JP2013233242A - Winning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a winning device capable of thoroughly showing a game ball entering a big winning opening, and having a shape such that opening/closing operation stands out in a game area.SOLUTION: A winning device includes: a big winning opening 21 penetrating through a game board 1; a fixing member 30 provided near the big winning opening 21, and a movable member 50 for opening/closing the big winning opening 21. When the movable member 50 is at an open position, an interval between a guide side face 32 of the fixing member 30 and a leading side face 51 of the movable member 50 facing the guide side face 32 has a distance equal to or more than a diameter of the game ball. A leading path 81 for leading the game ball from the outside of the winning device 20 to the big winning opening 21 is provided between the leading side face 51 and the guide side face 32. When the movable member 50 moves from the open position to the closed position, the big winning opening 21 is closed, and the guide side face 32 and the leading side face 51 approach each other to close the leading path 81.

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning device provided in a game area where game balls flow down on the front side of a game board surface of a ball game machine.

In a pachinko machine that is a ball game machine, some winning holes (starting winning holes, large winning holes) provided in the gaming area where the game balls flow down on the front side of the game board are connected to the winning holes. A winning device (electric accessory) for changing the winning rate of the game ball is provided.
As a general winning device, a so-called electric tulip (hereinafter abbreviated as “electric chew”) and a so-called attacker are known.

  In the electric Chu, a pair of tulip petal-shaped movable members are arranged on the left and right, and a winning opening is provided between them. The pair of movable members are rotatable along the game board surface in a direction in which the upper end portions are separated from each other and a direction approaching each other with the lower end portion as a center. When the pair of movable members are closest (closed), a gap that is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball is provided between the upper ends of the pair of movable members, and the upper ends of the pair of movable members are farthest apart. In this case (when opened), the distance between these upper end portions is about 3 to 4 times the diameter of the game ball (for example, a length not exceeding 55 mm), and a plurality of game balls are simultaneously paired. It is possible to flow down between the movable members.

  In addition, when the pair of movable members are opened, the upper surfaces of the opened movable members are inclined downward toward the winning opening, and when the game balls flow down within the range of the pair of movable members, the game balls are It is guided to a winning opening provided between the lower ends of the pair of movable members. When opened, the upper surface of the movable member is a side surface facing each other in the pair of movable members in the closed state. This upper surface (side surface) is substantially perpendicular to the game board surface. The winning opening is provided so as to protrude forward from the game board surface and is opened upward, and receives a game ball flowing down from above and guides it to the rear side of the game board surface. A game ball detection sensor is provided for detecting a game ball that has flowed into the winning opening.

  The attacker, for example, is provided with a movable door for opening and closing the grand prize opening at the big prize opening which is a horizontally long rectangular opening provided on the game board surface and having a lateral width of 55 cm to 135 cm. . The top and bottom width of the big prize opening is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, and is a width that allows the game ball to flow in. The movable door has a shape corresponding to the winning prize opening, and its lower edge can be rotated about a horizontal rotation shaft. The upper end portion is rotated so as to be tilted forward, becomes substantially horizontal, and is movable between a state where the big prize opening is opened.

  The upper surface of the movable door in a state of falling and opening the grand prize opening (the back when closed) is inclined downward toward the big prize opening in the collapsed state. That is, the movable door is not in a completely horizontal state, but is inclined downward from the distal end toward the proximal end. Further, left and right wall portions are provided at the left and right end portions of the movable door so as to prevent the game balls from flowing down from the left and right end portions of the movable door.

  If an opening is simply provided on the game board surface, especially when an opening such as a big prize opening whose vertical width is slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball is provided, the game ball flowing down the game board surface flows down as it is. If so, there is a high possibility that the game ball will pass without entering the opening. That is, even if the game ball flows down the front side of the opening, only a part of the flowed down game ball can flow into the opening.

On the other hand, when the attacker's movable door is opened, the game ball passing in front of the first prize opening is received by the upper surface of the movable door and flows into the big prize opening.
Thereby, for example, most of the game balls flowing down in front of the big prize opening can be made to flow into the big prize opening except for a part of the game balls jumping on the upper surface of the movable door.
However, a plurality of game nails are placed on the upper side of the attacker to change the flow direction of the game balls, and each game ball does not necessarily flow downward in the vertical direction.

Winning devices such as these have been used in pachinko gaming machines for many years, have proven to be suitable for pachinko gaming machines, and are supported by players. However, there is a need for a winning device that responds to changes in the game content and game style of various pachinko machines.
As one of them, a winning device that can change the way of opening depending on the type of winning has been proposed.

  For example, it has been proposed to provide a big prize opening device that protrudes from the game board surface to the lower side of the game board surface and extends to the left and right and tilts downward toward the left (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This big prize opening device includes a horizontally long box-shaped ball storage part in the lower half of the slope, and the upper side of the box-shaped storage part is long open to the left and right so that game balls can flow in. A big prize opening is provided on the lower end side of the downward slope inside the storage section. Further, in the big prize opening device, a slide plate that opens and closes the opening on the upper side of the box-shaped storage portion is provided so as to be slidable over the entire left and right width of the big prize opening device.

  When this slide plate is arranged on the box-shaped storage section, the upper opening of the box-shaped storage section is blocked by blocking the opening on the upper side of the box-shaped storage section and preventing the inflow of game balls to the big prize opening. In a state in which is opened, the game ball flowing down the right side of the box storage part is guided to the upper opening of the box storage part.

  By controlling the closing amount (opening amount) of the upper opening of the box-shaped storage portion by this slide plate with the slide amount of the slide plate, the range of the left and right width that allows the game ball to flow into the big prize opening is arbitrary It becomes possible to control. That is, when the left and right width of the upper opening of the box-shaped storage portion is narrowed, the width of the portion where the slide plate and the box-shaped storage portion overlap increases, so that the left and right sides occupied by the slide plate and the box-shaped storage portion The width is narrowed and the left and right widths of the portion where the game balls can be flowed into the big prize opening are narrowed, and the number of game balls flowing into the big prize opening per unit time can be reduced.

  Thereby, even if the opening time of the big winning opening device is the same, it is possible to change the winning rate of the game ball by changing the left and right width opened by the slide plate of the upper opening of the box-shaped storage unit. .

  Also, as the big prize opening unit, a slide opening / closing member that slides back and forth with respect to the game board surface is provided, and the slide opening / closing member has an opening (large prize opening) for the slide opening / closing member of the game board surface to slide back and forth. There has been proposed a slide plate that is closed, a shelf plate portion that extends from the bottom of the slide plate to the rear side to receive game balls, and a recovery port that collects the game balls received by the shelf plate portion. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  In this big prize opening unit, when the slide opening / closing member is normal, the slide plate is in a closed position for closing the big prize opening, and when the big prize opening is opened in the big hit gaming state, the slide opening / closing member is in front. Slide to the open position. In the open position, the slide plate of the slide opening / closing member is positioned on the front side by a distance slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball from the game board surface, and the game ball can flow onto the shelf board portion from between the slide plate and the game board surface.

  In addition, the slide plate has a pentagonal shape with a high center and a low left and right end, and is in an intermediate position where a game ball cannot win a big winning opening at a position in front of the closed position and behind the open position. In addition, the game ball flowing down on the slide plate can be allowed to flow left and right without stopping.

