JP2017185020A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine comprising vertical movable bodies which operate and link, capable of being made compact and capable of facilitating control.SOLUTION: A game machine comprises: a lower side movable body 371 and an upper side movable body 361 which are provided to protrude to a front side of a board surface of a game board, or retreat to a rear side of the board surface of the game board, and when the movable bodies protrude to the front side of the board surface of the game board, which contact game balls and change a flow-down direction of the game balls to a left lower direction or a right lower direction of a game area; a link member 305 for connecting the upper and lower side movable bodies so as to link each other; and a drive source (solenoid 306) for driving the link member for setting a state of the upper side movable body to a retreat state in which the upper side movable body cannot easily contact the game balls and setting a state of the lower side movable body to a protrusion state in which the lower side movable body can contact the game balls, or, setting the state of the upper side movable body to the protrusion state in which the upper side movable body can contact the game balls, and setting the state of the lower side movable body to the retreat state in which the lower side movable body cannot easily contact the game balls.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, as a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, it protrudes forward from the front of the game board and closes the winning opening, and retreats backward from the front of the gaming board. The thing of the structure provided with the opening-and-closing member (movable body) set to the retreat state which opens a prize opening is known.
Moreover, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a normal electric combination (first movable body) that opens and closes the first variable prize opening and a distributed electric combination (second movement) that opens and closes the second variable prize opening. There is known a gaming machine having a structure in which gameability is improved by alternately operating a normal electric combination and a distributed electric combination.

Japanese Patent No. 5626510 JP 2015-29582 A

  However, in the gaming machine according to Patent Document 2, a drive source for driving the normal electric combination and a drive source for driving the distribution electric combination are required separately, so that the size of the component only increases. However, since it is necessary to control the drive timings of these two separate drive sources, there are problems such as complicated control.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a gaming machine that includes upper and lower movable bodies that operate in conjunction with each other and can be reduced in size and easily controlled.

As a configuration of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, when the projection is provided forwardly from the board surface of the game board or retreats backward from the board surface of the game board, and protrudes forward from the board surface of the game board, the A lower movable body that contacts a game ball flowing down the game area on the front side of the game board and changes the flow direction of the game ball to a lower left direction or a lower right direction of the game area; and above the lower movable body At a position that protrudes forward from the board surface of the game board or retracts backward from the board surface of the game board, and contacts the game ball that flows down the game area when protruding forward from the board surface of the game board. An upper movable body that changes the flow direction of the game ball to a lower left direction or a lower right direction of the game area, a link member that connects the upper movable body and the lower movable body in an interlockable manner, and the link Drive parts Thus, the upper movable body is moved backward from the board surface of the game board so as to be in a retracted state in which it is difficult to contact the game ball flowing down the game area, and the lower movable body is set to the game board. Either projecting forward from the board surface and set in a projecting state in contact with the game ball flowing down the game area, or projecting the upper movable body forward from the board surface of the game board and flowing down the game area Driving that sets the projecting state in contact with the game ball and retracts the lower movable body backward from the board surface of the game board so as to make it difficult to contact the game ball flowing down the game area. And a source.
Further, when the upper movable body is set in the retracted state and the lower movable body is set in the protruding state, a game ball received by the lower movable body in the protruding state is detected as a winning ball. A configuration including a sphere detector was adopted.
Further, the upper movable body includes a winning prevention body for preventing a game ball flowing down the game area from being detected by the ball detector when set in the protruding state.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to the gaming machine according to each of the above-described configurations, the upper and lower movable bodies that operate in conjunction with each other are provided, so that the size and the control can be facilitated.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a big winning component. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the member attachment part provided in the rear surface of the board | substrate of a big prize component, and each member which comprises a big prize component. It is the perspective view which looked at the decorative board of the big prize component from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the member attachment part provided in the rear surface of the board | substrate of a big prize component from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the member attaching part provided in the rear surface of the board | substrate of a big prize component, the upper movable body member which comprises a big prize component, a lower movable body member, a link member, and a ball | bowl detector. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the ball guide member was screwed to the member attaching part provided in the rear surface of the board | substrate of a big prize component. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which each member which comprises a big prize component was screwed to the member attaching part provided in the rear surface of the board | substrate of a big prize component. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a big winning component. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a big winning component. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a big winning component. It is a schematic perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the 2nd start winning component. It is a perspective view of a game board. It is a control block diagram of a pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments, but the following embodiments do not limit the claimed invention, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are means for solving the invention. It is not always essential.

  First, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 10, a large game component according to an embodiment attached to a gaming board 30 (see FIG. 12) mounted on a pachinko machine 1 (see FIG. 11) as an example of a gaming machine. The winning component 300 will be described. In the description of the special prize component 300, the left and right direction will be described in accordance with the front, rear, top and bottom, left and right directions for the player facing the pachinko machine 1 on which the special prize component 300 is mounted (see arrows in each figure). ).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the prize winning component 300 includes a substrate 301, a decorative board 302, an upper movable body member 303, a lower movable body member 304, a link member 305, a solenoid 306 as a drive source, A drive source support member 307, a sphere guide member 308, a sphere detector 309, and a rear cover plate 310 are provided.

The board 301 is attached to the board surface 30F (the front surface of the game board 30) of the game board 30 at the edge of the front opening via the mounting hole 511 so as to cover the front opening of the through hole 30H (see FIG. 8) formed in the game board 30. A front surface 310 is a plate which is attached with a set screw (not shown) and forms a surface continuous with the surface 30F of the game board 30. The front surface 310 of the board 301 and the rear surface (back surface) of the decorative board 302 attached to the game board 30. ) 314 is formed at an interval through which a game ball P (see FIG. 8, hereinafter referred to simply as a game ball) can pass.
The substrate 301 includes an upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 for advancing and retracting an upper movable body 361 and a winning prevention body 362, which will be described later, forward and backward, and a lower movable body 371, which will be described later, in front of the substrate 301. A lower movable body advancing / retreating hole 312 for advancing and retreating to and from the rear and a ball passing hole 313 for allowing a game ball to pass from the front to the rear of the substrate 301 are formed. That is, the upper movable body 361 can project into the game area 31 on the front side of the game board 30 through the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 or can move backward with respect to the game board 30, and the lower movable body 371 can be used to advance and retract the upper movable body. It is attached to the substrate 301 so as to protrude into the game area 31 through the hole 312 and to be able to retract backward from the game board 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, an upper sphere guiding member 315, a lower sphere guiding member 316, and a right member 317 are provided on the rear surface 314 of the decorative plate 302 as members provided to protrude rearward from the rear surface 314. And a left side member 318.
The decorative plate 302 is attached to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 such that the rear surface 314 of the decorative plate 302 and the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 face each other in parallel. That is, the decorative plate 302 is attached to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 by the set screw 501 through the attachment holes 512 formed in the substrate 301 and the attachment holes 513 formed in the rear surface 314 of the decorative plate 302 (FIGS. 2 and 2). 1), the game ball enters between the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 and the rear surface 314 of the decorative plate 302 via the upper ball guiding member 315 and enters the lower game via the lower ball guiding member 316. A game ball that is discharged to the area 31 or between the front surface 310 of the board 301 and the rear surface 314 of the decorative board 302 from the upper game area 31 is discharged to the lower game area 31 through the upper surface of the upper movable body 361. Or a game ball that enters between the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 and the rear surface 314 of the decorative plate 302 from the upper game area 31 is the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 and the left side member 318. Through the ball passage 340 formed is guided to the ball passing hole 313 a special winning detected by the sphere detector 309.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear surface (back surface) 319 of the substrate 301 is provided with a member mounting portion 320 provided so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface 319.
The member mounting portion 320 includes an upper movable body slide rail portion, a lower movable body slide rail portion, a link member rotation support portion, a drive source mounting portion, a sphere detector mounting portion, a sphere guide member mounting portion, and a cover. A plate mounting portion.

