JP2016054826A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow game balls to be guided smoothly to a guide path.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: an inclined guide path along which game media move in their moving direction; a first opening part being at the back side of the guide path and disposed at a position displaced from the extension line of the guide path; a second opening part disposed at the back side of the first opening part; a movable opening/closing lid part capable of opening/closing the first opening part; and a direction change part disposed between the guide path and the first opening part and changing the direction of the game media.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 24

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, when the big winning mode satisfying a specific condition is reached, the game ball is guided to the guiding path of the big winning device that is closed in the normal mode by performing an opening / closing operation different from the normal mode. The machine is widely used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-319361 A

  In the gaming machine having such a configuration, in a game mode (large winning mode) in which a gaming ball can be guided to the guiding path of the winning device, the gaming ball may be guided to the guiding path of the winning device as smoothly as possible. desirable. It is also desirable for the winning ball other than the big winning device to smoothly guide the game ball to the guiding path of the winning device.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can smoothly guide a game ball to a guide passage.

In order to solve this problem, the invention described in claim 1
A guide passage in which the game medium travels in the traveling direction with an inclination;
A first opening provided at a position subsequent to the extension line of the guide passage after the guide passage;
A second opening provided downstream of the first opening;
A movable opening / closing lid that can open and close the first opening;
A direction changing portion that is provided between the guide passage and the first opening and changes the direction of the game medium.

  The present invention can realize a gaming machine and a winning device that can smoothly guide a game ball to a guide passage.

It is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine in an open state. It is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine in another open state. It is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine in still another open state. It is a front view showing an example of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view showing an example of a game board. It is a front view showing an example of a game board. It is a rear view showing an example of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical configuration of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a big prize apparatus. It is a partial exploded perspective view which shows an example of a big prize apparatus. It is the partial exploded perspective view seen from the right side which shows an example of a big prize device. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the game ball path | route in normal mode. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the game ball path | route in 1st big winning mode. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the game ball path | route in 2nd big winning mode. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the game ball path | route in the sub mode A of 2nd big winning mode. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the game ball path | route in the sub mode B of 2nd big winning mode. It is a basic diagram which shows the perspective view of a guidance channel | path front surface member. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a guide path rear surface board. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of an opening part. It is an approximate line figure showing composition (1) of the 2nd guidance passage. It is an approximate line figure showing composition (2) of the 2nd guidance passage. It is an approximate line figure used for explanation of guidance to a branch guidance passage. It is an approximate line figure showing the composition of a branch guidance passage. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of a structure of a direction change part.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a specific example of a ball ball game machine will be described as a game machine, but the design may be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The gaming machine 100 of this embodiment will be described. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing an example of the gaming machine 100. FIG. 1 shows a closed state of the gaming machine 100. FIG. 2 shows a front block 102 and an intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the front block 102 is opened with respect to the intermediate block 103, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the rear block 104 is opened with respect to the intermediate block 103. The state is shown. 2 to 4, various wirings are omitted, and the detailed configuration of the game board 400 is omitted in FIG. 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the gaming machine 100 can freely open and close the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101, the front block 102, the intermediate block 103, the rear block 104, and the outer frame 101. An intermediate block support mechanism for detachably supporting, a front block support mechanism for detachably supporting the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103, and a rear block 104 with respect to the intermediate block 103 can be freely opened and closed. And a rear block support mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 101 is a substantially quadrilateral frame body in which the top plate 111, the bottom plate 112, the left side plate 113, and the right side plate 114 are assembled. In the game hall in which the gaming machine 100 is installed, The game machine is installed in a gaming machine installation facility (common name, “island facility”: not shown) and is firmly fixed by a fixture (not shown). The outer frame 101 further includes a base plate 115 on which the intermediate block 103 is placed when the intermediate block 103 is closed with respect to the outer frame 101. The top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 are wood, the left side plate 113 and the right side plate 114 are metal materials having rigidity higher than that of wood, and the base plate 115 is a resin material.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the intermediate block support mechanism includes an upper bearing structure 121 and a lower shaft structure 122 provided on the outer frame 101, an upper shaft structure 126 provided on the intermediate block 103, and a lower shaft structure. Side bearing structure 127, and the upper shaft structure 126 and the lower shaft structure 122 are mounted on the upper bearing structure 121 and the lower bearing structure 127, respectively. It is supported with respect to the outer frame 101.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the front block support mechanism includes an upper shaft structure 131 (only in FIG. 3) and a lower shaft structure 132 (only in FIG. 1) provided in the intermediate block 103, and the front block support mechanism. An upper bearing structure 133 (only in FIG. 3) and a lower bearing structure 134 (only in FIG. 1) provided in the block 102 are provided, and the upper bearing structure 133 and the lower bearing structure 134 are respectively provided. The front block 102 is supported with respect to the intermediate block 103 by being mounted on the upper shaft structure 131 and the lower shaft structure 132. Similarly, the rear block support mechanism is provided in the upper block structure 136 and the lower bearing structure 137 (see FIG. 7) provided in the intermediate block 103 and the front block 102 as shown in FIG. An upper shaft structure 138 and a lower shaft structure 139 (see FIG. 7), and the upper shaft structure 138 and the lower shaft structure 139 are respectively an upper bearing structure 136 and a lower bearing structure. The rear block 104 is supported with respect to the intermediate block 103 by being attached to the body 137.

  The gaming machine 100 also includes an intermediate block locking mechanism that restricts the opening and closing of the intermediate block 103 relative to the outer frame 101, a front block locking mechanism that restricts the opening and closing of the front block 102 relative to the intermediate block 103, an intermediate block locking mechanism, and a front block A lock opening / closing operation mechanism that is operated to unlock and lock the locking mechanism. As shown in FIG. 3, a predetermined for the key cylinder 141 (see also FIG. 1) of the lock opening / closing operation mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 and exposed to the front side of the gaming machine 100 through the opening 102A of the front block 102. The movable claw 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 is actuated in response to the right rotation operation by the operation key (not shown), and the fixed claw 142 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided in the outer frame 101 is operated. And the intermediate block 103 is disengaged from the movable pawl 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103, and the intermediate block 103 is allowed to be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 101. On the other hand, in response to a left rotation operation with a predetermined operation key on the key cylinder 141, a movable claw 144 of the front block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 and a fixed claw 145 of the front block locking mechanism provided in the front block 102, Is released, and the front block 102 is allowed to be opened and closed with respect to the intermediate block 103.

  In addition, the gaming machine 100 includes a rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism that restricts opening / closing of the rear block 104 with respect to the intermediate block 103. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism is composed of three opening / closing restriction portions 150 </ b> A to 150 </ b> C, each of which is provided in the intermediate block 103 and formed in the rear block 104. Opening / closing permission that allows the rotating piece 151 to pass through the opening 104A from the opening / closing prohibited position where the rotating piece 151 cannot pass through the opening 104A in response to a rotation operation with respect to the rotating piece 151 protruding to the back side of the gaming machine 100 through the opening 104A. When moved to the position, the sandwiched pieces 152 </ b> A to 152 </ b> C formed on the rear block 104 by the intermediate block 103 and the rotating piece 151 are released, and the rear block 104 is allowed to be opened and closed with respect to the intermediate block 103. .

  The gaming machine 100 also includes a game ball movement restriction mechanism that restricts the movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102. As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball movement restriction mechanism is provided in the intermediate block 103, the flow restriction piece 161 urged toward the front block 102, and the restriction change protrusion 162 provided on the front block 102. The movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102 is performed when the flow-down restricting piece 161 is pressed toward the intermediate block 103 by the restriction changing protrusion 162 in the closed state of the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103. On the other hand, when the front block 102 is open with respect to the intermediate block 103, the flow restriction piece 161 is positioned at a movement prohibition position where the pressing by the restriction change protrusion 162 is released and the front block 102 protrudes to the front block 102 side. Is prohibited by