  The big winning opening unit is used in the jackpot gaming state when the number of prize balls is large and the period when the jackpot gaming state is long, and when the period when there are few prize balls and the jackpot gaming state is short. Note that the number of rounds is the same when the period is long and short. When the period of being in the big hit gaming state is long, the slide opening / closing member performs an opening / closing operation of moving between the open position and the closed position.

  In addition, when the period when the jackpot game state is short, not only the opening time is shortened, but also when the opening and closing is repeated, the open position and the closed position are not reciprocated, but the open position And the intermediate position (the last move to the closed position) speeds up the opening / closing operation and shortens the period in which the jackpot gaming state is set.

As a result, instead of so-called 2 lands, for example, it is possible to execute a jackpot gaming state in which the period of being extremely jackpot gaming state is short even though it is around 15 rounds.
As a result, by making all 15 rounds a big hit, it is not necessary to turn on the 15 round lamp or the 2 round lamp when the big hit occurs.

JP 2007-143759 A JP 2010-46146 A

  By the way, the big prize opening device of patent document 1 has a structure in which the big prize opening device is conspicuous because the left and right width occupying the game board surface is long and obliquely arranged so as to be asymmetrical to the left and right. The opening / closing of the winning prize opening itself is such that the slide plate slides along the length direction of the winning prize opening device, and the opening (the upper opening of the box-shaped storage section) through which the game ball that opens and closes the sliding plate flows upwards. Therefore, it does not necessarily have a structure in which the opening / closing operation of the slide plate stands out.

  Further, the big prize opening unit of Patent Document 2 is different in the way of movement, but has a shape similar to that of a conventional attacker and does not have a conspicuous opening / closing operation. In other words, in these conventional opening and closing structures of the big winning opening, the opening and closing operation can be changed depending on the type of hit, but the winning device provided at the big winning opening is effectively used as an effect of the big winning gaming state. It is not supposed to be.

  The basics of the game effect in a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine is to show the game ball flowing down, and in particular, the effect of the effect can be enhanced by showing the game ball flowing into the winning opening. However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine described above, the game ball flowing into the big prize opening cannot be sufficiently shown to the player, and an effect is given to the game ball flowing into the big prize opening. It is also difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to make the game ball flowing into the big prize opening sufficiently visible to the player and to have a shape in which the opening / closing operation stands out in the game area. An object is to provide a possible winning device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the winning device of the present invention is a winning device provided in a game area where a game ball flows down on the front side of the game board surface of a ball game machine,
A recovery port that opens along the surface of the game board and allows a game ball to flow toward the rear of the game board surface;
A fixing member provided close to the collection port and protruding forward with respect to the game board surface;
The fixing member is provided as a side surface substantially perpendicular to the game board surface, and reaches the entrance position when it is determined that the game ball flowing down the game area flows into the collection port. A guide side for guiding the played game ball toward the collection port;
A closed position that protrudes forward from the game board surface, covers the recovery port from the front and closes the recovery port, and opens that opens the recovery port away from at least a part of the recovery port A movable member that slides between positions along the game board surface;
A guide side surface that is provided as a side surface substantially perpendicular to the game board surface of the movable member, and that guides the game ball toward the front of the recovery port opposite the guide side surface of the fixed member;
A side surface for inflow as a side surface of the fixed member or the movable member that contacts the game ball reaching the front of the recovery port along the guide side surface or the guide side surface and flows into the recovery port;
Movable member driving means for driving the movable member between the closed position and the open position;
Movable member control means for controlling the movable member driving means to control the opening and closing of the recovery port by the movable member;
Game ball detecting means for detecting the game ball at any stage from the stage where it is determined that the game ball flows into the collection port to the stage where the game ball flows into the collection port and reaches the rear of the game board surface; With
When the movable member is in the closed position, the distance between the guide side surface of the fixed member and the guide side surface of the movable member is made smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the movable member is in the open position. In some cases, a distance between the guide side surface of the fixed member and the guide side surface of the movable member is wider than a diameter of the game ball, and the game ball is inserted between the guide side surface and the guide side surface into the entrance. A guide path that guides from the position to the recovery port is formed.

The game ball detection means has a passage hole through which a game ball can pass and includes a detection unit that detects a game ball passing through the passage hole, and the detection unit is fixed to the guide side surface of the movable member. It is provided toward the guide side of the member,
When the movable member is in the open position, the passage hole of the detection unit is located between the guide side surface and the guide side surface, communicates with the guide path, and flows into the guide path or passes through the guide path. The game ball can be detected,
And when the said movable member is a closed position, it is preferable that the said detection part moves to the said fixed member side, and cannot pass a game ball.

The winning device is provided at the entrance position when the movable member is in an open position, and allows a game ball to flow into the guide path and a blocking position that prevents the game ball from flowing into the guide path. A blocking member movable between the allowable positions;
Blocking driving means for moving the blocking member between a blocking position and an allowable position;
A blocking control means for controlling the blocking driving means to control whether the blocking member is set to a blocking position or an allowable position;
Preferably, the blocking control means moves the blocking member from the allowable position to the blocking position before the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position.

The winning device is provided on a guide side surface of the fixing member, and an opening serving as an out port for discharging a game ball out of the game area;
With an opening and closing door that opens and closes this opening,
When the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position, it is preferable that the opening / closing door is opened to allow the game ball to flow into the opening.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to show the player the game ball that flows down the guide path between the guide side surface of the fixed member and the guide side surface of the movable member toward the recovery port. When the game ball flows into the taxiway, it is determined that the game ball flows into the collection port as the big prize port. That is, the game performance can be improved by showing the game ball from the entrance to the exit of the taxiway until the game ball for which the winning is confirmed.

  Further, the fixed member and the movable member are provided so as to protrude from the game board surface, respectively, so that the structure stands out in the game area. In this case, since the fixed member and the movable member have a conspicuous structure, the opening / closing operation by the movement of the movable member can also be emphasized. As a result, the opening / closing operation of the winning device can be shown dynamically.

  In addition, since the structure protrudes from the game board surface, it is easy to form a space in the fixed member and the movable member, and a light emitting device such as an LED is built in the fixed member and the movable member. As described above, the light emitted from the light-emitting device can easily produce a game ball that flows down the taxiway toward the collection port. Further, the fixed member and the movable member can stand out by the light emission of the light emitting device.

  In addition, for example, when a player hits a game ball to the right, the setting is such that the game ball flows into the taxiway with a very high probability, and a plurality of game balls flow down on the taxiway at the same time. In this case, if the game ball detecting means is arranged at the position of the recovery port, there is a possibility that a plurality of game balls are flowing down the guide path when the game ball detecting means detects the game ball.

  In this case, a predetermined number of game balls when the closing condition of the special winning opening is the passage of a predetermined time or the winning of a predetermined number of game balls, that is, the detection of a predetermined number of game balls by the game ball detecting means. When the movable member is moved from the open position to the closed position when the movement is detected, that is, when the guide side is brought close to the guide side surface and the guide path is narrowed, the game ball may remain in the guide path and be pinched.

