JP2019033967A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a practical game machine in which ball jamming troubles hardly occur between wing members and opposing walls and members surrounding respective wing members are hardly damaged.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 is provided with a first big winning device 26 including a pair of left and right wing members 52, 52 in a game area 16 of a game board 2. If a game ball making a winning into inside the first big winning device 26 from the open wing members 52, 52 is guided to a special area 56, a "big win state" advantageous to a player is configured to be generated. Opposing walls 71, 71 that are wall faces of the portions opposing to the respective wing members 52, 52 are each made in an outwardly concave curved state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko machine having a winning device provided with a moving part called a “blade” is conventionally known. In the “blade pachinko machine”, a blade member consisting of a pair of blades rotated by a solenoid or the like is provided in a specific variable prize-winning device, and when a game ball wins a predetermined lottery prize opening, The pair of blades are opened and closed a predetermined number of times (one or two times), and the game balls flowing down the game board surface are introduced into the variable winning device by opening and closing the blades.

JP 2009-207729 A

  However, in the conventional pachinko machine such as the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the wing member in a state where the game sphere is placed is closed, the game sphere is sandwiched between the closed wing member and the opposing wall surface. , There is a possibility of causing the ball clogging. In addition, when the surrounding game balls are guided vigorously (at a high speed) into the winning means by the opening and closing blade members, the parts that collide with the game balls (the wall facing the blade members and the flow of the game balls located below) Road) etc. may be damaged by impact.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional pachinko machine described above, to prevent ball clogging between the blade member and the wall surface facing the blade member, and to prevent damage to members around each blade member. It is to provide a gaming machine.

  Among the present inventions, the invention described in claim 1 is a winning means for performing an opening / closing operation in a game area (special winning device, big prize opening, ordinary electric accessory, electric chew, movable electric accessory, etc.) The game machine is advantageous to a player when the winning means executes an opening / closing operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a game ball wins in the established winning means. The means is formed by rotating the blade member, and the wall surface of the portion facing the closed blade member is curved in a concave shape.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the inner surface of the blade member is curved so as to be substantially line symmetrical with the curved shape of the wall surface. It is.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 1, since the wall surface facing the blade member that guides the game ball into the winning means by turning is curved in a concave shape, the ball between the wall surface facing the blade member Clogging is less likely to occur. In addition, since the game ball guided from the blade member into the winning means collides with the concavely curved wall surface and the momentum is reduced, the flow of the game ball located on the wall surface facing the blade member or below the blade member Roads are not easily damaged.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 2, since the inner surface of the blade member is curved so as to be substantially line symmetrical with the curved shape of the opposing wall surface, the ball clogging between the blade member and the opposing wall surface is further reduced. It can be effectively prevented.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the pachinko machine from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the game board from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the pachinko machine from the rear side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the 1st big prize apparatus from the front side (a shows the state which closed the blade member, b showed the state which opened the blade member).

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

<Structure of pachinko machine>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the pachinko machine 1 from the front side, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the game board 2 from the front side, and FIG. 3 is an explanation showing the pachinko machine 1 from the rear side. FIG. The pachinko machine 1 is a game in which a game ball is driven into a game area 16 formed on the front surface of the game board 2 and flows down in the game area 16, and the game board 2 functions as a support. It is installed on the front upper part of the frame 3 via a middle frame 5 which is a metal frame member. Further, in front of the game board 2, a front door 4 that supports a glass plate is hinged to the machine frame 3 so as to be able to open one side with the left end edge as an axis, and the game is closed by the front door 4. A space in front of the board 2 is a game area 16.