  The gaming machine 100 also includes an interval regulating mechanism that tightens the uniformity of the interval between a later-described center panel 220 in the front block 102 and an after-mentioned game board 400 in the intermediate block 103. As shown in FIG. 3, the spacing regulating mechanism is provided on the center panel 220, and on the back side of the front block 102, a projecting piece 171 projecting toward the opening / closing axis of the intermediate block 103 and the front block 102, and the intermediate block 103, and a projecting piece 172 projecting to the opposite side of the opening / closing axis side on the front side of the intermediate block 103, and the projecting piece 171 as the front block 102 moves relative to the intermediate block 103 in the closing direction. Enters the rear side of the projecting piece 172, and finally the front surface of the projecting piece 171 and the rear surface of the projecting piece 172 come into contact with each other in a pressed state when the front block 102 is closed with respect to the intermediate block 103.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 100 includes an open / close detection switch 108 that detects whether the intermediate block 103 is opened or closed with respect to the outer frame 101, and FIG. As described above, an open / close detection switch 109 for detecting whether or not the front block 102 is closed with respect to the intermediate block 103 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front block 102 has a base frame 201 having an opening 201A (only in FIG. 3) and an opening provided on the front side of the base frame 201 and communicating with a part of the opening 201A. A front panel 210 having 210A (only in FIG. 1), a central panel 220 provided on the back side of the base frame 201 so as to close the opening 201A, a main storage mechanism 230 (only in FIG. 1) for storing game balls, Auxiliary storage mechanism 240 for storing game balls (only in FIG. 1) and a launch operated by the player to sequentially fire the game balls stored in main storage mechanism 230 onto game board 400 (only in FIG. 3). And an operating device 250 (only in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front panel 210 includes an opening peripheral portion 211 at the periphery of the opening 210 </ b> A, an upper protruding portion 217 that protrudes forward below the opening peripheral portion 211, and the main storage mechanism 230 is disposed, A lower protrusion 218 that protrudes forward under the upper protrusion 217 and has the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 disposed thereon, and a flat part that is substantially flat to the right of the lower protrusion 218 and in which the firing operation device 250 is disposed. 219.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 3, the center panel 220 includes a panel frame 221 (only in FIG. 3) attached from the rear side of the base frame 201, and a light-transmitting front fitted in the panel frame 221. A plate 222 (only in FIG. 1) and a light-transmitting rear plate 223 (only in FIG. 3) fitted in the panel frame 221 with the front plate 222 and a predetermined gap therebetween are provided. Note that the protruding piece 171 of the above-described interval regulating mechanism is formed integrally with the panel frame 221.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main storage mechanism 230 has a game ball inlet 231A, an outlet (not shown), and an outlet (not shown) formed upstream of the outlet. 231, a ball removal mechanism for switching the discharge destination of the game ball released from the storage basket 231 by opening and closing the discharge port between the outlet and the discharge port, and a ball removal operation member 232 that operates the ball removal mechanism I have. A game ball acquired according to the progress of the game and a game ball lent according to a lending operation to a lending operation device 292 to be described later mainly flow into the storage basin 231 through the inflow port 231A. While being aligned in a row, the guide is sequentially guided in the direction in which the outlet and the outlet are formed (to the right in FIG. 5). When the ball removal operation (pressing operation) on the ball removal operation member 232 is not performed, the game ball is guided to a launching device 330 (see FIG. 3) described later in the intermediate block 103 through the outlet. On the other hand, when the ball removal operation is performed on the ball removal operation member 232, the game ball is guided to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (see FIG. 1) through the discharge port.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5, the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 includes a storage ball 241 having a game ball inlet 241A (FIG. 5 only) and a discharge port 241B, and a ball removal mechanism 243 for opening and closing the discharge port 241B. And a ball removal operation member 242 for operating the ball removal mechanism 243. Game balls and the like acquired as the game progresses mainly flow into the main storage mechanism 230, but if the storage tub 231 is full, it flows into the storage basin 241 through the inflow port 241A, and the ball removal operation member 232 is removed. The game ball guided from the storage basket 231 according to the operation flows into the storage basket 241 through the inflow port 241C. The bottom surface of the storage trough 241 is inclined on the mortar toward the discharge port 241B, and is stored in the storage rod 241 by opening the discharge port 241B in response to the ball removal operation (right slide operation) with respect to the ball removal operation member 242. All the game balls can be sequentially released to the outside of the gaming machine 100. When the discharge port 241B is completely opened by the ball removal operation on the ball removal operation member 242, the state is maintained until a return operation (pressing operation or slight left slide operation) is performed on the ball removal operation member 242. Maintained. A ball overflow switch 249 (see FIG. 9) for detecting whether or not game balls are excessively stored in the storage basket 241 is provided at the back of the inflow port 241A.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the firing operation device 250 includes a pedestal 251 projecting forward from the flat portion 219 of the front panel 210, and a rotatable firing handle 252 provided around the pedestal 251. The variable resistor 253 (see FIG. 9) for detecting the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 252, the contact sensor 254 (see FIG. 9) for detecting that the player is in contact with the firing handle 252, and the player It includes a firing stop switch 255 (FIG. 5 only) that is operated and invalidates the ejection of the game ball accompanying the rotational operation of the firing handle 252. In response to a rotation operation of the launch handle 252 by the player, a game ball is ejected from the launch device 330 (see FIG. 3) with an intensity corresponding to the rotational operation amount. When the contact between the firing handle 252 and the player is not detected by the contact sensor 254, or when the firing operation is invalidated by the operation of the firing stop switch 255, the firing handle 252 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launching device 330.

  The front block 102 includes a light emitting device group provided in the base frame 201 and disposed in the back of the opening peripheral edge portion 211 of the front panel 210. The light emitting device group includes an opening peripheral edge as shown in FIG. An upper central portion 211A in the portion 211, an upper left corner portion 211B on the left side of the upper central portion 211A, an upper right corner portion 211C on the right side of the upper central portion 211A, a left intermediate portion 211D below the upper left corner portion 211B, and an upper right corner Upper middle frame light emitting device 271, upper left frame light emitting device 272, upper right frame light emitting device 273, left intermediate frame light emitting device 274, and right intermediate frame light emitting device 275 disposed corresponding to each of right middle portion 211E below portion 211C. (See FIG. 9).

  Further, the front block 102 is provided on the base frame 201 and includes an acoustic device 280 disposed in the back of the opening peripheral portion 211 of the front panel 210, and the acoustic device 280 is formed in the upper left portion formed in the opening peripheral portion 211. An upper left acoustic output unit 281 and an upper right acoustic output unit 282 are provided at the back of each of the acoustic output port 211F and the upper right acoustic output port 211G.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front block 102 includes a game ball lending device 290 provided on the upper protruding portion 217, and the game ball lending device 290 is disposed on the side of the gaming machine 100. A frequency display device (not shown) that displays a numerical value corresponding to the remaining amount of bills, cards, etc. inserted into a card unit (not shown) that is not a constituent element of the gaming machine 100, and a game when a game ball is lent A lending operation device 292 operated by a player, and a return operation device 293 operated by a player when returning a bill or a card inserted into the card unit. When a lending operation is performed on the lending operation device 292 in a valid state in which a numerical value corresponding to the amount of money is displayed on the frequency display device by inserting a bill or a card into the card unit, a predetermined operation is performed according to the lending operation. A number of game balls are lent out from the payout device 540 of the rear block 104, and the display of the frequency display device is updated as the game balls are lent out. On the other hand, when a return operation is performed on the return operation device 293 in the valid state, a card in which the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the remaining amount or the remaining amount is recorded is returned from the card unit according to the returning operation.

  As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the intermediate block 103 includes a base frame 301 having an opening (not shown), and a game board 400 attached to the front side of the base frame 301 to cover the opening (FIG. 3). Only), a game board support mechanism that supports the game board 400 in a rotatable and detachable manner with respect to the base frame 301, a game board fixing mechanism that fixes the position of the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301, and a game The launch device 330 that injects the game ball onto the board 400 (only in FIG. 3), the mounting base 360 (only in FIG. 4) provided on the back side of the gaming board 400, and the game progress mounted on the mounting base 360 is integrated. And a sub-control device 390 (FIG. 4 only) that controls game effects and state notifications based on commands from the main control device 370.

  The base frame 301 includes a guide passage 301A that guides the game balls released from the payout device 540 (see FIG. 7) to the front block 102, frame light-emitting devices 271 to 275 provided on the base frame 201 of the front block 102, and sound. Opening based on notches in game board 400 through which wiring (not shown) and signal relay device (not shown) for electrically connecting device 280 to main control device 370 and sub-control device 390 are inserted 301B is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 400 is a flat base 401 having various through-holes such as a discharge port 401A, and smoothly curves from the lower left to the upper right of the base 401. The outer rail 402 that guides the game ball launched from the bottom, the inner rail 403 that curves smoothly from the lower right to the upper left of the base body 401, and the outer rail 402 and the inner rail 403 are attached to the upper left end of the inner rail 403. A return ball prevention mechanism 404 that prevents a game ball released from the launch passage 401B formed by the parallel facing portions of the rail 403 from returning to the launch passage 401B and an upper right end of the outer rail 402 are attached. , A recoil prevention member 405 for preventing a significant recoil of the game ball moving to the left beyond the center of the game board 400, and an outer rail 402 of the portion constituting the launch passage 401B And a protection member 406 for protecting the. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a gap between the guide member 335 that guides the game ball from the launch device 330 to the launch passage 401 </ b> B and the outer rail 402. A game ball that returns back to the launch passage 401B without exceeding 404 is formed in the base frame 201, and the auxiliary storage mechanism from the inlet 241C (see FIG. 5) via the return ball passage 201B disposed below the gap. Returned to 240 (see FIG. 5). A structure provided in a substantially circular game area that is partitioned by the outer rail 402 and the inner rail 403 and that can move the game ball beyond the return ball prevention mechanism 404 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board support mechanism is formed on the support shaft portion 311 provided on the protection member 406 and the base frame 301, and on which a part of the base body 401 of the game board 400 is placed. It is comprised by the bearing part 313 engaged with the mounting part 312 and the support shaft part 311, and it supports the game board 400 rotatably and detachably. When the game board 400 is rotatably supported, after the game board 400 is rotated by a predetermined angle or more and the game board 400 is tilted from the rotation axis with a portion of the base body 401 coming into contact with the mounting portion 312 as a fulcrum, The engagement between the shaft portion 311 and the bearing portion 313 is released. Thereby, the game board 400 can be detached from the base frame 301. Conversely, when the game board 400 is mounted on the base frame 301, after placing a predetermined part of the game board 400 on the placement part 312, the support shaft part 311 is engaged with the bearing part 313.

  The game board fixing mechanism is composed of three fixing tools 320 (only two fixing tools are shown in FIG. 3) provided on the base frame 301, and each of them protrudes forward from the base frame 301. A rotation shaft body (not shown) that can freely rotate, and an insertion / removal prohibition posture and a cut position that are fixed to the tip of the rotation shaft body and cannot pass through a notch 401C (see FIG. 6) formed in the base body 401 of the game board 400. A rotary piece 322 taking an insertion / extraction allowable posture that can pass through the notch 401C, a pressing plate (not shown) disposed behind the rotary piece 322, and a press when the rotary piece 322 is in an insertion / removal prohibition posture. An urging body (not shown) for urging the plate toward the rotating piece 322 is provided. In the state where the gaming board 400 is fixed to the base frame 301, the turning piece 322 protrudes forward of the base body 401 through the notch 401C and is in an insertion / removal prohibition posture. It is clamped in a pressed state by the piece 322 and the pressing plate. Accordingly, since the positioning of the game board 400 in the front-rear direction with respect to the base frame 301 can be accurately performed, it is possible to prevent the movement of the game ball from the guide member 335 to the launch passage 401B. When the rotating piece 322 rotates from the insertion / removal prohibited posture to the insertion / removal-permissible posture in which the turning piece 322 can pass through the notch 401C according to the rotation operation with respect to the rotating piece 322, the pressing plate is biased by the biasing body. Further, the holding of the base body 401 by the rotating piece 322 and the pressing plate is released. When the rotation pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are in the insertion / removal allowable posture, the game board 400 can rotate with respect to the base frame 301. Conversely, when the game board 400 is fixed to the base frame 301, the game board 400 is rotated in a state in which the rotation pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are in the insertion / removal allowable posture, and each rotation piece is cut out. After passing through 401C, the rotating pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are rotated to the insertion / removal prohibition posture.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the launcher 330 has a ball feed mechanism 331 that sequentially sends the game balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 to the launch position, and a ball feed solenoid 332 that drives the ball feed mechanism 331 ( 9), a launching mechanism 333 for injecting a game ball arranged at the launch position, a launching solenoid 334 (see FIG. 9) for driving the launching mechanism 333, and a game ball launched from the launching mechanism 333 as a game board And a guide member 335 for guiding 400 launch passages 401B. The launch device 330 operates in response to the launch operation on the launch operation device 250 as described above.