  In addition, when the guide side is brought close to the guide side, the structure in which the game ball in the guide path is pushed out to the collection port side so that the game ball is not pinched, for example, the entrance side of the guide path When the distance between the guide side surface and the guide side surface on the exit side of the guide path is wider than the distance between the guide side surface and the guide side surface, after the game ball detecting means detects a predetermined number of game balls, There is a high possibility that a plurality of game balls will win the big prize opening, and with a high probability, the number of game balls won in the big prize opening during a single opening / closing operation will be greater than a predetermined number.

  Therefore, when a detecting portion having a passage hole of the game ball detection means is provided from the guide side surface of the movable member toward the guide side surface, and the movable member is in the open position, the passage hole is between the guide side surface and the guide side eye. Thus, it may be possible to detect a game ball passing through the taxiway. In this case, it is preferable that the detection unit is provided as close to the entrance side of the taxiway as possible. For example, at the entrance position where the game ball is determined to flow into the collection port or in the vicinity of the entrance position, the detection unit is recovered from the entrance position. It is preferably provided on the mouth side. In this case, the game ball can be detected at the stage where it is determined that the game ball flows into the collection port, for example, at the stage where the game ball flows into the guide path, so that the predetermined number of game balls are detected and the movable member is closed. In such a case, it is possible to prevent more than a predetermined number of game balls from winning a prize winning opening.

  If it is determined that the game ball has won the big prize opening at the stage detected by the game ball detection means, the guide path may be provided in the big prize opening. In addition, with the collection port as a big prize mouth, the game ball was detected when the game ball was awarded to the big prize mouth (collection mouth) to the last, and the game ball in the taxiway is still a big prize mouth You may decide that you are in the stage before winning.

  In addition, a game ball is provided using a blocking member that is provided at the entrance position and is movable between a blocking position for blocking the inflow of the game ball to the guide path and an allowable position for allowing the game ball to flow into the guide path. When a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the detection means, the blocking member may be moved from the allowable position to the blocking position. In this case, when a predetermined number of game balls are detected, the game balls that are already in the guide path cannot be blocked, but the game balls enter the guide path while the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position. Can be prevented from flowing in and a predetermined number or more of game balls can be prevented from being detected.

  In addition, by setting a time lag from when the blocking member moves to the blocking position until the movable member starts moving from the open position to the closed position, the movement member is delayed from the start of movement of the blocking member, thereby moving the movable member. By causing the game ball that has already flowed into the guide path to flow into the collection port before the movement starts, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being pinched between the guide side surface and the guide side surface.

  An opening serving as an outlet is provided on the side of the guide, and an opening / closing door is provided in the opening. While the movable member is in the open position, the opening / closing door is closed so that the game ball on the guide path It is guided by the opening / closing door as a part and guided to the collection port. When the movable member starts to move to the closed position side, the open / close door is opened so that the game ball in the guide path is discharged to the outlet.

  As a result, when it is detected that a predetermined number of game balls have flowed into the collection port portion as the big winning port, the movable member starts to move to the closed position side, the open door is opened, and the out port is opened. By causing the game balls to flow into a certain opening, it is possible to prevent a predetermined number or more of game balls from flowing into the collection port, and at the stage where a predetermined number of game balls are detected, they are in the guide path. It is possible to prevent the game ball or the game ball that flows into the guide path from being sandwiched between the guide side surface and the guide side surface due to the movement of the movable member.

It is a front view which shows a game board provided with the winning apparatus of the obstruction | occlusion state which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows a game board provided with the said winning device in an open state. It is sectional drawing along the game board surface which shows the said winning device. It is sectional drawing orthogonal to the game board surface which shows the movable member of the said prize-winning apparatus. It is sectional drawing orthogonal to the game board surface which shows the fixing member of the said winning device. It is sectional drawing along the game board surface which shows the said prize-winning apparatus of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing along the game board surface which shows the said prize-winning apparatus of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing along the game board surface which shows the said prize-winning apparatus of 4th Embodiment of this invention.

A winning device for a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a gaming device 2 in which a gaming area 2 is formed between a winning device (attacker: special variable winning device) 20 and a not-shown glass plate (transparent plate) on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. 1 is provided.
A variable display device 3 is provided as a display means in the game area 2 on the board surface (front face) of the game board 1. The variable display device 3 is provided at a substantially central portion in the game area 2. Further, the variable display device 3 is composed of a liquid crystal display device and displays various lottery results and lottery results of lottery performed by the main control device functioning as a winning lottery means. A variation display game of decorative symbols as information is displayed, and the lottery result is notified by a big hit or miss of the variation display game.

  At the lower part of the game board 1, first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b are provided. The 1st and 2nd special figure display apparatuses 4a and 4b consist of segment type LED display apparatuses, such as 7 segments, for example. The first and second special-figure display devices 4a and 4b display a special pattern (special figure) as identification information after the variable display is performed for a variable display time set as a part of the fluctuation pattern (a part of the segments are blinked). Is displayed.

  Here, in the variable display game of the special figure that stops and displays the special figure after the blinking display of the first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b, the first variable display game executed in the first special figure display device 4a. And a second variable display game played on the second special figure display device 4b. The first variation display game and the second variation display game may be performed in parallel independently of each other, or the other game may not be performed exclusively during one game.

A first start winning opening 5a is provided immediately below the variable display device 3.
In addition, an ordinary variable winning device 5 called a so-called electric chew provided with a second starting winning port 5b is provided below the first starting winning port 5a.
This normally variable prize-winning device 5 includes a pair of movable pieces 5c, 5c that can be freely opened and closed, and the movable pieces 5c, 5c that are difficult for a game ball to win in the second starting prize opening 5b are closed (closed state). The movable pieces 5c, 5c are variable between the open state (open state) so that the game balls can be easily won.

  The first start winning opening 5a is provided with a first start ball detecting sensor for detecting a winning of a game ball. The first start ball detecting sensor is connected to the main controller, and the game ball is supplied to the first start winning opening 5a. When a prize is won, a first start winning signal is output. The second start winning opening 5b is provided with a second start ball detecting sensor for detecting the winning of the game ball. The second start ball detecting sensor is connected to the main controller, and the game ball is supplied to the second start winning prize. When winning in the mouth 5b, a second start winning signal is output. The main control device acquires random numbers for determining the big hits and deviations of the first variation display game based on the input of the first start winning signal, and each big hit of the second variation display game based on the input of the second start winning signal. And the random number which decides off is acquired.

  A winning device 20 as an attacker having a first big winning port (shown in FIG. 2) 21 is provided on the right side of the first starting winning port 5a and the second starting winning port 5b. Details of the winning device 20 will be described later.

  On the left side of the variable display device 3, a normal symbol (abbreviated as “normal”) gate (starting passage port: through chucker) 7 is provided. Further, the passing gate detection sensor for detecting a game ball that passes through the inside of the normal drawing gate 7 is provided in the ordinary gate 7 and outputs a passing ball detection signal to the main controller when the passing ball detection sensor detects the gaming ball. To do. Based on the input of the passing ball detection signal, the main control device performs a general drawing lottery for drawing the winning when the normally variable winning device 5 is opened and the losing that the normally variable winning device 5 is kept closed. . The result of the usual drawing lottery is notified by displaying the usual variation display game on the ordinary drawing display device 8 which is an LED display device.

