JP2018126302A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve amusement by suppressing dullness of games.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: a big winning port 202 for being opened/closed by an opening/closing member 220; a first passage 222 and a second passage 224 provided side by side in the big winning port; and a plurality of sensors S provided in each of the first passage and the second passage, and for detecting game balls. Between the first passage and the second passage, a first guide face 226 is provided on which game balls can roll and which is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. A game ball dropped leftward of an edge part 226a of the first guide face is to enter the first passage and a game ball dropped rightward of the edge part is to enter the second passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a winning opening that is opened and closed by an opening and closing member.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a gaming machine in which a big game lottery is performed on the condition that a game ball has entered a starting port, and a big game is executed when a big win is won by the big game lottery. In the game area, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an attacker unit having a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an opening and closing member is provided. During the big game, the big prize opening is opened, and when a game ball enters the big prize opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player.

  Further, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, there is a gaming machine in which a probability change area is provided in a big prize opening, and a game state is changed to a probability change state when a game ball enters the probability change area during a big game.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-87319 JP 2014-104204 A

  A sensor that detects a game ball is provided in a winning opening that is controlled to be opened and closed by an opening / closing member, such as the above-described large winning opening. In each winning opening, an upper limit number of game balls for one opening is set in advance, and when the upper limit number of gaming balls is detected by a sensor, the winning opening is closed by an opening / closing member.

  Normally, after the winning opening is closed, a waiting period is set. If a game ball is detected by a sensor during this waiting period, it is determined that the ball is appropriate. On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the sensor after the standby period has elapsed, it is determined that the ball is improperly entered, and predetermined error processing is executed.

  At this time, if the distance from the opening of the winning opening to the sensor is large, the time from when the game ball enters the winning opening until the sensor detects the gaming ball becomes long. Therefore, it is necessary to set a long standby period, and there is a problem that the game is delayed and the interest is lowered.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest by suppressing the lengthening of the game.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a gaming board in which a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down is formed, a winning opening provided in the gaming area and opened and closed by an opening / closing member, and in the winning opening A plurality of passages provided in parallel with each other, and a plurality of sensors provided in each of the plurality of passages for detecting a game ball.

  The opening / closing member has a rolling surface on which a game ball can roll and is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and the plurality of passages are positioned vertically below the rolling surface, The first passage and the second passage may be disposed separately from each other.

  Moreover, it is good for the game ball to roll between the said 1st channel | path and the said 2nd channel | path, and to provide the 1st guide surface inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

  In addition, a second guide surface is provided on the opposite side of the first guide surface across the second passage and vertically below the rolling surface, and the first guide surface is on the second passage side. The second guide surface is located at the lowermost end of the second passage side, and the second guide surface is the lowermost end of the first guide surface. It is good to be located below the end of the two passages.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the interest by suppressing the delay of the game.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine showing a state where the door is opened. It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a front view of an attacker unit. It is a figure explaining the rolling direction of the game ball in an attacker unit.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the door is opened. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 102 in which an enclosed space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, a middle frame 104 attached to the outer frame 102 by a hinge mechanism so as to be freely opened and closed, The middle frame 104 includes a front frame 106 that is attached to be freely opened and closed by a hinge mechanism.

  As with the outer frame 102, the middle frame 104 has an enclosed space formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, and the game board 108 is held in the enclosed space. The front frame 106 holds a transmission plate 110 made of glass or resin. When the middle frame 104 and the front frame 106 are closed with respect to the outer frame 102, the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 face each other substantially in parallel with a predetermined distance from the front side of the gaming machine 100. The game board 108 can be visually recognized through the transmission plate 110.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 100. As shown in this figure, an operation handle 112 that projects to the front side of the gaming machine 100 is provided below the front frame 106. The operation handle 112 is provided so that the player can perform a rotation operation. When the player rotates the operation handle 112 to perform a launch operation, the operation handle 112 has a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 112 and is not illustrated. A game ball is launched by the launch mechanism. The game ball thus fired is raised between the rails 114 a and 114 b provided on the game board 108 and guided to the game area 116.

  The game area 116 is a space formed between the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 and is an area where the game ball can flow down or roll. The game board 108 is provided with a large number of nails and windmills (not shown) so that the game balls guided to the game area 116 collide with the nails and the windmills, and flow down and roll in an irregular direction. I have to.

