JP2016193312A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of surely distributing game balls which fall from an upper part.SOLUTION: A game ball which enters a winning port enters from a game ball inlet which is opened on an upper part of a storage chamber 120 into the storage chamber 120. A guide member 150 which moves forward and backward in a cross direction comprises a left guide path 160 which is disposed direct under the game ball inlet and guides the game ball to a non-specific area when a solenoid 190 is not driven and a right guide path 155 which guides the game ball to a specific area when the solenoid is driven. When the game ball rolls on the left guide path 160, movement of the game ball in a width direction is regulated by a back wall projecting from a substrate of the guide member 150 and a rear wall of the right guide path 155. When the game ball rolls on the right guide path 155, movement of the game ball in the width direction is regulated by a front side wall of the storage chamber 120 and a front wall of the left guide path 160. Therefore the game ball hardly goes on an inclined wall on the other guide path, and a V attacker 10 can surely distribute game balls.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of distributing game balls.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an accessory device that is provided in a gaming machine and distributes game balls is known. For example, the sorting device described in Patent Document 1 drops a game ball from above, changes the fall path with an inclined surface arranged at the drop position, and sorts the game balls. This sorting apparatus includes a base body that advances and retreats from a fixed wall provided with a game ball drop port above, a first inclined surface that changes the fall path of the game ball to a first path, and a base body A movable wall standing on the side is provided. Moreover, the upper end part of a movable wall functions as a 2nd inclined surface which changes the fall path | route of a game ball to a 2nd path | route. In the movable wall, when the base body protrudes from the fixed wall and the first inclined surface is arranged below the drop opening, the game ball received by the first inclined surface is sandwiched with the fixed wall, and the game ball is shaken. Roll down toward the first path while regulating and rectifying. In addition, when the base body is immersed in the fixed wall and the second inclined surface is disposed below the drop port, the movable wall receives the game ball on the second inclined surface and falls down toward the second path. .

JP 2008-289670 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, when the movable wall is in a protruding state and the game ball is received by the first inclined surface, the game ball is sandwiched between the movable wall and the fixed wall when transitioning to the immersive state. A load is applied to the drive source for moving the base back and forth. Further, when the game ball sandwiched between the movable wall and the fixed wall is pushed up onto the second inclined surface by the pressing force, the game ball that has fallen toward the first path by the first inclined surface is the first. It falls down toward the second route. Further, since the second inclined surface does not have a wall portion that restricts the shake at the time of falling, the game ball received on the second inclined surface spills down on the first inclined surface or forward in the advancing / retreating direction of the base body. There was a case where it was not possible to perform the sorting.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reliably distribute gaming balls falling from above.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a start area, a determination unit that performs a determination upon the passage of a game ball in the start area, an attacker that performs an opening / closing operation according to a determination result of the determination unit, and the attacker The contact control means to be operated, and the game ball that has entered the attacker by the opening and closing operation of the attacker are accommodated in the inside from the ball entrance that opens upward, and the side wall that surrounds the interior is orthogonal to the vertical direction The housing means for discharging the game ball to the outside from the first ball outlet or the second ball outlet opening on two side walls arranged facing each other in the first direction, and the first direction is different in the housing means A reciprocating movement is configured in a second direction, and the game balls entering the storage means from the ball entrance are distributed to the first ball exit or the second ball exit. Guiding means, and the guide means has a first inclined wall inclined with the second sphere outlet side as an upper side and the first sphere outlet side as a lower side, and rolls on the first inclined wall. A first guide path for guiding a game ball to the first ball outlet; a second inclined wall inclined with the first ball outlet side as an upper side and the second ball outlet side as a lower side; and the second direction The second guide is provided at a position close to or in close contact with the first guide path in order to cross the first guide path and guide the game ball rolling on the second inclined wall toward the second ball exit. And the first guiding path or the second guiding path is arranged immediately below the ball entrance by the operation of the driving means for moving the guiding means in the second direction, and the gaming ball is A gaming machine characterized by being guided to either the first ball outlet or the second ball outlet It is provided.

  In this aspect, the first slant wall of the first guide path and the second slant wall of the second guide path are opened on the side walls where the first ball outlet and the second ball outlet, which are respectively guided, face each other in the first direction. Therefore, the upper end of the first oblique wall is located on the lower end side of the second oblique wall, and the upper end of the second oblique wall is located on the lower end side of the first oblique wall. That is, the first guide path and the second guide path intersect in the second direction. Therefore, since the edge in the width direction of the second guide path is arranged in the width direction on the lower end side of the first slant wall, the game ball rolls on the first slant wall and is guided to the first ball outlet. In addition, since the edge of the second guide path regulates the movement of the first inclined wall in the width direction, it is possible to prevent the game ball from riding on the second inclined wall. Similarly, since the edge in the width direction of the first guide path is arranged in the width direction on the lower end side of the second inclined wall, the game ball rolls on the second inclined wall and is guided to the second ball outlet. In this case, since the edge of the first guide path regulates the movement of the second inclined wall in the width direction, it is possible to prevent the game ball from riding on the first inclined wall. Therefore, the first guide path can more reliably guide the game ball to the first ball outlet, and the second guide path can more reliably guide the game ball to the second ball outlet. Further, the first sphere outlet and the second sphere outlet are opened on the side walls facing each other in the first direction, that is, provided on opposite sides of the accommodating means, respectively, and thus directed to one sphere outlet by the guide means. The distributed game balls are unlikely to go to the ball exit on the side opposite to the distribution destination, and the game balls can be reliably distributed.