  The mounting base 360 is rotatably supported with respect to the base frame 301 via a support mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 370 includes a main control board 920 (see FIG. 9) and a board case 371 having a split structure that accommodates the main control board 920. The main control board 920 is sealed in the board case 371 so that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace of opening.

  The sub-control device 390 includes a sub-control board 940 (see FIG. 9) and a board case 391 having a split structure that accommodates the sub-control board 940. The sub-control board 940 is sealed in the board case 391. Has been.

  Here, in the game board 400, various structures provided on the base 401 and arranged in the game area will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating an example of a game board. As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 400 is disposed at the center of the base 401 and a flow changing member such as a nail 411 and a windmill 412 that change the flow direction and the flow speed of the game ball, and the entrance ( A center frame 420 that guides game balls flowing in from the vicinity of the first start winning device 431, a first start winning device 431 disposed immediately below the center of the center frame 420, and a first start winning device. The first start winning switch 441 (see FIG. 9) for detecting the game ball that has entered 431, the second start winning device 432 disposed immediately below the first start winning device 431, and the second start winning device 432 are entered. A second start winning switch 442 (see FIG. 9) for detecting the played game balls, a first winning device 431 and a big winning device 433 arranged on the right side of the second starting winning device 432, and a big winning device 43. The big winning switches 443 and 61 (see FIGS. 9 and 15 to 17) for detecting the game ball that has entered the game, the starter 436, and the start switch 446 for detecting the game ball that has entered the starter 436 (see FIG. 9). ), A plurality of general winning devices 438, general winning switches 448 and 449 (see FIG. 9) for detecting game balls that have entered any of the general winning devices 438, a magnetic sensor 491, and a vibration sensor 492. ing. The game balls that have entered the center frame 420 and the starter 436 are released to the game area, but the game balls that have entered the first starter winning device 431, the second starter winning device 432, the grand prize winner 433, and the general winning device 438 are released. It is guided through a through hole formed in the base body 401 to a recovery discharge passage (not shown) formed on the back side of the base body 401. In addition, the game balls that have not entered the first start winning device 431, the second start winning device 432, the big winning device 433, and the general winning device 438 are guided to the collection discharge path (not shown) through the discharge port 401A. The game balls guided to the collection discharge passage are discharged from the game machine 100 to a game ball circulation device provided in a game machine installation facility (not shown). When a game ball enters one of the first start prize device 431, the second start prize device 432, the big prize device 433, and the general prize device 438, a predetermined number of game balls according to the type of the device are paid out. It will be paid out from the device 540.

  Each of the first start winning device 431 and the general winning device 438 has a structure that guides the entered game ball to the back side of the base body 401 without changing the approach probability of the game ball to them. On the other hand, the second start prize-winning device 432 includes a movable blade 452 that changes the approach probability by a transition between the approach allowance posture and the approach prevention posture, and a blade opening / closing solenoid 462 that drives the movable blade 452 (see FIG. 9). I have. When the movable blade 452 is in the allowance posture, the game ball can enter the second start winning device 432, but when the movable blade 452 is in the approach prevention posture, the game ball cannot enter the second start winning device 432. . The movable blade 452 corresponds to the operation of the blade opening / closing solenoid 462 when the game ball enters the starter 436, more precisely, when the winning lottery by the main control board 920 accompanying the detection of the game ball by the start switch 446 is won. It shifts to the approach allowable posture for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined time. The details of the special winning device 433 will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the game board 400 displays the first special symbol in a variable manner in accordance with the big hit lottery related to the first special symbol, or the first special symbol according to the lottery result. In accordance with the first special symbol display device 471 for confirming display at the time and the jackpot lottery related to the second special symbol, the second special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, or the second special symbol is displayed in accordance with the lottery result. A second special symbol display device 472 for confirming display, a first special symbol hold display device 476 that is provided on the center frame 420 and that displays the status of the right of lottery lottery related to the first special symbol, and the center frame 420 And a second special symbol hold display device 477 for displaying the hold status of the right for the big hit lottery related to the second special symbol. The right to win a big hit for the first special symbol and the second special symbol is reserved for a maximum of four. In addition, even when a game ball enters the first start winning device 431 when the right of the big hit lottery related to the first special symbol is held to the maximum, the right is not added to the game ball. Similarly, even if a game ball enters the second start winning device 432 when the right of the big hit lottery related to the second special symbol is held to the maximum, the right is not added to the game ball.

  The first special symbol display device 471 includes two light emitting units 471A and 471B that can emit light in a plurality of colors, and display is controlled by a main control board 920 (see FIG. 9). The first special symbol is represented by a light emission pattern (a combination of light emission colors) of the light emitting units 471A and 471B. Similar to the first special symbol display device 471, the second special symbol display device 472 includes two light emitting units 471A and 471B that can emit light in a plurality of colors, and is displayed by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 9). Is controlled. The second special symbol is expressed by a light emission pattern (a combination of light emission colors) of the light emitting units 472A and 472B. The first special symbol hold display device 476 and the second special symbol hold display device 477 can be selected by various lotteries depending on the combination of the light emission states (off, on, flashing) of the two single color LEDs 476A, 476B and the two single color LEDs 477A, 477B. Displays the number of reserved rights.

  In addition, the game board 400 is provided on the center frame 420, and displays a normal symbol variably in accordance with the normal lottery for a normal symbol, or displays a normal symbol as a stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result. A display device 473 and a normal symbol hold display device 478 that is provided in the center frame 420 and displays the hold status of the right of winning lottery related to the normal symbol are provided. Up to 4 right of lottery for normal symbols are reserved. In addition, even when a game ball enters the starter 436 when the right of the lottery for the normal symbol is held to the maximum, the right is not added for the entry of the game ball.

  The normal symbol display device 473 includes two light emitting units 473A and 473B that can emit light in a plurality of colors, and the display is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 9). A normal symbol is expressed by a light emission pattern (a combination of light emission colors) of the light emitting units 473A and 473B. Further, the normal symbol hold display device 478 displays the number of lottery rights held according to the combination of the light emission states (off, on, flashing) of the two single color LEDs 478A, 478B.

  In addition, the game board 400 is provided on the center frame 420, and displays the decorative symbols in a variable manner or displays the decorative symbols in accordance with the big hit lottery related to either the first special symbol or the second special symbol. A decorative symbol display device 479 is provided. The decorative symbol variation display and confirmation display based on the control by the sub-control board 940 is substantially synchronized with the first special symbol and second special symbol variation display and confirmation display by the main control board 920. In the variation display of the decorative symbol, a more complicated effect than the variation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is executed.

  Here, operations of various devices of the game board 400 will be described. Prior to the description, various game states and transitions between game states will be described. The normal gaming state (normal gaming state) is a gaming state in which the jackpot winning probability related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is low, and the variation display time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is long ( Hereinafter, it is also referred to as “low probability non-short state”). The gaming state changes based on winning the jackpot. There are five types of jackpots related to the first special symbol: standard probability variation jackpots, sudden probability variation jackpots, latent probability variation jackpots, standard time minor jackpots and sudden time minor jackpots, and the types of jackpots related to the second special symbol are standard probability variation jackpots. There are two types per standard time junior college. When the standard probability variation big hit or the sudden probability variation big hit is won, the game state temporarily enters the state where the big winning device 433 is intermittently allowed (the open / close door 52 or the open / close shutter 54 is intermittently allowed to enter). ) After the transition to the special gaming state, after the special gaming state, the jackpot winning probability related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is higher than the normal gaming state, the first special symbol and the second special symbol A transition is made to a gaming state (hereinafter, referred to as “high probability short time state”) in which the variable display time is shorter than the normal gaming state. The high probability short-time state will be maintained until the next jackpot win. In addition, when winning the latent probability variation jackpot, after shifting to the special gaming state, the jackpot winning probability related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is higher than the normal gaming state, the first special A transition is made to a gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a “high probability non-short state”) in which the variable display time of the symbol and the second special symbol is the same as the normal gaming state. The high probability non-short-time state is maintained until the next jackpot win. In addition, when winning the standard time jackpot, after the transition to the special gaming state, the jackpot winning probability related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is the same low probability as the normal gaming state, the first special symbol Or the transition state to the gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “low probability short time state”) in which the display time of the variation of the second special symbol is the same as the normal gaming state. The low-probability short-time state is maintained until the end of the unit display control for a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) related to either the first special symbol or the second special symbol, but after that, the gaming state is changed to the normal gaming state. Return. In addition, when a big hit in the high probability short-time state and the high probability non-time-short state, compared to the big hit in the low-probability short-time state and the low-probability non-time-short state, either probability variation big hit (standard probability variation big hit, sudden probability variation big hit , The probability of distribution to the latent probability variation big hit) is large. In the following, operations of various devices of the game board 400 will be described in chronological order.

