JP2019058445A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suppressing occurrence of ball clogging by operation of an opening/closing member.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 includes: a game member in which an opening 11 through which game balls can pass; and an opening/closing member 30 that is a member displaceably provided between an open position for opening the opening 11 and a closed position for closing it and allows game balls to roll on its upper surface when being positioned in the closed position. In the game machine 1, distance H2 between a downstream-side end edge 32 of the opening/closing member 30 and a downstream-side end edge 112 of the opening 11 is set longer than distance H1 between an upstream-side end edge 31 of the opening/closing member 30 in a height direction and an upstream-side end edge 111 of the opening 11, and distance between the downstream-side end edge of the opening member and the downstream-side end edge of the opening is smaller than diameters of game balls.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a gaming machine provided with an opening and closing member for opening and closing a predetermined area, various attempts have been made to suppress occurrence of so-called ball biting due to the operation of the opening and closing member (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP, 2016-016141, A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the occurrence of ball biting due to the operation of the opening and closing member.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems is displaceable between a gaming member having an opening through which gaming balls can pass and an opening position for opening the opening and a closing position for closing the opening. A member provided at the closed position, the upper surface of which is an opening / closing member on which the game ball rolls, and the upstream side edge of the opening / closing member in the height direction and the upstream side of the opening The distance between the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening is set larger than the distance between the end and the opening, and the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening Is characterized in that it is smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of ball biting due to the operation of the opening and closing member.

It is the schematic which showed the whole game machine. It is a front view of a game board and a display. It is the schematic which showed the structure around a big winning opening, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view, (b) is the figure seen from the front, (c) is the figure seen from the upper side. It is a figure for demonstrating the ball biting prevention effect in a horizontal direction. It is a figure for demonstrating the ball biting prevention effect in an up-down direction. It is a figure for demonstrating a 4th example. It is a figure for demonstrating a 5th example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the entire configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 comprises a gaming board 90. The game board 90 is formed of substantially square plywood, and the guide rails 903 forming a passage for guiding the game balls fired by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 have a substantially arc shape. It is provided as.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a start winning hole 904, a big winning hole 10, an out port, and the like are provided. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be viewed through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the display device 91 itself) .

  Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls by collision of the game balls flowing down. The game balls flowing down the game area 902 change in various manners according to the conditions at the time of collision with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, by operating the launcher 908, the gaming ball is launched toward the gaming area 902. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as the start winning hole 904 or the big winning hole 10, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

  The jackpot lottery is executed by the acceptance determination means provided on the control board (not shown), triggered by the game ball winning to the start winning opening 904 (a plurality of such start winning openings may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter sometimes referred to as acceptance determination information) is acquired from a random number source triggered by the game ball's winning on the start winning hole 904, and the numerical value is the same as the predetermined jackpot value In this case, it is a big hit, and in the case of a different, it is lost.

  In the present embodiment, as in the case of a known gaming machine, the player is notified of the result of the determination of the success or failure by the combination of the decorative symbols 50 (see FIG. 1 etc.) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. The decorative symbol 50 starts to change with the start of notification of the result of the pass / fail judgment. When the jackpot is won, the decorative symbol 50 finally stops at a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same decorative symbol 50). If it is an out-of-shape, the decorative symbol 50 finally stops at a combination other than that (other than the combination that makes a big hit).

  Description of the components of the gaming machine 1 not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower tray for storing gaming balls, and the upper tray, is omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  Hereinafter, the special winning opening 10, the opening / closing member 30 for opening and closing the special winning opening 10, and the configuration related thereto will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 10 is provided on the right side of the game area (see FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 101 different from the special winning opening 10 is provided at the lower center (see FIG. 2), but there is a direct relationship with the technical matters described in detail below. Because there is no, when it says the big winning a prize mouth 10, it means those provided on the right side of the game area.