  In this aspect, the guide means further includes a back wall that protrudes upward from the second inclined wall at a position opposite to the first guide path of the second guide path in the second direction. You may prepare. When a game ball rolls on the second slant wall and is guided to the second ball exit by providing a back wall on the opposite side of the second guide path from the first guide path, Since the movement of the second inclined wall in the width direction is restricted by the edge on the guide path side and the back wall, the game ball can be more reliably guided to the second ball outlet.

  In addition, this aspect may further include a transmission unit that is connected to each of the driving unit and the guiding unit and transmits the power of the driving unit to the guiding unit. In this case, the connecting portion between the transmission means and the guide means is configured to engage the pin extending in the vertical direction with the hole, and the transmission means rotates relative to the guide means. And while transmitting the motive power to said 2nd direction, you may have the play which accept | permits a mutual position shift at least in the said up-down direction in the said connection part. The game ball falls from the winning opening and collides with the guide means. The load applied to the guide means due to the collision can be released by play provided at the connection portion with the transmission means. Further, since the transmission means is interposed between the driving means and the driving means, no direct load is applied to the driving means. In addition, the pin 154 and the hole 172 in the embodiment may correspond to the “pin” and the “hole”, respectively.

  In this aspect, the guiding means may include two first protrusions that protrude in the up-down direction and extend in the second direction. Moreover, the said accommodating means may be provided with the 2nd protrusion extended in the said 2nd direction in parallel with the said 2nd protrusion, protruding in the said up-down direction. In this case, the movement of the guide means in the second direction may be performed in a state where the second protrusion is engaged between the two first protrusions. The game ball falls from the winning opening and collides with the first slant wall or the second slant wall of the guide means. The guide means receives stress in a direction different from the second direction due to an impact when it collides with the slope. In this case, since the first protrusion and the second protrusion are engaged, it is possible to prevent the guiding means from moving in a direction different from the second direction on the bottom wall due to the stress of the collision, and guide the game ball. The certainty can be maintained over a long period of time. In addition, the protrusion 166 and the protrusion 108 in the embodiment may correspond to the “first protrusion” and the “second protrusion”, respectively.

  In this aspect, the first sphere outlet is connected to a specific area, the second sphere outlet is connected to a non-specific area, and the driving means is in the second direction when the driving state is on and off. The guide means moves the guide means in a different direction at the time of turning on, and the driving means arranges the first guide path directly below the ball entrance when turned on, and when turned off, the drive means moves the second guide path toward the ball entrance. The guide means may be moved so as to be arranged immediately below. Only when the driving means is driven, the game ball is guided to the specific area by the first guide path. That is, when the driving means is not driven, particularly when the driving means is in a non-driven state due to a failure or the like, the game ball can be guided to the non-specific area. Note that the right discharge path 127 and the left discharge path 128 in the embodiment may correspond to the above-described “specific area” and “non-specific area”, respectively.

  In this aspect, the second ball outlet is located on the side wall of the housing portion at a position where the lower end of the second inclined wall of the second guide path faces when the driving means is on, You may open to the whole between both including the position where the lower end of an inclined wall faces. Even if the guide means moves while the game ball is being guided to the second guide path of the guide means, the second ball exit is not blocked, so the game ball is reliably guided to the second passage, Guide to a specific area. In addition, even when the guide ball is driven when the game ball is guided by the second slant wall, the game ball is not pinched so that a highly reliable gaming machine that does not cause a ball clogging or the like is provided. it can.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view of a V attacker 10. FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the V attacker 10 as viewed from the direction of the arrows along the one-dot chain line AA in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing of V attacker 10 seen from the direction of an arrow in the dashed-dotted line BB of FIG. It is the perspective view of V attacker 10 seen from the front, the right side, and a plane in the state where the decorative board 101, the front side wall 122, the solenoid 106 and its driving mechanism, the upper lid 107 of the housing, etc. were removed. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the V attacker 10 in a state in which the decorative plate 101, the front side wall 122, the solenoid 106 and its driving mechanism, the upper lid 107 of the housing, and the like are removed. 4 is a perspective view of a guide member 150, a transmission member 170, and a solenoid 190. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the V attacker 10 viewed from the front, right side, and plane when the decorative plate 101, the front side wall 122, the solenoid 106 and its driving mechanism, the upper lid 107 of the housing, and the like are removed when the solenoid 190 is energized. is there. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the V attacker 10 as viewed from the direction of the arrows along the one-dot chain line BB in FIG. 2 when the solenoid 190 is energized.