  The game area 16 is surrounded by an outer rail 23 and an inner rail 24 (guidance rail) arranged in an arc shape on the front surface of the game board 2, and the game area 16 has a space between the rails 23 and 24 on the left side. Is a launch passage 13 for driving a game ball into the game area 16. In addition, a display that is a dot display provided with display units 6a and 6a for displaying symbols and various messages composed of numbers “0” to “9” at a position above the game area 16. A device 6 (display means) is installed. Furthermore, from the center part to the lower part of the game area 16 below the display device 6, entrances 51 and 51 through which game balls enter, a pair of left and right blade members 52 and 52 that open and close the entrances 51 and 51, the entrance 51 , 51, and merged flow paths 53, 53 for joining the game balls that have entered the game ball, a game ball flow path 54 that branches downward from the downstream end of the combined flow paths (game ball passages) 53, 53, and the seesaw accessory 30. A first winning means (special winning device) having various electric devices, a ball-sending member 31 for feeding a game ball into the seesaw accessory 30, a special area 56 through which the game ball can pass, and out ports 57, 57, etc. A single winning device 26 is installed. It should be noted that many members of the first grand prize winning device 26 such as the pair of left and right blade members 52, 52, the joint passages 53, 53, the game ball passage 54, the seesaw accessory 30 and the like are made of synthetic resin (polycarbonate). Yes.

  Further, on the left side of the display device 6 and the first grand prize winning device 26, a lottery prize winning port 19 through which game balls can flow down and game balls can be won, and a plurality of normal prize winning ports 84, 84,. The left-handed space SL is formed, and by flowing down this left-handed space SL, it is possible to aim for winning a game ball to the lottery winning opening 19. On the other hand, a right-handed space SR in which a game ball can flow down is also formed on the right side of the display device 6 and the first grand prize winning device 26. In this right-handed space SR, a gate member 20 through which a game ball can pass, a movable winning device 17 having a movable piece that opens and closes, and a winning means that is established by passing through a special area 56 of the game ball. Two major winning devices 18 and a normal winning opening 84 are provided. Then, by flowing down the right-handed space SR, the gate member 20 is allowed to pass through, the movable winning device 17 that is opened is awarded, or the opened second big prize device 18 is awarded. Can be done. A number of game nails are planted in the left-handed space SL and the right-handed space SR. The winning of the game ball to the first big winning device 26 can be aimed at almost the same probability regardless of which of the left-handed space SL and the right-handed space SR flows down. Furthermore, a discharge port 47 for discharging the game ball reaching the position to the outside of the game area 16 is provided at the lowermost end of the game area 16.

  Further, on the front side of the machine casing 3 and below the game board 2, a supply tray 7 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching device 10 and a game ball overflowing from the supply tray 7 are stored. A storage tray 8 is attached. The supply tray 7 can be opened to the machine frame 3 with the opening of the front door 4 and the storage tray 8 with the opening of the middle frame 5, respectively. Further, on the right side of the storage tray 8, a handle 9 for operating the game ball launching device 10 and adjusting the strength of driving the game ball into the game area 16 is rotatably installed. In addition, a game button 25 that can be arbitrarily pushed by the player is provided in front of the supply tray 7.

  Further, a pair of speakers 14 and 14 for reporting sound effects and various messages are provided on the upper portion of the front door 4. In addition, lamp members 15, 15... Incorporating a plurality of LEDs that are lit and blinking according to the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 and the like are provided on the left and right sides of the front door 4.

  On the other hand, on the rear side of the machine casing 3, there are a storage tank 11 for storing game balls to be paid out as rental balls and prize balls to the supply tray 7, a payout device 12 connected to the storage tank 11, and a payout device 12. A payout control device 28 for controlling the payout operation, a power supply device 29 for supplying a power supply voltage to each control board, device, and member are installed. A center cover 21 made of a synthetic resin and formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape is installed on the upper rear surface of the machine casing 3. Inside the center cover 21 are a main control device (not shown) for executing main control (for example, so-called jackpot lottery etc.) related to the game, and a display control device (not shown) for controlling display operations and the like in the display device 6. A light emission control device (not shown) for controlling the lighting / flashing operation of the lamp member 15, a sound control device (not shown) for controlling a sound reporting operation from the speaker 14, a display control device, A sub-control device (not shown) and the like that control the operation of the sound control device and the like are installed. In addition, a game ball launching device 10 for driving a game ball in the supply tray 7 into the game area is installed diagonally to the right of the power supply device 29.