  When the normal game is won, the normally variable winning device 5 is opened, the winning rate of the game ball to the second start winning port 5b is increased, and the start chance of the second variable display game is increased. ing. In addition, on the left side of the game area 2, a plurality of general winning ports 10, 10 are provided. Corresponding to the general winning ports 10, 10, general winning ball detection sensors for detecting game balls won in the general winning ports 10, 10 are provided.

  In addition, the game board 1 includes the number of rounds based on the type of jackpot in the jackpot gaming state (special gaming state), the number of the first variation display game, the number of holdings of the second variation display game, and the usual variation display game. In addition to displaying the figure hold number (open hold number) and the like, a state display device 9 including a general-purpose display device 8 is provided.

  Further, at the lowermost end portion of the game area 2, there is provided an out port 12 through which a game ball that has not won any winning hole is discharged to the back side of the game board 1 outside the game area 2. In addition, on the front surface of the game board 1, there are provided flow-down regulation changing members such as game nails 11 (only part of which are shown) and windmills (not shown) that regulate the flow-down direction of the game balls and change the flow-down direction. .

  The winning device 20 according to the first embodiment is a closed state in which a game ball cannot win a prize winning port (collection port) 21 as an attacker, a game ball can be won in the big winning slot 21, and the game area 2 is A part of the game balls that flow down is provided so as to change between an open state in which a part of the game balls that flow down is guided to the big winning opening 21 and the winning percentage of the gaming balls to the big winning opening 21 is increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the winning device 20 includes a base portion 23 (shown in FIGS. 3 to 5) having a base plate 22 on the front surface, a fixing member 30 fixed to the base portion 23, a base The unit 23 includes a movable member 50 that can be reciprocated along one direction and that opens and closes the special winning opening 21.

The base portion 23 is a portion that is inserted into an opening provided at the installation position of the winning device 20 of the game board 1 and is fixed to the game board 1. The base plate 22 of the base portion 23 is arranged so that the front surface thereof is flush with the board surface of the game board 1 (same plane), and the front surface of the base plate 22 is in the same plane as the board surface of the game board 1. The front surface of the base plate 22 functions as a part of the board surface of the game board 1.
The big prize opening 21 is provided along the board surface of the game board 1 on the front surface of the base plate 22 constituting a part of the board surface of the game board 1. That is, the special winning opening 21 is an opening provided in the base plate 22 as a part of the game board 1, and the special winning opening 21 penetrating the base board 22 from the front surface to the rear surface is formed on the board surface of the gaming board 1. The structure is such that a game ball can flow backward from the front surface of the base plate 22 as a part.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the fixing member 30 surrounds the periphery of the game area 2 between the board surface of the game board 1 and the glass plate in front thereof, and guides the range of the game area 2. The rail 24 is disposed along the inner peripheral surface at the lower right position. The fixing member 30 is provided so as to protrude from the board surface of the game board 1 (the front surface of the base plate 22) to the front side, and protrudes to the vicinity of the back surface of the glass plate. The fixing member 30 includes a peripheral side wall portion and a light-transmitting top plate portion T1 that covers the upper side (front side) thereof, and the inside thereof is hollow.

  Further, the partial guide rail 31 which is a part of the guide rail 24 also serves as a side wall on the guide rail 24 side. The guide rail 24 including the partial guide rail 31 may be separated from the fixing member 30 (winning device 20).

The side wall that surrounds the periphery of the fixing member 30 is configured so that the partial guide rail 31 that constitutes a part of the lower right portion of the guide rail 24 described above and the winning ball 21 when the winning device 20 is opened. A guide side wall 33 having a guide side surface 32 for guiding a game ball to the special winning opening 21 and a guide rail 24 above the partial guide rail 31 are formed. An introduction side wall portion 36 including an introduction side surface 35 provided integrally and continuously between the inner peripheral surface of the partial guide rail 31 and the guide side surface 32 so as to guide the game ball flowing down to the guide side surface 32 side. The inflow side wall portion 38 is provided with an inflow side surface 37 that allows the game ball reaching the front of the big winning opening 21 along the guide side wall portion 33 to flow into the big winning opening 21 side.
Further, a lower side wall 39 that connects between the lower side of the partial guide rail 31 and the inflow side wall 38 is provided. The inflow side surface 37 may be provided on the base plate 22 separately from the movable member 50 or the fixed member 30 described later.

  From the above, the side surface of the fixing member 30 includes the introduction side surface 35 that continues from the upper side to the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the partial guide rail 31, the guide side surface 32 that extends from the introduction side surface 35 to the front side of the prize winning opening 21, The inflow side surface 37 provided continuously at the lower end portion of the guide side surface 32 so as to be orthogonal to the guide side surface 32 is provided. A side surface of the lower side wall portion 39 that is bent at an acute angle is disposed between the inflow side surface 37 and the inner peripheral surface of the partial guide rail 31. A game ball is disposed on the side surface of the lower side wall portion 39. Is not touching.

  In addition, an LED substrate 41 on which a plurality of LEDs 40 are mounted is disposed on the front side of the base plate 22 inside the fixing member 30. As the LED 40, for example, an LED 40 having different emission colors is used, or an LED 40 capable of emitting a plurality of colors such as a three-color LED is preferably used. Thereby, the effect that the emission color changes through the top panel portion T1 can be performed by the combination of turning on and off the LEDs 40, the combination of the emission colors of the LEDs 40, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the movable member 50 is provided on the guide side surface 32 side of the fixed member 30. Similar to the fixed member 30, the movable member 50 is provided so as to protrude forward from the board surface of the game board 1 (the front surface of the base plate 22), and protrudes to the vicinity of the back surface of the glass plate. The movable member 50 is composed of a peripheral side wall portion and a light-transmissive top plate portion T2 that covers the upper side (front side) thereof.

  The side wall surrounding the periphery of the movable member 50 includes a guide side wall portion 52 having a guide side surface 51 disposed to face the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30 and a slide side surface 53 facing the inflow side surface 37 of the fixed member 30. The slide side wall part 54 has. In addition, the movable member 50 has an opposing side wall portion 56 having an opposing surface 55 on the left side of the slide side surface 53 and facing the side surface along the direction of the partial guide rail 31 of the lower side wall portion 39 of the fixing member 30, and the fixing member 30. And an outer peripheral side wall portion 58 having an arc-shaped outer peripheral side surface 57 facing the variable display device 3 side.

  Further, in the movable member 50, a pair of plate-like support portions 59 from the top plate portion T <b> 2 penetrates a pair of slits 26 formed in the base plate 22. The support column 59 is disposed orthogonal to the base plate 22. The slit 26 is formed in parallel to the inflow side surface 37 of the fixed member 30 and the slide side surface 53 of the movable member 50. The support column 59 is movable along the longitudinal direction of the slit 26 (arrow X direction: see FIG. 3), and the movable member 50 including the pair of support columns 59 is integrated with the support column 59 into the slit 26. Is movable in the longitudinal direction (arrow X direction).

  A slide plate 60 is fixed to a tip portion that penetrates the base plate 22 of the support column 59 and protrudes toward the back surface side of the base plate 22.