  The game area 116 includes a first game area 116a and a second game area 116b that allow game balls to enter each other with different degrees of entry of game balls according to the firing strength of the launch mechanism. The first game area 116 a is located on the left side of the game area 116 when viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100, and the second game area 116 b is the game area 116 viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100. Located on the right side. Since the rails 114a and 114b are on the left side of the game area 116, the game balls launched by the launch mechanism with a launch intensity less than the predetermined intensity enter the first game area 116a and launch with a launch intensity greater than the predetermined intensity. The played game ball enters the second game area 116b.

  Further, the game area 116 is provided with a general winning port 118 and a starting port 120 through which game balls can be entered. When a gaming ball enters the general winning port 118 and the starting port 120, a predetermined prize is obtained. The ball is paid out to the player. Although a detailed description is omitted, when a game ball enters the start opening 120, a big game lottery is performed to determine whether or not to give a predetermined game profit to the player. A big game is executed.

  The big game is composed of a plurality of round games, and during each round game, the big winning opening 202 provided in the attacker unit 200 is opened. Each round game ends when a predetermined time elapses from the start of the game or when a preset upper limit number of game balls enter the big winning opening 202. When a game ball enters the big prize opening 202, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player, so that the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls by executing the big game. A discharge port 122 is provided at the bottom of the game area 116, and a game ball that has not entered any of the general winning port 118, the start port 120, or the big winning port 202 is played from the discharge port 122. It is discharged to the back side of the board 108.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the attacker unit 200. The attacker unit 200 includes a substantially rectangular plane portion 210 that is fixed to the game board 108. Screw holes 212 are formed at four corners of the flat portion 210, and the attacker unit 200 is fixed to the game board 108 by screwing the screw holes 212 to the game board 108. In the state where the attacker unit 200 is fixed to the game board 108, the front of the game board 108 and the front of the flat portion 210 are substantially flush.

  In addition, the attacker unit 200 includes a decorative plate (not shown) that faces the flat portion 210. The decorative board is separated from the plane part 210 by a distance equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball so that the game ball can pass through a gap formed between the decorative board and the plane part 210. The plane portion 210 is provided with a partition wall portion 214 that stands substantially perpendicularly to the front side, that is, the decorative plate side, and a surface on which the game ball rolls by the plane portion 210, the decorative plate, and the partition wall portion 214. And passages are formed.

  In FIG. 3, for easy understanding, the partition wall portion 214 rising from the flat surface portion 210 is indicated by a bold line. On the upper surface of the flat portion 210, inclined surfaces 216 and 218 are formed by the partition wall portion 214. The inclined surfaces 216 and 218 are surfaces facing vertically upward, and are inclined downward to the left as illustrated. Therefore, the game ball that has dropped from the upper side of the game area 116 toward the inclined surfaces 216 and 218 rolls on the inclined surfaces 216 and 218 downward to the left.

  In addition, the inclined surface 216 and the inclined surface 218 are provided to be separated from each other in the horizontal direction, and the inclined surface 218 is located vertically below the inclined surface 216. And the above-mentioned big prize opening 202 is formed between the inclined surface 216 and the inclined surface 218. The special winning opening 202 is a hole having an opening 202 a that opens vertically upward, and is opened and closed by an opening / closing member 220.

  The opening / closing member 220 is a flat plate member on which a game ball can roll and has a rolling surface 220a inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. The rolling surface 220a faces vertically upward, and is inclined downwardly to the left in the same manner as the inclined surface 216. The opening / closing member 220 appears and disappears in the front-rear direction (front direction) of the gaming machine 100 from a through-hole formed in the flat portion 210 by an unillustrated actuator (solenoid). Normally, the actuator is kept in an unenergized state, and the opening / closing member 220 is held at a position protruding to the front side from the through hole of the flat portion 210 by a biasing member made of a spring or the like (not shown). The mouth 202 is closed.

  In this way, in the state where the grand prize winning opening 202 is closed by the opening and closing member 220, the game ball that has fallen onto the rolling surface 220a from vertically above, or the game ball that has flowed down from the inclined surface 216 onto the rolling surface 220a, It rolls on the rolling surface 220a in the lower left direction, and then the game area 116 flows down further in the downward direction.