  In the main control board 920, winning random numbers relating to special symbols (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol), symbol random numbers relating to special symbols (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol), stop pattern random numbers, Various variation pattern random numbers are generated, and when a game ball enters the first start winning device 431 in various gaming states, winning random numbers related to special symbols, symbol random numbers related to special symbols, and stop pattern random numbers are acquired. And stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920. At this time, when the special prize winning device 433 is not in operation, if both the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not in the variable display or the final display, immediately after the storage, the first special symbol and the second special symbol If any of the special symbols is in variable display or finalized display, the right of all jackpot lotteries related to the first special symbol acquired in advance and the number acquired in advance and subsequent 2. After all the jackpot lottery rights related to the special symbol are consumed, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won based on the winning random number related to the acquired special symbol. In addition, as described above, the winning probability of jackpot related to the first special symbol is, depending on the current gaming state, in detail, it is a high probability state (high probability short time state, high probability non-short time state) or low probability state Specifically, the jackpot winning probability in the high probability state is higher than the jackpot winning probability in the low probability state. In the case of winning the jackpot, the stop symbol of the first special symbol is further determined based on the symbol random number related to the acquired special symbol. Depending on the type of the stop symbol, it is determined which of the big hits of standard probability variation big hit, sudden probability variation big hit, latent probability variation big hit, standard time short big hit and sudden time short big hit. Note that the distribution probability of various types of jackpots varies depending on the current gaming state, in particular, whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state. The probability of distribution to big hit, sudden probability change big hit, and latent probability change big hit) is higher in the high probability state than in the low probability state. On the other hand, when winning a big hit and winning a small hit, a small hit symbol is set as a stop symbol, and when not winning a small hit, a lost symbol is set as a stop symbol. The

  After the jackpot lottery pertaining to the first special symbol, the current gaming state, the lottery result of the jackpot lottery, stop pattern random numbers, various variable pattern random numbers, the total reservation rights of the jackpot lottery pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol The variation display time of the first special symbol is determined based on the number, and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol is selected. Thereafter, the variable display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display device 471 and the variable display (variation effect) of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display device 479 are started. In the first special symbol, the variable display time spans. Thus, the variable display according to the fixed pattern is continued, and the decorative display is executed according to the variable pattern over the variable display time for the decorative design. As the variable display time elapses, the stop symbol is fixedly displayed as the first special symbol, and the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol of the first special symbol is fixedly displayed as the decorative symbol. The final display of the first special symbol and the decorative symbol is continued for a certain time.

  When the stop symbol of the first special symbol is a jackpot symbol, the game state shifts from the normal mode to the special game state (large winning mode) after the first special symbol is confirmed and displayed. In the special game state, the opening / closing mechanism of the special winning device 433 is intermittently moved to the entry allowable arrangement a predetermined number of times. After the transition to the entry allowance arrangement, depending on whether a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls has entered the big winning device 433 or a predetermined maximum opening time has elapsed, Move to the entry blocking arrangement. Thereafter, after the elapse of a predetermined closing time, the big prize winning device 433 again shifts to the entry allowable arrangement. This opening / closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times. The number of times the opening / closing operation is repeated in accordance with the transition to the allowable entry arrangement of the big prize winning device 433, the maximum opening time for staying in the allowable entry arrangement, and the like vary depending on the type of jackpot (the type of stop symbol). Specifically, in the special game state based on the standard probability variation big hit and the standard time short hit, the opening / closing operation in which the maximum opening time is 29.5 seconds and the closing time is 2.0 seconds is repeated only 16 times. In addition, after the waiting time (opening time) of 10.0 seconds from the start of the special gaming state, the transition to the first entry allowable arrangement is started, and 15.0 seconds from the transition to the sixteenth entry prevention arrangement. After the waiting time (ending time), the special gaming state ends. On the other hand, in the special game state based on the sudden probability variation jackpot, the latent probability variation jackpot and the sudden time bonus jackpot, the opening / closing operation with a maximum opening time of 0.8 seconds and a closing time of 2.0 seconds is repeated only twice. In addition, after the standby time (opening time) of 3.2 seconds from the start of the special gaming state, the movement to the first entry allowable arrangement is started and 3.2 seconds from the movement to the second entry prevention posture. After the waiting time (ending time), the special gaming state ends. After the end of the special gaming state, as described above, the game state is shifted according to the type of jackpot of this time.

  In addition, when the stop symbol of the first special symbol is a small hit symbol or a lost symbol, the gaming state is not changed even after the final display of the first special symbol. However, when winning a small hit, the big winning device 433 operates in the same manner as in the special gaming state based on the sudden probability change big hit, the latent probability change big hit, and the sudden time short hit.

  In the above description, the case where the right of jackpot lottery related to the first special symbol is digested has been described, but the type of jackpot lottery related to the second special symbol is also digested as described above. Except for the difference between the first special symbol and the second special symbol, and that the right of the jackpot lottery pertaining to the second special symbol is prioritized over the right of the jackpot lottery pertaining to the first special symbol, Since it is almost the same as the case of one special symbol, the first and second special symbols are replaced with the second special symbol and the first special symbol, respectively, and the redundant description is omitted.

  When a game ball enters the starting device 436 in various gaming states, a winning random number related to the normal symbol is acquired and stored in a predetermined area of a RAM (not shown) of the main control board 920. At this time, in the case where the second start winning device 432 is not in operation, immediately before the normal symbol is not in the variable display or the final display, or immediately before the normal symbol is in the variable display or the final display. After all the winning lottery rights have been acquired, it is determined whether or not the winning is based on the winning random number associated with the acquired normal symbol. Depending on the gaming state at the time of determination, the winning probability per win is either a short-time state (high probability short-time state, low-probability short-time state) or non-short-time state (low probability non-short state, high probability non-short state, It changes depending on whether it is a special gaming state), and the winning probability in winning in the short-time state is higher than in the non-short-time state. When winning a win, a predetermined winning symbol is set as a stop symbol, and when not winning, a predetermined lost symbol is set as a stopping symbol. After winning the lottery, normal symbol variation display is started, and in the non-short-time state, the variable display is continued in a certain pattern over a predetermined variation display time (for example, 3.0 seconds), and the short-time state is reached. In this case, the variable display with the same pattern as the normal gaming state is continued for a predetermined variable display time (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the non-time-short state. As the predetermined time corresponding to the gaming state elapses, the stop symbol is fixedly displayed over a certain period of time as a normal symbol.

  When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a winning symbol, the movable blade 452 of the second start winning device 432 shifts to the approach allowable posture at least once after the normal symbol is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, in the case of winning in a non-time-short state, the movable blade 452 typically enters a predetermined maximum opening time (for example, 0.2 seconds) a predetermined number of times (for example, one time). In the case of winning in the short-time state, the movable blade 452 typically has a predetermined maximum opening time that is longer than the non-short-time state by a predetermined number of times (eg, three times) more than the non-short-time state. For example, it shifts to the approach allowable posture for 1.9 seconds. However, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls enter the second start winning device 432, the movable blade 452 forcibly shifts to the entry blocking state, and is movable based on the winning of this time. The operation of the blade 452 ends.

  The game board 400 includes a board surface light emitting device 490 (see FIG. 9) provided on the back side of various structures, and the board surface light emitting device 490 is based on various controls according to the progress of the game. A state notification by light emission effect or light emission is executed.

  The rear block 104 will be described. 7 and 8 are a perspective view and a rear view showing an example of the gaming machine, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rear block 104 is attached to the base 501, a support mechanism that supports the base 501 so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the intermediate block 103, and is attached to the base 501. A game ball tank 510 that stores game balls supplied from a game ball (not shown), and a game ball that is attached to the base 501 on the downstream side of the game ball tank 510 and stacked and stored, is rectified into two and 1 A tank rail 520 to be aligned in stages, a case rail 530 that is attached to the base 501 on the downstream side of the tank rail 520 and guides a game ball that has flowed in from the tank rail 520, and a base rail 501 that is on the downstream side of the case rail 530. A payout device 540 for paying out game balls and renting out game balls, and attached to the base 501 downstream of the payout device 540. A guide member 550 that guides the game ball that has flowed out of the payout device 540 to a guide passage (not shown) formed in the base 501, and a payout control device 560 that controls the payout of the game ball and the lending of the game ball by the payout device 540. In addition, the external power is converted into electric power of a predetermined voltage required by various devices and the like, and is output in cooperation with the main control board 920 based on the firing operation for the firing operation device 250. Relay for relaying signals between the power supply / launch control device 900, the payout control device 560 and the game ball lending device 290 (see FIG. 1), and a card unit (not shown) arranged on the side of the gaming machine 100 Device 950.

  The base body 501 is integrally formed of a resin (for example, ABS resin), and includes a substantially flat base portion 502 and a protective cover portion 503 protruding rearward from the base portion 502. The protective cover 503 is closed on the left and right sides and on the upper side, and only a part on the lower side is opened. A large number of air holes 502 </ b> A are formed on the back surface of the protective cover 503 to improve the heat dissipation of the heat generated in the main control device 370 and the sub control device 390.

  The game ball tank 510 is a horizontally long box-shaped container that opens upward, and game balls supplied from a ball circulation device (not shown) of the game machine fixing equipment are sequentially replenished from one end in the longitudinal direction. An opening (not shown) is formed on the bottom surface of one end in the longitudinal direction different from the side where the game ball is supplied in the game ball tank 510. The bottom surface of the game ball tank 510 is gently inclined in the longitudinal direction, and the game ball supplied to the game ball tank 510 moves to the opening side by its own weight. In addition, the game ball is more gently inclined with respect to the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction), and the game ball is guided predominantly to the front side (attachment surface side to the base body 501). The game ball tank 510 is attached with an antistatic plate 511 (only in FIG. 7) covering at least a part of the bottom from one end to which the game ball is supplied from the ball circulation device to the vicinity of the center. 511 is connected to the ground potential.

  The tank rail 520 is attached below the game ball tank 510, and the game ball flows into the tank rail 520 through the opening of the game ball tank 510. The tank rail 520 has a hook-like member 521 that forms two rows (two strips) of bowl-shaped passages (not shown) partitioned by a partition piece (not shown), and is rotatable with respect to the bowl-shaped member 521. And a pair of rectifying members 522 that are rectified in two rows and aligned in a single row while preventing clogging of the game balls flowing down the bowl-shaped member 521. Each bowl-shaped passage is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and guides the game ball to the side inflow from the game ball tank 510 and the side opposite to the longitudinal direction. The rectifying member 522 operates like a pendulum by contact with the game ball.

  The case rail 530 is arranged vertically along the one side surface portion of the protective cover portion 503, and a game ball from the tank rail 520 flows in. The case rail 530 is formed with two ball passages (not shown) that curve in the front-rear and left-right directions with wavy undulations so that game balls do not flow vigorously. In addition, a ball break detection switch 539 is attached upstream of the ball passage. The ball break detection switch 539 is used when there is not enough game balls inside the case rail 530, that is, when the ball is clogged upstream of the case rail 530 and the game balls are not replenished to the case rail 530. To detect.

  The payout device 540 includes a delivery mechanism 541 that delivers a game ball, and a payout motor 542 that drives the delivery mechanism 541. In accordance with the operation of the payout motor 542 based on the control by the payout control device 560, the game balls stored in the two ball paths are alternately discharged.