<Game contents of pachinko machine>
In the pachinko machine 1 as described above, the player operates the launching device 10 by turning the handle 9 to drive a game ball into the game area 16 through the launch passage 13, and first, the left-handed space SL is created. The game ball is made to flow down (so-called “left-handed”) and aims to win a game ball in the lottery winning opening 19. When a game ball wins the lottery winning opening 19, after a predetermined small hit display is made on the display device 6, the blade members 52, 52 are operated to open the entrances 51, 51 (that is, the first The grand prize winning device 26 is opened). Therefore, the “left-handed” is continued, and the game ball enters the first big winning device 26 from the left side of the first big winning device 26 (winning into the first big winning device 26) and eventually passes through the special area 56. Aim.

  When the game ball passes through the special area 56, a so-called “hit state” occurs in which the second big winning device 18 is intermittently opened for a predetermined number of times. Therefore, the player makes a so-called “right-handed” in which the game ball is driven into the right-handed space SR to flow down, and aims to win the game ball in the second big winning device 18 that is intermittently established. Further, when the game ball passes through the special area 56 (winning), a symbol such as “V, V” is displayed on the display device 6 (bonus acquisition display). Is displayed. The game balls that have entered the first grand prize winning device 26 but have not passed through the special area 56 are discharged to the rear surface side of the game board 2 through any one of the outlets 57.

  When the “big hit state” is completed, the result of the so-called winning lottery executed due to the detection of the passage of the game ball to the gate member 20 is likely to be “win”, and the movable winning device 17 is frequently opened. In other words, a so-called “support state” in which a game ball can be won occurs. Therefore, the player continues “right-handed” and aims to pass the game ball to the gate member 20 and win the game ball to the movable winning device 17 that is frequently opened. Then, when the game ball wins the movable winning device 17, after the predetermined small hit display is made on the display device 6, the blade members 52, 52 are operated to open the entrances 51, 51. ”Is continued, aiming for the game ball to enter the first big winning device 26 from the right side of the first big winning device 26 and to pass through the special area 56.

  The above-described “support state” is continued until the number of opening times of the first big prize winning device 26 due to the operation of the blade members 52, 52 reaches a predetermined number. Therefore, every time the game ball passes through the special area 56 during the “support state”, the occurrence of the “hit state” and the occurrence of the “support state” accompanying the end of the “hit state” are looped. On the other hand, when the number of opening of the first big winning device 26 reaches a predetermined number without passing the special area 56 during the “support state”, the “support state” is ended, and the game to the gate member 20 is completed. The result of the winning lottery executed due to the detection of the passing of the ball is less likely to be “winning” (or not “winning”), and the movable winning device 17 is not almost opened (or never opened). ) Return to the normal state at the beginning of the game. Therefore, the player stops “right-handed” and returns to the above-mentioned game in which “left-handed” is performed.

<Characteristics of pachinko machine>
FIG. 4 shows a first grand prize-winning device 26 that is a winning means (special prize-winning device). The left and right sides of the upper end of the first big prize-winning device 26 are game balls that have flowed down the periphery. Each entrance 51, 51 for introducing into the winning device 26 is provided, and each entrance 51, 51 is provided with a pair of left and right blade members 52, 52 for opening and closing. . Each blade member 52, 52 has a blade shape with a short front view, and has substantially the same depth (front-rear width) from the distal end to the proximal end. Moreover, the inner surface of each blade member 52, 52 has a concave shape (inward concave shape) with a predetermined radius of curvature (about 20 cm). The blade members 52 and 52 are configured to open and close the entrances 51 and 51 by rotating around the rotation shaft 72 at the base end. Further, when the blade members 52, 52 are closed, they are substantially orthogonal to the horizontal plane.