  Hereinafter, the V attacker 10 and the pachinko machine 1 which are one embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 including the V attacker 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the following description, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front and back direction of the pachinko machine 1 are based on the direction of the board surface of the game board 2 unless otherwise specified. That is, the direction (the direction of the pachinko machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 1) from the player who plays the game with the pachinko machine 1 installed in the hall is the reference. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the front and back direction will be described as the front-rear direction. In addition, regarding the devices and parts used in the pachinko machine 1, the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the front-back direction are defined based on the orientation when assembled to the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 is provided on the upper side of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square shape, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 are provided on the lower side of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2 and supplies game balls to a launcher (not shown) and receives prize balls. In the upper center of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9 that is operated by a player is disposed. The lower plate 6 is provided directly below the upper plate 5 and receives a prize ball that overflows or is discharged from the upper plate 5. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. Speakers 48 are respectively provided at the left and right corners of the upper portion of the front frame 13.

  A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. A display device 28 configured using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4. Various images such as moving images and messages are displayed on the display screen of the display device 28, and in particular, a demo symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot determination is displayed. The pachinko machine 1 changes the number of demo symbols (three in this embodiment), and then executes a notification effect for confirming and displaying a combination of demo symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination, thereby obtaining the result of the jackpot determination. Inform the player.

  An effect device 30 that performs various effects is provided so as to surround the outer edge of the display device 28. The effect device 30 drives the decorative body 31 and the like using the power of a motor and the like, further emits a light emitter such as an LED, and performs various effects while interlocking with the display device 28 and the speaker 48 and the like.

  A normal symbol start gate 12 is provided on the right side of the display device 28. Below the normal symbol start gate 12, a second special symbol start electric accessory 15 is disposed. A normal attacker 16 is provided on the lower left side of the second special symbol starting electric accessory 15. The normal attacker 16 includes an opening / closing member, and the game ball can win the normal attacker 16 only when the opening / closing member is opened. Below the display device 28, a first special symbol start winning opening 14 is provided. A V attacker 10 is provided immediately below the first special symbol start winning opening 14. Details of the V attacker 10 will be described later. When game balls are awarded to the first special symbol start winning opening 14, the second special symbol start electric accessory 15, the normal attacker 16, and the V attacker 10, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as product balls.

  In the present embodiment, when the first special symbol start winning opening 14 is won, the first special symbol jackpot determination is performed. As a result, when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot game in which the normal attacker 16 and the V attacker 10 are released in a predetermined order. As will be described later, the flow paths (the right discharge path 127 and the left discharge path 128 described later) of the game balls that won the V attacker 10 are provided as a specific area and a non-specific area. In the pachinko machine 1, the game ball passing through a specific area in the V-attacker 10 during the jackpot game is a condition for causing a probability variation state after the jackpot game is over. A control unit (not shown) for controlling the main control of the game, various effects, etc. is provided on the back side of the game board 2.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 12, a normal hit determination is performed. As a result, when it is determined that the winning is normal, the second special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is opened. When the game ball wins the second special symbol start electric accessory 15, the second special symbol jackpot determination is performed. As a result, when it is determined that the game is a jackpot, a jackpot game is executed as described above.

  Although not shown, a control unit having various substrates is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. Each board of the control unit includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and controls various operations of the pachinko machine 1. For example, the main board performs a normal hit determination, a big hit determination, and the like, and controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The relay board drives a solenoid that opens and closes the opening / closing member of the normal attacker 16 based on the control result performed on the main board. Further, the relay board is a solenoid 106 (see FIG. 3) that opens and closes a wing member 105 (see FIG. 2) of the V attacker 10 (to be described later) and a solenoid 190 (see FIG. 4) that advances and retracts the guide member 150 (see FIG. 2). ) Is also controlled.

  Next, the structure of the V attacker 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. As described above, the normal attacker 16 is disposed below the display device 28 disposed substantially at the center in the substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by the guide rail 3 (see FIG. 1). As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the V attacker 10 includes a decorative plate 101 disposed on the front side so as to be exposed on the board surface of the game board 2. A first special symbol start winning opening 14 is provided on the top of the decorative board 101. Below the first special symbol start winning opening 14, a winning opening 110 through which a game ball can win the V attacker 10 is provided. The winning opening 110 is assembled with a winning opening switch 111 for detecting the passage of a game ball. On both the left and right sides of the winning opening 110 are provided wing members 105 that open and close to the left and right to open and close the winning opening 110. The game ball can win the winning opening 110 only when the wing member 105 is opened (indicated by a two-dotted line in FIG. 2). The wing member 105 is electrically opened and closed by driving a solenoid 106 (see FIG. 3).