The upper movable body slide rail portion is formed by surrounding walls 321 and 322 provided at the left and right ends of the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 in order to support the left and right ends of the upper movable body 361 slidably in the front-rear direction. And a rail groove having a concave cross section extending in the front-rear direction.
The right surrounding wall 321 is provided behind the right wall 323 provided to extend rearward from the right hole edge of the upper movable body advancement / retraction hole 311 and the upper hole edge on the right hole edge side of the upper movable body advancement / retraction hole 311. The upper right wall 324 is provided to extend, and the lower right wall 325 is provided to extend rearward from the lower hole edge on the right hole edge side of the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311. That is, the right enclosure wall 321 is a three-way enclosure wall in which the right end of the upper right wall 324 and the right end of the lower right wall 325 that are opposed to each other are connected by the right wall 323, and the left end of the upper right wall 324 that is opposed to the right wall 323. Openings are made between the facing of the left end of the lower right wall 325, the facing of the front end of the upper right wall 324 and the front end of the lower right wall 325, and the facing of the rear end of the upper right wall 324 and the rear end of the lower right wall 325. As a result, the right side of the upper movable body 361 can be inserted between the upper right wall 324 and the lower right wall 325 from the rear, and the right side of the upper movable body 361 passes through the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311. Thus, it can be projected forward of the substrate 301.
The left surrounding wall 322 is provided behind the left wall 326 provided to extend rearward from the left hole edge of the upper movable body advancement / retraction hole 311 and the upper hole edge on the left hole edge side of the upper movable body advancement / retraction hole 311. The upper left wall 327 is provided to extend, and the lower left wall 328 is provided to extend rearward from the lower hole edge on the right hole edge side of the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311. That is, the left surrounding wall 322 is a three-way surrounding wall in which the right end of the upper left wall 327 and the right end of the lower left wall 328 facing each other are connected by the left wall 326, and the left end and the lower left of the upper left wall 327 facing the left wall 326. The space between the left end of the wall 328, the front end of the upper left wall 327 and the front end of the left lower wall 328, and the space between the rear end of the left upper wall 327 and the rear end of the left lower wall 328 are open. Thus, the left side of the upper movable body 361 can be inserted between the upper left wall 327 and the lower left wall 328 from the rear, and the left side of the upper movable body 361 passes through the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 and moves forward of the substrate 301. It is configured to protrude.

The lower movable body slide rail portion includes enclosure walls 331 provided at both left and right ends of the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312 in order to slidably support the left and right ends of the lower movable body 371 in the front-rear direction. It is formed of a rail groove having a concave cross section formed by 332 and extending in the front-rear direction.
The right enclosure wall 331 includes a right wall 333 provided to extend rearward from the right hole edge of the lower movable body advancement / retraction hole 312 and an upper hole edge on the right hole edge side of the lower movable body advancement / retraction hole 312. The upper right wall 334 provided to extend rearward and the lower right wall 335 provided to extend rearward from the lower hole edge on the right hole edge side of the lower movable body advancement / retreat hole 312. That is, the right enclosure wall 331 is a three-way enclosure wall in which the right end of the upper right wall 334 facing each other and the right end of the lower right wall 335 are connected by the right wall 333, and the left end of the upper right wall 334 facing the right wall 333 Openings are made between the facing of the left end of the lower right wall 335, the facing of the front end of the upper right wall 334 and the front end of the lower right wall 335, and the facing of the rear end of the upper right wall 334 and the rear end of the lower right wall 335. Thus, the right side of the lower movable body 371 can be inserted from the rear between the upper right wall 334 and the right lower wall 335, and the right side of the lower movable body 371 is the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312. So that it can protrude forward of the substrate 301.
The left surrounding wall 332 includes a left wall 336 provided to extend rearward from the left hole edge of the lower movable body advancement / retraction hole 312 and an upper hole edge on the left hole edge side of the lower movable body advancement / retraction hole 312. The upper left wall 337 is provided to extend rearward, and the lower left wall 338 is provided to extend rearward from the lower hole edge on the right hole edge side of the lower movable body advancement / retreat hole 312. That is, the left enclosure wall 332 is a three-way enclosure wall in which the right end of the upper left wall 337 and the right end of the lower left wall 338 facing each other are connected by the left wall 336, and the left end and the lower left of the upper left wall 337 opposed to the left wall 336. The space between the left end of the wall 338, the space between the front end of the upper left wall 337 and the front end of the lower left wall 338, and the space between the rear end of the upper left wall 337 and the rear end of the lower left wall 338 are open. Thus, the left side of the lower movable body 371 can be inserted from the rear between the upper left wall 337 and the lower left wall 338, and the left side of the lower movable body 371 passes through the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312 and the substrate It is comprised so that it can protrude ahead of 301. FIG.

  The link member rotation support portions are rear end surfaces of the left and right link support walls 341 and 342 extending rearward from the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 located between the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 and the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312. And left and right rotation center shaft receiving recesses 343 and 344 that rotatably support the left and right rotation center shafts 392 and 391 of the link member 305.

  The drive source mounting portion is forward from the rear end surfaces of the left and right mounting walls 345 and 346 extending rearward from the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 located between the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 and the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312. Left and right mounting holes 347 and 348 provided so as to extend. Then, the set screw 502 (see FIG. 7) is attached to the attachment holes 347 and 348 through the through holes 505 and 505 (see FIG. 1) formed in the left and right attachment portions 413 and 412 of the drive source support member 307. As a result, the drive source support member 307 on which the solenoid 306 is mounted is attached to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301, and the left and right rotation center axes of the link member 305 to which the upper movable member 303 and the lower movable member 304 are attached. 392 and 391 are rotatably attached to the left and right rotation center shaft accommodating recesses 343 and 344.

  The front mounting portion of the sphere detector is formed by a surrounding wall 351 that forms a front mounting groove portion 350 of a rear end opening that surrounds the top, bottom, left and right surfaces of the sphere detector 309 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. With the front upper, lower, left and right surfaces inserted into the front mounting groove 350, the rear upper, lower, left and right surfaces of the ball detector 309 are mounted in the rear mounting groove 421 of the front end opening provided in the ball guiding member 308. The ball guide member 308 is attached to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 with a set screw 503 (see FIG. 6), so that the ball detector 309 is attached in a state of being sandwiched between the front mounting groove 350 and the rear mounting groove 421. .

  The ball guiding member mounting portion extends forward from the mounting hole 352 formed to extend forward from the rear end surface of the wall connected to the surrounding wall 351 and the rear end surface of the wall connected to the right surrounding wall 322. The set screws 503 and 503 are attached to the mounting holes 352 and 353 through the through holes 506 and 506 (see FIG. 1) formed in the ball guide member 308. Thus, the ball guiding member 308 is attached to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301.

  The rear cover plate mounting portion is formed by a mounting hole 354 formed so as to extend forward from the rear end face of the wall connected to the right surrounding walls 321 and 331, and a set screw 504 (see FIG. 7) is provided on the rear cover plate. The rear cover plate 310 is attached to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 by being attached to the attachment hole 354 through the through hole 507 (see FIG. 1) formed in the 310.

The upper movable body member 303 includes an upper movable body 361, a link connecting portion, and a prize prevention body 362.
The upper movable body 361 is formed of a flat plate, and maintains a state in which the plate surface (the upper surface and the lower surface of the flat plate) forms an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the right side to the left side perpendicular to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 or The plate surface protrudes forward of the substrate 301 via the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 while maintaining a state in which the plate surface is inclined perpendicularly to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 and inclined from the left side to the right side. It is configured to be able to retract backward from 301.
A slide guide 363 that slides on the upper and lower walls 324 and 325 of the right surrounding wall 321 is provided at the right edge of the upper movable body 361, and the left edge of the upper movable body 361 is provided with the left surrounding wall 322. A slide guide 364 that slides on the upper and lower walls 327 and 328 is provided.
The link connecting portion includes a right groove 365 into which the upper right connecting shaft 387 of the link member 305 is inserted and a left groove 366 into which the upper left connecting shaft 388 of the link member 305 is inserted.
The right groove 365 is a lower opening formed by being surrounded by a front wall, a rear wall, a right wall connecting the right ends of the front wall and the rear wall, and an upper wall connecting the upper ends of the front wall and the rear wall. It is constituted by a groove having a concave cross section extending in the vertical direction of the upper closure.
The left groove 366 is a lower opening formed by being surrounded by a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall connecting the left end portions of the front wall and the rear wall, and an upper wall connecting the upper end portions of the front wall and the rear wall. It is constituted by a groove having a concave cross section extending in the vertical direction of the upper closure.
The winning prevention body 362 is formed by a flat plate provided so as to extend downward from the left end portion of the upper movable body 361. When the winning prevention body 362 protrudes to the game area 31 in front of the substrate 301 together with the upper movable body 361, the ball flowing down the game area 31 is detected by the ball detector 309 via the ball passage hole 313. This is to prevent this from happening.