  The payout control device 560 includes a payout control board 930 and a board case that houses the payout control board 930, and the payout control board 930 cannot be opened without leaving a trace of opening, like the main control board 920. Thus, it is substantially sealed by the substrate case.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 100 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 9, the gaming machine 100 includes control devices such as a power supply / launch control device 900, a power supply monitoring board 910, a main control board 920, a payout control board 930, and a sub control board 940. In FIG. 9, a circuit device that only relays various signals is omitted. In the following, these main devices will be described in detail individually.

  The power supply / launch control device 900 includes a power supply unit 901 that supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the gaming machine 100 via a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and a launch device according to the operation of the launch operation device 250. A launch control unit 902 that controls the driving of 330, and a signal relay unit 903 that relays an initialization signal from the initialization switch 907 and a ball overflow signal from the ball overflow switch 249.

  The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside and converts it into internal power (for example, DC 24 volts), and uses various devices such as various solenoids and various motors from the internal power. Power for driving voltage (for example, DC 12 volts), power for control voltage (for example, DC 5 volts) for driving various switches and executing control processing, main control board The power of the backup voltage for holding the contents of the RAM of 920 and the RAM of the payout control board 930 is generated and supplied to the power supply monitoring board 910, the main control board 920, the payout control board 930, the sub control board 940, etc. To do. Specifically, internal power, drive voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage power are supplied to the power supply monitoring board 910, and drive voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage power are supplied to the main control board 920. Is supplied via the power supply monitoring unit 911 of the power supply monitoring board 910, and the driving voltage, the control voltage, and the backup voltage are directly supplied to the payout control board 930 and driven to the sub-control board 940. The power for the control voltage and the power for the control voltage are directly supplied, and the power for the drive voltage and the control voltage are supplied to the launch control unit 902. A power switch 909 is connected to the power supply unit 901. When the power switch 909 is in an off state, the external power capture is stopped. The game is performed by turning off the power switch 909 or removing a power plug (not shown) connected to the power supply unit 901 via the power switch 909 from an external power supply outlet (not shown). A state where the supply of power to the inside of the machine 100 is stopped and a state where the supply of external power itself is stopped are collectively referred to as a “power failure state”. The power supply unit 901 is configured to normally output the control voltage power over a predetermined period even after the transition to the power failure state. As a result, the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 can save the state and finish the control so that the current control state can be restored.

  The firing control unit 902 controls the driving of the ball feed solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 of the launching device 330 (see FIG. 3) in cooperation with the main control board 920. The ball feed solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 are permitted to operate when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected that the player is touching the firing handle 252 (see FIG. 1) based on a contact sensor signal from the contact sensor 254, and a launch stop switch 255 for stopping the launch is provided. On the condition that it is not operated, the firing control unit 902 outputs a firing permission signal in an on state to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feed solenoid control signal to the firing control unit 902 based on the firing permission signal and the firing abnormality signal. The firing control unit 902 activates the ball feed solenoid 332 based on the ball feed control signal in the on state, and activates the launch solenoid 334 based on the reception of the launch solenoid control signal in the on state and the resistance value of the variable resistor 253. Let As a result, the game balls are sequentially fired from the launching device 330 with a strength corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor 253 (the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 252).

  The signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state initialization signal to the main control board 920 when the initialization switch 907 is pressed. In the main control board 920, the stored information stored in the RAM of the main control board 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the on-state initialization signal. Further, when the ball overflow switch 249 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state ball overflow signal to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a low-speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on detection of the ball overflow signal in the on state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal receives the payout motor 542. The rotational speed (payout speed of the game ball from the payout device 540) is reduced. Conversely, a high-speed payout signal is output to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the off state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal increases the rotational speed of the payout motor 542. It will be.

  The power supply monitoring board 910 monitors the power supply state from the power supply / launch control device 900, and outputs a power failure signal to the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 in accordance with the transition to the power failure state. And a signal relay unit 912 that relays power supply and transmission of various signals between the power source / launch control device 900 and the main control board 920. The power supply monitoring unit 911 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 901. Are output to the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930. The main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 recognize the transition to the power outage state by receiving the power outage signal in the on state.

  The main control board 920 comprehensively controls the operation of the gaming machine 100. On the main control board 920, an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer is mounted. The MPU includes a CPU (not shown) as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (not shown) storing various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and various data temporarily during execution of the control program. And a RAM (not shown) for storing and the like. In addition, various circuits such as a timer circuit (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown), a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted on the main control board 920. Yes. The RAM of the main control board 920 is configured to be able to maintain (back up) internal data by supplying the backup voltage from the power / fire control device 900 even after the transition to the power failure state.

  The payout control board 930 controls a game ball payout operation by the payout apparatus 540 according to an instruction from the main control board 920 and a game ball lending operation by the payout apparatus 540 according to an operation of the game ball lending apparatus 290. As with the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer including a CPU (not shown), ROM (not shown), and RAM (not shown), a timer circuit. Various circuits such as (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown), a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted. Similarly to the RAM of the main control board 920, the RAM of the payout control board 930 is configured to be able to maintain internal data even in a power failure state.

  The sub control board 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices, and the like based on instructions from the main control board 920.

[Main configuration related to the present invention]
The configuration of the big prize device 433, which is the main characteristic part of the gaming machine 100 according to the present invention, will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the winning device 433, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device 433, and FIG. 12 is an exploded side view of the winning device 433.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the big prize winning device 433 includes a front cover plate 10, a guide passage front member 30, and a rear block member 50, and each is fixed by a screw or the like.

  The front covering plate 10 and the guide passage front member 30 are one member formed of a transparent resin material, and the rear block member 50 is formed by fixing a plurality of members with screws or the like.

  The big winning device 433 is fixed by being screwed to the game board 400 through a screw hole. In the grand prize winning device 433, a portion in front of the guide passage rear plate 51 protrudes from the front surface of the game board (plate member to which the nail 411, the windmill 412, etc. are attached) constituting the game board 400.

  The open / close door 52 (FIG. 11) has an open / close mechanism that opens and closes the opening 58 formed in the rear direction by positioning the open / close door 52 substantially parallel to the horizontal direction or the vertical direction by a rotation operation about the lower portion. doing. The opening / closing shutter 54 is a plate-like member parallel to the horizontal direction, and has an opening / closing mechanism that moves in the front-rear direction to open and close the opening 31 formed below. The open / close door 52 and the open / close shutter 54 are both connected to a power unit (not shown) and perform an open / close operation under the control of the main control board 920.

  The big winning device 433 (FIG. 10) has a wide opening 11 at the top, and allows most of the game balls falling from above the big winning device 433 to enter the opening 11. The grand prize winning device 433 transitions to the normal mode, the first big prize winning mode, and the second big prize winning mode by opening and closing the opening / closing door 52 and the opening / closing shutter 54. In other words, when the jackpot lottery is won, the jackpot type is determined, and the open / close door 52 or the shutter 54 is opened / closed according to the big winning mode corresponding to the jackpot type.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the normal mode, the opening / closing door 52 and the opening / closing shutter 54 are in a closed state, and the game balls that have entered the opening 11 are discharged in front of the opening / closing door 52 and above the opening / closing shutter 54. , And is discharged to the outside of the grand prize winning device 433.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the first big winning mode, the opening / closing door 52 is in an open state, and the game ball that has entered the opening 11 collides with the opening / closing door 52 and enters the opening 58, as it is. It is guided to the first guide passage 59 in the rear direction and discharged from the discharge port 56. Inside the discharge port 56, a big winning switch 443 (FIG. 9) for detecting a passed game ball is attached, and the number of balls is counted from the main control board 920.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the second big winning mode, the open / close door 52 is in a closed state and the open / close shutter 54 is in an open state. The game ball that has entered the opening 11 passes through the front of the opening / closing door 52 and is guided from the opening 31 to the second guide passage 32. The second guide passage 32 is inclined so as to be slightly lowered in the left direction corresponding to the downstream side, and the game ball proceeds in the left direction.

  Here, the second big winning mode has two sub modes, sub modes A and B. 16 and 17 show a state where the guide passage front member 30 is not provided. The second guide passage 32 has two branch guide passages 32A and 32B. In the sub mode A, the big winning device 433 guides the game ball to the branch guide passage 32A, while in the sub mode B, guides the game ball to the branch guide passage 32B.

  The sub-modes A and B are provided in order to diversify the game, such as changing the game state that changes after the jackpot or changing the number of jackpot rounds. When the game ball is guided to the branch guide passage 32A during the big hit, a privilege is given so as to be more advantageous to the player than when guided to the branch guide passage 32B. The switching operation between the sub modes A and B is set differently depending on the type of jackpot determined when the jackpot lottery is won. For the player, the state in which the sub mode A occurs and continues for a long time The game can be played in anticipation of a big hit.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the big prize device 433 has two openings 62 and 63 arranged adjacent to each other in the traveling direction of the ring-like big prize switch 61 in the second guide passage 32. In the sub mode A, the game ball falls into the opening 62 and is guided to the branch guide passage 32A. The game ball that has passed through the branch guide passage 32A is detected by the detection switch 65, and is discharged from a discharge port (not shown) on the rear surface of the rear block member 50.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the big prize winning device 433 has a guide shutter 64 that opens and closes the opening 62 by moving in the front-rear direction. The guide shutter 64 does not need to block the entire opening 62 and is only required to prevent the game ball from dropping below the opening 62. However, in order to smoothly guide the game ball, the width of the second guide passage 32 is not limited. It is desirable to block more than half. In the sub mode B, the game ball passes over the induction shutter 64 due to the opening 62 being blocked, falls to the opening 63 formed earlier, and is guided to the branch induction passage 32B. . The induction shutter 64 is connected to a shutter opening / closing solenoid 463 and performs an opening / closing operation under the control of the main control board 920. The game balls that have passed through the branch guide passage 32B are counted by a detection switch (not shown) installed on the branch guide passage 32B, and discharged from a discharge port (not shown) on the rear surface of the rear block member 50.

  Here, it is desirable that the gaming machine 100 guides the game ball to the guide passage as designed in each mode. Therefore, the grand prize winning device 433 in the present embodiment reliably guides the game ball to the second guide path 32 in the second big prize mode, and guides the game ball to the branch guide path 32A in the sub mode A, In the sub mode B, there are three guidance mechanisms for reliably guiding the game ball to the branch guidance path 32B.