  The slide plate 60 is movable in the length direction of the slit 26 integrally with the support column portion 59. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the left and right side edges along the moving direction of the slide plate 60 are arranged in the length direction of the slit 26 by a pair of guide support portions 61 fixed to the back surface of the base plate 22. It is supported so that it can move along. That is, the movement direction of the slide plate 60 is restricted by the guide support portion 61 on the back surface of the base plate 22 so as to move along the longitudinal direction of the slit 26 described above.

  On the back surface of the slide plate 60, a rack gear 62 extending in the direction along the longitudinal direction (the inflow side surface and the slide side surface) of the slit 26 parallel to the arrow X direction is provided. An electric motor 63 as a movable member driving unit is fixed to the base portion 23 including the base plate 22.

  The motor 63 is, for example, an actuator configured integrally with a speed reducer, and includes a drive shaft 64 via a speed reducer between the rotation shaft of the motor 63. A pinion gear 65 is attached to the drive shaft 64. The pinion gear 65 meshes with the rack gear 62, and the movable member 50 having the rack gear 62 can be moved by rotating the pinion gear 65 with the motor 63. The longitudinal direction (arrow X direction) of the slit 26 as the moving direction described above is a direction in which the movable member 50 is separated from the fixed member 30 and a direction in which the movable member 50 is approached. Further, the movement of the movable member 50 along the moving direction is a movement between a closed position where the movable member 50 closes the special winning opening 21 as a collection opening and an open position where the special winning opening 21 is opened.

Here, when the movable member 50 is closest to the fixed member 30, the guide side surface 32 of the movable member 50 is substantially in contact with the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30, as shown in FIG. The game ball cannot pass through a guide path 81 formed as described later between the side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the point 50Y1 and the point 50Z1 are substantially in contact with each other, a downward inclined surface in which the outer side surface 50Y2 of the movable member 50 and the introduction side surface 35 are connected is formed, and the game ball It will be in the state where stagnation does not occur.
It should be noted that a predetermined winning opening (ball) provided on the board surface of the game board 1 with respect to the game ball flowing along the outer surface 50Y2 or colliding before and after the movable member 50 is moved (closed position) and after the movable member 50 is opened (open position). A board surface configuration (book) in which the winning rate does not change or hardly changes in accordance with the movement change of the movable member 50 by not guiding to the detection unit) or making it difficult to be guided toward the out port 12. In the embodiment, the lower right portion is arranged along the guide rail 24 in the game area 2).

Further, the front face of the special winning opening 21 is covered with the movable member 50, and the special winning opening 21 is closed.
This state is a closed position where the movable member 50 makes it impossible for the game ball to flow into the special winning opening 21.

  In this state, when the motor 63 is rotated forward, the movable member 50 moves away from the fixed member 30. Here, the moving direction is parallel to the inflow side surface 37 and the slide side surface 53 facing the inflow side surface 37 and parallel to the board surface of the game board 1 (the front surface of the base plate 22). In other words, the movable member 50 moves on the board surface of the game board 1 with the slide side face 53 along the inflow side face 37.

  When the movable member 50 is separated from the fixed member 30 by a set distance, the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30 and the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 are slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball. It is designed to be spaced. The movable member 50 in this state is in an open position where the special winning opening 21 is opened. Movement of the movable member 50 by the motor 63 is performed by a main control device as movable member control means.

An interval between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51 forms a guide path 81 that guides the game ball to the special winning opening 21. The guide path 81 flows down from the introduction side surface 35, hits the upper end portion of the guide side surface 51, and enters the entrance ball 82 between the upper end portion of the guide side surface 51 and the upper end portion of the guide side surface 32. The guide path 81 is guided to the big winning opening 21 opened on the front surface of the base plate 22 (the board surface of the game board 1) at the end portion on the terminal side.
The prize winning opening 21 and the guide path 81 between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51 are in a state of overlapping in the front-rear direction. Here, for example, when a game ball is caused to flow down in front of an opening provided on the board surface of the game board 1, most of the game balls do not flow from the opening to the rear side of the board surface, and the front of the board surface opening. There is a risk of passing.

  In this embodiment, an inflow side surface 37 substantially perpendicular to the guide side surface 32 is formed on the terminal side of the guide side surface 32 of the fixing member 30, and the game ball flowing down the guide path 81 is It is blocked from passing in front of the grand prize opening 21. The game ball that hits the inflow side 37 through the guide path 81 is stopped at the inflow side 37 that is slightly inclined with respect to the board surface of the base plate 22 toward the big prize opening 21 side, or It will be in a stopped state after jumping, and it will not pass through the big winning opening 21 and will flow into the big winning opening 21.

In addition, in the base portion 23 on the back side of the base plate 22, a game ball flowing into the big prize opening 21 is guided downward, and a large amount is provided below the back side of the big prize opening 21. A game ball sensor 25 is provided as a game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball flowing into the winning opening 21.
The game ball sensor 25 is, for example, a proximity sensor that can detect a game ball in a non-contact manner. A game ball that passes through the through hole is provided with a passage hole through which a game ball can pass in a rectangular plate-shaped casing. Is to be detected.
The game ball sensor is configured to output a signal indicating that a game ball has won a prize winning opening 21 (a grand prize signal) to the main controller. The main control device to which the big winning signal is inputted outputs a command for paying out the game ball as the winning ball to the payout control device that controls the gaming ball payout device based on the big winning signal, When the movable member 50 reaches the open position, the number of large winning signals input is counted, and when the counted value reaches a predetermined number before the predetermined time elapses, the movable member 50 is closed. Move to. The movable member 50 is also moved to the closed position when a predetermined time has elapsed before the count value of the big prize signal reaches the predetermined number.

  Further, when the game ball is hit to the right and the game ball flowing into the game area 2 from the upper left side of the game area 2 moves clockwise along the guide rail 24, the comparison reaches the right side of the guide rail 24. Many game balls are guided by the introduction side surface 35 and reach the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 described above. The game ball that has reached the entrance position 82 is determined to win (inflow) into the big winning opening 21 as long as the ball is not clogged.

From this, when the movable member 50 is in the open position and the winning device 20 hits the game ball to the right, a relatively large number of the game balls launched into the game area 2 are displayed in the big prize opening. Winner 21.
Further, an LED substrate 71 on which the LEDs 40 are mounted substantially parallel to the base plate 22 is also provided inside the movable member 50 so as to be substantially parallel to the base plate 22. The LED substrate 71 is connected to the gaming machine main body side by a flexible wiring (not shown).

  Such a winning device 20 is controlled by a main control device (not shown), and when the above-described variable display game is a big hit, for example, the movable member 50 is released from the closed position by a predetermined number of rounds such as 15 rounds. The motor 63 is controlled so as to return to the closed position after setting the position. In each round, the winning device 20 is movable when a predetermined time elapses after the movable member 50 is opened, or when a predetermined number (for example, 9 or 10) of game balls wins. 50 is returned to the closed position.

  When the movable member 50 is moved from the closed position to the open position, if the player increases the game ball firing force (for example, with the maximum firing force) and hits the right, the player 50 rotates clockwise along the guide rail 24. The moving game ball reaches the introduction side surface 35 on the guide rail 24 side of the upper end portion of the fixing member 30.