The lower movable body member 304 includes a lower movable body 371 and a link connecting portion.
The lower movable body 371 is formed of a flat plate, and maintains a state in which the plate surfaces (the upper surface and the lower surface of the flat plate) form an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the right side to the left side perpendicular to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301. Alternatively, the plate surface protrudes forward of the substrate 301 through the lower movable body advancing / retreating hole 312 while maintaining a state in which the plate surface is inclined perpendicularly to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 and is inclined downward from the left side to the right side. Alternatively, it is configured to be able to retract backward from the substrate 301.
The right side of the lower movable body 371 includes a right slide guide 373 that slides on the upper and lower walls 335 and 334 of the right surrounding wall 331, and the left edge of the lower movable body 371 includes A left slide guide 374 that slides on upper and lower walls 337 and 338 of the surrounding wall 332 is provided.
The link connecting portion includes a right groove 375 in which the lower right connecting shaft 389 of the link member 305 is inserted and a left groove 376 in which the lower left connecting shaft 390 of the link member 305 is inserted.
The right groove 375 is an upper opening formed by being surrounded by a front wall, a rear wall, a right wall that connects the right ends of the front wall and the rear wall, and an upper wall that connects the upper ends of the front wall and the rear wall. It is constituted by a groove having a concave cross section extending in the vertical direction of the lower closure.
The left groove 376 is an upper opening formed by being surrounded by a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall connecting the left end portions of the front wall and the rear wall, and an upper wall connecting the upper end portions of the front wall and the rear wall. It is constituted by a groove having a concave cross section extending in the vertical direction of the lower closure.
Each figure shows an example in which the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 are formed by a plate that forms an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the right side to the left side. Since it is configured to be guided to the ball passage hole 313 by rolling on the inclined surface of the side movable body 371 and flowing down from the right side to the left side, the game ball enters the ball passage hole 313 and wins. In this example, the winning prevention body 362 is provided at the left end of the upper movable body 361. However, the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 have inclined surfaces that are inclined downward from the left side to the right side. When formed by a plate to be formed (see FIG. 12), the winning prevention body 362 may be provided at the right end of the upper movable body 361.
Each figure shows an example in which the plate surface of the upper movable body 361 and the plate surface of the lower movable body 371 move on a plane parallel to each other. The plate surface and the plate surface of the lower movable body 371 may be configured to move on mutually intersecting planes.
That is, it is only necessary that the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 are arranged in the vertical direction of the game board 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the link member 305 includes a right side plate 381 and a left side plate 382 configured by flat plates facing in parallel to each other, and an upper connection portion 383 that connects upper end portions of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382. The lower connecting portion 384 that connects the lower end portions of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382, the central connecting portion 385 that connects the mutually opposite vertical center portions of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382, and the central connecting portion 385. The rear wall portion 386 (see FIG. 2) that connects the rear end edge and the lower connection portion 384 and the plate surfaces on the upper end side of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382 are separated from each other in the direction orthogonal to the plate surface. The upper right side connecting shaft 387 and the upper left side connecting shaft 388 provided so as to extend in the direction, and the plate surfaces on the lower end side of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382 are separated from each other in the direction orthogonal to the plate surface. The lower right connecting shaft 389 and the lower left connecting shaft 390 provided so as to extend in the direction, and the plate surfaces of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382 on the center side in the vertical direction are orthogonal to each other and to each other. A drive formed so as to pass through a portion between a right rotation center shaft 391 and a left rotation center shaft 392 provided so as to extend in a direction away from each other, and a vertical center and an upper end of the right side plate 381 and the left side plate 382. The configuration includes a source right side connection hole 393 and a drive source left side connection hole 394.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a solenoid 306 as a drive source can be advanced and retracted into a coil part 401 in which a coil (not shown) is incorporated, a frame 402 to which the coil part 401 is fixed, and a coil cylinder in the coil part 401. The plunger (movable iron core) 403 is configured such that the plunger 403 is drawn into the magnetic field of the coil by energizing the coil, and a link member 305 is attached to the distal end of the plunger 403. A connecting shaft 404 to be connected to is attached. The connecting shaft 404 is passed through a through hole 405 formed at the tip of the plunger 403, and a retaining ring 406 is attached to the peripheral surface of the connecting shaft 404 positioned on both sides of the through hole 405 so that the connecting shaft 404 is connected. It is fixed to the through hole 405 so as not to move in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the drive source support member 307 includes a housing 411 in which a solenoid 306 is accommodated and fixed, a right attachment portion 412 and a left attachment portion that are provided on the front side of the housing 411 and attached to the drive source attachment portion. 413. Then, the solenoid 306 is installed inside the housing to fix the frame 402 of the solenoid 306 to the housing 411, and set screws 502 and 502 are through holes 505 and 505 formed in the right mounting portion 412 and the right mounting portion 412 (see FIG. 1) through the left and right mounting holes 347 and 348 (see FIG. 2) as the drive source mounting portion described above, the solenoid 306 is fixed to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 (see FIG. 7). .

As shown in FIG. 1, the ball guiding member 308 has a ball detector rear side mounting portion 421 to which the rear side of the ball detector 309 is mounted, and a ball detection hole 431 from the ball passage hole 313 to the ball detection hole 431 of the ball detector 309. The ball guide path forming portion 422 that forms the ball guide path for guiding the ball and the ball guide member mounting portion is attached to the ball guide member mounting portion by a set screw 503 (see FIG. 6). And a mounting portion 423 that covers the left rear end surface (see FIG. 6). A ball guide path for guiding a ball from the ball passage hole 313 to the ball detection hole 431 of the ball detector 309 is provided on the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301 so as to extend rearward from the lower edge side of the ball passage hole 313. The ball path 425 and the above-described ball guide path forming part 422 are formed.
As described above, the ball guide member 308 is attached to the ball guide member attaching portion by the set screw 503, whereby the ball detector 309 is attached to the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301, and the upper movable body 361 is set in a retracted state to be described later. When the lower movable body 371 is set in a protruding state, which will be described later, a large winning component 300 including a ball detector 309 that detects a game ball received by the lower movable body 371 in the protruding state as a winning ball is configured. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sphere detector 309 includes a sphere detection hole 431 through which a sphere can pass, an unillustrated sensor built around the sphere detection hole 431, and a signal output terminal 432 as a whole. It is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The ball detector 309 detects that the game ball has passed through the ball detection hole 431 with a sensor, and transmits the detection signal to the main control circuit 100 via the signal output terminal 432.

  The rear cover plate 310 is a plate that covers the right rear end surface of the upper movable body 361 and the right rear end surface of the lower movable body 371, and is attached to the attachment hole 354 by a set screw 504 (see FIG. 7).