  On the other hand, when the actuator is energized during the round game described above, the opening / closing member 220 is held at a position immersed in the back side of the through hole of the flat portion 210, and the special winning opening 202 is opened. In this way, in the state where the grand prize winning opening 202 is opened, a game ball falling from vertically above or a rolling ball rolling on the inclined surface 216 enters the big winning prize opening 202 from the opening 202a. Become.

  A first passage 222 and a second passage 224 are formed in the special winning opening 202 by the partition wall 214. The first passage 222 and the second passage 224 are passages extending in the vertical direction, and are provided in parallel with each other in the special winning opening 202. More specifically, the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 are located vertically below the rolling surface 220a (opening / closing member 220) and are spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction.

  At the lower end of the first passage 222, a discharge hole 222a formed in the flat portion 210 is opened, and the game ball flowing down the first passage 222 is finally passed through the discharge hole 222a on the back surface of the game board 108. Discharged to the side. Further, the lower end of the second passage 224 is formed to bend toward the first passage 222 side. At the lower end of the second passage 224, a discharge hole 224a formed in the flat portion 210 is opened, and the game ball flowing down the second passage 224 is finally passed through the discharge hole 224a of the game board 108. It is discharged to the back side.

  The first passage 222 and the second passage 224 are each provided with a sensor S that detects a game ball. The sensor S is disposed in the vicinity of the upper ends of the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 so that a game ball that has entered the first passage 222 or the second passage 224 can be immediately detected. That is, the game ball that has entered the grand prize winning hole 202 alternatively enters either the first passage 222 or the second passage 224 and is detected by the sensor S, and then from the discharge hole 222a or the discharge hole 224a. Will be discharged.

  Further, in the special winning opening 202, a first guiding surface 226 and a second guiding surface 228 that face vertically upward are formed by the partition wall 214. The first guide surface 226 and the second guide surface 228 are capable of rolling a game ball and are inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. More specifically, the first guide surface 226 is located between the first passage 222 and the second passage 224, and the end 226a on the second passage 224 side is more than the end 226b on the first passage 222 side. Located above. That is, the first guide surface 226 is inclined downward to the left, like the inclined surfaces 216 and 218 and the rolling surface 220a.

  The second guide surface 228 is located on the opposite side of the first guide surface 226 (first passage 222) across the second passage 224 and vertically below the rolling surface 220a (opening / closing member 220). Yes. The second guide surface 228 is inclined so that the end portion 228 a on the second passage 224 side is located at the lowest position and located upward as it is separated from the second passage 224. That is, the second guide surface 228 is inclined downward to the left, like the first guide surface 226. The second guide surface 228 is positioned below the end 226a on the second passage 224 side of the first guide surface 226.

  The flat portion 210 is formed with a large number of raised portions 230 that protrude on the front side (the decorative plate side). For example, a plurality of the raised portions 230 are formed above the opening / closing member 220, on the left side of the inclined surface 218, and in the second passage 224. A plurality of raised portions 230 are arranged in each part along the rolling direction of the game ball, and play a role of reducing the rolling and falling speed of the game ball. Further, the raised portion 230 is also provided near the entrance of the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 so that the ball clogging does not occur even when a plurality of game balls flow into the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 continuously. Is provided.

  Furthermore, a rib 232 a is provided between the second guide surface 228 and the opening / closing member 220 so as to protrude from the flat surface portion 210 toward the decorative plate. Further, below the rib 232a, as shown by a broken line in the drawing, a rib 232b that protrudes from the decorative plate side to the flat surface portion 210 side is provided. Therefore, the game ball falling toward the second guide surface 228 collides with the ribs 232a and 232b, meanders in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 100, and is sufficiently decelerated to reach the second guide surface 228. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the rolling direction of the game ball in the attacker unit 200. In the state where the big winning opening 202 is closed by the opening / closing member 220, as shown in FIG. 4A, the game ball falls on the inclined surface 216 and the rolling surface 220a. The game ball falling on the inclined surface 216 is guided onto the rolling surface 220a of the opening / closing member 220 by the inclination of the inclined surface 216. Since the rolling surface 220a is inclined downward to the left as described above, the game ball guided onto the rolling surface 220a further rolls the rolling surface 220a to the left. At this time, the game ball rolling on the rolling surface 220a collides with the raised portion 230 and is decelerated, and then falls in the vertical direction from the left side of the inclined surface 218. Further, since the game ball is decelerated by the raised portion 230 even in the process of falling in the vertical direction, damage to various parts due to the collision of the game ball can be reduced.