  When the player wins a jackpot and plays a game in order to bring the game ball into the big winning opening 10, the player plays a game (so-called right-handed game) so that the game ball enters the right side of the game area. The entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 is formed in a passage (hereinafter, may be referred to as a specific passage 20) which is inclined from the right toward the center in the width direction (see FIG. 2). Specifically, an opening formed below (bottom surface) of the specific passage 20 is the inlet 11 of the big winning opening 10. As will be described in detail later, strictly speaking, at least a part of the bottom surface of the specified passage 20 is constituted by the open / close member 30 located at the closed position.

  A member (corresponding to a game member in the present invention) constituting the specific passage 20 (big winning opening 10) may be any type. It may be formed by one member or may be formed by a plurality of members. In the present embodiment, the specific passage 20 (the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10) is configured by the gaming board 90 and the fixing member 40 fixed on the front side of the gaming board 90. Specifically, the side wall on the rear side (back side) of the big winning opening 10 is from the surface of the game board 90, and the side wall on the right side (upstream side) and the left side (downstream side) from the surface of the game board 90 toward the front The side wall of the front side (front side) is constituted by the fixing member 40 fixed to the game board 90 by the part formed to project. By being surrounded by these, the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 is a substantially square opening. The width of the specific passage 20 (the length in the front-rear direction) is greater than one game ball and less than two (greater than the diameter of the game ball and less than twice the diameter). That is, in the specific passage 20, two or more game balls are not arranged in the width direction.

  The opening and closing member 30 is a member for opening and closing the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 and opens the entrance 11 (makes it possible to pass the game ball) and closes the entrance 11 (playing ball Move back and forth between the closed position (see FIG. 3 (a) etc.). The opening and closing member 30 in the present embodiment is a flat member and is a so-called slide attacker that reciprocates in the plane direction. Specifically, the opening and closing member 30 is in the closed position in the normal state, and slides toward the open position behind the closed position during the big hit game (in the so-called big hit round), and the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 is opened. Do. The entrance 11 of the special winning opening 10 has a substantially square shape, and the planar shape of the opening / closing member 30 also has a substantially square shape accordingly. The drive source for operating the special winning opening 10 and the power transmission structure from the driving source to the special winning opening 10 may be of any type, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

  The open / close member 30 located at the closed position constitutes at least a part of the bottom surface (the surface inclined along the flow of the game ball) of the specific passage 20. Specifically, when the opening and closing member 30 is located at the closed position, the gaming ball passes through the specific passage 20 while rolling on the upper surface of the opening and closing member 30. The specific passage 20 in the present embodiment has a part of the bottom surface (hereinafter, referred to as a fixed bottom surface 21) that is not configured by the opening and closing member 30 on the upstream side of the opening and closing member 30. Specifically, the upper surface of a portion formed to project forward from the surface of the game board 90 is the fixed bottom surface 21. The game ball moving toward the big winning opening 10 comes in contact with the fixed bottom surface 21. That is, when the opening and closing member 30 is located at the closed position, it rolls over the surface formed by the fixed bottom surface 21 and the opening and closing member 30 and passes through the specific passage 20. In order to guide the gaming ball, the fixed bottom surface 21 and the opening and closing member 30 are slightly inclined so as to be displaced downward from the right to the left. Even when the opening and closing member 30 is positioned at the open position, the gaming ball rolls on the fixed bottom surface 21 and proceeds to the large winning opening 10. That is, it will head to the big winning opening 10 with a certain amount of momentum.

  As described above, the special winning opening 10 is a space surrounded by the side wall formed by the gaming board 90 and the fixing member 40. Therefore, it can be said that the entrance 11 of the special winning opening 10 is also configured by these members. Among the peripheries of the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10, the upstream edge is the upstream edge 111 (the downstream edge of the fixed bottom surface 21) and the downstream edge is the downstream edge 112 (big winning opening) Assuming that the upstream side edge of the portion constituting the downstream side wall 12 of 10), the positional relationship between the upstream side edge 111 and the downstream side edge 112 and the opening / closing member 30 is set as follows: There is. In addition, the following positional relationship says the thing in, when the opening-and-closing member 30 is located in a closed position, except the case clearly stated.