  A storage chamber 120 is provided below the winning opening 110. The accommodation room 120 is a room that houses the game balls won in the winning opening 110 and distributes the game balls by a guide member 150 described later. The upper part of the storage chamber 120 is open and formed as a ball inlet 121. The game ball that has passed through the winning port switch 111 of the winning port 110 enters the accommodation chamber 120 through the ball inlet 121. The storage chamber 120 is formed independently of the decorative plate 101, and the front side wall (front side wall 122) among the side walls surrounding the storage chamber 120 is from an opening 102 formed below the wing member 105 of the decorative plate 101. Exposed. The front side wall 122 is formed using a transparent material, and the player can look into the storage chamber 120 through the front side wall 122. In addition, the front side wall 122 has a protruding portion 133 that protrudes from the wall surface into the accommodation chamber 120. The protrusion 133 is formed at a position that does not interfere with the upper part of the right guide path 155 when a right guide path 155 of the guide member 150 described later is close to the front side wall 122.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the storage chamber 120 has openings on the left and right side walls, respectively. A right sphere outlet 125 is opened in the right side wall 123 which is the right side wall. The right ball outlet 125 has an opening width that is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball in the front-rear direction. A right discharge port 129 for discharging a game ball from the V attacker 10 is provided at a substantially center in the front-rear direction on the right side portion of the casing of the V attacker 10. A right discharge path 127 is formed between the right ball outlet 125 and the right discharge port 129 to guide the game ball from the right ball outlet 125 to the right discharge port 129 along a flow path that sews the inside of the housing in an S shape. Yes. On the flow path of the right discharge path 127, a V switch 131 for detecting the passage of the game ball is provided. In the present embodiment, the right discharge path 127 in which the V switch 131 is disposed is also referred to as a specific area for convenience. In other words, the specific area is an area in which the passage of the game ball can be detected by the V switch 131 in the flow path until the game ball won in the V attacker 10 is discharged to the outside.

  A left sphere outlet 126 is opened in the left side wall 124 which is the left side wall. The opening width of the left sphere outlet 126 is formed larger than the opening width of the right sphere outlet 125 in the front-rear direction. Similarly to the above, a left discharge port 130 for discharging the game ball from the V attacker 10 is provided at a substantially center in the front-rear direction on the left side of the casing of the V attacker 10. A left discharge path 128 is formed between the left ball outlet 126 and the left discharge port 130 to guide the game ball from the left ball outlet 126 to the left discharge port 130 along a flow path that sews the inside of the housing in an S shape. ing. A switch or the like is not disposed on the flow path of the left discharge path 128. In the present embodiment, the left discharge path 128 in which no switch or the like is arranged is also referred to as a non-specific area for convenience. In other words, the non-specific region is a region where the passing of the game ball cannot be detected by the V switch 131 in the flow path until the game ball won in the V attacker 10 is discharged to the outside.

  The accommodation chamber 120 is provided with a guide member 150 that reciprocates in the front-rear direction while rubbing on the bottom wall 132. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the guide member 150 has a plate-like base body 151 extending in the front-rear direction. A right guide path 155 that protrudes upward from the base 151 is formed at the front end (front end 152) of the base 151. The right guide path 155 has a narrow inclined wall 156 whose wall surface is inclined with the left end side of the base body 151 as the upper side and the right end side as the lower side, a front wall 157 whose wall surface faces the front end portion 152 side of the base body 151, It has a rear wall 158 that faces the rear end portion (rear end portion 153) of the base body 151. The wall surface of the oblique wall 156 is formed in a concave shape.

  In addition, a left guide path 160 that protrudes upward from the base body 151 is formed at the front end portion 152 of the base body 151 at a position closer to the right guide path 155 on the rear end portion 153 side than the right guide path 155. Yes. Similarly, the left guide path 160 has a narrow slant wall 161 inclined such that the wall surface is on the right end side of the base body 151 and the left end side is on the bottom, the front wall 162 with the wall surface facing the front end portion 152 side, and the wall surface on the rear side. The rear wall 163 faces the end 153 side. The wall surface of the inclined wall 161 is also formed in a concave shape. In the present embodiment, the rear wall 158 of the right guide path 155 and the front wall 162 of the left guide path 160 are arranged away from each other in the front-rear direction, but the wall surfaces are in close contact with each other (in other words, the right guide path 155 and the left guide path). The path 160 may be in close contact).