Next, an example of the assembly procedure of the special winning component 300 will be described.
The connection shaft 404 is passed through the drive source connection holes 393 and 394 of the link member 305 and the connection holes 405 and 405 of the plunger 403 of the solenoid 306 fixed to the housing 411, and is fixed to the left and right side portions of the connection hole 405 of the connection shaft 404. The link member 305 is attached to the distal end side of the plunger 403 via the connection shaft 404 by attaching the rings 406 and 406 so that the connection shaft 404 is not detached from the connection hole 405 and the drive source connection holes 393 and 394. A solenoid assembly is prepared.
The left and right upper connection shafts 388 and 387 of the link member 350 of the solenoid assembly are inserted into the left and right grooves 366 and 365 forming the link connection portion of the upper movable body member 303, and the right and left of the link member 350 of the solenoid assembly The lower connecting shafts 390 and 389 are inserted into the left and right grooves 376 and the left groove 375 forming the link connecting portion of the lower movable body member 304, and the left and right ends of the upper movable body 361 of the upper movable body member 303. And the left and right ends of the lower movable body 371 of the lower movable body member 304 are inserted into the lower movable body slide rail section (see FIG. 5).
Then, with the left and right rotation center shafts 391 and 392 of the solenoid assembly link member 305 installed in the left and right rotation center shaft receiving recesses 343 and 344, the left and right mounting portions 413 and 412 of the solenoid assembly are fixed to the set screw 502. , 502 are screwed to the drive source mounting portion (see FIG. 7).
As described above, the upper movable body member 303, the lower movable body member 304, the link member 305, and the solenoid 306 are attached to the member attachment portion 320 provided on the rear surface 319 of the substrate 301, and the upper movable body 361 and the prize prevention body 362 are attached. Can move forward and backward through the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311, and the lower movable body 371 can move forward and backward through the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312. Configured.
Further, after the ball detector 309 is installed in the front mounting groove 350, which is the front mounting portion of the ball detector, the ball guiding member 308 is screwed to the ball guiding member mounting portion with a set screw 503 (see FIG. 6). Thereby, the ball detector 309 is fixed to the rear side of the substrate 301, and the ball guide path from the ball passage hole 313 to the ball detection hole 431 of the ball detector 309 is formed on the rear side of the substrate 301. It is formed by the forming part 422.
Further, the rear cover plate 310 is attached to the rear cover plate attachment portion with a set screw 504.
Further, the decorative plate 302 is attached to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 by the set screw 501.
7, the decorative plate 302 is attached to the front surface 310 of the substrate 301, and the upper movable body member 303, the lower movable body member 304, the link member 305, the solenoid 306, and the drive are mounted on the rear surface 319 of the substrate. The prize winning component 300 to which the source support member 307, the ball guiding member 308, the ball detector 309, and the rear cover plate 310 are attached is configured.

  5; FIG. 6, the relationship between the upper movable body member 303 and the upper movable body slide rail portion, the relationship between the lower movable body member 304 and the lower movable body slide rail portion, the upper movable body member 303 and the lower movable body member 303 In order to show the relationship between the side movable body member 304 and the link member 305 and the relationship between the rotation center axis of the link member 305 and the rotation center axis accommodating recesses 343 and 344, the state where the solenoid 306 is removed is shown.

Next, the operation of the special winning component 300 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8A, when the solenoid 306 is in a non-energized state, the upper side of the link member 305 connected to the plunger 403 in the state where the plunger 403 has moved forward is from the left and right rotation center shafts 392 and 391. Also, the upper movable body member 303 in which the left and right upper connecting shafts 388 and 387 of the link member 305 are connected to the left and right grooves 366 and 365 as the link connecting portion moves forward. As a result, the upper movable body 361 and the winning prevention body 362 protrude forward from the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 through the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311, and the game balls flowing down the game area 31 are transferred to the upper surface of the upper movable body 361. The lower side of the link member 305 is positioned rearward of the left and right rotation center shafts 392 and 391, and the left and right lower connection shafts 390 and 389 of the link member 305 serve as link connection portions. The lower movable body member 304 connected to the left and right grooves 376 and 375 moves rearward, and the lower movable body 371 moves backward through the lower movable body advancement / retraction hole 312 to be lower than the front surface of the substrate 301. The state does not protrude forward.
That is, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302, between the upper portion of the right member 317 and the upper portion of the left member 318 of the decorative plate 302. The upper movable body 361 is in a state of bridging, and the lower movable body 371 is interposed between the lower portion of the right side member 317 and the lower portion of the left side member 318 of the decorative plate 302 between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302. It will be in a state that does not bridge. That is, the entrance to the big prize formed by the opening between the upper part of the right member 317 and the upper part of the left member 318 of the decorative plate 302 between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302 is blocked by the upper movable body 361. In addition, since the big winning entrance route by the lower movable body 371 which is a part of the big winning route is not formed, the game ball is set in a state where the big winning that is detected by the ball detector 309 is impossible. The The above-described large winning path is the large winning entry path formed by the lower movable body 371 being bridged between the lower part of the right side member 317 and the lower side of the left side member 318 of the decorative board 302, the left side member. This is a path formed by a ball guide path to the ball detection hole 431 of the ball detector 309 formed by the ball passage 340, the ball passage hole 313, and the ball guide member 308 formed inside 318.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the solenoid 306 is energized, the lower side of the link member 305 connected to the plunger 403 with the plunger 403 moving rearward is the left and right rotation center shafts 392, 391. The lower movable body 371 protrudes further forward than the front surface 310 of the substrate 301 through the lower movable body advance / retreat hole 312 and moves the game ball flowing down the game area 31 to the lower movable body 371. The upper side of the link member 305 is positioned behind the left and right rotation center shafts 392 and 391 so that the upper movable body 361 and the winning prevention body 362 are in the upper movable body advance / retreat hole. The state moves backward via 311 and does not protrude forward from the front surface of the substrate 301.
That is, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 10B, between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302, between the upper portion of the right side member 317 and the upper portion of the left side member 318 of the decorative plate 302. The upper movable body 361 is not in a state of bridging, and the lower movable body 371 is interposed between the lower portion of the right side member 317 and the lower portion of the left side member 318 of the decorative plate 302 between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302. It will be in a state of bridging. In other words, the entrance to the prize formed by the opening between the upper part of the right member 317 and the upper part of the left member 318 of the decorative plate 302 is opened between the substrate 301 and the decorative plate 302, and A bridge between the lower part of the right member 317 and the lower part of the left member 318 is bridged by the lower movable body 371, so that the above-described winning path is formed, and the game ball is detected by the ball detector 309. It is set to a state where a big prize can be won.

  In other words, in the prize winning component 300, the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 provided so as to be arranged in the vertical direction of the game board 30 in a state where the board 301 is attached to the game board 30 are connected by the link member 305. By driving the link member 305 with a solenoid 306 as a single drive source, the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 are alternately projected forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30, The movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 are configured so that they are alternately moved backward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 in conjunction with each other, and the upper movable body 361 and the lower side are separated by a single solenoid 306. Since the movable body 371 can be interlocked, the number of components can be reduced, the size can be reduced, and only the single solenoid 306 is controlled. Control becomes easy special winning part 300. That is, it is possible to obtain the prize winning component 300 that includes the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 that are operated by a single solenoid 306 and that can be downsized and easily controlled.

  That is, the special prize component 300 is provided so as to protrude forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 or to be retracted rearward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 and protrude forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30. A lower movable body 371 that contacts a game ball flowing down the game area 31 on the front side of the game board 30 to change the flow direction of the game ball to the lower left direction or the lower right direction of the game area, and the lower movable body When projecting forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 or retracting backward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 at a position above the body 371 and projecting forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 The upper movable body 361 that contacts the game ball flowing down the game area 31 and changes the flow direction of the game ball to the lower left direction or the lower right direction of the game area 31, and the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 37 And a solenoid 306 as a single drive source for driving the link member 305 to interlock the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371. The solenoid 306 drives the link member 305 to move the upper movable body 361 backward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 so that it is difficult to come into contact with the game ball flowing down the game area 31. The lower movable body 371 is set so as to protrude forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 so as to be in contact with the game ball flowing down the game area 31, or the upper movable body 361 is set to the game board. 30 is set in a protruding state so as to be able to come into contact with a game ball flowing down the game area 31 by protruding forward from the board surface 30F, and the lower movable body 371 is set to the board of the game board 30. Since retracted rearward than 30F sets a difficult retraction state to contact with the game balls flowing down the game area 11 can provide special winning part 300 as a game component can be made compact, the control easier.