  On the other hand, opposed walls 71 and 71 made of synthetic resin (polycarbonate) are connected to a ceiling portion 73 and a support portion 74 arranged substantially horizontally in a portion facing the closed blade members 52 and 52. And it is provided so as to be orthogonal to the board surface of the game board 2. Each of the opposing wall bodies 71 and 71 is formed in a flat plate shape having a substantially constant width (3.0 mm), and is curved in an outward concave shape with a predetermined curvature radius (about 20 cm). And the outer surface curved in the outward concave shape of each opposing wall body 71 and 71 is the state which formed wall surface W and W, respectively. Moreover, the opposing wall bodies 71 and 71 are provided in an inclined shape so as to form a predetermined angle (about 60 ° and about 120 °) with respect to the horizontal plane. In addition, on the lower side of each opposing wall body 71, 71, the combined flow paths 53, 53 are formed in a state where the base ends are bent outward at a steep angle (about 90 °), respectively. The front ends of the combined flow paths 53 and 53 are in communication with the game ball flow path 54.

  In the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, the game balls flowing down the periphery by the respective blade members 52, 52 opened by rotating the upper part outwardly are first passed from the respective entrances 51, 51. Guided to the inside of the big winning device 26 (wins). In the pachinko machine 1, each of the blade members 52 and 52 is the same when the game ball wins the lottery winning opening 19 and when the game ball wins the movable winning device 17 in the above-described “support state”. The opening / closing operation for a predetermined time (approximately 1 second from the opening start to the closing end) is executed at the timing. Then, the game balls guided from the respective entrances 51, 51 to the inside of the first big winning device 26 by the opening / closing operation of the respective blade members 52, 52 collide with the opposing wall bodies 71, 71, and the combined flow channel 53. , 53, the momentum (speed) of the game ball is effectively reduced by the curved wall surfaces W of the opposing wall bodies 71, 71.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is different from the conventional pachinko machine in the manner in which the blade members 52 and 52 for winning a game ball into the first grand prize winning device 26 are awarded. That is, in the pachinko machine 1, the blade members 52 and 52 are installed below the display device 6. Further, the blade members 52 and 52 are installed below the lottery prize winning opening 19. In addition, in the pachinko machine 1, the tips of the blade members 52 and 52 that are rotated outward are located on the inner side in the left-right direction with respect to the edge of the display device 6. Further, the blade members 52, 52 of the first big prize winning device 26 are located in the approximate center of the board surface of the game board 2, and the game ball is drawn from either the left-handed space SL or the right-handed space SR. Even if it is made to flow down, the game ball has a structure (so-called gauge configuration) that reaches the tip of the blade members 52, 52 over approximately the same time (average time). In addition, the pachinko machine 1 stores, in the storage means of the main control device (not shown), a “small hit effect” that is an interval (time) from when a game ball wins the lottery winning opening 19 until the blade member opens. A plurality of types of “time” are stored, and when a game ball wins the lottery winning slot 19, one of those “small hit effect times” is selected by an internal lottery in the main control device. It is controlled so that