  Further, a back wall 165 that protrudes upward from the base body 151 is formed at the front end portion 152 of the base body 151 at a position closer to the left guide path 160 on the rear end portion 153 side than the left guide path 160. . The back wall 165 has a wall surface orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and the wall surface faces the rear wall 163 of the left guide path 160. The back wall 165 protrudes above the oblique wall 161 of the left guide path 160. In this embodiment, the back wall 165 and the rear wall 163 of the left guide path 160 are arranged apart from each other in the front-rear direction, but the wall surfaces are in close contact with each other (in other words, the left guide path 160 and the back wall 165 are in close contact). You may do it.

  The front wall 162 of the left guide path 160 projects upward from the lower end side of the inclined wall 156 of the right guide path 155. Therefore, when the game ball rolls on the slant wall 156 of the right guide path 155, the game ball is reduced in width by the front wall 162 of the left guide path 160 and the protrusion 133 (see FIG. 4) of the front side wall 122 of the storage chamber 120. Movement (blurring) in the direction is restricted. Similarly, the rear wall 158 of the right guide path 155 projects upward from the lower end side of the inclined wall 161 of the left guide path 160. Therefore, when the game ball rolls on the slant wall 161 of the left guide path 160, the game ball is restricted from moving (blurring) in the width direction by the back wall 165 and the rear wall 158 of the right guide path 155.

  On the upper surface of the base body 151 of the guide member 150, it extends side by side in the front-rear direction while projecting upward at a position between the front end portion 152 and the rear end portion 153 and closer to the rear end portion 153 than the back wall 165. Two protrusions 166 are formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper lid 107 of the casing of the V attacker 10 extends in the front-rear direction while projecting downward at a substantially central position in the left-right direction (see FIG. 6) and a substantially central position in the front-rear direction. A protrusion 108 is formed. As shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 108 is located between the two protrusions 166 of the guide member 150. The guide member 150 advances and retreats in the front-rear direction in a state where the protrusions 166 of the base body 151 are engaged with the protrusions 108 of the upper lid 107, thereby suppressing the movement (blurring) of the base body 151 in the left-right direction. Further, the protrusion 108 meshing with the two protrusions 166 is an impact caused when a game ball entering the storage chamber 120 collides with the inclined wall 156 of the right guide path 155 or the inclined wall 161 of the left guide path 160. It is also possible to prevent the 151 from moving in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the rear end 153 of the base body 151 of the guide member 150 is formed in a step shape that is folded downward and then extended to the right and further to the rear. Yes. The rear end 153 is disposed on the rear side in the casing of the V attacker 10. A rod-like pin 154 that protrudes upward is provided at the rear end of the rear end portion 153. A hole 172 of a transmission member 170 described later is engaged with the pin 154.

  A solenoid 190 that generates a driving force for advancing and retracting the guide member 150 is provided at the left rear portion of the casing of the V attacker 10. The solenoid 190 is arranged in such a direction that the front end of the movable iron core 191 is directed rearward and the movable iron core 191 is advanced and retracted in the front-rear direction. A helical spring (not shown) is assembled to the shaft of the movable iron core 191, and the tip is urged rearward. A cap member 180 that moves forward and backward along with the movable iron core 191 is attached to the tip of the movable iron core 191. The cap member 180 is plate-shaped and has an arm portion 181 that extends rightward along the bottom wall of the casing of the V attacker 10 and further bends forward. A bar-shaped pin 182 that protrudes upward is provided at the tip of the arm 181. A hole 173 of a transmission member 170 described later is engaged with the pin 182. When the solenoid 190 is not energized, the pin 182 is positioned on the rear side of a support shaft 171 (described later) of the transmission member 170 by urging the movable iron core 191 (see FIG. 6). When the solenoid 190 is energized, the movable iron core 191 is drawn into the solenoid 190, so that the pin 182 is positioned in front of the support shaft 171 of the transmission member 170 (see FIG. 8).

  The transmission member 170 is a member that engages with the guide member 150 and the cap member 180 and transmits the driving force of the solenoid 190 to the guide member 150. The transmission member 170 extends in a plate shape, and has a shaft hole 175 into which the support shaft 171 is inserted substantially at the center. As shown in FIG. 3, the support shaft 171 extends in the vertical direction, and both ends are held by the upper lid 107 and the lower lid 109 of the casing of the V attacker 10. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the transmission member 170 is supported by the support shaft 171 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. When the solenoid 190 is not energized, the pin 182 of the cap member 180 is located on the rear side of the support shaft 171, so that the pin 154 of the guide member 150 engaged with the hole 172 is on the front side of the support shaft 171. Located in. Therefore, the guide member 150 is also positioned on the front side in the advance / retreat range. When the solenoid 190 is energized, the pin 182 of the cap member 180 is positioned on the front side of the support shaft 171 so that the pin 154 of the guide member 150 is positioned on the rear side of the support shaft 171 (see FIG. 8). The guide member 150 is also located on the rear side of the advance / retreat range.