  As the first invention, the big prize winning device 433 has a jump preventing mechanism that prevents the game ball that has fallen into the opening 31 from jumping and jumping out and guiding it to the second guide passage 32. If a game ball that has fallen into the opening 31 falls on a flat surface vigorously, it may jump up at an angle of about 180 ° as it is and jump out of the opening 31 with that momentum. Therefore, the splash prevention mechanism in the present embodiment is provided with a mechanism for trapping the game ball that is bounced so that the game ball collides with a predetermined position and the game ball does not jump out due to the collision.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the second guide passage 32 includes a front cover plate 10, a guide passage front member 30, and a guide passage rear plate 51. The guide passage front member 30 (FIG. 18) has guide receiving surfaces 33 and 34 that constitute the bottom surface of the second guide passage 32. As shown in FIG. 21B, the guide receiving surfaces 33 and 34 are inclined downward toward the left, and the inclination of the guide receiving surface 34 located on the right side is larger than that of the guide receiving surface 33. .

  The guide passage front member 30 (FIGS. 18 and 20) includes a guide inclined plate 35 that is inclined downward from the front end of the opening 31 toward the rear. The inclination of the guide inclined plate 35 is preferably about 30 to 60 °. The guiding inclined plate 35 includes a right guiding inclined plate 35a and a left guiding inclined plate 35b. The right guide tilt plate 35a and the left guide tilt plate 35b have the same tilt angle in the front-rear direction, but the left guide tilt plate 35b is greatly tilted in the left-right direction.

  Since all the game balls flowing down from the opening 31 travel in the left direction corresponding to the downstream side, the probability that the game ball already exists in the second guide passage 32 increases as it proceeds in the left direction, The probability of collision between game balls increases. The left guide inclined plate 35b guides the game ball flowing down to the vicinity of the left end in the right direction corresponding to the upstream side of the second guide passage 32 as much as possible, and smoothly transfers the game ball in the second guide passage 32 to the big prize switch 61. Induce.

  The guide passage rear surface plate 51 has a recessed portion 70 connected to the guide receiving surfaces 33 and 34. The dent portion 70 has a uniform width dent 71 having a uniform dent width in the front-rear direction, and an arc-shaped dent 72 that is deeply recessed to draw an arc. The equal-width dent 71 and the arc-shaped dent 72 are respectively formed into lower inclined portions 71a and 72a that form a bottom surface inclined so as to be recessed backward from the guide receiving surface 33, and parallel portions 71b and 72b parallel to the guide passage rear plate 51. And upper inclined portions 71c and 72c that form the upper surface portion of the passage inclined in the forward direction, and each surface is gently connected by drawing a curved surface.

  FIG. 20 shows a state where the guide passage front member 30 is attached to the guide passage rear plate 51. Of the second guide passage 32, the recessed portion 70 cannot be confirmed from above the opening 31, and only the guide passage front member 30 can be confirmed.

  FIG. 21A shows only a portion related to the second guide passage 32 by a solid line. FIG. 21B is an X-X ′ cross-sectional view, and FIG. 21C is a Y-Y ′ cross-sectional view. As shown in FIG. 21C, the second guide passage 32 is formed by the front cover plate 10, the guide inclined plate 35, the return prevention wall portion 36, the guide receiving surface 33, and the equal width recess 71. ing. The guide inclined plate 35 is extended so as to incline upward in a forward direction from a return preventing wall portion 36 extending upward from the guide receiving surface 33. The distance from the rear surface of the return prevention wall portion 36, which is the rear end of the guide inclined plate 35, to the front surface of the guide passage rear plate 51 is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball FB.

  Accordingly, the game ball FB that has fallen into the opening 31 collides with the guide inclined plate 35 and is pushed backward. The equal-width dent 71 and the arc-shaped dent 72 are not angular at the lower part, and the cross-section is inclined with a gentle curved surface so as to prevent the game ball from splashing upward as much as possible. In addition, the equal-width dent 71 and the arc-shaped dent 72 are similarly inclined so as to draw a curved surface with a gentle cross section, and the game ball FB bounces forward and obliquely downward and traps in the second guide passage 32. . That is, the second guide passage 32 guides the flowing game ball backward by the guide inclined plate 35, and is in a space surrounded by the return prevention wall portion 36, the guide receiving surface 33, the equal width recess 71, and the arc-shaped recess 72. Let the game ball stay on.

  By the way, since the game ball FB advances in the left direction, there is a possibility that the game balls FB collide with each other toward the left side. As shown in FIG. 22, since the arc-shaped recess 72 is recessed larger than the uniform-width recess 71, the width as the second guide passage 32 can be increased, and when another game ball enters and collides Even so, the force can be released in the front-rear direction, and the rebound of the game ball can be reduced. In addition, since the arc-shaped recess 72 has a narrow left end in accordance with the size of the circular hole of the big winning switch 61, the game ball can be smoothly guided to the big winning switch 61.

  As described above, in the second guide passage 32, when the game ball flowing down from the opening 31 having the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction is guided along the left-right direction corresponding to one end side in the longitudinal direction of the opening 31, Bounce is prevented by guiding and trapping at a position shifted in the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

  As a result, in the second guide passage 32, even if the falling force of the game ball increases, it is possible to prevent rebound, so that two guide passages can be formed in the vertical direction without providing any buffer mechanism in between. Made possible.

  In addition, the guide inclined plate 35 is configured by a surface that is inclined downward at a constant angle in the front-rear direction and is inclined downward in the left direction corresponding to the downstream side of the game ball along the inclination direction of the second guide passage 32. ing. For this reason, the game ball that has fallen from the upper side and has contacted the guide inclined plate 35 is trapped backward while being guided to the downstream side where the big winning switch 61 is located. Therefore, the game ball can be smoothly advanced to the downstream side in the second guide passage 32.

  Next, guidance of the game ball to the branch guidance passages 32A and 32B will be described. As a second invention, in the sub mode A, the big prize winning device 433 makes it easy to drop the game ball into the opening 62 on the front side by providing a difference in the angle between the second guide passage 32 and the branch guide passage 32A. On the other hand, in the sub mode B, the angle change between the second guide passage 32 and the branch guide passage 32B is reduced, and the game ball is smoothly guided to the opening 63 on the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, in the sub mode A, the big winning device 433 guides the game ball to the branch guide passage 32A. At this time, the induction shutter 64 is in an open state, and the opening 62 is open. Actually, the induction shutter 64 is only lowered in the rear direction, but for convenience, the induction shutter 64 is omitted in the drawing.

  Here, the second guide passage 32 is inclined toward the lower left. On the other hand, the opening 62 has an upper end formed substantially horizontally. That is, the entrance of the opening 62 is slightly inclined with respect to the second guide passage 32, and the opening of the game ball is awaited.

  Further, on the upper portions of the separation partition wall portions 68 and 69 on both sides of the opening portion 62, a line-like protrusion 66 is formed in the front-rear direction so as to be adjacent to the opening portion 62. For this reason, the game ball that has passed through the second guide passage 32 and passed through the big winning switch 61 and the relay plate 82 collides with the projecting portion 66 that is one step higher, and is guided to the branch guide passage 32A.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 23 (B), the big winning device 433 guides the game ball to the branch guide passage 32B in the sub mode B. At this time, the induction shutter 64 is in a closed state, and the opening 62 is in a closed state. Here, the upper surface of the induction shutter 64 is inclined downward toward the left. This inclination is substantially the same as the inclination of the guide receiving surface 33. Therefore, the game ball is guided to the branch guidance path 32B at the substantially same inclination angle that has traveled through the second guidance path 32.

  Further, the opening 63 has an opening surface (shown by a broken line) slightly below the opening 62, and the separation partition wall 68 that separates the opening 62 on the right side of the opening 63 has a left side. A tapered portion 67 that is inclined downward in the direction is provided. For this reason, the game ball is smoothly guided to the opening 63 along an inclination gradually downward toward the guide shutter 64, the protrusion 66, and the taper 67.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 23A, in the sub mode A, there is a step between the relay plate 82 and the opening 62, and when the game ball jumps out of the relay plate 82 vigorously, There is a possibility of being guided to the branch guide passage 32B by mistake without falling into the opening 62.

  As a third invention, the grand prize winning device 433 is provided with a guiding mechanism for reliably guiding the game ball to the branch guiding passage 32A in the sub mode A.

  Here, in the gaming machine 100, the size of the game board 400 is determined and its area is limited. As a recent trend, it is preferable to use a monitor that is as large as possible, so that the space in the vertical and horizontal directions that can be used by the prize winning device 433 is limited. On the other hand, there is a relatively large space in the front-rear direction.

  Therefore, the big winning device 433 according to the present embodiment is provided with the direction changing unit 81 that converts the traveling direction of the game ball traveling in the left direction into the diagonally backward left direction.

  As shown in FIG. 24A, the second guide passage 32 is shifted backward after passing the big prize switch 61. Between the left forward direction of the big winning switch 61 and the opening 62, a direction changing portion 81 for changing the direction of the game ball is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the direction changing portion 81 includes a parallel surface 81a parallel to the second guide passage 32, an inclined surface 81b inclined about 45 ° toward the rear direction with respect to the parallel surface 81a, The guide receiving surface 33 has a parallel bottom surface 81c, and these three surfaces are connected in a curved shape by a curved surface 81d.

  As shown in FIG. 24C, the parallel surface 81 a is at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction as the circular hole of the big prize switch 61, and is smoothly connected from the big prize switch 61. The game ball that has passed through the big prize switch 61 changes its direction along the inclined surface 81 b and is guided to the opening 62.

  At this time, since the game ball changes its direction along the inclined surface 81b, the speed of the game ball can be reduced to reduce its momentum. In addition, since the three surfaces of the direction changing portion 81 have gentle curved surfaces, the contact area with the game ball can be increased, the speed of the game ball can be reduced by the frictional force, and the force that the game ball advances can be increased. The speed of the game ball can be reduced by converting to centrifugal force. Even if the momentum of the game ball is very large and passes through the opening 62, it proceeds at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the left-right direction, so it collided with the rear wall 85 and bounced back. By the way, it falls into the opening 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 25B, a curved surface 81da connecting a bottom surface 81c and a parallel surface 81a formed in parallel with an extension line (indicated by a broken line) of the guide receiving surface 33 that is a traveling direction of the game ball. A curved surface 81db (shown by diagonal lines) connecting the inclined surface 81b and the bottom surface 81c is inclined slightly downward toward the upstream side and is upward in the traveling direction of the game ball, while being substantially parallel to the extension line. An inclined bottom surface is formed.

