JP2016032529A - Presentation device for game machine and game machine provided therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure further facilitating to enhance the degree of freedom of movement when suction-holding a game ball by a magnet, and facilitating finer control of the behavior of a game ball from a guide path to a tray body.SOLUTION: A presentation device 10 for a game machine includes: a tray body 20 with drop holes; a guide path for guiding a game ball on the upper surface part of the tray body 20; a magnet capable of holding a game ball while suctioning it; and a magnet transfer part for transferring the magnet. The presentation device 10 has such a structure that the magnet transfer part starts suction-holding of a game ball by the magnet by transferring the magnet under the guide path, and guides the game ball suction-held by the magnet to either one of drop holes by transferring the magnet from a guide path side to either one of the drop hole sides, while keeping the suction-holding state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a gaming machine and a gaming machine having the same.

  Various rendering devices are provided in the field of gaming machines, and for example, a pseudo-sphere rendering device for the purpose of improving the rendering performance after the jackpot is determined is also provided. As this type of existing technology, for example, there is a technology such as Patent Document 1, and in the pseudosphere effect device 1 disclosed in Patent Document 1, the magnet 7 is moved up and down in synchronization with the rotation of the performance port 2. By moving it, the pseudosphere 4 is surely made to enter the stage 2.

JP 2013-63233 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, a magnet is used only to hold a game ball at a predetermined position of the annular passage or to release the hold, and freedom to operate the game ball with the magnet. The degree was very small. For example, in this technique, in the annular passage, the natural flow of the game ball is ignored and the game ball is suddenly attracted by the magnet, and when the game ball is guided to the performance outlet 2, the flow of the game ball is reduced. Since the structure is such that the suction by the magnet is simply released without consideration, the behavior of the game ball is likely to change abruptly at any time, and the unnatural movement of the game ball is inevitable.

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problem, and it is easier to increase the degree of freedom of movement when attracting and holding a game ball by a magnet, and the behavior of the game ball from the guide path to the dish is more improved. It aims at providing the structure which is easy to control finely so that it may become a natural motion.

The effect device for gaming machines of the present invention,
A dish body in which a plurality of drop holes are formed on the upper surface portion for receiving a game ball;
A guide path for guiding a game ball to the upper surface of the dish,
A magnet that is disposed below the guide path and the dish body and that can hold and hold a game ball that moves from the guide path to the dish body;
A first drive unit that relatively moves the magnet in a predetermined first direction perpendicular to the vertical direction; and a second drive unit that relatively moves the magnet in a predetermined second direction intersecting the first direction. A magnet moving mechanism,
A discharge path serving as a discharge path for game balls dropped from the drop hole,
The magnet is moved two-dimensionally below the guide path or the plate body by driving the first driving unit and the second driving unit, and the magnet is maintained while the game ball is attracted and held by the magnet. The game ball is guided to the drop hole by moving the ball to any of the drop holes.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the above-described gaming machine directing device is arranged on a gaming board.

  According to the game machine presentation device and the game machine of the present invention, the game ball is finely guided (controlled) by the magnet from at least the guide path before entering the dish body to the drop hole formed in the dish body. Therefore, the degree of freedom in directing the flow of the game ball is increased compared to the configuration in which suction and release is performed only at a specific location, and it is easy to perform an effect that makes the game ball appear more natural.

According to the present invention, in the magnet moving mechanism, a third drive unit that moves the magnet in the vertical direction relative to the dish body is provided, and the vertical position of the magnet is changed while the magnet attracts and holds the game ball. It may be.
According to this structure, it can guide | invade to the planned fall hole, attracting | sucking and holding | maintaining with a magnet, Then, it can be made to fall reliably in the fall hole. In particular, two-dimensional, such as attracting and holding the magnet continuously by guiding to the dropping hole and dropping at the dropping hole, the game ball is spirally circulated by the first driving unit and the second driving unit. Since the game ball can be controlled three-dimensionally (three-dimensionally) by providing a third drive unit (planar), it is possible to control movements such as guidance to the drop hole and dropping at the drop hole. It becomes easy to control more finely.

Moreover, the present invention may be provided with a sensor that detects a game ball flowing through the taxiway. The magnet moving mechanism may be configured to start moving the magnet on condition that the game ball is detected by the sensor.
According to this configuration, it is possible to realize a configuration capable of quickly starting the movement of the magnet when the game ball reaches a predetermined position (a position that can be detected by the sensor).

The present invention may be provided with a gate portion having a passage hole through which a game ball flowing through the guide path passes. And this gate part may be provided with the shielding part which shields the front side of the passage area of the game ball in the passage hole. In this case, it is desirable that the magnet moving mechanism has a configuration in which a passing area where the front side is shielded by the shielding portion is a starting position for attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet.
In this configuration, the position at which the game ball is started to be sucked and held is hidden by the magnet. Therefore, when the state changes from the state of the natural flow that is not sucked and held to the restricted state by the magnet after the suction and hold, a certain amount of game Even if a behavior change (shake due to adsorption) occurs in the ball, it becomes difficult for the player to see when the behavior change is attracted to the magnet. Therefore, it is difficult to give an impression that the flow of the game ball has changed unnaturally at the start of suction holding, in which behavioral change is particularly a concern.
Thus, in the structure which provided the gate part, the sensor may be provided by the structure which detects the game ball which flows through the passage area | region of a passage hole. The magnet moving mechanism may be configured to start moving the magnet on condition that a game ball is detected by the sensor.
According to this configuration, since the sensor can be provided using the installation structure of the gate portion, the sensor can be arranged more efficiently. In addition, since it can be detected by the sensor that the game ball has reached the passing area (attraction start position by the magnet), the timing at which the game ball is sucked and held can be detected earlier and delayed from that timing. Therefore, it is possible to control the game ball to move by the magnet moving unit.

In the present invention, the guide path may include a first flow path portion disposed on the rear side of the dish body and a second flow path section extending from the first flow path section to the dish body. Good. In this case, it is desirable that the magnet moving mechanism has a configuration in which the first flow path portion is a starting position for attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet.
In this configuration, the position at which the game ball is started to be sucked and held by the magnet is a deepened position on the rear side of the dish body, so that the state of natural flow that is not sucked and held is changed to the restricted state by the magnet after sucking and holding. Even if a change in behavior occurs in the game ball to some extent when the state changes, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the degree of the change in behavior. Therefore, it is difficult to give an impression that the flow of the game ball has changed unnaturally at the start of suction holding, in which behavioral change is particularly a concern.