That is, the big prize component 300 with the board 301 attached to the game board 30 is movable downward when the upper movable body 361 is set to the protruding state and the lower movable body 371 is set to the retracted state. The big winning path by the body 371 is not formed, and after the game ball flowing down the game area 31 collides with the upper surface of the upper movable body 361, it flows down in the lower left direction (or lower right direction (see FIG. 12)) of the game area 31. (See FIG. 8 (a), FIG. 9 (a), FIG. 10 (a)).
When the upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state and the lower movable body 371 is set in the protruding state, the sphere is detected via the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 and the ball passage hole 313. A big winning path reaching the player 309 is formed, and the game ball flowing down the game area 31 collides with the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 and then passes through the ball passage hole 313 and is detected by the ball detector 309. It becomes a big prize (see FIG. 8B, FIG. 9B, FIG. 10B).

In other words, since the lower movable body 371 is set in the protruding state in synchronization with the upper movable body 361 being set in the retracted state, the above-described big winning path can be instantaneously formed, It is possible to reduce so-called useless balls that do not enter the big prize path immediately after the big prize path is formed.
In addition, since the upper movable body 361 is set in the protruding state in synchronization with the lower movable body 371 being set in the retracted state, it is possible to prevent so-called over winning immediately after disappearance of the big winning path. it can.

According to the prize winning component 300 of the embodiment, the upper movable body 361 is connected to the upper portion of the link member 305 and the lower movable body 371 is connected to the lower portion of the link member 395, and the solenoid 306 as a single drive source. As a result, the upper and lower portions of the link member 205 are moved in the front-rear direction around the rotation center axes 391 and 392 of the link member 305, so that one of the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 The upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state while the upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state, and is configured to be in a projecting state that projects forward from the board surface 30F and the other is in a retracted state that recedes backward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30. When the side movable body 371 is set to the protruding state, the game ball received by the lower movable body 371 set to the protruding state is won. When the upper movable body 361 is set in the projecting state and the lower movable body 371 is set in the retracted state, it is on the lower movable body 371 (lower Since the game ball (which has remained on the side movable body 371) is made to flow down to the game area 31 below the lower movable body 371, so-called over in each round game during a special game (big hit game) described later. You can prevent winnings.
That is, in each round game during a special game, after the ball detector 3 detects a predetermined number of winning balls, for example, nine game balls, the upper movable body 361 is set in a protruding state and the lower movable body 371 is moved backward. By setting the state, the ninth game ball and the tenth and subsequent game balls from the start of the round game pass through the position of the upper movable body advance / retreat hole 311 which is the entrance / exit of the upper movable body 361 at the same time. Even if the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 is reached, the lower movable body 371 moves backward when the ninth game ball is detected by the ball detector 309 and the big winning path is lost. When the ninth game ball is detected by the ball detector 309, the game ball remaining on the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 does not reach the ball passage hole 313 and is lower than the lower movable body 371. To flow down to the game area 31 below. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide the special winning part 300 so-called over-winning unlikely to occur.

  Further, in the above-described prize winning part of Patent Document 1, after the open / close member (movable body) is in the protruding state (the prize winning path is closed), the game ball remains in the prize winning path (over prize). Assuming that, in the previous round game, the time until the opening / closing member is set to the retracted state in the next round game, that is, the time for closing the opening / closing member in the previous round game, In the next round game after closing, the interval time from opening the opening / closing member to opening the big winning path was set longer. That is, if the ball is still in the winning path after the opening / closing member is closed in the previous round game, and the opening / closing member is opened to start the next round game, the ball detected by the ball detector It becomes impossible to determine whether it is detected in the previous round game or in the next round game. For this reason, in the large winning component of Patent Document 1, the interval time is lengthened in consideration of the occurrence of over winning. Since the opening / closing member is closed during this interval time, the longer the interval time, the more balls that cannot be won, that is, the waste balls (spilled balls) increase. In addition, if the interval time is long, the time required for the big hit game also becomes long.

On the other hand, according to the big prize component 300 of the embodiment, as soon as a prescribed number of balls are detected in each round game during the special game, the lower movable body 371 moves backward and the big prize path disappears, and the over prize is won. Will almost disappear, so you can move to the next round game immediately. In other words, the large winning component 300 according to the embodiment has a configuration in which over-winning is unlikely to occur in the first place, so the interval time can be shortened and the transition to the next round can be made immediately after the previous round is completed. It is possible to reduce the number of spilled balls), reduce the time required for the big hit game, and end the big hit game in the target time.
According to the special winning component 300 of the embodiment, the interval time can be set to 40 ms to 50 ms.

  In addition, the upper movable body 361 includes a winning prevention body 362 that prevents the game ball flowing down the game area 31 from being detected by the ball detector 309 when the upper movable body 361 is set in the protruding state. When 361 is set in the protruding state and the lower movable body 371 is set in the retracted state, that is, the above-described big winning path is not formed, it is possible to prevent the big winning.

Hereinafter, an example of the pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine equipped with the above-described winning component 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15.
[Overall configuration of pachinko machine]
As shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko machine 1 includes a machine frame 2 having a vertical rectangular shape that is installed in an island facility of a game arcade, and a main body frame that is attached to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism on one side of the machine frame 2. 3, a game board 30 (see FIG. 12) housed in the main body frame 3, a glass window 4 </ b> A that is pivotally attached to the front of the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and disposed in the center, and a glass window 4 </ b> A Panel frame 4 having a tray 6 provided below, a handle unit 7 projecting forward from one lower side of the panel frame 4, and speaker units 8 disposed on both sides of the upper part of the panel frame 4. Is provided as the main configuration. In a state in which the panel frame 4 is closed to the main body frame 3 side, a player sitting in front of the pachinko machine 1 is accommodated in the main body frame 3 through the glass window 4A disposed in the panel frame 4. It is possible to visually recognize the game area 31 of the game board 30.

  An operation mechanism 9 as an operation means that can be operated arbitrarily by the player is disposed at the center of the tray 6. The operation mechanism 9 includes a circular push button 9A that can be pressed by the player, and a dial 9B that can be rotated by the player around the push button 9A. The operation mechanism 9 is connected to an effect control circuit 200 (see FIG. 15) described later, and signals output from the push button 9A and the dial 9B are input to the effect control circuit 200 side. The effect control circuit 200 controls the display and operation of the effect display device 80 (see FIG. 12; FIG. 15) according to the input timing of the push button 9A, for example. In addition to this, the receiving tray 6 is provided with a ball lending button, a return button, and the like, and the number of balls that can be lent recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card inserted into a CR unit (not shown) by operating these buttons. A game ball lending operation or a recording medium returning operation corresponding to the above is executed.

[About the configuration of the game board]
Hereinafter, the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 12, the game board 30 is formed with an outer guide rail 27 and an inner guide rail 28, and a game area 31 roughly divided along the shape of the display screen D <b> 1 of the effect display device 80. The game area 31 is a space formed between the front surface of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass window 4A, and is an area where a game ball launched by a launch mechanism (not shown) can flow down. In addition to this, a large number of nails are arranged on the game board 30, and the game balls launched by the launching mechanism (not shown) by the player's operation of the handle unit 7 are irregularly caused by the numerous nails and windmills. The game area 31 flows down while being guided by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the gaming area 31 has a center line CL as a boundary, a left-handed area EL indicated by a one-dot chain line, a right-handed area ER indicated by a two-dot chain line, and a lower part of the right-handed area ER. It is partitioned into the formed pseudo game area EF. The game ball can be struck into each area by operating the handle unit 7, and the left-hand hit area EL can be caused to flow down by making the rotation angle of the handle unit 7 relatively small. By doing so, the right-handed region ER can flow down. Hereinafter, each region will be described in detail.