  The game ball reaches the introduction side surface 35 and hits the upper end portion of the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 which is separated from the fixed member 30 by a predetermined distance (a distance slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball). When the movable member 50 is in the closed position, the upper end of the guide side surface 51 and the lower end of the introduction side surface 35 (the upper end of the guide side surface 32) are substantially at the same height position. However, since the movable member 50 in the closed position moves obliquely upward to the left with respect to the fixed member 30, the movable member 50 reaches the open position. Therefore, as described above, the upper end of the guide side surface 51 is more than the lower end of the introduction side surface 35. Is high.

  Therefore, the game ball flowing down along the introduction side surface 35 hits the upper end portion of the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50. At this time, if the game ball does not jump, the game ball flows into the guide path 81 from the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 that appears between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32. Since the guide path 81 is visible to the player between the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30 at the open position, the player can see the game ball flowing down the guide path 81.

  The game ball flowing down the guide path 81 flows into the big winning opening 21 opened at the terminal end side of the guide path 81, and the player passes through the guide path 81 from the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81. You can see the game ball that reaches the winning opening 21.

In addition, the launched game balls may flow into the guide path 81 continuously, and the player can also see a plurality of game balls flowing down the guide path 81 side by side.
In order to lengthen the guide path 81, it is necessary to enlarge the winning device 20 as shown in FIGS. In addition, the winning device 20 requires a portion constituting the outside of the guide path, the fixed member 30 is disposed on the lower right side of the guide path 81, and the movable member 50 is disposed on the upper left side of the guide path 81.

  By enlarging the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30, the overall winning device 20 can be enlarged, and the winning device 20 can be impressed by the player. Therefore, for example, the length of the guide path 81 is preferably 5 times or more the diameter of the game ball, more preferably 10 times or more, and even 20 times or more. . By making the guide path 81 longer, the movable member 50 covers the front face of the big prize opening 21 formed as an opening in the board surface of the game board 1 and constitutes the upper side of the guide path 81 described above. Therefore, the movable member 50 has a large area.

  Further, in this embodiment, the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30 are also expanded on the non-guide path 81b side formed in the direction opposite to the guide path 81 of the inflow side surface 37, thereby The areas of the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30 are widened. In the present invention, the lower side wall portion 39 and the opposed side wall portion 56 may not be provided, or may be configured to be compact.

  In addition, since the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30 are provided with the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 for guiding the game ball to the big prize opening 21, the height from the board surface of the game board 1 to the vicinity of the front glass plate is provided. Need. For these reasons, the movable member 50 has a large volume, and its external appearance has an impact on the player.

  Further, by making the winning device 20 large, the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30 are made hollow, and the LED substrates 41 and 71 are made movable members so that light can be emitted from the bottom side (the front side of the base plate 22). By incorporating it in 50 and the fixing member 30, it is possible to effectively perform an effect by illumination using a winning device including the top panel portions T1, T2 having a large area (volume).

  In addition, by moving the large movable member 50 to open and close the grand prize opening 21, for example, as in the case of a conventional attacker, the prize winning is made more than when the door having the same size as the opening of the conventional big prize opening is opened and closed. The opening and closing operation of the device 20 becomes impressive.

In the winning device 20, when the movable member 50 starts to move from the open position to the closed position, a game ball is sandwiched between the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 and the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30, There is a possibility that the movable member 50 cannot move to the closed position.
Therefore, for example, when the movable member 50 starts to move from the open position to the closed position, the distance between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 on the inlet position 82 side of the guide path 81 is set so that It is good also as a structure narrower than the space | interval between the guide side surfaces 32. FIG.

  In this case, when the movable member 50 starts to move to the closed position, it becomes impossible for the game ball to flow into the guide path 81 in a short time. For example, in the closed position of the movable member 50, the upstream side corresponding to the inlet position 82 of the guide side surface 51 is partially directed toward the guide rail 24 side rather than the guide side surface 32, and is slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball. It should be a projecting part surface that projects by that amount.

At this time, the fixing member 30 side of the guide side surface 32 is provided with a groove space that can accommodate the protruding portion surface.
Further, at the closed position of the movable member 50, a crank-like state in which the distance between the terminal side surface and the guide side surface 32 on the guide side surface 51 downstream of the protruding portion surface is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball is set.

In this case, the guide side surface 51 is not in a position that covers the big winning opening (collection port) 21 from the front, but when the movable member 50 is in the closed position, the entrance of the game ball to the big winning port 21 is guided. Since the entrance position 82 is blocked by the projecting portion surface in order to prevent it by the projecting portion surface at 51, it is regarded as being in a position covering the special winning opening 21.
At the open position of the movable member 50, the gap between the protrusion side surface of the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and flows into the guide path 81 from the entrance position 82. The game ball may be introduced into the guide path 81 for allowing the game ball to enter the special winning opening 21.

  As a result, in a state where the movable member 50 is in the open position away from the fixed member 30, the gap between the protruding portion surface of the movable member 50 (the front end portion of the guide side surface 51) and the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30. The interval is equal to or greater than the diameter of the game ball, so that the game ball can flow into the guide path 81 from the entrance position 82. Next, when the movable member 50 starts to move to the closed position, the distance between the protruding portion surface of the movable member 50 and the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30 at the entrance position 82 in a short time after the movement starts. Becomes less than the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball cannot flow into the guide path 81 from the entrance position 82. In this state, in the guide path 81, the distance between the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 (the terminal side surface behind the protruding portion surface) and the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30 is still greater than the diameter of the game ball. Thus, the game ball that has already entered the guide path 81 between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 flows into the special winning opening 21 as it is. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 when the movable member 50 moves from the open position to the closed position.

  In addition, the distance between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the portion between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51 is closer to the terminal side than the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81. The movement of the movable member 50 is temporarily stopped in a state where it is larger than the diameter of the game ball, and after the time for all the game balls passing through the guide path 81 to flow into the big prize opening 21 has elapsed, the movement of the movable member 50 And the movable member 50 may be moved to the closed position.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
The winning device 20a of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by changing the arrangement of the game ball sensors 25 in the first embodiment. Since other configurations and operations of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, in the following description, reference will be made to parts different from the first embodiment, and configurations similar to those of the first embodiment will be described. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. In FIG. 6, illustration of the LED substrates 41 and 71 having the LEDs 40 is omitted.

  In the first embodiment, the game ball that has reached the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 is basically in a state where it is determined that the game ball will flow into the special winning opening 21. In the first embodiment, a game ball sensor 25 is disposed below the big winning port 21 on the back surface of the base plate 22 so as to detect a game ball flowing down to the big winning port 21.

  Here, the winning device 20 has a case where a predetermined number of game balls are won as described above, that is, when a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the game ball sensor 25 after the movable member 50 is in the open position. In addition, the movable member 50 is closed. However, in the winning device 20, game balls may continuously flow into the guide path 81, and when a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the game ball sensor 25, a plurality of game balls enter the guide path 81. The presence may occur relatively frequently.