  The transmission member 170 has oval holes 172 and 173 at the ends on both sides of the shaft hole 175. A pin 154 provided at the rear end 153 of the guide member 150 and a pin 182 provided at the arm 181 of the cap member 180 are engaged with the hole 172 and the hole 173, respectively. Each pin 154, 182 is formed longer than the thickness of the transmission member 170. The engagement between the pin 154 and the hole 172 and the engagement between the pin 182 and the hole 173 have play in the extending direction (vertical direction) of the pins 154 and 182, respectively. In other words, the rear end portion 153 of the guide member 150 and the arm portion 181 of the cap member 180 are moved in the vertical direction with respect to the transmission member 170 held by the upper lid 107 and the lower lid 109 and fixed in the vertical direction. Even if the position is shifted, the engagement between the pins 154 and 182 and the holes 172 and 173 is maintained.

  The V attacker 10 having such a structure allows a game ball that has entered the storage chamber 120 through the ball entrance 121 to be moved into a specific area (right discharge path 127) or a non-specific area (depending on the game state in the pachinko machine 1). It distributes with the guide member 150 so that it may pass through the left discharge path 128). Thereafter, the guide member 150 is advanced and retracted by driving (energizing) the solenoid 190, and the right guide path 155 or the left guide path 160 is disposed immediately below the ball entrance 121 to guide the game ball to a specific area or a non-specific area. The operation at that time will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the jackpot game is executed, the wing member 105 is released and the game ball can be won at the winning opening 110. Then, on the condition that the winning game ball is guided by the guide member 150 and passes through the specific area, a probability variation state is generated after the end of the jackpot game. When control for guiding a game ball to a specific area is performed by a control unit (not shown), energization to the solenoid 190 of the V attacker 10 is performed, and when guiding to a non-specific area, Power is not supplied.

  As described above, the movable iron core 191 of the solenoid 190 is biased toward the rear end side. As shown in FIG. 5, when the solenoid 190 is not energized, the pin 182 of the cap member 180 attached to the movable iron core 191 is more than the support shaft 171 of the transmission member 170 when the movable iron core 191 is biased. Move backwards. The transmission member 170 rotates clockwise about the support shaft 171 as viewed from above, and engages with a hole 172 located on the opposite side of the support shaft 171 with respect to the hole 173 with which the pin 182 is engaged. The pin 154 of the guide member 150 is pressed forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide member 150 is pressed forward, the front wall 157 (see FIG. 7) of the right guide path 155 provided in the front end portion 152 is close to the front side wall 122 of the storage chamber 120, A part of the right guide path 155 enters the lower side of the protrusion 133 of the front side wall 122. The left guide path 160 is located immediately below the ball entrance 121.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when the game ball that has won the winning opening 110 passes the winning opening switch 111, it falls and passes through the ball entrance 121 and enters the accommodation chamber 120, and enters the left guide path 160. The slant wall 161 (see FIG. 7). Since the inclined wall 161 inclines with the left end side as the lower side, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the game ball is guided to the left by the inclined wall 161 and heads toward the left ball outlet 126 of the storage chamber 120. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the game ball is moved in the width direction (front-rear direction) by the rear wall 158 of the right guide path 155 located on the front side of the inclined wall 161 and the back wall 165 located on the rear side. Movement is blocked. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the game ball rolls along the slant wall 161 and is guided to the left sphere outlet 126. The game ball passes from the left ball outlet 126 to the left discharge path 128, that is, the non-specific region, and is discharged from the left discharge port 130 to the outside of the V attacker 10. As described above, when the solenoid 190 is not driven (when no power is supplied), particularly when the solenoid 190 is in a non-driven state due to a failure or the like, the game ball can be guided to the non-specific area.

  When the control for guiding the game ball to a specific area is performed in the progress of the jackpot game, the solenoid 190 of the V-attacker 10 is energized and the movable iron core 191 is placed in the solenoid 190 as shown in FIG. Be drawn. The pin 182 of the cap member 180 attached to the movable iron core 191 moves forward together with the movable iron core 191 from the support shaft 171 of the transmission member 170. The transmission member 170 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from above about the support shaft 171 and presses the pin 154 of the guide member 150 engaged with the hole 172 backward. As shown in FIG. 9, the guide member 150 is pressed rearward, the right guide path 155 of the front end portion 152 is separated from the front side wall 122 of the storage chamber 120, and the right guide path 155 is positioned directly below the ball inlet 121. To do.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game ball that has won the winning opening 110 and passed through the winning opening switch 111 falls as it is, passes through the ball entrance 121, enters the accommodation chamber 120, and enters the right guide path 155. The slant wall 156 (see FIG. 7). Since the inclined wall 156 is inclined with the right end side as the lower side, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game ball is guided by the inclined wall 156 and proceeds to the right, toward the right ball outlet 125 of the storage chamber 120. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the game ball is prevented from moving rearward in the front-rear direction by the front wall 162 of the left guide path 160 located on the rear side of the inclined wall 161. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the game ball is prevented from moving forward in the front-rear direction by the protrusion 133 of the front side wall 122. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game ball rolls along the inclined wall 156 and is guided to the right ball outlet 125. The game ball passes from the right ball outlet 125 to the right discharge path 127, that is, the specific area, passes through the V switch 131 and is discharged from the right discharge port 129 to the outside of the V attacker 10. When the energization to the solenoid 190 is stopped, the movable iron core 191 is biased by the helical spring (not shown) as described above, and the guide member 150 is pressed forward via the transmission member 170. The left guide path 160 is located directly below the ball entrance 121, and thereafter, the game balls to be won are guided to the left discharge path 128 (non-specific area).