  The radius of curvature of the curved surface 81db is formed to be larger than the radius of the game ball, and the game ball that has progressed toward the direction changing portion 81 with a certain amount of momentum proceeds to the downstream side while moving upward by the curved surface 81db. It will be. In addition, the curved surface 81db is continuous diagonally downward with a substantially constant curvature radius along the guide receiving surface 33 in the left-right direction, and continuously diagonally rearward along the inclined surface 81b in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  The inclined surface 81b is substantially parallel to the vertical direction, that is, is opposed to the extension line of the guide receiving surface 33 at a steep angle of less than 90 °. Therefore, when a slow-moving game ball advances, the game ball does not advance upward on the curved surface 81db, but is guided slightly downward by the effect of the downward inclination of the curved surface 81db, and falls into the opening 62 as it is. It will be.

  On the other hand, when a game ball with a high speed travels, the progressive force of the game ball is converted into an upward force due to the effect of the curved surface 81db. The game ball can be decelerated by moving upward and colliding with the inclined surface 81b. Therefore, even a game ball having a high speed can be guided to the opening 62 without jumping over the opening 62.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a plate-shaped relay plate 82 is provided on the rear side of the direction changing portion 81 and is connected to the bottom surface 81c. The relay plate 82 is inclined slightly downward in the forward direction, and directs the game ball that has passed through the big winning switch 61 to the direction changing unit 81 and reduces the momentum of the game ball toward the opening 62. Can be made.

  In this way, in the big prize winning device 433, the game ball can be smoothly guided to both of the branch guide passages 32A and 32B by providing the guide shutter 64 with an inclination while forming the opening 62 horizontally. In addition, the prize winning device 433 reduces the speed of the game ball by meandering the game ball by the direction changing unit 81, and more reliably places the game ball with respect to the opening 62 on the near side arranged in parallel in the traveling direction. Can be dropped. Thereby, in the big winning device 433, it became possible to arrange two guide paths in the horizontal direction.

  Further, since the direction changing portion 81 of the big prize winning device 433 is formed obliquely in the front-rear direction, the opening 31 that is opened and closed by the opening / closing shutter 54 and the direction changing portion 81 as viewed from the player side. The distance in the left-right direction with respect to the branch guide passages 32A and 32B located on the downstream side can be set short. For this reason, the installation area required for the big prize winning device 433 is reduced as viewed from the player side, and the player distributes the game balls in the branch guide passages 32A and 32B and the inflow state of the game balls into the opening 31. The situation can be visually recognized by a slight movement of the line of sight as necessary.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the guide inclined plate 35 connected to the front cover plate 10 is provided as the guide portion has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a guide part protruding in a curved shape from the guide receiving surface 33 may be provided, and the position and shape thereof are not limited. Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting in the position of a guide part, For example, you may provide a guide part diagonally downward toward the lower right direction from the lower left of the opening part 31. FIG.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, each of the induction inclined plates 35a and 35b, the lower inclined portion 71a, the parallel portion 71b, and the upper inclined portion 71c constituting the induction inclined plate 35 is substantially planar. Although described, it is not always necessary to have a planar shape, and at least a part of them may be formed in a curved shape. In this case, the radius of curvature of the curved surface continuous on the direction side in which the game ball is guided needs to be larger than the radius of the game ball, and the game ball can be guided to the rear side smoothly, for example, It is preferable to form a curved surface with a radius of curvature that is approximately twice or more the radius of the sphere.

  In addition, the lower inclined portion 72a, the parallel portion 72b, and the upper inclined portion 72c are formed in a curved surface shape having a substantially arc shape when viewed in a plan view, but are not necessarily formed in a curved surface shape. A plurality of planes along the shape may be combined.

  In addition, the guide inclined plate 35 is formed so as to continue obliquely downward along the downward slope of the second guide passage 32, but does not follow the downward slope of the second guide passage 32 so as to continue in the horizontal direction. Even in this case, the rebound of the game ball from the second guide passage 32 can be prevented.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the width of the second guide passage 32 is changed depending on the position has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the width and shape thereof are not limited, and may be uniform, for example. In addition, the uniform width recess 71 does not necessarily have a curved surface shape.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the same inclination as that of the second guide passage 32 is provided in the guide shutter 64 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the shape of the induction shutter 64 is not limited, and the inclination is not essential.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the opening 63 is located below the opening 62 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the positions and shapes of the openings 62 and 63 are not particularly limited. For example, the openings 62 and 63 may be provided on the extension line of the second guide passage 32, and the openings 62 and 63 may be arranged so as to be shifted. Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting in the shape of the wall part etc. which comprise the opening parts 62 and 63, and it can design freely, The protrusion 66 and the taper part 67 are not essential.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the direction changing unit 81 is configured by the parallel surface 81a, the inclined surface 81b, the bottom surface 81c, and the curved surfaces 81da and 81db has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a spherical shape obtained by cutting out a part of a sphere as a whole, or a free-form surface. Further, the curved surface 81db has been described with respect to a curved surface shape that is inclined upward with respect to the advancing direction of the game ball. However, the curved surface 81db is not necessarily a curved surface shape, and may be formed by a flat inclined surface that is inclined upward.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the relay plate 82 is inclined to the bottom surface 81c has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the inclination is not always essential.

  In the above-described embodiment, the big winning switch 61 for detecting the game ball that has entered the opening 31 is arranged on the upstream side of the direction changing unit 81, but the big winning switch 61 is more than the direction changing unit 81. You may arrange | position in a downstream and may arrange | position in the downstream from the branch part to the branch guidance paths 32A and 32B. However, in the direction changing unit 81, the game ball may be decelerated, and in order to limit the number of game balls that have entered the opening 31 to a certain amount, the big winning switch 61 is located upstream from the direction changing unit 81. Is preferably arranged.

  In the above-described embodiment, a configuration has been described in which a game ball can be smoothly guided to a desired portion with respect to the guide passage 32 of the big winning device 433 that is opened when the big win lottery is won. Not only the winning device 433, but also the above-described configurations for forming the guiding passage 32 such as the guiding inclined plate 35 and the direction changing portion 81 with respect to the guiding passage of other winning devices may be applied. Only a part of the configuration may be applied, such as applying only one side of the direction changing unit 81.

  Further, the present invention may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which a big hit expectation value is increased until a big hit state is generated several times (for example, two times or three times) including that. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball wins a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine and a sparrow ball.

[Invention group extracted from each of the above embodiments]
The features of the invention group extracted from the above embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, in order to facilitate understanding, the correspondence with the configuration in the above-described embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the configuration in parentheses.

  As described above, in a typical conventional gaming machine, there is a variable winning device (corresponding to the big winning device 433) that takes an entry permitting state that allows entry of a game ball and an entry blocking state that prevents entry of a game ball. The change in the permissible state is realized by a change in the arrangement of the entry restricting member provided in the variable prize device.

  As such a gaming machine, a flat-shaped entry restriction member is arranged in parallel to the game board and the winning opening is closed by the entry restriction member, and the entry restriction member is rotated from the entry prevention arrangement with respect to the horizontal rotation axis. In this structure, the upper end of the game is allowed to enter forward, and the game ball flowing down from above is received by the entry restricting member and guided to the winning opening, or the tongue piece extending in the front-rear direction and the tongue piece An entrance restricting arrangement in which an entrance restricting member having a front plate suspended from the front end of the game board is arranged at the back of the game board and the winning opening is closed by the front plate, and an entry permitting arrangement in which the opening and closing member is moved forward from the entry preventing arrangement. And a structure in which a game ball flowing down from above is received by an entry restricting member and guided or drawn into a winning opening (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In the case of a conventional typical gaming machine, a situation has occurred in which a game ball flowing down from above jumps and is discharged from a variable winning device even though it has once entered the winning opening.

  Furthermore, in order not to get tired of the user, it is preferable to prepare a plurality of large winning modes, provide a plurality of corresponding guiding paths, and allow the user to visually recognize the different large winning modes. On the other hand, there is a desire to make the user visually recognize as much as possible that the game ball has been guided to the guide path for winning a prize. However, if two guide passages are arranged in the vertical direction, a buffer mechanism cannot be installed between them, so that the game ball rebounds from the lower guide passage and the game ball that has once entered the guide passage is unexpectedly discharged. May occur. In addition, when two guide paths are arranged in the horizontal direction, the opening may be jumped by momentum, and it is difficult to reliably distribute the game balls to the guide paths according to the mode.

  In the variable winning device (large winning device 433), the following invention group A can be extracted from the viewpoint of preventing unintentional discharge due to the rebound of the game ball in the allowed entry arrangement, and one guide passage (second guide passage 32) The following invention groups B and C can be extracted from the viewpoint of separately guiding the game balls guided to the two to the two branch guide passages (branch guide passages 32A and 32B) arranged in the horizontal direction according to the sub mode. .

<Invention A group>
Feature A1:
An opening (opening 31) that allows a game medium falling from above to pass through, a bottom surface (inductive receiving surface 33) having an inclination that decreases toward the traveling direction of the gaming medium, and the traveling direction of the gaming medium. The first and second wall portions (the front covering plate 10 and the equal width recess 71) provided in the direction from the second wall portion to the first wall portion in the first direction (forward direction), When the opposite of the first direction is the second direction (rear direction), the guide medium (guidance inclined plate 35) that guides the game medium falling from the opening in the second direction, 2 wall part is located in the 2nd direction side rather than the said opening part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Here, there are the following two causes that the game medium that has once entered the opening is discharged due to a large rebound. The first is to collide almost perpendicularly to the bottom and bounce significantly. The second is to collide with the game medium that has already progressed in the guide passage and to bounce greatly.

  In the case of the gaming machine having the feature A1, the direction in which the flowing down game medium rebounds can be scattered by the guide portion, and the second wall portion is located on the second direction side from the opening portion, so When it bounces in the vertical direction, it collides with the ceiling portion of the second wall, so that it can be prevented from being discharged from the opening. In addition, since the game medium in the guide passage is guided to the second direction side, even if the game media collide with each other, the game medium does not jump greatly upward, and the game medium is prevented from being discharged from the opening. can do.