In this case, there is a high possibility that more than a predetermined number of game balls will win during the opening and closing of the movable member 50 in one round.
That is, there is a high probability that the number of winning game balls during the opening / closing operation of the winning device 20 for each round in the jackpot gaming state is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, and a predetermined number of winning game balls for each round in the jackpot gaming state can be won. There is a possibility that the number of game balls actually won in the winning device 20 becomes too large for the setting.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the game ball sensor 25a is provided at the above-described entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 where it is determined that the game ball flows into the special winning opening 21 when the game ball arrives. .
The game ball sensor 25 a is provided on the movable member 50. The game ball sensor 25 a is provided to extend from the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 toward the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30.

A slit 51a is provided at or near the entrance position 82 of the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50, and a game ball sensor 25a (game ball detecting means) is provided extending from the slit 51a toward the guide side surface 32. Yes. A portion (detection unit) extending from the guide side surface 51 of the game ball sensor 25a is provided with a passage hole 25b through which the game ball can pass, and when the game ball passes through the passage hole 25b, the game ball is played by the game. It is detected by the ball sensor 25a, and a big winning signal is outputted from the game ball sensor 25a to the main control device.
The extending direction of the game ball sensor 25a is a direction parallel to the arrow X in FIG.

  In addition, a slit 32 a having a shape corresponding to the game ball sensor 25 a is provided at a position corresponding to the game ball sensor 25 a on the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30, and the game ball sensor 25 a is slit as the movable member 50 moves. It is possible to move within 32a.

  When the movable member 50 is in the open position, the distal end portion of the game ball sensor 25 a protruding from the guide side surface 51 is inserted into the slit 32 a of the guide side surface 32. At this time, the passage hole 25b of the game ball sensor 25a is disposed between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51, and the passage hole 25b communicates with the guide path 81. In this state, when the game ball flows into the entrance position of the guide path 81, the game ball passes through the passage hole 25b and is detected by the game ball sensor 25a.

Further, when the movable member 50 is in the closed position, most of the portion extending from the guide side surface 51 of the game ball sensor 25a enters the fixed member 30 from the slit 32a.
In such a winning device 20b, when the movable member 50 is in the open position, the game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 25a at the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 where it is determined to reach the big winning port 21. The number of game balls flowing into the special winning opening 21 matches the number of game balls detected by the game ball sensor 25a.

  Further, when a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the game ball sensor 25a, the movable member 50 starts to move immediately, so that the distance between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32 at the entrance position 82 is reduced. By setting the diameter to be equal to or smaller than the diameter, it is possible to quickly prevent the inflow of the game balls into the guide path 81 after a predetermined number of game balls are detected.

  Thereby, after a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the game ball sensor 25a during one round, it is possible to prevent the game balls from entering the guide path 81, and more games than the predetermined number per round. It is possible to prevent the balls from winning the big winning opening 21 and to prevent the number of game balls to be won from being excessive during the big hit gaming state.

  As in the case of the first embodiment, when the movable member 50 is moved from the open position to the closed position, the game ball is not sandwiched between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32. It is preferable.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7, the winning device 20b of the third embodiment includes a blocking position for blocking the inflow of the game ball to the guiding path 81 at the entrance position 82 of the guiding path 81 of the winning device 20 of the first embodiment, A blocking member 42 that is movable between an allowance position that allows inflow of the game ball into the guide path 81 is provided, and a configuration related to the blocking member 42 is provided. Since the other configurations and operations of the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, the following description will refer to parts different from the first embodiment, and the configurations similar to those of the first embodiment will be described. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 7, illustration of LED board 41,71 which has LED40 is abbreviate | omitted.

  As described above, in the winning device 20b, as a closing condition of the winning device 20b, after a predetermined number of game balls have won, a plurality of game balls may win and the movable member 50 is closed. At this time, there is a possibility that a game ball is sandwiched between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51.

  In the third embodiment, when the blocking member 42 provided at the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 is in the open position by the solenoid 43 as the blocking drive means, the game to the guide path 81 is performed. It is movable between a blocking position for blocking the inflow of the ball and an allowable position for allowing the game ball to flow into the guide path 81.

  The blocking member 42 is provided, for example, on the guide side surface 32 of the fixing member 30 and can move between a state where it is immersed in the guide side surface 32 (allowable position) and a state where it protrudes from the guide side surface 32 (blocking position). ing.

  In this embodiment, the end portion on the inlet position side of the guide side surface 32 is a separate member from the other portion, and this separate member is the blocking member 42. The blocking member 42 is movable between a state along the guide side surface 32 (allowable position) and a state substantially perpendicular to the guide side surface 32 (blocking position). At the permissible position, the surface of the blocking member 42 that faces obliquely upward becomes a part of the guide side surface 32 to allow the inflow of game balls into the guide path 81.

  Further, at the blocking position, the blocking member 42 extends from the guide side surface 32 toward the guide side surface 51 to block the entrance position 82 of the guide path 81 and block the inflow of game balls to the guide path 81. It is like that.

  Further, the blocking member 42 is opened and closed by a solenoid 43 controlled by the main control device. As a closing condition of the winning device 20b described above, a predetermined time has passed since the winning device 20b opened or a predetermined time has passed. When a number of game balls are won, the blocking member 42 is moved from the allowable position to the blocking position by the solenoid 43 to block the game ball from entering the guide path 81. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game ball from flowing into the guide path 81 from when the closing condition is established until the movable member 50 starts moving.

  In addition, by moving the blocking member 42 to the blocking position and then moving the movable member 50 to the closed position side, the game ball in the guide path 81 is awarded to the big prize opening before the movable member 50 starts moving. Thus, the game ball can be prevented from being caught between the guide side surface 32 and the guide side surface 51.

In the above example, the blocking member 42 is rotationally moved. For example, the blocking member 42 may be provided so as to be able to appear and retract from the guide side surface 32 of the fixing member 30 by linear movement. That is, the blocking member 42 may be linearly projected and retracted from the guide side surface 32 side toward the guide side surface 51 side. Note that the direction of appearance may be a direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board 1. Also, the appearance position can be appropriately designed such as slightly upstream from the entrance position 82.
Further, the blocking drive means for driving the blocking member 42 may be replaced by a motor instead of the solenoid 43, and various actuators can be used as the blocking drive means.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the winning device 20c of the fourth embodiment is provided with an opening 45 as an openable / closable opening on the guide side surface 32 of the fixing member 30 of the first embodiment. An opening / closing door 46 for opening and closing the portion 45 is provided. Since the other configurations and operations of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, in the following description, parts different from the first embodiment will be referred to, and the configurations similar to those of the first embodiment will be described. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. In FIG. 8, illustration of the LED substrates 41 and 71 having the LEDs 40 is omitted.

  The opening 45 is provided over substantially the entire guide side surface 32 of the guide side wall 33. The game ball that has flowed into the opening 45 flows into the fixed member 30 and is discharged to the back side of the game board 1 from a discharge port 49 provided in the fixed member 30. That is, the game ball flowing into the opening 45 is discharged out of the game area 2, and the opening 45 functions as an out port.

  The open / close door 46 has an outer surface (a surface facing the outside of the fixed member 30) that constitutes a guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30. When the movable member 50 is in the open position, the open / close door 46 is It functions as a guide side wall portion 33 having a guide side surface 32.