In the present invention, the discharge path may be provided with an inlet portion at a position away from the plurality of dropping holes on the lower side of the plate body, and may be provided with a bottom portion in a configuration that continues from the inlet portion to the downstream side. Then, the magnet moving mechanism guides the game ball that has passed through the drop hole and moved to the lower side of the dish body to the entrance portion while being attracted and held by the magnet, and releases the attracting and holding of the game ball by the magnet at the entrance portion. It may be a configuration.
In this configuration, even when the game ball falls from any of the drop holes, it can be guided to the common inlet side portion and discharged from the common discharge path.
Furthermore, in this structure, the inlet side part which comprises the inlet part in a bottom part may be comprised by plate shape, and the notch part extended in the side away from the edge part of the inlet side of a bottom part may be formed. And about a magnet moving mechanism, the game ball which passed the fall hole and moved to the lower side of the saucer is led to the entrance side portion while being attracted and held by the magnet, and further, the game ball is moved above the notch. It is good also as a structure which cancels | releases the adsorption | suction holding | maintenance of the game ball by a magnet by moving a magnet so that it may move away from the edge part of an entrance side in the lower side of an entrance side part.
In this configuration, when a game ball that has passed through one of the drop holes and has fallen downward is guided to the entrance side portion, the game ball that is attracted and held on the magnet moves above the notch, The cutting operation is performed so that the magnet moves below the notch. Therefore, at the end portion on the entrance side, only the game ball is likely to be stably scraped onto the bottom portion from the holding structure in which the game ball is held by the magnet, whereby the game ball is easily discharged stably.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating a gaming machine provided with a game machine rendering device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view schematically illustrating the gaming machine presentation device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the AA cross-section of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the BB cross-section of FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a pseudo winning device that forms part of the gaming machine effect device of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically illustrating the internal structure of the pseudo prize winning device of FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view of the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. 5 in an exploded manner. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the driving device in the pseudo winning device shown in FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure obtained by disassembling the drive device of FIG. 12 from a direction different from FIG. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the drive device of FIG. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing an area different from that in FIG. 14 in the driving apparatus shown in FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure obtained by disassembling the region of FIG. 15 from a direction different from FIG. FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a CC cross section of FIG. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a DD cross section of FIG. 19 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross-section taken along the line E-E in FIG. 9. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing the FF cross section of FIG. 9.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a game machine effect device 10 and a game machine 1 having the same according to the present invention are embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Outline of the gaming machine)
First, an outline of the gaming machine 1 will be described.
A gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a so-called pachinko machine, and guides the launch of a gaming ball along a board surface 2a (front surface) of a gaming board 2 constituted by a wooden board (plywood board), an acrylic board, or the like. A guide rail 5 is provided, and a game area is formed in a form partitioned by the guide rail 5 and the like. Further, a gaming machine effect device 10 (hereinafter also simply referred to as effect device 10), which will be described later, is arranged near the center of the game board 2, and a big prize opening 9 is arranged on the right side of the effect device 10. Yes. Further, in the gaming machine 1, a transparent plate (glass plate or the like) is disposed in front of the game board 2 substantially in parallel with the board surface 2 a of the game board 2, and the transparent board is within the game area partitioned by the guide rail 5 or the like. And the game board 2 are configured such that a game ball flows down. In FIG. 1, the transparent plate is not shown.

  In the present specification, the “front-rear direction” means a direction orthogonal to the board surface 2a (front surface) of the game board 2, and the side on which the player is to be positioned with respect to the board surface 2a is the front side, and the opposite side (ie The gaming machine 1 back side) is the rear side. Further, the “vertical direction” means a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the game ball flowing down. For example, when the board surface 2a is arranged parallel to the vertical direction so that the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is the vertical direction, the vertical direction is the vertical direction. The “left-right direction” means a lateral direction orthogonal to the “front-rear direction” and the “up-down direction”. Furthermore, the plane direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a “horizontal direction”. That is, the “horizontal direction” is a plane direction parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. In the following description, the vertical direction is the Y direction, the horizontal direction is the X direction, and the front and back direction is the Z direction.

(Basic structure of the rendering device for gaming machines)
Here, the detailed structure of the effect device 10 for gaming machines will be described.
The game machine direction device 10 is configured as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and mainly includes an electric tulip 91 for allowing a game ball to enter the game machine direction device 10 and a distribution device for distributing the game balls that have entered. 12 and a pseudo sphere effect device 11 that produces an effect while controlling the behavior of the game balls distributed to one side by the distribution device 12.

  The allocating device 12 includes a rotation drive unit 93, a detection sensor 95, and each flow path, and a game ball that has entered the predetermined flow path from the electric tulip 91 when a predetermined condition is established, It is configured to distribute to any one of the discharge side flow paths 98.

  The electric tulip 91 is configured as a known electric tulip, and is configured such that the blades 91a and 91b open and close according to the operation of the solenoid 91d. Specifically, when the operation of the solenoid 91d is stopped (when energization is stopped), the blades 91a and 91b are in the solid line positions (closed positions) shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, etc., and when the solenoid 91d is operated (when energization), The blades 91a and 91b are configured to be at positions (open positions) of broken lines 91a ′ and 91b ′ shown in FIG. When the blades 91a and 91b are in the open position during the operation of the solenoid 91d (when energized), the game balls flowing down the game area are allowed to enter the winning opening 91c, and the blades 91a and 91b are thus opened. At this time, the game ball that has entered the winning opening 91c flows into the flow path 96 through the detection hole 95a of the detection sensor 95 (inspection sensor) shown in FIG. In this configuration, for example, when a game ball wins the electric tulip 91 and the game ball is detected by the detection sensor 95 (inspection sensor), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, the game balls detected by the detection sensor 95 (inspection sensor) are used for production as pseudo balls described later for some game balls, and other game balls are discharged as simple winning balls. It has become.

  The flow path 96 configured on the downstream side of the detection sensor 95 includes a common flow path 96a continuing from the detection hole 95a, and a first branch path 96b and a second branch path 96c branched from the common flow path 96a. Yes. In the flow path 96, in a state where the first branch path 96b is not full (that is, a state where a game ball enters the first branch path 96b), the game ball that has fallen into the common flow path 96a through the detection hole 95a. Enters the first branch 96b. On the other hand, in a state where the first branch path 96b is full (ie, there is no space for the game ball to enter the first branch path 96b), the game ball that has fallen into the common flow path 96a through the detection hole 95a is the first The second branch 96c is discharged without entering the branch 96b. For example, four game balls can be stored in the first branch path 96b.

  Furthermore, a rotation drive unit 93 is provided on the downstream side of the first branch path 96b. The rotation driving unit 93 is provided on an upper portion of a housing having an internal space for allowing the player to visually recognize the behavior of the game ball that has entered, and the game ball accumulated in the first branch path 96b by the rotation driving unit 93. Are distributed one by one to either the production-side flow path 97 or the discharge-side flow path 98. The rotation drive unit 93 includes a rotation body 93a having a holding groove 93c for holding a game ball, a rotation drive unit 93b that generates a rotation drive force, and a transmission that transmits the rotation drive force of the rotation drive unit 93b to the rotation body 93a. And a mechanism 94. The rotation drive part 93b is comprised by the well-known stepping motor provided with the rotation drive shaft, for example. The transmission mechanism 94 includes a gear 94b that rotates integrally with the drive shaft of the rotation driving unit 93b, and a gear 94a that rotates integrally with the rotating body 93a. The gears 94a and 94b are driven by gear transmission. It is designed to be linked. In the rotational drive unit 93 configured as described above, when the rotational displacement of the rotational drive shaft in the rotational drive unit 93 is determined by the control of the control unit 100, the rotational displacement of the gear 94b that rotates integrally with the rotational drive shaft is reduced. As a result, the position of the gear 94a associated with the gear 94b is determined, so that the rotational displacement of the rotating body 93a integrated with the gear 94a is determined. That is, by the control of the control unit 100, the rotational displacement of the rotation driving unit 93b and the rotational displacement of the rotating body 93a can be controlled.