<Effect of pachinko machine>
As described above, the pachinko machine 1 is opened when the first large winning device 26 as a winning means rotates the blade members 52 and 52 outward, and faces the blade members 52 and 52. Since the wall surfaces W of the opposed wall bodies 71, 71 are curved in a concave shape (outwardly concave shape), clogging between the blade members 52, 52 and the opposed wall bodies 71, 71 is unlikely to occur. Further, since the game balls guided from the respective blade members 52, 52 to the inside of the first grand prize winning device 26 collide with the wall surfaces W of the opposing wall bodies 71, 71 curved outwardly, the momentum is reduced. The flow path of the game ball located on the lower side of each blade member 52, 52 is not easily damaged.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 faces the blade members 52, 52 because the inner surfaces of the blade members 52, 52 are curved so as to be substantially line symmetrical with the curved shape of the wall surface W of the opposed wall bodies 71, 71. Ball clogging between the wall bodies 71 and 71 can be more effectively prevented.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a display device 6 which is a display means for displaying that the “big hit state”, which is a special gaming state, is provided inside the gaming area 16, and a pair of left and right blade members 52, 52 is installed on the lower side of the display device 6 and the tip of each blade member 52, 52 in a state of rotating outward is located on the inner side in the left-right direction with respect to the edge of the display device 6. doing. That is, the pachinko machine 1 has a distance (distance in the horizontal direction and vertical direction) from the introduction portion (the upper end of the inner rail 24 that is a guide rail) to the tip of the blade members 52, 52 as compared with the conventional gaming machine. ) Is long, so that it is possible to effectively prevent an irregular game of a type in which a game ball is thrown in a specific direction (a direction that is not planned in the design) at the timing when a game ball wins the lottery winning opening 19. be able to. Further, as compared with the conventional gaming machine, the distance from the introduction portion to the gaming area 16 to the tip of each blade member 52, 52 is longer, and the average reaching each blade member 52, 52 is longer. Despite the increased speed of the game ball, the momentum of the game ball guided from the respective blade members 52, 52 to the inside of the first big winning device 26 is effectively reduced, and the opposing wall 71, 71 and the flow path of the game ball located below each blade member 52, 52 can be effectively prevented, and the guided game ball can flow smoothly downward. .

Further, as described above, the pachinko machine 1 has the following effects because the installation mode of the blade members 52 and 52 of the first grand prize winning device 26 is different from the conventional pachinko machine.
(1) Since the blade members 52 and 52 are installed below the lottery prize winning port 19, the first grand prize winning device 26 is opened from the opened blade members 52 and 52 while aiming for winning the lottery prize winning port 19. It is possible to aim for winning inward, and the game content is clear and simple, so that the player's willingness to play can be kept high for a long period of time.
(2) The blade members 52, 52 are positioned below the display device 6, and the blades are (opened) from the introduction portion (upper end of the inner rail 24) to the game area 16 as compared with the conventional pachinko machine. Since the distance to the tips of the members 52, 52 (ie, the distance in the vertical direction) is long, even when the launch position (launch strength) of the game ball fluctuates, The number of winning game balls in the second large winning device 18 is unlikely to fluctuate. Therefore, according to the pachinko machine 1, the number of game balls won in the first big winning device 26 and the second big winning device 18 is increased by turning the game ball launching device 10 on and off when the "hit state" occurs. The irregular game can be effectively prevented.
(3) The tip of each blade member 52, 52 in the state of rotating outward is located on the inner side in the left-right direction with respect to the edge of the display device 6, and the game area 16 is compared with the conventional gaming machine. Since the distance from the left and right edges to the tip of the blade members 52, 52 is long, the above-described irregular game can be more effectively prevented.
(4) A gauge configuration in which the game ball reaches the tip of the blade members 52 and 52 over approximately the same time regardless of whether the game ball flows down from the left-handed space SL or the right-handed space SR. Therefore, in a gaming state that recommends a left-handed game (that is, a gaming state other than the “big hit state” and the “support state”), an irregular game that is right-handed at the timing of winning the lottery winning opening 19 (In other words, a game that aims to win the first big winning device 26 from the tip of the right blade member 52 by hitting right after winning the lottery winning opening 19 or the like) Compared with the case where it continues, since the remarkable difference does not arise in the winning probability to the blade members 52, 52, such an irregular game can be effectively prevented.
(5) Since the “small hit effect time” (that is, the interval from when the game ball wins the lottery winning port 19 until the blade member opens) changes depending on the timing at which the game ball wins the lottery winning port 19, From the above-mentioned “an irregular game in which the player makes a right-hand hit at the timing of winning the lottery winning opening 19 during the game state in which left-handed gaming is recommended” or “from winning the lottery winning opening 19 to the start of opening the blade members 52 and 52 It is possible to more effectively prevent the “abnormal game in which the winning probability to the blade members 52 and 52 is increased by launching the game ball with an interval based on the interval of“).