  By the way, when the game ball wins and enters the storage chamber 120, the game ball falls and collides with the slant wall 156 of the right guide path 155 or the slant wall 161 of the left guide path 160. The base 151 of the guide member 150 is configured to rub on the bottom wall 132 of the storage chamber 120, and the guide member 150 is supported by the bottom wall 132. Therefore, the guide member 150 can sufficiently withstand the impact when the falling game ball collides with the inclined wall 156 or the inclined wall 161. Further, when the game ball collides with the inclined wall 156 or the inclined wall 161, the guide member 150 is not only stressed downward, but also stress due to the directional component of the stress generated toward the left or right. As described above, since the protrusion 166 provided on the base 151 of the guide member 150 meshes with the protrusion 108 of the upper lid 107, the protrusion 166 that moves to the left or right due to the stress is formed on the protrusion 108. It is supported and the movement of the guide member 150 in the left-right direction is prevented. Therefore, the guide member 150 can maintain the certainty of guiding the game ball over a long period of time.

  Further, since the right guide path 155 and the left guide path 160 are provided at the front end portion 152 of the base body 151, vertical stress is applied to the rear end portion 153 of the guide member 150 due to an impact caused by a collision of a falling game ball. It takes. As described above, the connection portion between the transmission member 170 and the guide member 150 is formed by the engagement of the hole 172 of the transmission member 170 and the pin 154 of the guide member 150, and play in the vertical direction is provided. Therefore, the vertical stress applied to the rear end 153 of the guide member 150 is not transmitted to the transmission member 170 due to play between the pin 154 and the hole 172. Further, since a similar play is provided between the hole 173 of the transmission member 170 and the pin 182 of the cap member 180, the stress applied to the guide member 150 from the transmission member 170 to the cap member 180 and further to the solenoid 190 is reduced. Since it is not transmitted, the solenoid 190 is not loaded.

  Further, when the solenoid 190 is driven when the game ball is positioned on the slant wall 161 of the left guide path 160 and the guide member 150 moves rearward, the game ball is moved forward by the rear wall 158 of the right guide path 155. Since the movement is restricted, it moves rearward together with the guide member 150 while being positioned on the inclined wall 161. Here, the left sphere outlet 126 is formed to have a larger opening width than the right sphere outlet 125. Specifically, the left sphere outlet 126 is similar to the position where the lower end of the inclined wall 161 of the left guide path 160 faces the left side wall 124 of the storage chamber 120 when the solenoid 190 is not energized (see FIG. 4). Including the position (see FIG. 9) facing each other. Accordingly, the lower end of the inclined wall 161 faces the left sphere outlet 126 regardless of the position of the guide member 150 that moves back and forth in the front-rear direction, so that the left guide path 160 reliably guides the game ball to the left sphere outlet 126. Can do. In other words, the game ball guided to the left guide path 160 even after the backward movement of the game ball together with the guide member 150 as described above or in the middle of the movement is surely directed to the left ball exit 126, It can pass through non-specific areas. In particular, since the game ball is not pinched even when the guide member 150 is moved, the ball is not clogged, and the reliability is high.

  On the other hand, when the game ball is positioned on the slant wall 156 of the right guide path 155, the solenoid 190 is de-energized, and when the guide member 150 moves forward, the game ball is moved backward by the front wall 162 of the left guide path 160. Therefore, while moving on the inclined wall 156, it moves forward together with the guide member 150. A part of the right guide path 155 enters the lower side of the protrusion 133 of the front side wall 122, so that the game ball is sandwiched between the protrusion 133 and the front wall 162. Here, since the force applied in the movement of the guide member 150 is due to the biasing force of the helical spring provided on the movable iron core 191, the force for sandwiching the game ball between the protrusion 133 and the front wall 162 is relatively small. Therefore, the game ball is guided to the right guide path 155 and can easily go to the right ball exit 125 and pass through the specific area.