  The control unit 100 includes a plurality of devices including a CPU, a memory, and the like, and includes, for example, a main board and a plurality of sub boards. The control unit 100 outputs, for example, a control signal that determines the rotational displacement of the rotational drive shaft in the rotational drive unit 93, a drive signal (energization signal) that drives the solenoid 91d, or a first drive unit described later. 61, the second drive unit 62, and the third drive unit 63 can output control signals for determining respective drive positions.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the production-side flow path 97 includes a flow path 97 a adjacent to the rotating body 93 a of the rotation drive unit 93, and an inclined flow path 97 b folded back from the flow path 97 a into the internal space of the housing. And a flow path 97c for guiding a game ball from the flow path 97b to a guide path 30 described later. The flow path 97a is formed in a tubular shape along the upper curved surface of the casing, and is configured as an opening having one end opened adjacent to the rotating body 93a. The opening is formed in the left-right direction by the rotating body 93a. It functions as an introduction port for introducing a game ball carried to one side (in the example of FIG. 2, the right side when viewed from the front). The flow path 97b is formed between a flow path that folds back on the other side in the left-right direction (in the example of FIG. 2, left side when viewed from the front) and guides the game ball carried by the flow path 97a to the rear side of the dish body 20. It is comprised with the flow path turned back so that it may guide to the back side (right side shown in the example of FIG. 3). The flow path 97 c functions as a flow path that guides the game ball carried by the flow path 97 b to the guide path 30 disposed at the downstream end of the flow path 97.

  The discharge-side channel 98 is arranged along the housing on the other side of the rotating body 93a in the left-right direction (on the opposite side to the channel 97a, and in the example of FIG. 2, the left side when viewed from the front). The discharge-side flow path 98 is formed in a tubular shape and is configured as an opening having one end opened adjacent to the rotating body 93a. The other side in the left-right direction by the rotating body 93a (in the example of FIG. Then, the game ball carried to the left side) functions as a flow path that takes in the opening from the opening and guides it to the discharge port 98a.

  Since the allocating device 12 is configured in this way, when a predetermined condition is established, a part of the game balls flowing in the game area are taken into the winning opening 91c, and a predetermined number of gaming balls winning the winning opening 91c are produced. It is distributed to the side flow path 97 or the discharge side flow path 98. Then, the game balls distributed to the production-side flow path 97 by the distribution device 12 are sent to a pseudo-sphere effect device 11 described later, and the pseudo-ball effect device 11 produces an effect using the game balls. .

Next, the pseudo sphere effect device 11 will be described.
The pseudo ball effect device 11 shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 11 is a device that produces a game ball behavior in a pseudo manner by control, as if the game ball naturally flows from the guide path 30 to the dish body 20, It operates so as to produce an atmosphere that naturally falls into any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, 22c. As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, or FIG. 11, the pseudosphere effect device 11 mainly includes a plate body 20, a guide path 30, a magnet 50, a magnet moving mechanism 60, and a discharge path 40. Yes. Then, the magnet 50 is moved below the guide path 30 by the magnet moving mechanism 60 to start attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet 50, and the magnet 50 is moved from the guide path 30 side to the dish while maintaining the attracted and held state. The game ball on the upper surface portion 20a attracted and held by the magnet 50 is guided to one of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c by moving to the 20 side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 8, etc., the guide path 30 receives the game ball supplied from the effect-side flow path 97 of the distribution device 12 described above, and places the game ball on the upper surface portion 20 a of the dish body 20. It is structured to flow along a predetermined route so as to guide. The guide path 30 includes a first flow path portion 31 disposed on the rear side of the dish body 20 and a second flow path section 32 extending from the first flow path section 31 to the dish body 20. And the 1st flow path part 31 is the left-right direction flow path which comprises the flow direction change part 31a which changes the flow of the game ball of the front-back direction from the flow path 97c mentioned above to the left-right direction, and the flow path of the left-right direction. Part 31b and a flow direction changing part 31c for changing the flow in the left-right direction in the left-right direction flow path part 31b to the front-rear direction. The second flow path portion 32 includes a front-rear direction flow path portion 32a that constitutes a front-rear direction flow path, and a tray that converts the flow in the front-rear direction in the front-rear direction flow path portion 32a into an oblique lateral direction and guides it to the dish body 20. And a body introduction part 32b. In the guide path 30 configured as described above, the game ball guided to the left side of the dish body 20 by the performance side flow path 97 is passed from the left side while passing the position on the rear side of the dish body 20 by the first flow path portion 31. Flow to the right. Then, the game ball flowed to the right side by the first flow path portion 31 in this way is flowed from the rear side to the front end side of the dish body 20 by the second flow path portion 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 9, etc., a gate portion 36 having a passage hole 36 a through which a game ball flowing through the guide path 30 passes is provided so as to cover a partial region of the guide path 30. . This gate part 36 is constructed so as to straddle the front flow path wall A1 and the rear flow path wall A2 of the groove constituting the first flow path part 31 (left-right direction flow path part 31b). Grooves (grooves that flow game balls one by one) constituting the path portion 31 pass through the internal space of the passage hole 36a. Specifically, the gate portion 36 is constructed so as to cover a predetermined region on one end side in the left-right direction (right end side when viewed from the front) in the left-right direction flow passage portion 31b described above, and the passage hole 36a extends in the left-right direction. It is configured as a tunnel as a hole.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 11, the gate portion 36 includes a front wall portion 36b that rises up and down adjacent to the front side of the front flow passage wall A1 (FIGS. 5 and 8) of the left and right flow passage portion 31b. The rear wall 36c that rises up and down adjacent to the rear channel wall A2 (FIGS. 5 and 8) of the left and right channel 31b and connects the front wall 36b and the rear wall 36c. 36d, and is configured in a gate shape or an arch shape as a whole. The front wall portion 36b corresponds to an example of a shielding portion, and functions to at least partially shield the front side of the game ball passage region in the passage hole 36a. In the embodiment, the width of the front wall portion 36b is set to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball so that the game ball is not hidden, and when the game ball passes through the passage hole 36a, the game is viewed from the player's view. The sphere never disappears.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 11, etc., the gate portion 36 is provided with a sensor 38 for detecting a game ball passing through the passage hole 36a. As shown in FIG. 11, the sensor 38 has a gate-like or arch-like shape as a whole, and this sensor 38 also has a front-side flow path wall A1 and a rear-side flow of a groove constituting the first flow path portion 31. It is constructed over the road wall A2. Specifically, the detection piece 38b is disposed adjacent to the front side of the front flow path wall A1 of the left and right direction flow path part 31b, and is adjacent to the rear side of the rear flow path wall A2 of the left and right direction flow path part 31b. A detection piece 38c is arranged, and an upper wall portion 38d is provided in a configuration connecting the detection pieces 38b and 38c. When the game ball passes through the passage hole 36a, the game ball passes between the pair of detection pieces 38b and 38c, and a predetermined detection signal (electric signal) is generated from the sensor 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the dish body 20 functions to receive the game ball sent from the guide path 30 to the upper surface portion 20 a and drop it from any of the drop holes 22 a, 22 b, and 22 c. Part. The dish body 20 includes an upper surface portion 20a configured in a circular shape as a whole, and an annular peripheral wall portion 20b is configured to rise from an outer edge portion of the upper surface portion 20a. In addition, a part (front end part side and right end part side) of the peripheral wall part 20b configured in an annular shape is a notched release area (area where no wall part exists), and a guide path is included in this part. An introduction port 20c through which game balls from 30 are introduced into the dish body 20 is cut out.