  In the left-handed region EL, a first start winning component 60 and a plurality of general winning components 70 are arranged as winning components. The first start winning component 60 is a winning component that is also called a starting component disposed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the game board 30. The first start winning component 60 has a ball opening provided as an upper opening, and a game ball that has entered through the ball opening is a first start port detection switch disposed inside. Detected by SW1. Although details will be described later, when a game ball enters the first start winning component 60, acquisition of predetermined start information and payout of the winning ball are triggered in the main control circuit 100 (see FIG. 15). Is executed. In addition, the main control circuit 100 performs various lotteries such as a lottery regarding whether or not to execute a special game (big hit game) that fosters an advantageous state for the player based on the acquired start information, a lottery regarding the type of symbol, and the like. Run the lottery. That is, entering the first start winning component 60 is an opportunity to acquire start information and receive the various lotteries.

In the left-handed region EL, a plurality of general winning components 70 are arranged as other winning components. Each general winning component 70 has a ball opening provided as an upper opening, and a game ball that has entered through the ball opening has a general winning port detection switch SW5 (see FIG. 15).
When a game ball enters the general winning component 70, the main control circuit 100 executes a payout of a winning ball triggered by the winning.

  At the bottom of the left-handed region EL, an out port 69 is opened as a game ball collection port. The out port 69 is a horizontally long oval opening that is opened below the first start winning component 60 and enters the first start winning component 60 or the plurality of general winning components 70 while flowing down the left-handed region EL. Collect all game balls that were not played. The out port 69 also collects a part of the game ball that has flowed down the right-handed region ER described later.

  Next, the right-handed region ER will be described. As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 14, the passing gate 68, the second start winning component 62, and the big winning component 300 are arranged in the right-handed region ER from the upstream side to the downstream side. The front face of the second start winning component 62 is covered with a decorative plate 604, and the front surface of the special winning component 300 is covered with a decorative plate 302, which makes it difficult for the player to recognize the presence of these components.

  The passing gate 68 has a gate-like structure with an opening at the top and bottom, and a game ball that has passed through the passing gate 68 is detected by a gate detection switch SW4 (see FIG. 15). When the game ball passes through the passage gate 68, acquisition of predetermined start information triggered by the passage is executed in the main control circuit 100. In addition, the main control circuit 100 performs various lotteries related to normal games and the like for opening the second start winning component 62 based on the acquired starting information and making it easy to enter the game ball into the second starting winning component 62. Run.

As shown in FIG. 13, the second start winning component 62 is a variable start component including an opening / closing body 62 a that moves back and forth in the front-rear direction of the game board 30. The opening / closing body 62a moves back and forth in the front-rear direction indicated by a one-dot chain line with a solenoid SOL1 (see FIG. 15) attached via a case body 600 fixed in a state of being inserted in the game board 30 as a drive source. Between the front surface portion 602 of the case body 600 and the decorative plate 604 facing the front surface portion 602, a flow path L1 through which a game ball can pass is formed.
The decorative plate 604 is a plate body that is colored or shaped so that a player who has viewed the game board 30 from the front cannot visually recognize the state of the flow path L1. It is attached to the tip of a boss 602a protruding forward so as to have a dimension longer than the diameter of the sphere.

  When the opening and closing body 62a projects so as to protrude toward the flow path L1 at the timing when the game ball passes through the flow path L1, the game ball collides with the front end portion 606 of the open / close body 62a and passes through the ball entrance 62b. After being guided to the rear of the game board 30 as indicated by the arrow X1, the front surface (board surface) of the game board 30 flows down from the simulated game area outlet 90 again. On the other hand, when the open / close body 62a is retracted from the flow path L1, the game ball flows down toward the big winning component 300 located on the downstream side as indicated by the arrow X2.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a second start port detection switch SW2 is disposed on the game ball drop path, and a ball entering the second start winning component 62 is detected. When the game ball enters the second start winning component 62, similar to the first start winning component 60, in the main control circuit 100, the acquisition of predetermined start information and the payout of the winning ball are executed in response to the winning. Is done. In addition, the main control circuit 100 performs various lotteries such as a lottery regarding whether or not to execute a special game (big hit game) that fosters an advantageous state for the player based on the acquired start information, a lottery regarding the type of symbol, and the like. Run the lottery. In other words, similarly to the first start winning component 60, the ball entering the second start winning component 62 is an opportunity for acquiring start information and receiving the above various lotteries.

Below the second start winning component 62, the above-described large winning component 300 is arranged.
In this example, the upper movable body 361 protrudes forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 14 in order to cause the game ball to flow down from the special winning component 300 to the pseudo game area EF. When the projecting state is reached, the game ball that flows down the game area 31 is received and the game ball flows down in the lower right direction of the game area 31, and the lower movable body 371 is forward of the board surface 30F of the game board 30. The game ball that flows down the game area 31 when it is in the protruding state, and flows down in the lower right direction of the game area 31, and the board 301 and the decorative board 302 A special winning component 300 having a configuration including a ball detector 309 that detects a game ball as a special winning ball is used.

  As described above, the front face of the second start winning component 62 is covered with the decorative plate 604, and the front portion of the large winning component 300 is covered with the decorative plate 302 so that the inside cannot be seen. That is, the second start winning component 62 and the big winning component 300 arranged in the right-handed region ER are both invisible to the player. Therefore, it can be determined whether the game ball P shown in FIG. 13 has taken the course of X1 or X2, in other words, whether the game ball has entered the second start winning component 62, or the game ball is large. Of course, it is possible to determine which course has been taken on the upper movable body 361 and the lower movable body 371 of the winning component 300, in other words, whether the game ball has entered the big winning component 300 or not. In addition, it is difficult to recognize that the second start winning component 62 and the big winning component 300 exist.

  Furthermore, the game ball that has entered the second start winning component 62 is again discharged to the front surface of the game board 30 from the pseudo game area discharge port 90 that is opened to face the front surface of the game board 30 on the downstream side. In addition, the game ball that has passed through the upper movable body 361 or the lower movable body 371 of the special winning component 300 flows down to the downstream side of the game area 31 without being guided to the rear of the game board 30. That is, a game ball that enters the second start winning component 62 and is discharged from the simulated game area discharge port 90, a game ball that passes through the upper movable body 361 or the lower movable body 371 of the large winning component 300, The game balls that have not passed through the upper movable body 361 or the lower movable body 371 of the winning component 300, that is, all of the game balls launched into the right-handed region ER are the pseudo game region downstream of the game region 31. It will flow down to EF.

  Then, although all of the game balls launched into the right-handed area ER are invisible by the decorative plates 604 and 302, the same number of game balls as the number of invisible game balls are simulated on the downstream side of the game area 31. Since it flows down to the game area EF, it is possible to advance the game without notifying the player that the second start winning component 62 and the big winning component 300 are present and that they have entered the winning component. . As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, the right-hand hit area ER extends so as to surround the outer periphery of the pseudo game area EF, and continues to the above-described outlet 69 established on the left-hand hit area EL side. The discharge flow path Q is formed, but it is unlikely that game balls flowing down the right-handed area ER will enter the discharge flow path Q, and the majority of game balls flow down to the pseudo game area EF side. It will be.

Next, the pseudo game area EF formed below the right-hand hit area ER will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, the pseudo game area EF is located on the downstream side of the game area 31 and formed on the same plane as the right-handed area ER, and the second start winning component 62 or This is an area where game balls that have entered the big prize component 300 and game balls that have not entered any of the prize components can flow down. An out port 72 is opened at the most downstream portion of the area, and game balls that have not entered a plurality of pseudo-incoming parts described later arranged in the pseudo game area EF are collected. Hereinafter, the pseudo-intrusive component will be described.

