.

  In the wind turbines 1 to 3 to which the present embodiment is applied, for example, the total number of rotations of the rotation of the front plate portion 20 in the CW direction and the rotation in the CCW direction is the rotation of the blade portion 10 in the CW direction and the CCW. It becomes smaller than the total number of rotations combined with the rotation in the direction. As described above, in this embodiment, the blade portion and the front plate portion are fixed and the total rotational speeds of the blades and the front plate portion are not matched as in the prior art. By configuring so that the total number of rotations of the blade portion 10 is different, it is possible to produce a game ball that flows only in a direction that is advantageous to the player.

  In the above-described first to third embodiments, the front plate portion 20 rotates clockwise when the blade portion 10 rotates clockwise, and the front plate portion when the blade portion 10 rotates counterclockwise. Reference numeral 20 describes an example in which counterclockwise rotation is suppressed. The relationship between the rotation directions is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, when the windmill 1 ′ shown in FIG. 1 is arranged in the right half of the game area, for example, the rotation direction of the windmill 1 ′ that makes it easier for the game ball to face the first start port 121 is counterclockwise. It becomes. In such a case, in the wind turbine 1 ′, the front plate portion 20 rotates counterclockwise when the blade portion 10 rotates counterclockwise, and the front plate portion when the blade portion 10 rotates clockwise. You may comprise so that 20 clockwise rotation may be restrict | limited. In this case, for example, when a structure basically similar to that of the wind turbine 1 described in the first embodiment is adopted, the direction of the inclined surface 131 and the wall surface 132 in the circumferential direction of the gear 13 of the blade portion 10 is set to the inside of the front plate portion 20. The direction of the inclined surface 221 and the wall surface 222 in the circumferential direction of the gear 22 may be opposite to the windmill 1 described in the first embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2, 3 ... Windmill, 10 ... Blade part, 12 ... Blade plate, 13 ... Gear, 20 ... Front plate part, 21 ... Rotating plate, 22 ... Internal gear, 100 ... Pachinko machine

Claims (3)

A gaming machine having a winning opening provided in a gaming board and a windmill provided upstream of a flow of gaming balls with respect to the winning opening in the gaming board,
The windmill is
A blade portion having a plurality of blades for receiving a game ball, and performing rotation in one direction in which the game ball flows toward the winning opening and rotation in the other direction opposite to the rotation in the one direction When,
A front plate portion that is provided on the front side of the blade portion with respect to the surface of the game board, and rotates with the rotation of the blade portion;
When the number of revolutions in the one direction of the blade part is equal to the number of revolutions in the other direction, the front plate part has a larger number of revolutions in the one direction than the number of revolutions in the other direction. A gaming machine characterized by that.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the blade portion rotates in the other direction, the windmill does not transmit a rotational driving force from the blade portion to the front plate portion. .   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the windmill is configured such that the front plate portion does not rotate in the other direction.

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