  Furthermore, a plurality of dropping holes 22a, 22b, and 22c are formed in the upper surface portion 20a constituting the dish body 20. The area | region where the upper surface part 20a was provided in the plate body 20 is comprised as a plate-shaped part, and all fall holes 22a, 22b, and 22c are comprised as a through-hole which penetrates this plate-shaped part up and down. As shown in FIG. 8, each of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c has a circular shape when viewed in plan, and any of the diameters of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c is 1 game ball. It is slightly larger than the diameter of a game ball that can be passed individually, and smaller than twice the diameter of the game ball. In addition, one of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c (for example, the drop hole 22b) is a big hit hole through which a game ball is guided by a magnet moving mechanism 60 described later when a predetermined big hit state occurs. The remaining two drop holes (for example, the drop holes 22a and 22c) are lost holes through which a game ball is guided by a magnet moving mechanism 60 described later in a predetermined lost state.

  In the dish body 20 configured in this way, after the game ball is guided from the guide path 30 into the dish body 20 by the control of the magnet moving mechanism 60 described later, the upper surface is supported by the upper surface part 20a in the peripheral wall part 20b. It becomes the behavior which moves on the part 20a. The game ball is finally guided to one of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c, and the operation is controlled so as to fall from the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c. The dish 20 functions as a stage for expressing such behavior.

  The magnet 50 moved by the magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured by a permanent magnet such as a neodymium magnet. The magnet 50 is disposed so as to be movable below the guide path 30 and the dish body 20, and can hold the game ball moving from the guide path 30 onto the dish body 20 while attracting it. Specifically, the magnet 50 is arranged in a structure exposed to the upper side at an upper end portion of a protruding holding portion 163 formed on the back and forth moving frame 162 described later. And the upper surface of the magnet 50 is comprised as a flat surface parallel to the front-back direction and the left-right direction, and the upper surface of the magnet 50 is the back surface of the guide path 30 and the guidance path 30 and the tray 20 at the time of guidance of the game ball. Control is performed so as to be close to the back surface of the dish 20. In this configuration, when a game ball exists on the guide path 30 or the dish body 20 at a position directly above the magnet 50, the magnetic force of the magnet 50 reaches the game ball, and the guide path 30 or the dish body 20 The upper game ball is held while being attracted by the magnet 50 immediately below it. Then, when the magnet 50 is relatively moved along the guide path 30 or the close position on the back side of the dish body 20 by the control of the magnet moving mechanism 60 described later, the game ball moves so as to be attracted to the magnet 50. Therefore, the behavior of the game ball is controlled by controlling such movement.

  The magnet moving mechanism 60 is a mechanism portion that moves the magnet 50 so as to change the position of the magnet 50 in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction. The magnet moving mechanism 60 includes a first driving unit 61 that relatively moves the magnet 50 in a predetermined first direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and a first moving unit that relatively moves the magnet 50 in a predetermined second direction that intersects the first direction. 2 drive part 62 and the 3rd drive part 63 which moves the magnet 50 in an up-down direction relatively. By driving the first drive unit 61, the second drive unit 62, and the third drive unit 63, the magnet 50 is moved two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally, and the game ball is two-dimensionally moved by the guide path 30 and the plate body 20. Guide in three dimensions.

Here, the structure of the 1st drive part 61, the 2nd drive part 62, and the 3rd drive part 63 is demonstrated.
The magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured as shown in FIG. 11, and includes a fixed frame 112, a vertically moving frame 131, a left and right moving frame 136, a front and rear moving frame 162, and the like. The fixed frame 112 is fixed to the case 15 that forms the outline of the effect device 11. Further, the vertically moving frame 131 is displaced in the vertical direction relative to the fixed frame 112 while being held by the fixed frame 112. Further, the left / right moving frame 136 is displaced in the left / right direction relative to the up / down moving frame 131 while being held by the up / down moving frame 131. The front-rear moving frame 162 is held by the left-right moving frame 136 and is displaced in the front-rear direction relative to the left-right moving frame 136. The magnet 50 is held by the forward / backward moving frame 162. Because of such a configuration, the magnet 50 is relatively moved up and down relative to a fixed unit (a fixed portion that does not move in the effect device 11) in which the fixed frame 112, the dish body 20, the guide path 30, and the like are integrally fixed. The position of the magnet 50 with respect to the guide path 30 and the plate 20 can be changed two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally.

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13, in this configuration, the fixed frame 112 is fixed to the case 15 (FIG. 11) that holds the plate 20 and the guide path 30. A cover 115 that covers the gear group 114 of the third drive unit 63 is fixed to the back surface of the fixed frame 112. The gear group 114 includes gears 114a, 114b, 114c, 114d, 114e, and 114f. The gears 114a, 114b, 114c, 114d, 114e, and 114f are sandwiched between the fixed frame 112 and the cover 115. Are held rotatably. The gears 114a, 114b, 114c, 114d, 114e, and 114f are engaged in a square shape. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the fixed frame 112 is fixed with a motor 117 of a third drive unit 63 configured as, for example, a stepping motor, and a gear 114 a is fixed to a drive shaft of the motor 117. It is like that. The gears 114a, 114b, 114c, 114d, 114e, and 114f rotate in conjunction with each other as the drive shaft of the motor 117 rotates.

  The fixing members 111a and 111b are members fixed to the left and right inner walls of the box-shaped fixed frame 112, and specifically, slide rails that hold the vertically moving frame 131 described later in a slidable manner. Either the inner rail or the outer rail is internally provided. That is, the vertically movable frame 131 can be moved relative to the fixed structure in which the fixed members 111a and 111b are integrally fixed to the left and right inner walls of the fixed frame 112, and the vertically movable frame 131 is fixed to the fixed member. 111a and 111b are slidably held.