In the pseudo game area EF, a pseudo start prize component 92 and a pseudo big prize component 94 are arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side. The pseudo start winning component 92 includes a ball entering main body portion 92a having a ball opening opening in an upper opening, and a pair of opening / closing bodies 92b that prevent or allow a game ball to enter the ball entering main body portion 92a. The opening / closing body 92b prevents the game ball from entering the entrance main body 92a in the closed state standing upright in the vertical direction, while allowing the game ball to enter in the open state lying down in the left-right direction. To do. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body 92b is performed by the solenoid SOL3 that operates synchronously or asynchronously with the solenoid SOL1 that opens / closes the opening / closing body 62a of the second start winning component 62 described above, and the game is performed when the opening / closing body 92b is in an open state. The sphere can enter the entrance body 92a. Further, since the pseudo start winning component 92 is a pseudo component corresponding to the second start winning component 62 described above, the second start starting component that is a regular winning component that accompanies acquisition of start information and payout of a winning ball is provided. There are no legal restrictions on the size of the entrance and the size of the opening / closing body required for the winning component 62.
Therefore, a large entrance that cannot be used with regular entry parts (parts disposed in the left-handed area EL and right-handed area ER in this example) and a long opening / closing body 92b are used. Or, by controlling the solenoid SOL3, it is possible to perform a production operation that cannot be considered normally, such as extremely increasing the number of times the opening and closing body 92b is opened and the opening time.

The pseudo large winning component 94 includes a ball entrance formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape with a front opening, and an opening / closing body 94a that closes the ball entrance in the closed state and opens in the open state. The opening / closing body 94a is rotatable in the front-rear direction around a rotation axis along the lower edge of the entrance. The operation of the opening / closing body 94a is realized by a solenoid SOL4 that operates synchronously or asynchronously with the solenoid 306 that operates the above-described special winning component 300. In the closed state, the opening / closing body 94a blocks the entire entrance opening that opens forward from the front to prevent entry of game balls. On the other hand, the open / close body 94a lies forward in the open state, receives a game ball flowing down from above, and guides it to the entrance side to allow entry.
In addition, since the pseudo prize winning part 94 is a pseudo part corresponding to the above-described prize winning part 300 as in the case of the pseudo starting prize winning part 92, the prize winning component is a regular winning part with a payout of prize balls. There are no legal restrictions on the dimensions of the entrance and the opening / closing body 94a required for the component 300, the opening time, and the like.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a entrance and opening / closing body 94a of a size that cannot be adopted by regular entry parts, or to close the prize winning parts 300 (for example, a maximum of nine entries per opening of one prize winning path). It is possible to perform a production operation different from the closing of the big winning route by the ball. Specifically, for example, it is possible to set an opening time for one time to be significantly longer, and to show a performance operation in which an unexpected number of game balls are entering by one opening.

As described above, the pseudo game area EF corresponds to a ball-entry component (second start winning component 62, large winning component 300) that is not visible to the player in the actual game region 31 (right-handed region ER). Such a pseudo-ball winning component (pseudo start winning component 92, pseudo large winning component 94) is provided, and a game ball that has flowed down the game area 31 can enter these pseudo-ball winning components.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, a pseudo start prize detection switch SW6 and a pseudo big prize prize detection switch SW7 are arranged in the pseudo start prize winning component 92 and the pseudo big prize winning component 94, respectively. A sphere can be detected. On the other hand, since the entry to these pseudo-entry parts is only a pseudo thing, it becomes an opportunity for a prize ball payout process or a lottery process related to the prize ball payout (a success / failure lottery process described later). In other words, the player will be able to show the player the directing operations up to entering the ball, and will be the trigger for various effects to be described later.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the pseudo game area EF is formed on the same plane as the right-handed area ER in which the second start winning component 62 and the big winning component 300 that are made invisible to the player are disposed, Since almost all of the game balls launched into the right hit area ER flow down, the game can be advanced without making the player feel that the pseudo game area EF is a pseudo area. It is as if a game ball actually enters a ball part that performs unusual dimensions and operations that cannot normally be performed, and that a predetermined lottery process or payout process is actually performed using the ball as a trigger A feeling can be imparted.

  Next, various display devices mounted on the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, an effect display device 80 having a substantially rectangular display screen D <b> 1 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 30. The effect display device 80 is a display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and on the display screen D1, an image related to the effect symbol S and a notice effect or a reach effect displayed in accordance with the variable display of the effect symbol S. Various types of images are displayed, such as images such as still images and moving images representing images, and images displayed during special games. Then, the player enjoys the game while visually recognizing the effect design S displayed on the display screen D1, the change effect such as the notice effect and the reach effect. In the present embodiment, in particular, various specific effects may be displayed when the player enters the pseudo start prize component 92 or the pseudo large prize component 94. Note that the display control of the image on the effect display device 80 is executed by the effect control circuit 200.

  Outside the game area 31 of the game board 30, there are a first special symbol display device 35A, a second special symbol display device 35B, a first special symbol hold display device 36A, a second special symbol hold display device 36B, and a normal symbol display. A device 37 and a normal symbol hold display device 38 are provided. Each display device is controlled by the main control circuit 100 in accordance with the progress status of the game, and notifies the player of the game status by the change in the display.

[Internal configuration of pachinko machine]
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit that controls the pachinko machine 1. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 has a main control circuit 100 that mainly controls basic operations relating to all games, a payout control circuit 150 that mainly controls payout operations, and a launch that mainly controls the launching operation of game balls. A control circuit 160 and an effect control circuit 200 that mainly controls the aforementioned effect display device 80 are provided.

  The main control circuit 100 includes a (main) CPU 100a, a (main) ROM 100b, and a (main) RAM 100c. The CPU 100a stores a program stored in advance in the ROM 100b in response to input from each detection switch and timer described later. It reads out and performs arithmetic processing according to the program, and directly controls each of the above-described devices connected to the main control circuit 100, or transmits various commands to other control circuits. At this time, the RAM 100c functions as a work area at the time of arithmetic processing of the CPU 100a, and temporarily holds various data and commands necessary for arithmetic.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the main control circuit 100 includes a first start port detection switch SW1 for detecting a game ball entering the first start prize component 60 and a game ball entering the second start prize component 62. A second start port detection switch SW2 for detecting a ball, a big winning port detection switch SW3 (detection switch by a sensor of the ball detector 309) for detecting the entry of a game ball into the big winning component 300, a game to the passing gate 68 A gate detection switch SW4 for detecting the passage of the ball and a general winning opening detection switch SW5 for detecting the entrance of the game ball to the general winning component 70 are connected, and the detection signal output from each detection switch is the main control circuit. Input to 100 side.

  Further, the main control circuit 100 is provided with a solenoid SOL1 for opening and closing the opening / closing body 62a provided in the second start winning component 62, a solenoid 306 of the big winning component 300, and a pseudo start winning component 92. A solenoid SOL3 for opening / closing the opening / closing body 92b and a solenoid SOL4 for opening / closing the opening / closing body 94a provided in the pseudo-large winning component 94 are connected, and these solenoids are directly controlled by the main control circuit 100. The It should be noted that the solenoids SOL3, SOL4 related to the pseudo-intrusive component may be controlled on the side of the effect control circuit 200. The main control circuit 100 includes a first special symbol display device 35A, a second special symbol display device 35B, a first special symbol hold display device 36A, a second special symbol hold display device 36B, a normal symbol display device 37, and A normal symbol hold display device 38 is connected, and these display devices are directly controlled by the main control circuit 100.

  A payout control circuit 150 and an effect control circuit 200 are connected to the main control circuit 100. The payout control circuit 150 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (not shown) similarly to the main control circuit 100, and is connected to the main control circuit 100 so as to be communicable. Also, an external information output terminal plate 151 is connected to the main control circuit 100 and the payout control circuit 150. The external information output terminal board 151 is provided on the host computer side where various information relating to the progress of the game output from the main control circuit 100 (CPU 100a) and the payout control circuit 150 (payout CPU) is provided at the store where the pachinko machine 1 is installed. Send to.