  By the way, when the timing at which the solenoid 190 is de-energized earlier when the game ball is positioned on the slant wall 156 of the right guide path 155, the game ball is at a position near the upper end of the slant wall 156 at the slant wall 156. Before starting to roll, may be sandwiched between the protrusion 133 and the front wall 162. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, when viewed from the front, the right guide path 155 and the left guide path 160 intersect each other, and the left guide path 160 is higher than the right guide path 155 in the protruding height from the base body 151. Is formed low. Therefore, in this case, the game ball can pass through the valley formed by the right guide path 155 and the left guide path 160, move to the left guide path 160 side, and escape from being pinched (so-called ball biting). , Ball clogging is less likely to occur.

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, although the guide member 150 has advanced and retracted in the front-rear direction, it may advance and retreat in the left-right direction or in an oblique direction with respect to the front-rear and left-right. In this case, the right sphere outlet 125 and the left sphere outlet 126 may be positioned on the side of the guide member 150 with respect to the advance / retreat direction with the guide member 150 interposed therebetween. Further, the left guide path 160 may be provided at the front end portion 152 of the base body 151, and the right guide path 155 may be provided close to or in close contact with the left guide path 160 on the rear end portion 153 side from the left guide path 160.

  The right discharge path 127 and the left discharge path 128 are set as the specific area and the non-specific area, respectively, but conversely, the non-specific area and the specific area may be used. The specific area and the non-specific area are not limited to the flow path, and may be arbitrary areas that can be selectively distributed by the guide member 150. For example, the specific area may be the V switch 131 or the right outlet 129.

  The protrusion 133 provided on the front side wall 122 does not protrude into the ball inlet 121 when viewed from above, but may protrude into the ball inlet 121. If it does in this way, after the game ball which enters the storage chamber 120 from the ball entrance 121 collides with the protrusion and weakens the momentum of dropping, it falls on the right guide path 155 or the left guide path 160 of the guide member 150. Therefore, the impact at the time of a collision can be reduced. In this case, the protruding portion is not limited to the front side wall 122 but may protrude from the right side wall 123 or the left side wall 124.

  In the present invention, the pachinko machine 1 corresponds to a “gaming machine”. The CPU of the main board of the control unit corresponds to “determination means”. The solenoid 106 corresponds to the “hit control means”. The V attacker 10 corresponds to “attacker”. The left-right direction corresponds to the “first direction”. The right side wall 123 and the left side wall 124 correspond to “two side walls”. The right sphere exit 125 and the left sphere exit 126 correspond to a “first sphere exit” and a “second sphere exit”, respectively. The front-rear direction corresponds to the “second direction”. The front end 152 and the rear end 153 correspond to “one end” and “the other end”, respectively. The inclined wall 156 and the inclined wall 161 correspond to a “first inclined wall” and a “second inclined wall”, respectively. The right guide path 155 and the left guide path 160 correspond to a “first guide path” and a “second guide path”, respectively. The solenoid 190 corresponds to “driving means”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 10 V attacker 106 Solenoid 108 Protrusion part 110 Prize opening 120 Accommodating chamber 121 Sphere inlet 123 Right side wall 124 Left side wall 125 Right sphere outlet 126 Left sphere outlet 127 Right discharge path 128 Left discharge path 132 Bottom wall 150 Guide member 151 Base 152 Front end 153 Rear end 154 Pin 155 Right guide path 156 Slanted wall 157 Front wall 158 Rear wall 160 Left guide path 161 Slanted wall 162 Front wall 163 Rear wall 165 Back wall 166 Projection 170 Transmission member 172 Hole 190 Solenoid

Claims (1)

A starting area; and
A determination means for performing determination when triggered by the passage of the game ball in the start area;
An attacker performing an opening and closing operation according to a determination result of the determination unit;
A hit control means for activating the attacker;
The game ball that has entered the attacker by opening and closing the attacker is accommodated in the inside from the ball entrance that opens to the top, and the side walls that surround the interior are arranged facing each other in a first direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. Storage means for discharging the game ball to the outside from the first ball outlet or the second ball outlet respectively opened in the two side walls;
It is configured to be able to reciprocate in a second direction different from the first direction in the housing means, and distributes the game balls that enter the housing means from the ball inlet to distribute the first ball outlet or the second ball Guidance means for guiding to the exit;
With
The guiding means includes
A first inclined wall having an inclined side with the second ball outlet side as an upper side and the first ball outlet side as a lower side, and guiding the game ball rolling on the first inclined wall to the first ball outlet. A guideway,
The first sphere outlet side is an upper side, and the second sphere outlet side is a lower side. The second inclined wall is inclined, and the first sphere exit side is positioned close to or in close contact with the first guide path in the second direction. A second guide path provided to intersect the guide path and guide the game ball rolling on the second inclined wall toward the second ball exit;
With
By the operation of the driving means for moving the guide means in the second direction, the first guide path or the second guide path is disposed immediately below the ball inlet, and the game ball is moved to the first ball outlet or the A gaming machine characterized by being guided to one of the second ball exits.

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