  The vertical movement frame 131 is configured in a box shape as a whole, and as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, slide members 132 a and 132 b are fixed to both sides of the vertical movement frame 131, respectively. The other rail of the slide rail built in 111b is built up. The slide members 132a and 132b are slidably held by the fixing members 111a and 111b, respectively. Thus, since the slide members 132a and 132b are configured to be slidable with respect to the fixed members 111a and 111b via the slide rails, the vertically moving frame 131 configured integrally with the slide members 132a and 132b is provided. It can move relative to the fixed frame 112 in the vertical direction (slide operation). Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a detection piece 131c is formed in a projecting form on the vertically moving frame 131, and a sensor 116 (FIGS. 12 and 13) provided on the fixed frame 112 detects the detection piece 131c. As a result, the initial position of the vertically moving frame 131 relative to the fixed frame 112 can be detected. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, the fixed frame 112 is formed with a pair of guide long holes 112f and 112g on both sides at a position near the lower end. On the other hand, the vertically moving frame 131 has a pair of sliding portions 131f and 131g formed in a protruding shape on both sides at a position near the lower end. The pair of sliding portions 131f and 131g are loosely inserted into the pair of guide long holes 112f and 112g, and the sliding portions 131f and 131g are guided up and down by the guide long holes 112f and 112g in an easy-to-slide state. With such a configuration, the vertically moving frame 131 moves up and down smoothly with respect to the fixed frame 112.

  As described above, the vertically moving frame 131 is configured to be held by the fixed frame 112 so as to be vertically slidable. In this structure, a driving force for vertically moving is provided by the motor 117. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 20, a rack 131 b extending in the vertical direction is formed on the back surface of the vertical movement frame 131. As shown in FIG. 20 and the like, the rack 131b meshes with the gear 114f described above (the gear held on the fixed frame 112 side), and the rack 131b and the gear 114f constitute a rack and pinion mechanism. . In this configuration, the gear 114 a rotates according to the rotation of the motor 117, so that the gear 114 f rotates due to the interlocking operation of the gear group 114. As the gear 114f rotates, the rack 131b that meshes with the gear 114f moves up and down, so that the entire vertical movement frame 131 moves up and down relative to the fixed frame 112. In FIG. 20, the position of the rack 131b that has changed in accordance with the rotation of the gear group 114 is indicated by reference numeral 131b ', and the position of the vertically moving frame 131 at this time is indicated by reference numeral 131'. In this configuration, the motor 117, the gear group 114, and the rack 131b constitute the third drive unit 63, and function to change the vertical position of the magnet 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the left / right moving frame 136 is held by the up / down moving frame 131 so as to be relatively movable in the left / right direction. In the structure shown in FIG. 14, fixing members 133 a and 133 b are provided to be fixed to the upper and lower wall portions of the vertically moving frame 131 configured in a box shape, and the upper and lower walls of the vertically moving frame 131 are provided. The rail part 134a of a slide rail is each provided by the structure each fixed to the inner side (upper and lower inner wall part) of a part. The rail part 134a is attached to the fixing members 133a and 133b fixed to the lower surface part of the upper wall part and the upper surface part of the lower wall part of the vertically moving frame 131. Moreover, the rail part 134b is attached to the slide members 135a and 135b fixed to the lower surface part of the upper wall part of the left-right movement frame 136 comprised in the box shape, and the upper surface part of a lower wall part. A slide member 135a is provided on the fixed member 133a so as to be slidable via the rail portions 134a and 134b. The slide member 135a is slidably held on the fixed member 133b via the rail portions 134a and 134b. A member 135b is provided. A unit formed by integrating the left and right moving frame 136 and the slide members 135a and 135b is guided to the left and right by the rail portions 134a and 134b, and is slidably held by the vertically moving frame 131. As shown in FIG. 14, a detection piece 131 d is formed on the opening edge of the opening region formed in the up and down moving frame 131 so as to protrude into the opening region. On the other hand, the sensor 118 is fixed to the left / right moving frame 136, and the sensor 118 provided on the left / right moving frame 136 detects the detection piece 131d of the up / down moving frame 131 in this manner. The initial position of the left / right moving frame 136 relative to the moving frame 131 is detected.

  As described above, the left / right moving frame 136 is configured to be slidable to the left / right moving frame 131, and in this structure, a driving force for moving left / right is given by the motor 137. The motor 137 has a structure having a drive shaft extending in the front-rear direction, and is fixed to the left-right moving frame 136, and a gear 138 is fixed to the drive shaft of the motor 137. On the other hand, a rack 131 a extending in the left-right direction is formed on the front surface portion of the vertically moving frame 131. As shown in FIG. 19, the rack 131a and the gear 138 are engaged with each other, and the rack 131a and the gear 138 constitute a rack and pinion mechanism. In this configuration, the gear 138 rotates according to the rotation of the motor 137, and according to the rotation of the gear 138, the gear 138 moves relative to the rack 131a so that the relative position in the left-right direction changes. In FIG. 19, the position of the gear changed according to the rotation is indicated by reference numeral 138 ′, and the position of the left and right moving frame 136 at this time is indicated by reference numeral 136 ′. With this configuration, the entire left / right moving frame 136 moves relative to the left / right moving frame 131 in the left / right direction. In this configuration, the motor 137, the gear 138, and the rack 131a constitute the second drive unit 62, and function to change the position of the magnet 50 in the left-right direction (predetermined second direction).

  As shown in FIGS. 15, 16, etc., the left / right moving frame 136 holds the front / rear moving frame 162 so as to be relatively movable in the front / rear direction. Specifically, a base portion 141 is fixed to a side wall portion of a left and right moving frame 136 configured in a box shape, and a rail portion 142 constituting a slide rail extending in the front-rear direction is fixed to the base portion 141. ing. A slide member 161 that constitutes a slide rail is provided so as to be slidably held by the rail portion 142, and the slide member 161 is integrally fixed to the front-rear moving frame 162. A unit in which the front / rear moving frame 162 and the slide member 161 are integrated is guided back and forth by the rail portion 142 and the slide member 161 that constitute the slide rail described above. Specifically, it is held so as to be slidable back and forth (with respect to a unit in which the left and right moving frame 136, the base portion 141, the rail portion 142, etc. are integrated). As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, a projecting detection piece 164 is fixed to the forward / backward moving frame 162. On the other hand, the sensor 119 is fixed to the base portion 141 fixed to the left and right moving frame 136, and the sensor 119 provided on the base portion 141 in this way detects the detection piece 164 provided on the front and rear moving frame 162. Thus, the initial position of the forward / backward moving frame 162 with respect to the base portion 141 (that is, the initial position of the forward / backward moving frame 162 with respect to the left / right moving frame 136) is detected.