<Examples of game machine changes>
The configuration of the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and a lottery winning opening, display means (display device), winning means (first grand prize winning device, second grand prize winning) Device), blade members, game ball launching device, etc., such as shape, structure, etc., game content such as operation content at the time of occurrence of "big hit state", etc., as necessary without departing from the spirit of the present invention It can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, the gaming machine according to the present invention intermittently opens the first grand prize device for a predetermined number of times (opens the blade member) on the condition that the game ball is won in a special area as in the above embodiment. It is not limited to the “big hit state” in which the second big winning device is intermittently opened for a predetermined number of times, but only the first big winning device is predetermined on condition that a game ball is won in a special area. It is also possible to change the “hit state” that is opened intermittently over a number of times to a state that continues a predetermined number of times. In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the one that causes the “support state” after the “hit state” ends, and may be one that returns to the normal gaming state after the “hit state” ends. In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention, as in the above-described embodiment, “the game ball takes almost the same time regardless of whether the game ball flows down from the left-handed space or the right-handed space. It is not limited to “having a gauge configuration that reaches the tip of the blade member”, and “when the game ball is caused to flow down from the right-handed space, the game ball is caused to flow down from the left-handed space. It is also possible to change to “a gauge configuration that increases the time until the game ball reaches the tip of the blade member”.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with a curved flat plate-like wall body orthogonal to the game board surface at the portion facing each closed blade member as in the above embodiment. The outer surface is not limited to a wall surface, and a curved wall surface may be provided on the outside of a member having a shape other than a flat plate. In addition, when the curved flat plate-like wall body is provided so as to be orthogonal to the game board surface and the outer surface is used as the wall surface as in the above-described embodiment, the inside of the first big prize winning device from each blade member There is an advantage that the momentum of the game ball led to can be reduced extremely effectively.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the one in which the big winning device as the winning means executes the opening / closing operation in response to the winning of the gaming ball in the lottery winning opening as in the above embodiment. It is also possible to change to a device in which a large winning device as a winning means performs an opening / closing operation, etc., when passing through a predetermined gate.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the case where the pair of left and right blade members is provided in the large winning device that is the winning means as in the above embodiment, but the single winning device that is the winning means is single. The blade member or three or more blade members may be provided.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the special winning device as the winning means as in the above-described embodiment, and the winning means is a large winning opening, an ordinary electric accessory, an electric chew, or a movable electric accessory. It is also possible to change to something.

  It should be noted that all elements described in the claims, specification and drawings (for example, game area, game board, distribution means, large game members, control device, etc.) are clearly defined to limit the number consciously. As long as there is no description, it may be physically single or plural, and the arrangement may be appropriately changed. In addition, the element names (names given to the elements) used in the claims and the description are merely given for convenience of description of the present case, and thereby have a special meaning. Is not particularly conscious of In other words, what is an element is not limitedly interpreted only by the element name. Further, whether or not a plurality of the above-described elements are configured integrally or divided into a plurality of elements is not specifically defined in the claims. Since these are matters that can be considered very easily by those skilled in the art, it is clear that all patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification etc. There is no doubt that it is included in the scope of rights related to. Therefore, the right according to the present invention is not avoided simply because a gaming machine that has only a structural difference within that range is not described in this embodiment. The same applies to differences in obvious ranges that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment in the configuration and shape of each element.

1. Pachinko machine (game machine)
6. Display device (display means)
10. Game ball launcher 16. Game area 18. Second prize-winning device (winning means)
19 ・ ・ Lottery winning award 23 ・ ・ Inner rail (guidance rail)
26 .. First prize winning device (winning means)
52 .. Blade member 71 .. Opposing wall body W .. Wall surface

Claims (2)

In the game area, a winning means for performing an opening / closing operation is provided, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the winning means executes the opening / closing operation, and when a game ball wins in the opened winning means, An advantageous gaming machine,
A game machine characterized in that the winning means is opened by rotating the blade member, and the wall surface of the portion facing the closed blade member is curved in a concave shape.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the blade member is curved so as to be substantially line symmetrical with a curved shape of the wall surface.

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