  Feature A2: In the feature A1, the guide part (guide slope plate 35) is characterized in that at least a part (right guide slope plate 35a) is provided at a position below the diameter of the game medium from the bottom surface part. .

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A2, the distance from the guide part to the opening part is long, so that even if the game medium collides with the guide part and bounces back, it becomes difficult for the game medium to reach the opening part. It can be prevented from being discharged from the section.

  Feature A3: In the feature A1 or A2, the guide portion (guide slope plate 35) is a slope plate that slopes downward in the second direction (rear direction) from the first wall portion (front cover plate 10). It is characterized by that.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A3, the gaming medium flowing down from the opening can be guided well in the backward direction.

  Feature A4: In any one of features A1 to A3, the guide portion (guide inclined plate 35) is formed with a width larger than a difference value obtained by subtracting the width of the game medium from the width of the opening portion (opening portion 31). It is characterized by being.

  With the gaming machine having the feature A4, the game medium flowing down from the opening can be reliably collided with the guiding portion.

  Feature A5: In any one of features A1 to A4, the inclined plate (inductive inclined plate 35) includes a first inclined portion (right induced inclined plate 35a) installed substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and the opening portion. It has the 2nd inclination part (left guidance inclination board 35b) which is provided near the advancing direction (left direction) end part, and inclines toward the reverse direction opposite to the advancing direction, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the above, “near” means a distance range approximately equal to the diameter of the game medium.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A5, it is possible to guide the game medium flowing down in the vicinity of the end in the advancing direction in which the collision between the game media easily occurs in the opening portion in the backward direction, Collisions can be reduced.

  Feature A6: In any one of Features A1 to A5, the bottom surface portion is closer to the traveling direction (left direction) from the vicinity of the end of the opening in the backward direction (right direction) than the part on the downstream side. It has an inclination (guide receiving surface 34) that falls sharply.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A6, the distance to the end in the backward direction of the opening is long, so there is little risk of discharge due to rebounding by the inclination, and the game medium having a long travel distance of the guide passage (second guide passage 32) Can be quickly guided in the direction of travel.

  Feature A7: In any one of features A1 to A6, the bottom surface portion has a wider width in the vicinity of the end portion in the traveling direction in the opening than in the vicinity of the end portion in the reverse direction.

  In the case of the gaming machine having the feature A7, the escape area for the game medium traveling in the guide passage can be formed in the vicinity of the end in the traveling direction where the collision between the game media is likely to occur in the opening. Can be reduced, and the rebound at the time of the collision can be reduced by avoiding the collision between the centers of the game media.

  In place of the configuration of the bottom surface portion in the feature A7, the guide path of the game ball having at least a part of the bottom surface portion, or the interval between the first wall portion and the second wall portion is the lower side of the opening portion. However, a gaming machine having a wider width than the upstream part in the downstream part in the traveling direction of the game ball may be used, and in this case, the gaming machine has the same effect as the feature A7.

  Feature A8: In any one of Features A1 to A7, the bottom surface portion and the first and second wall portions are extended from end portions of the opening in the traveling direction, and the extended portion has a game medium. Detection means (large winning switch) is provided for detecting that the vehicle has passed, and the bottom surface once widened in the vicinity of the end portion in the traveling direction is narrowed toward the detection means.

  With a gaming machine having the feature A8, it is possible to smoothly guide the game medium to the detection means while reducing the collision probability between the game media.

  Feature A9: In any one of the features A1 to A8, the second wall portion is characterized in that at least one of the lower portion and the upper portion has an inclination.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A9, the angle at which the game medium rebounds can be adjusted by the inclination, and the game medium can be prevented from being discharged from the opening.

<Invention B group>
Feature B1: a guide passage (second guide passage 32) that has an inclination and advances the game medium in the direction of travel, and a rear stage of the guide path (or downstream side or a tip side in the direction of travel of the game medium), A first opening (opening 62) provided at a position deviated from the extension line of the guide passage and a rear stage of the first opening (or a downstream side or a leading end side in the advancing direction of the game medium). A second opening (opening 63), a movable opening / closing lid (guide shutter 64) capable of opening and closing the first opening, and between the guide passage and the first opening. And a direction changing unit (direction changing unit 81) that changes the direction of the game medium.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature B1, the speed of the game medium can be reduced by changing the direction by the direction changing unit. Therefore, when the opening / closing lid is in the open state, the game medium is placed in the first opening. On the other hand, the game medium can be guided to the second opening when the opening / closing lid is closed.

  Note that the movable opening / closing lid portion that can open and close the first opening portion in the feature B1 is in an open state in which a game ball can enter into the first opening portion, and the game ball enters into the first opening portion. As long as it is an operation member that forms a closed state in which the first opening is not possible, it is not limited to a configuration in which the first opening is completely closed in the closed state.

  Feature B2: In the feature B1, the first opening and the second opening are arranged side by side in a direction parallel to the traveling direction.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature B2, since there is no second opening on the straight line of the game medium whose direction has been changed, even if the game medium has momentarily jumped over the first opening. In order to reach the second opening, the game medium can be guided to the first opening again when it passes through the first opening again by colliding with a wall or the like to change the course.

  Feature B3: In the feature B1 or B2, the direction changing portion has an inclined surface that is inclined approximately 30 to 60 ° with respect to the traveling direction.

  If it is a gaming machine having the feature B3, the balance between the change in the direction of travel and the required space is good, and an effect of reliably guiding to the first opening in a small space can be obtained.

Feature B4: In any one of the features B1 to B3, the direction changing unit has a parallel surface parallel to the traveling direction and a bottom surface, and the inclined surface (inclined surface 81b), parallel surface (parallel surface 81a), and The bottom surface (bottom surface 81c) is connected to a gently curved surface.
A gaming machine having the feature B4 can smoothly change the direction of the game medium, and can increase the contact area and increase the speed reduction effect due to friction.

  Feature B5: It is characterized by having a relay plate connected to the bottom surface in Feature B4 and provided with an inclination slightly lowering toward the bottom surface.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature B5, the speed of the game medium can be reduced by a slight inclination with respect to the traveling direction of the game medium after the change.

  Feature B6: The feature B4 or B5 is characterized in that the bottom surface (bottom surface 81c) has an inclination similar to the inclination of the guide passage.

  With a gaming machine having the feature B6, the connection from the guide passage can be made smooth.

<Invention C group>
Feature C1: A guide passage (second guide passage 32) that has an inclination and in which the game medium advances in the direction of travel, a first opening (opening portion 62) provided at the rear stage of the guide passage, A second opening (opening 63) provided at a stage subsequent to the first opening, and a movable opening / closing lid (guidance shutter 64) capable of opening and closing the first opening; The first opening is provided to be inclined with respect to the guide passage, and the opening / closing lid is provided with an inclination to be lowered in the traveling direction.

  In the case of the gaming machine having the feature C1, when it is desired to guide the game medium to the first opening, when the opening / closing lid is opened, the game medium is greeted between the guide passage and the first opening. Since the inclination is formed, the game medium can be easily guided to the first opening. On the other hand, when it is desired to guide the game medium to the second opening, the inclination of the opening / closing lid allows the game medium to smoothly pass through the opening / closing lid to be guided to the second opening.

  Feature C2: In the feature C1, the opening / closing lid portion is provided with an inclination of substantially the same angle as the inclination of the guide passage.

  In the case of the gaming machine having the feature C2, since the inclination of the guide passage and the opening / closing lid is substantially the same, the game medium can be smoothly guided to the second opening.

  Feature C3: The feature C1 or C2 is characterized in that the second opening is positioned lower than the first opening.

  If the gaming machine has the feature C3, the gaming medium can be guided to the second opening without staying even if the momentum of the gaming medium is small.

  Feature C4: In any one of the features C1 to C3, the first opening has a protrusion (protrusion 66) on an edge on the traveling direction side.

  In the case of a gaming machine having the feature C4, it is possible to guide the game medium that advances in the lower left direction, which is the traveling direction, to the first opening by hooking it on the protrusion.

  Feature C5: On one of the features C1 to C4, a protrusion provided on an edge of the first opening on the partition wall (separation wall 68) that separates the first and second openings. An inclination (tapered portion 67) is provided so as to descend from the protrusion 66) toward the second opening.

  In the case of the gaming machine having the feature C5, when the first opening is in the open state, the game medium proceeding in the lower left direction which is the traveling direction can be hooked on the protrusion and guided to the first opening. When the opening of the game medium is in the closed state, the game medium can be smoothly guided to the second opening by forming a gentle slope in the traveling direction of the game medium.

  Note that at least one feature described in the features A1 to A9, the features B1 to B6, and the features C1 to C5 may be applied in combination with any one or a plurality of features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: launch operation means operated by a player, game ball launch means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the launch operation means, and a passage section for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area And a gaming machine that provides each player with a bonus when a game ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of the gaming parts.

  The present invention is suitable for a gaming machine such as an elastic gaming machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100: Game machine 400: Game board 433: Large winning device 443: Large winning switch 10: Front cover plate 30: Guidance channel front member 31: Opening portion 32: Second guidance channel 32A: Branch guidance channel 32B: Branch guidance channel 33 : Guidance receiving surface 35: Guiding inclined plate 50: Rear block member 51: Guiding passage rear plate 52: Opening and closing door 54: Opening and closing shutter 59: First guiding passage 61: Big prize switch 62: Opening 63: Opening 64: Guidance Shutter 70: recess

Claims (4)

A guide passage in which the game medium travels in the traveling direction with an inclination;
A first opening provided at a position subsequent to the extension line of the guide passage after the guide passage;
A second opening provided downstream of the first opening;
A movable opening / closing lid that can open and close the first opening;
A gaming machine comprising: a direction changing portion that is provided between the guide passage and the first opening and changes a direction of the game medium. The direction changing unit is
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined surface that is inclined approximately 30 to 60 ° with respect to the traveling direction. The direction changing unit is
A parallel plane parallel to the traveling direction;
Having a bottom surface,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclined surface, the parallel surface, and the bottom surface are connected in a gently curved shape. Connected to the bottom surface,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a relay plate provided with an inclination that slightly lowers toward the bottom surface.