  As described above, the forward / backward moving frame 162 is configured to be held by the left / right moving frame 136 so as to be slidable back and forth. In this structure, a driving force for moving back and forth is given by the motor 147. The motor 147 is fixed to the base portion 141 with a structure including a drive shaft extending in the left-right direction, and a gear 148 is fixed to the drive shaft of the motor 147. On the other hand, a rack 162 a extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the lower surface portion of the front-rear moving frame 162. As shown in FIG. 18, the rack 162a and the gear 148 are engaged with each other, and the rack 162a and the gear 148 constitute a rack and pinion mechanism. In this configuration, the gear 148 rotates according to the rotation of the motor 147, and the relative movement of the rack 162a with respect to the gear 148 changes so that the relative position in the front-rear direction changes. In FIG. 18, the position of the rack 162 a that has changed according to the rotation is indicated by reference numeral 162 a ′. The position of the forward / backward moving frame 162 at this time is indicated by reference numeral 162 ′, and the position of the magnet 50 at this time is indicated by reference numeral 50 '. With such a structure, the entire forward / backward moving frame 162 moves relative to the left / right moving frame 136 back and forth. In this configuration, the motor 147, the gear 148, and the rack 162a constitute the first drive unit 61, and function to change the position of the magnet 50 in the front-rear direction (predetermined first direction).

  In this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 15, 16, 18, and the like, the longitudinally moving frame 162 extends in the longitudinal direction and protrudes upward at the front end portion of the longitudinally moving frame 162. Thus, a protruding holding portion 163 for holding the magnet 50 is formed. And the magnet 50 is embed | buried by the structure exposed to the upper side in the front-end | tip part of this protrusion holding | maintenance part 163. FIG.

  The magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured as described above. Since the magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured as described above, the magnet 50 in the vertical direction of the unit in which the fixed frame 112, the case 15, the dish 20, the guide path 30, and the like are integrated. The relative displacement, the relative displacement in the left-right direction, and the relative displacement in the front-rear direction can be changed. The rotational positions of the drive shafts of the motors 117, 137, and 147 (that is, the positions of the magnet 50 in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction) are controlled by a control signal from the control unit 100 (FIG. 3). Can do.

  Next, the discharge path 40 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 17, the discharge path 40 is a part that becomes a discharge path for the game balls dropped from the drop holes 22 a, 22 b, and 22 c. The discharge passage 40 is provided at a position away from the plurality of drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c on the lower side of the plate body 20 (specifically, the lower side of the plate-like portion constituting the upper surface portion 20a). An inlet portion 42 into which a game ball dropped downward from 22a, 22b, and 22c is introduced, and a bottom portion 44 is provided in a configuration that continues from the inlet portion 42 to the downstream side. In the example of FIG. 17, the inlet portion 42 is provided so as to open to the front side, and the downstream flow path is configured to extend in the left-right direction from the position of the inlet portion 42.

  In this discharge path 40, a portion (inlet side portion 44 a) constituting the inlet portion 42 in the bottom portion 44 of the flow path is configured in a plate shape in which the plate thickness direction is the vertical direction, and the inlet side of the bottom portion 44. A notch 46 is formed so as to extend to the side away from the end. Specifically, a notch portion 46 is formed so as to extend rearward from the front end portion of the inlet side portion 44a, and the notch portion 46 has the widest front end portion and becomes the rear side (ie, The width gradually decreases as the distance from the end on the inlet side increases. In this configuration, the direction of the inlet portion 42 is the front-rear direction, and the direction of the notch 46 is also the front-rear direction. In this specification, the direction parallel to the bottom surface of the bottom portion 44 and perpendicular to the direction of the notch 46 is defined as the width direction of the notch 46. In the example of FIG. It becomes the width direction of the notch 46.

(Example of operation of a rendering device for a gaming machine)
In the gaming machine 1, when the predetermined state is established, the blades 91a and 91b of the electric tulip 91 described above are in an open state, and entry of the game ball into the winning opening 91c is permitted. Specifically, for example, when a game ball flowing down the game area passes through one of the winning gates 8a and 8b, a lottery is performed. When the winning state is reached in this lottery, the solenoid 91d is energized and the blades 91a, 91b becomes an open state. When a game ball enters the winning opening 91c in the open state, the game ball is detected by the detection sensor 95 when passing through the detection hole 95a, and a predetermined electric signal (from the detection sensor 95 to the control unit 100). Detection signal) is output, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out as a winning ball to a ball tray 7 from a ball payout device (not shown). In the gaming machine 1, each time a game ball passes through the detection hole 95a (that is, every time a detection signal is output from the detection sensor 95), a lottery is performed with a predetermined probability, and a lottery result is held in a memory (not shown). . The game balls that have passed through the detection hole 95a are guided to the first branch path 96b as long as the first branch path 96b is not full, and are sent one by one to the holding groove 93c of the rotating body 93a.

  The flow of the game ball sent into the holding groove 93c is a flow according to the lottery result when the game ball passes through the detection hole 95a. For example, when the lottery result when the game ball passes through the detection hole 95a is in the first lost state, the left side (left side in front view) of the game ball is held by the rotary body 93a when the game ball is held in the holding groove 93c of the rotary body 93a. ) And is fed into the discharge-side flow path 98 described above. The game ball sent to the discharge side flow path 98 is discharged from the predetermined discharge port 98 a through the discharge side flow path 98. On the other hand, when the lottery result when the game ball passes through the detection hole 95a is in the second loss state, the game ball is held on the right side (right side in front view) by the rotary body 93a when held in the holding groove 93c of the rotary body 93a. ) And sent to the above-described production-side flow path 97. This game ball is sent to the guide path 30 by the production-side flow path 97. When the lottery result when the game ball passes through the detection hole 95a is a big hit state, the game ball is guided to the right side (right side in front view) by the rotary body 93a when held in the holding groove 93c of the rotary body 93a. Then, it is sent to the production side flow path 97 described above. This game ball is sent to the guide path 30 by the production-side flow path 97. In the lottery when the game ball passes through the detection hole 95a, the first loss state occurs with a predetermined first probability, the second loss state occurs with a predetermined second probability, and the big hit state is It is generated by a predetermined third establishment.

  The game ball guided to the production side flow path 97 in the second lost state or the big hit state flows into the guide path 30 through the flow paths 97a, 97b, and 97c described above. And the magnet moving mechanism 60 and the magnet 50 start the attraction | suction holding | maintenance by the magnet 50 with respect to the game ball which flowed into the induction path 30 by arrange | positioning the magnet 50 below the induction path 30, and the attraction | suction holding | maintenance state The game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 is guided to any one of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c by moving the magnet 50 from the guide path 30 side to any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c while maintaining the above. It is like that.

  Specifically, the game ball guided from the performance side flow path 97 to the guide path 30 in the second lost state or the big hit state passes through the first flow path portion 31 and passes through the gate portion 36. It enters the hole 36a. In this configuration, the region (passing region) in the passage hole 36a is a holding start position by the magnet 50, and the magnet moving mechanism 60 is in a state before the game ball enters the gate part 36 (for example, the rotating body produces an effect). Before the game ball is sent to the side flow path 97), the magnet 50 is arranged in advance below the passage area. Since the magnet 50 is preliminarily disposed below the gate portion 36 in this way, the game ball about to pass through the gate portion 36 is attracted to the magnet 50 in the passage region in the passage hole 36a. As described above, in this configuration, the passage region (the region in the passage hole 36a) whose front side is shielded by the front wall portion 36b (shielding portion) in the first flow path portion 31 is used to attract and hold the game ball by the magnet 50. It is the starting position.