  Connected to the payout control circuit 150 are a payout motor 152 for paying out a prize ball to a player, and a prize ball number counting switch 153. The payout control circuit 150 controls the payout motor 152 so that a predetermined prize ball number is paid out based on the prize ball number information included in the payout command transmitted from the main control circuit 100. The prize balls paid out by driving the payout motor 152 are detected by the prize ball number counting switch 153, and it is grasped on the payout control circuit 150 side whether or not the appropriate number of prize balls has been paid out. In addition, in the payout control circuit 150, a tray full tank detection switch 154 for detecting that the allowable number of game balls are stored in the tray 6 and the doors of the panel frame 4 and the main body frame 3 are opened. Various switches such as a door opening detection switch 155 for detecting the presence of the switch are connected.

  The launch control circuit 160 includes a touch sensor 161 mounted in the handle unit 7, a launch volume 162, a ball feed motor 163 that feeds a game ball stored in the tray 6 into a launch mechanism (not shown), and a launch mechanism. A ball launch motor 164 stored therein is connected. The launch control circuit 160 is based on an input signal from the launch volume 162 that changes according to the amount of operation of the handle unit 7 by the player, subject to launch permission from the payout control circuit 150 and input from the touch sensor 161. The launch motor 164 is controlled to launch the game ball stored in the tray 6 into the game area 31 with a predetermined launch force.

The effect control circuit 200 controls various effect displays and effect operations during game progress and standby. The effect control circuit 200 includes a (sub) CPU 200a, a (sub) ROM 200b, and a (sub) RAM 200c, and communicates only with the main control circuit 100 from the main control circuit 100 to the effect control circuit 200 (one-way communication). ) Is connected as possible. The production control circuit 200 reads out a program stored in advance in the ROM 200b based on various commands related to the production transmitted from the main control circuit 100 and an input signal from the internal timer, and performs arithmetic processing according to the program. , Display control of an image displayed on the display screen D1 of the effect display device 80 connected to the effect control circuit 200, audio output control for outputting sounds such as music and sound effects during the game from the speaker unit 8, or game The light emission control etc. which issue the light-emitting body (for example, LED) arrange | positioned in various places, such as the panel 30 and the panel frame 4, by various patterns, are performed. At this time, the RAM 200c functions as a work area at the time of calculation processing of the CPU 200a, and temporarily holds various data necessary for calculation, commands, and the like.
In addition, the effect control circuit 200 is connected to the CPU 200a, receives various commands related to image display transmitted from the CPU 200a, and displays various images on the display screen D1, and during the image display process. Hardware necessary for various controls, such as a VRAM for temporarily storing various data necessary for the control, a voice synthesis LSI for voice control, and the like. The effect control circuit 200 is connected to the above-described operation mechanism 9 that can be arbitrarily operated by the player. For example, the control mechanism 9 executes each control described above in accordance with the operation timing of the operation mechanism 9. It is possible to express a predetermined effect according to the operation timing.

  Although not shown, a power supply circuit is connected to each of the above-described control circuits, and power is supplied from an external power source on the game installation store side by operating a power switch provided in the power supply circuit. The external power supply is generated as a power supply necessary for the operation of each control circuit, and each control circuit is activated by supplying the generated power supply to each control circuit. The power supply circuit is equipped with a backup power supply such as a capacitor, and when the power is cut off, power is supplied from the backup power supply to the main control circuit 100 and the payout control circuit 150. Various data and commands stored in the RAM of the control circuit are held. The power supply circuit is also equipped with a dedicated backup power supply for the effect control circuit 200. When power is cut off, various data and commands stored in the RAM are supplied from the dedicated backup power supply. Is stored in a backup RAM mounted separately.

Hereinafter, the game flow of the pachinko machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be outlined.
A game ball that is launched by the player's operation of the handle unit 7 and flows down the game area 31 (left-handed area EL, right-handed area ER) enters the first start winning component 60 or the second starting winning component 62 described above. When the ball is played, the main control circuit 100 performs various lotteries such as a lottery regarding whether or not a special game can be executed (hereinafter also referred to as a special symbol winning lottery), a lottery for determining a special symbol type, and a lottery for determining a variation pattern of a special symbol. Run. In the lottery, if the result of the special drawing win / fail lottery is “winning”, a special game advantageous to the player (big hit game) is executed. In the special game, by driving the solenoid 306 of the special winning component 300, the upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state and the lower movable body 371 is set in the protruding state. A top winning path that reaches the ball detector 309 via the upper surface and the ball passage hole 313 is formed, and the game ball is detected by the ball detector 309.

In the special game (big hit game), the upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state and the lower movable body 371 is set in the protruding state, so that the upper surface of the lower movable body 371 and the ball passage hole 313 are formed. A round game in which a big winning route to reach the ball detector 309 is formed is executed a plurality of times.
The special game is performed by the main controller 100 referring to the special game control table TB. The special game control table TB includes, for example, an opening time (waiting time until the first round game is started), the number of round games executed during one special game, and a big winning route during one round. Formation time, solenoid energization time (energization time to solenoid 306 each time a big winning path is formed), specified number (maximum possible winning number to ball detector 309 in one round game), closing of big winning path Effective time (time between round games, that is, interval time), ending time (waiting time from the end of the last round game until normal special game (variable display of special symbols) is resumed), etc. Data is stored in advance as control data for special games.

  For example, when a special game is executed, as the special game mode, the above-described big winning path by energizing the solenoid 306 is formed for 29 seconds, or nine game balls are counted by the ball detector 309 (count C = 9) The round game continues until one of the conditions for detection is satisfied, and the round game is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  According to the pachinko machine 1, the large winning component 300 that is small and easy to control is provided. The large winning component 300 can prevent the so-called over winning in the special game, and after the previous round in the special game is over. Since it is possible to immediately shift to the next round and the interval time can be shortened, it is possible to reduce useless balls (spilled balls) during the special game, and it is possible to reduce the time required for the special game.

  In the embodiment, the big prize component 300 as a game component including the ball detector 309 is illustrated. However, the upper movable body 361 is set in the retracted state without including the ball detector 309 and the lower side. When the movable body 371 is set to the projecting state, the winning prize is configured to guide the game ball received by the lower movable body 371 set to the projecting state to a ball detector that detects the winning ball. It may be a part. In other words, a ball detector for detecting a big prize may be arranged in the vicinity of the big prize part separately from the big prize part.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made by combining the embodiments. Obviously in the trader. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such various changes and improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 pachinko machine (game machine), 30 game board, 30F board surface, 31 game area,
300 prize winning parts (game parts), 305 link members,
306 Solenoid (drive source), 309 Sphere detector, 361 Upper movable body,
362 Anti-winning body, 371 Lower movable body.

Claims (3)

A game ball that protrudes forward from the board surface of the game board or retracts backward from the board surface of the game board and flows down the game area on the front side of the game board when protruding forward from the board surface of the game board; A lower movable body that contacts and changes the flow direction of the game ball to the lower left direction or the lower right direction of the game area;
The game is provided in a position above the lower movable body so as to project forward from the board surface of the game board or to be retracted rearward from the board surface of the game board and project forward from the board surface of the game board. An upper movable body that contacts a game ball flowing down the area and changes the flow direction of the game ball to a lower left direction or a lower right direction of the game area;
A link member that connects the upper movable body and the lower movable body in an interlockable manner;
By driving the link member, the upper movable body is moved backward from the board surface of the game board so as to be set in a retracted state in which it is difficult to come into contact with the game ball flowing down the game area and the lower movable body is moved. Either project the body forward from the board surface of the game board and set it in a projecting state that can contact the game ball flowing down the game area, or project the upper movable body forward from the board surface of the game board. It is difficult to contact the game ball flowing down the game area by setting the projecting state so as to be able to contact the game ball flowing down the game area and moving the lower movable body backward from the board surface of the game board. A drive source set to the reverse state;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   When the upper movable body is set in the retracted state and the lower movable body is set in the protruding state, the ball detection that detects the game ball received by the lower movable body in the protruding state as a winning ball The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game machine.   The upper movable body includes a winning prevention body for preventing a game ball flowing down the game area from being detected by the ball detector when set in the protruding state. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.