  The open / close door 46 is fixed to the movable member 50. When the movable member 50 is in the open position, the open / close door 46 is disposed at the closed position for closing the opening 45, and when the movable member 50 is in the closed position. The opening 45 is disposed at an open position.

  Further, when the open / close door 46 is in the closed position, the outer surface thereof constitutes substantially all of the guide side surface 32 as described above, and the open / close door 46 covers substantially all of the guide side wall portion 33 having the guide side surface 32. Although configured, it is configured to move integrally with the movable member 50 by a link mechanism with the movable member 50.

  Therefore, a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball is provided between the opening / closing door 46 and the guide side wall portion 52 that constitutes the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50, and the distance between the movable member 50 and the movable member 50 is determined. It is maintained even if it exists.

  The base plate 22 is formed with a pair of groove-like opening / closing slits 28 that are recessed toward the rear side of the board surface (base surface) of the game board 1. A connecting member 48 that connects the lower end of the guide side wall 52 and the lower end of the opening / closing door 46 is provided movably along the length direction of the opening / closing slit 28, and the movable member 50 and the opening / closing door 46 are provided. It can be moved together. The longitudinal direction of the opening / closing slit 28 is parallel to the direction of the arrow X (shown in FIG. 3).

Thereby, the game ball is not sandwiched between the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50 and the guide side surface 32 of the fixed member 30.
That is, when the movable member 50 is in the open position, the open / close door 46 closes the opening 45 of the guide side surface 32 serving as an out port, and the outer surface of the open / close door 46 is the guide side surface 32. When the movable member 50 moves from the open position to the closed position in this state, the open / close door 46 enters the opening 45 of the guide side surface 32 and opens the opening 45.

  At this time, if there is a game ball between the guide side surface 51 and the guide side surface 32, the game ball is moved into the fixed member 30 corresponding to the movement of the movable member 50 and the opening / closing door 46. become. When the movable member 50 starts to move from the open position to the closed position, a part of the big prize opening 21 is closed and a game ball cannot enter the big prize opening 21.

  Therefore, the game ball on the guide path 81 moves into the fixed member 30 together with the opening / closing door 46. At the lowest position in the fixing member 30 of the base plate 22, there is provided a discharge port 49 for discharging the game ball moved into the fixing member 30 to the back side of the game board 1 as described above. As a result, the game ball that has entered the fixing member 30 flows downward and is discharged from the discharge port 49.

  According to this winning device 20c, as described above, it is possible to prevent a game ball from being sandwiched between the movable member 50 and the fixed member 30, and for example, a predetermined number of game balls have won the big winning opening 21. At this time, it is possible to prevent the game ball on the guide path 81 from flowing into the special winning opening 21.

The opening / closing door 46 is connected to the movable member 50 to move integrally with the movable member 50. However, for example, the opening / closing door is held at the closed position by a biasing means such as a spring, and the movable member When moving from the open position to the closed position, a part of the game ball or the movable member 50 in the guide path 81 is pushed by the guide side surface 51 of the movable member 50, pushes the open / close door, and the open / close door becomes the biasing means. It may be configured to open against the urging force. At this time, the opening / closing door may be rotated instead of linearly moving as described above.
In addition, an actuator that opens and closes the opening / closing door is provided, and when the closing condition of the winning device 20c is established by the main control device, the opening / closing door is opened and the movable member 50 starts to move from the opening position to the closing position. Also good.
Further, the width of the guide path 81 when the movable member 50 is in the open position may be larger than the diameter of the game ball and less than twice the diameter, but is not limited thereto. The design of the guide path 81 may be any design such that the width of the guide path 81 is twice or more the diameter.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied the invention made by this inventor was described, this invention is not limited by the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

1 gaming board 2 gaming area 20 winning device 21 grand prize opening (recovery port)
25 game ball sensor (detection unit, game ball detection means)
25a game ball sensor (detection unit, game ball detection means)
25b Passing hole 30 Fixing member 32 Guide side surface 37 Inflow side surface 42 Blocking member 43 Solenoid (blocking drive means)
45 Opening 46 Opening / Closing Door 50 Movable Member 51 Guide Side 63 Motor (Moving Member Driving Unit)
81 Taxiway 82 Entrance position

Claims (4)

A winning device provided in a game area where a game ball flows down on the front side of a game board surface of a ball game machine,
A recovery port that opens along the surface of the game board and allows a game ball to flow toward the rear of the game board surface;
A fixing member provided close to the collection port and protruding forward with respect to the game board surface;
The fixing member is provided as a side surface substantially perpendicular to the game board surface, and reaches the entrance position when it is determined that the game ball flowing down the game area flows into the collection port. A guide side for guiding the played game ball toward the collection port;
A closed position that protrudes forward from the game board surface, covers the recovery port from the front and closes the recovery port, and opens that opens the recovery port away from at least a part of the recovery port A movable member that slides between positions along the game board surface;
A guide side surface that is provided as a side surface substantially perpendicular to the game board surface of the movable member, and that guides the game ball toward the front of the recovery port opposite the guide side surface of the fixed member;
A side surface for inflow as a side surface of the fixed member or the movable member that contacts the game ball reaching the front of the recovery port along the guide side surface or the guide side surface and flows into the recovery port;
Movable member driving means for driving the movable member between the closed position and the open position;
Movable member control means for controlling the movable member driving means to control the opening and closing of the recovery port by the movable member;
Game ball detecting means for detecting the game ball at any stage from the stage where it is determined that the game ball flows into the collection port to the stage where the game ball flows into the collection port and reaches the rear of the game board surface; With
When the movable member is in the closed position, the distance between the guide side surface of the fixed member and the guide side surface of the movable member is made smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the movable member is in the open position. In some cases, a distance between the guide side surface of the fixed member and the guide side surface of the movable member is wider than a diameter of the game ball, and the game ball is inserted between the guide side surface and the guide side surface into the entrance. A winning device characterized in that a guiding path is formed to guide the recovery port from a position. The game ball detection means has a passage hole through which a game ball can pass and includes a detection unit that detects a game ball passing through the passage hole, and the detection unit is fixed to the guide side surface of the movable member. It is provided toward the guide side of the member,
When the movable member is in the open position, the passage hole of the detection unit is located between the guide side surface and the guide side surface, communicates with the guide path, and flows into the guide path or passes through the guide path. The game ball can be detected,
And when the said movable member is a closed position, the said detection part moves to the said fixed member side, and makes a game ball impassable, The winning device of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. When the movable member is in the open position, it is provided between the entrance position and a blocking position for blocking the inflow of the game ball to the guide path and an allowable position for allowing the game ball to flow into the guide path. A blocking member movable with
Blocking driving means for moving the blocking member between a blocking position and an allowable position;
A blocking control means for controlling the blocking driving means to control whether the blocking member is set to a blocking position or an allowable position;
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the blocking control means moves the blocking member from an allowable position to a blocking position before the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position. An opening serving as an out port provided on a guide side surface of the fixing member and discharging the game ball to the outside of the game area;
With an opening and closing door that opens and closes this opening,
4. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door is opened to allow a game ball to flow into the opening. 5. Winning equipment.

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