  Further, in this configuration, a detection signal is output by the sensor 38 when a game ball enters the passage hole 36a. Then, the magnet moving mechanism 60 starts moving the magnet 50 on the condition that the detection signal is output from the sensor 38 in this way (that is, on the condition that the game ball passing through the passage hole 36a is detected). . As described above, the lower portion of the passage hole 36a is the initial position of the magnet 50, and when the game ball enters the passage hole 36a, the game ball is attracted and held by the magnet 50. When the movement of the magnet 50 is started, the movement of the magnet 50 can be started in a state where the game ball is reliably attracted and held by the magnet 50.

  When the magnet moving mechanism 60 starts moving the magnet 50 located below the gate portion 36, the magnet 50 is moved along the guide path 30 while maintaining the magnet 50 close to the guide path 30. Move to the body 20 side. As a result, the game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 moves in the guide path 30 toward the dish 20 in a form attracted to the magnet 50. Further, the magnet 50 is continuously moved from the lower position of the front-rear direction flow path section 32a to the lower position of the dish introduction section 32b in a state where the magnet 50 is brought close to the lower side of the guide path 30 or the dish body 20. It is moved and continuously moved from the lower position of the dish body introduction part 32b to the lower position of the dish body 20. By such an operation of the magnet 50, the game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 enters the dish 20 while passing through the guide path 30.

  Then, after the magnet 50 reaches the lower position of the dish body 20, the magnet 50 is moved along the dish body 20 while maintaining the state where the magnet 50 is brought close to the lower side of the dish body 20. Thereby, the game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 moves on the upper surface portion 20 a in the dish body 20, and a certain amount of game ball behavior is ensured in the dish body 20. Thereafter, the magnet 50 is moved to a position below one of the dropping holes while maintaining the state where the magnet 50 is brought close to the lower side of the dish body 20. As a result, the game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 enters one of the drop holes. For example, when the lottery result is a big hit state, the magnet 50 is moved to a position below the big hit hole (for example, the drop hole 22b) where the big hit state is expected to be dropped, and is attracted and held by the magnet 50. The game ball is dropped into the big hit hole. In addition, when the lottery result is the second lost state, the magnet 50 is moved to any of the above-described lost holes (for example, the drop holes 22a and 22c) that are scheduled to drop in the second lost state. Then, the game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 is dropped into the lost hole.

  Then, after the magnet moving mechanism 60 moves the magnet 50 to the position of one of the drop holes, the game ball held by the magnet 50 is passed from before passing through the drop hole until after passing through the drop hole. The position of the magnet 50 in the vertical direction is changed while maintaining the state where the magnet is attracted and held. Specifically, the vertical movement frame 131 is moved downward by the operation of the motor 117, thereby lowering the position of the magnet 50 downward. As described above, the magnet moving mechanism 60 used in this configuration is in a state in which the magnet 50 continuously attracts and holds the game ball from before the game ball passes through any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c to after it passes through. Thus, the vertical position of the magnet 50 is changed.

  Then, the magnet moving mechanism 60 drops the game ball from one of the drop holes, then moves the magnet 50 toward the discharge path 40, and moves the game ball held on the upper surface of the magnet 50 to the entrance of the discharge path 40. Feed to part 42. Specifically, the magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured such that the game ball that has passed through any of the drop holes 22 a, 22 b, and 22 c and moved to the lower side of the upper surface portion 20 a is attracted and held by the magnet 50. The magnet 50 is guided to the side portion 44a and further moved away from the end portion on the inlet side at the lower side of the inlet side portion 44a while moving the game ball above the notch 46, thereby moving the magnet 50 to the side portion 44a. Release the holding of the game ball by. As a result, the suction holding is released so that the game ball is scraped off from the magnet 50 above the notch 46, and the game ball flows down in the discharge path 40.

(Example of effects of this configuration)
The gaming machine effect device 10 and the gaming machine of the present configuration include a plate body 20 in which a plurality of drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c are formed in the upper surface portion 20a, and a guide for guiding a game ball to the upper surface portion 20a of the plate body 20. A path 30 and a magnet 50 capable of attracting and holding a game ball moving from the guide path 30 onto the dish body 20 are provided. Furthermore, the 1st drive part 61 which changes the position of the magnet 50 in the predetermined 1st direction orthogonal to an up-down direction, and the 2nd drive part which changes the position of the magnet 50 in the predetermined 2nd direction which cross | intersects a 1st direction A magnet moving mechanism 60 provided with 62 is provided. Then, the magnet moving mechanism 60 moves the magnet 50 at least below the guide path 30 to start attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet 50, and keeps the attracting and holding state of the magnet 50 on the guide path 30 side. The game ball attracted and held by the magnet 50 is guided to one of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c by moving the ball from one to the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c.
In this configuration, at least the game ball can be guided by the magnet 50 from the guide path 30 in the previous stage entering the dish body 20 to the drop holes 22a, 22b, 22c formed in the dish body 20, so The degree of freedom in directing the flow of the game ball is increased compared to a configuration in which suction and release is performed only at the location, and it is easy to perform an effect that makes the game ball appear more natural.

In this configuration, in the magnet moving mechanism 60, the third driving unit 63 that changes the position of the magnet 50 in the vertical direction is provided, and at least the game ball passes before passing through any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c. Until then, the magnet 50 is configured to change the vertical position of the magnet 50 with the game ball attracted and held.
According to this configuration, it is possible to reliably drop the dropping hole after guiding it to the planned dropping hole while being attracted and held by the magnet 50. In particular, the suction holding by the magnet 50 is continuously maintained by the induction to any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c and the drop at the drop hole, and the first drive unit 61, the second drive unit 62, Since the game ball can be three-dimensionally controlled by the three driving units 63, it becomes easier to finely control movements such as guidance to the drop hole and dropping at the drop hole.

In this configuration, a gate portion 36 having a passage hole 36 a through which a game ball flowing through the guide path 30 passes is provided. The gate portion 36 is provided with a front wall portion 36b (shielding portion) that shields the front side of the game ball passage region in the passage hole 36a. In the magnet moving mechanism 60, the passing region where the front side is shielded by the front wall portion 36b (shielding portion) is set as the starting position for attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet 50.
According to this configuration, since the position at which the game ball is started to be sucked and held is hidden by the magnet 50, the state changes from the state of natural flow that is not sucked and held to the restricted state by the magnet 50 after the sucking and holding. Even if a change in behavior occurs in the game ball to some extent, the change in behavior becomes difficult for the player to see. Therefore, it is difficult to give an impression that the flow of the game ball has changed unnaturally at the start of suction holding, in which behavioral change is particularly a concern.