  Further, since the game ball is decelerated due to the collision with the raised portion 230 on the rolling surface 220a, the time during which the game ball stays on the rolling surface 220a can be lengthened. As a result, when the open / close member 220 is operated to open the big prize opening 202 only for a moment, the game ball rolling on the rolling surface 220a can be made to enter the big prize opening 202. As described above, even when the opening time of the big winning opening 202 is short, it is possible to allow the gaming ball rolling on the rolling surface 220a to enter the big winning opening 202. Therefore, even if the opening time of the special winning opening 202 is set to a short time, it is difficult to cause a situation in which a game ball does not enter the special winning opening 202 at all.

  Further, in the state where the big winning opening 202 is opened by the opening / closing member 220, as shown in FIG. 4B, a game ball enters the big winning opening 202 from the inclined surface 216, or enters the big winning opening 202. A game ball enters directly from above. At this time, the game ball that has fallen to the left of the end portion 226 a of the first guide surface 226 rolls on the first guide surface 226 and is guided to the first passage 222. On the other hand, a game ball that rolls on the second guide surface 228, that is, a game ball that has fallen to the right of the end 226 a of the first guide surface 226 is guided to the second passage 224.

  In a conventional general gaming machine, for example, only the first passage 222 is provided in the special winning opening 202. In the present embodiment, since the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 are provided in parallel in the special winning opening 202, the maximum distance to the sensor S can be shortened as compared with the conventional case. This shortens the time until the game ball that has entered the grand prize opening 202 is detected by the sensor S, shortens the waiting period that is set after the big prize opening 202 is closed, and extends the game. It is possible to prevent the interest from decreasing.

  Further, the game ball that has fallen on the second guide surface 228 gets over the second passage 224 due to the momentum of collision with the second guide surface 228, rolls on the first guide surface 226, and moves to the first passage 222. There is a risk of entering. In this case, the rolling distance of the game ball in the special winning opening 202 becomes long, and the time until the game ball is detected by the sensor S becomes long. In the present embodiment, the end 228 a of the second guide surface 228 is positioned below the end 226 a of the first guide surface 226, and ribs 232 a and 232 b are provided above the second guide surface 228. It has been. As a result, the possibility that the game ball rolling on the second guide surface 228 gets over the second passage 224 and is guided to the first guide surface 226 is reduced, and the rolling distance of the game ball in the special winning opening 202 is shortened. can do.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

In the above embodiment, the two passages of the first passage 222 and the second passage 224 are provided in parallel in the special winning opening 202, but three or more passages in which the sensor S is provided may be provided in parallel. Good.
In the above-described embodiment, the large winning opening 202 is described as an example of the winning opening. However, the present invention can be widely applied to a winning opening that is opened and closed by an opening and closing member such as a so-called electric chew.
In addition, it goes without saying that the arrangement, inclination direction, and the like of the first passage 222, the second passage 224, the first guide surface 226, and the second guide surface 228 in the above embodiment are merely examples, and the design can be changed as appropriate.

100 gaming machine 108 gaming board 116 game area 202 large winning opening 220 opening and closing member 220a rolling surface 222 first passage 224 second passage 226 first guide surface 226a, 226b, 228a end 228 second guide surface S sensor

Claims (4)

A game board in which a game area where game balls flow down is formed;
A prize opening provided in the game area and opened and closed by an opening and closing member;
A plurality of passages provided in parallel in the winning opening;
A plurality of sensors provided in each of the plurality of passages for detecting a game ball;
A gaming machine comprising The opening / closing member is capable of rolling a game ball and has a rolling surface inclined with respect to the horizontal direction,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of passages include a first passage and a second passage that are located vertically below the rolling surface and are spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising a first guide surface that is capable of rolling a game ball and is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction between the first passage and the second passage. A second guide surface located on the opposite side of the first guide surface across the second passage and vertically below the rolling surface,
The first guide surface has an end on the second passage side located above the end on the first passage side,
4. The game according to claim 3, wherein the second guide surface is located at a lowermost end portion on the second passage side and is located below the end portion on the second passage side in the first guide surface. Machine.

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