In this configuration, a sensor 38 for detecting a game ball passing through the passage hole 36 a is provided in the gate portion 36. The magnet moving mechanism 60 is configured to start moving the magnet 50 on condition that a game ball is detected by the sensor 38.
In this configuration, since the sensor 38 can be provided by using the installation structure of the gate portion 36, the sensor 38 can be arranged more efficiently. In addition, since it can be detected by the sensor 38 that the game ball has reached the passing region (attraction and holding start position by the magnet 50), the timing at which the game ball is sucked and held is detected earlier, and from that timing, It is possible to perform control to move the game ball by the magnet moving mechanism 60 without delay.

In addition, in this configuration, in the guide path 30, the first flow path part 31 disposed on the rear side of the dish body 20, the second flow path part 32 continuing from the first flow path part 31 to the dish body 20, Is provided. The magnet moving mechanism 60 sets the first flow path portion 31 as a starting position for attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet 50.
In this configuration, the position where the magnet 50 starts sucking and holding the game ball is a deepened position on the rear side of the dish body 20, so that the magnet 50 after the suction and holding is in a state of natural flow that is not sucked and held. Even if a change in behavior occurs in the game ball to some extent when the state changes to the restricted state, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the degree of the change in behavior. Therefore, it is difficult to give an impression that the flow of the game ball has changed unnaturally at the start of suction holding, in which behavioral change is particularly a concern.

Further, in this configuration, the discharge path 40 is configured such that the inlet portion 42 is disposed at a position away from the plurality of dropping holes 22a, 22b, 22c on the lower side of the upper surface portion 20a, and the bottom portion is configured to continue downstream from the inlet portion 42. 44 is provided. An inlet side portion 44 a constituting the inlet portion 42 in the bottom portion 44 is formed in a plate shape, and a notch portion 46 is formed extending to the side away from the inlet side end portion of the bottom portion 44. Then, the magnet moving mechanism 60 guides the game ball that has passed through the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c and moved to the lower side of the upper surface portion 20a to the inlet side portion 44a while being attracted and held by the magnet 50. A configuration in which the magnet 50 is released from attracting and holding the game ball by moving the magnet 50 away from the end of the entrance side below the entrance side portion 44a while moving the ball above the notch 46. It has become.
In this configuration, even when the game ball falls from any of the drop holes 22a, 22b, and 22c, the game ball can be led to the common inlet side portion 44a and discharged from the common discharge path 40. Moreover, when led to the entrance side portion 44a, the game ball attracted and held on the magnet 50 moves above the notch 46, and the magnet 50 moves below the notch 46. Therefore, at the end portion on the entrance side, only the game ball is easily scraped off on the bottom portion 44 from the holding structure in which the game ball is held by the magnet 50, so that the game ball is stably discharged. It becomes easy.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the third drive unit is provided is illustrated, but such a third drive unit may be omitted.

  In the said embodiment, although the plate body 20 was shown as an example of a plate body, the structure of a plate body is not limited to the above-mentioned example, For example, the number of fall holes may be two and is 4 or more. There may be.

  In the said embodiment, although the guide path 30 was illustrated as an example of a guide path, if the flow path is comprised so that it can be guided to a plate body, it will not be restricted to the above-mentioned example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 2a ... Board surface 10 ... Production machine production device 20 ... Dish body 20a ... Upper surface part 22a, 22b, 22c ... Falling hole 30 ... Induction path 31 ... 1st flow path part 32 ... 2nd flow Road portion 36 ... Gate portion 36a ... Passing hole 36b ... Shielding portion 38 ... Sensor 40 ... Discharge passage 42 ... Inlet portion 44 ... Bottom portion 44a ... Inlet side portion 46 ... Notch portion 50 ... Magnet 60 ... Magnet moving mechanism 61 ... First Drive unit 62 ... second drive unit 63 ... third drive unit

Claims (9)

A dish body in which a plurality of drop holes are formed on the upper surface portion for receiving a game ball;
A guide path for guiding a game ball to the upper surface of the dish,
A magnet that is disposed below the guide path and the dish body and that can hold and hold a game ball that moves from the guide path to the dish body;
A first drive unit that relatively moves the magnet in a predetermined first direction perpendicular to the vertical direction; and a second drive unit that relatively moves the magnet in a predetermined second direction intersecting the first direction. A magnet moving mechanism,
A discharge path serving as a discharge path for game balls dropped from the drop hole,
The magnet is moved two-dimensionally below the guide path or the plate body by driving the first driving unit and the second driving unit, and the magnet is maintained while the game ball is attracted and held by the magnet. A game machine directing device, wherein the game ball is guided to the drop hole by moving the ball to any one of the drop holes.   The magnet moving mechanism includes a third driving unit that moves the magnet relative to the plate body in the vertical direction, and the magnet moves the vertical position of the magnet while attracting and holding the game ball. 2. The game machine effect device according to claim 1, wherein the effect device is changed. A sensor for detecting a game ball flowing in the guide path is provided;
The game machine direction device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the magnet moving mechanism starts moving the magnet on condition that a game ball is detected by the sensor. A gate portion having a passage hole through which a game ball flowing through the guide path passes;
The gate portion is provided with a shielding portion that shields the front side of the passing area of the game ball in the passage hole,
4. The magnet moving mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the passage area, whose front side is shielded by the shielding portion, is set as a starting position for attracting and holding the game ball by the magnet. The game machine rendering device described in 1. The gate portion is provided with a sensor configured to detect a game ball flowing in the passage area of the passage hole,
The game machine direction device according to claim 4, wherein the magnet moving mechanism starts moving the magnet on condition that a game ball is detected by the sensor. The guide path includes a first flow path portion disposed on the rear side of the dish body, and a second flow path section continuing from the first flow path section to the dish body,
The said magnet moving mechanism makes the said 1st flow-path part the starting position of the attraction | suction holding | maintenance of the game ball by the said magnet, The effect for game machines as described in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. apparatus. The discharge path has an inlet portion disposed at a position away from the plurality of drop holes on the lower side of the dish body, and a bottom portion is provided in a configuration that continues downstream from the inlet portion,
The magnet moving mechanism guides the game ball that has passed through the drop hole and moved to the lower side of the dish body to the entrance portion while being attracted and held by the magnet, and at the entrance portion, The effect device for gaming machines according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the suction holding is released. In the bottom portion, the inlet side portion constituting the inlet portion is configured in a plate shape, and a notch portion extending to the side away from the inlet side end portion of the bottom portion is formed,
The magnet moving mechanism guides the game ball that has passed through the drop hole and moved to the lower side of the dish body to the entrance side portion while being attracted and held by the magnet, and further, the game ball is guided to the notch portion. The attraction and holding of the game ball by the magnet is released by moving the magnet away from the end portion on the entrance side at the lower side of the entrance side portion while moving the magnet on the upper side. Item 8. The gaming machine effect device according to Item 7.   A gaming machine comprising the game machine rendering device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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