  First, the positional relationship in the height direction (vertical direction) will be described. In the present embodiment, the upstream end of the opening / closing member 30 in the height direction (the end on the right side, hereinafter, one end to distinguish it from the upstream end 111 of the entrance 11 of the large winning opening 10. The downstream edge (the left edge) of the opening / closing member 30 than the distance H1 between the edge 31 and the upstream edge 111 of the inlet 11 (hereinafter, the large winning opening 10 The distance H2 between the downstream edge 112 of the inlet 11 and the downstream edge 112 of the inlet 11 is set larger in order to distinguish it from the downstream edge 112 of the inlet 11 of the 3 (b)). Specifically, when the opening / closing member 30 and the large winning opening 10 are viewed from the front (when viewed from the front), a relatively large gap is formed between the downstream end 112 and the other end 32. It means that you can see what exists. In addition, the said distance shall be referred to the upper side which the game ball in each part which comprises the opening / closing member 30 or the entrance 11 contacts.

  As described above, since the open / close member 30 located in the closed position constitutes the bottom of the specific passage 20 together with the fixed bottom 21, the heights of the upstream end 111 and the one end 31 are substantially the same. It is preferable that there be some (there is no level difference between the two). By doing this, it is possible to make the flow (rolling) of the gaming balls passing through the specific passage 20 smooth when the open / close member 30 is in the closed position. However, as long as the one side edge 31 is lower than the upstream side edge 111, the game ball can move in the specified passage 20, so this setting is not denied. Absent.

  On the other hand, in the height direction, a relatively large gap exists between the downstream edge 112 and the other edge 32. If this assumes that the virtual line (virtual plane) which extended the opening-and-closing member 30 straightly (following the plane direction of the opening-and-closing member 30) downstream from the other side edge 32 assumes that virtual line It does not intersect the downstream side wall 12 of 10. Assuming that the virtual line intersects with the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 (see FIG. 4B. The imaginary line L1 intersects with the downstream side wall 12), the opening / closing member Where there is a risk that the gaming ball will be pinched (bitten) in the lateral direction between 30 and the downstream side wall 12 or the opening / closing member 30 may be damaged by the reaction force from the gaming ball In the present embodiment, since the virtual line and the downstream end edge 112 are offset in the height direction, the downstream end edge 112 of the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 (large winning opening 10 Between the side surface (inner surface)), the possibility of the game ball being pinched in the lateral direction (the possibility of the occurrence of the bite) is reduced. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the game ball is moved downstream as it is pushed by the other side edge 32 (left surface) of the opening / closing member 30 and the ball biting is avoided (see FIG. 4). (See a)).

  Next, the positional relationship in the lateral direction (left and right direction) will be described. In the present embodiment, the distance W2 between the lower side edge and the other side edge 32 is set larger than the distance W1 between the upstream side edge 111 and the one side edge 31 in the lateral direction. (See FIG. 3 (c)). Specifically, when the opening / closing member 30 and the large winning opening 10 are viewed from directly above, it can be seen that a relatively large gap is present between the downstream end edge 112 and the other end edge 32. It is.

  As described above, since the open / close member 30 located in the closed position constitutes the bottom of the specific passage 20 together with the fixed bottom 21, it is located between the upstream end 111 and the one end 31 in the lateral direction. It is preferable that no large gaps exist, that is, the gaps be as small as possible. By doing this, it is possible to make the flow (rolling) of the gaming balls passing through the specific passage 20 smooth when the open / close member 30 is in the closed position. However, if the size of the gap between the upstream side edge 111 and the one side edge 31 is such that the gaming ball can not pass through, the gaming ball can move in the specific passage 20, so It is possible to increase or decrease the size of the gap.

  On the other hand, in the lateral direction, a relatively large gap is present between the downstream edge 112 and the other edge 32. Assuming that a virtual line (virtual plane) in which the opening and closing member 30 is extended straight downward (downward in the direction of gravity) from the other side edge 32, this virtual line is the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10. It does not intersect with. Assuming that the virtual line intersects with the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 (see FIG. 5B. The virtual line L2 intersects the upper surface of the downstream side wall 12). There is a possibility that the game ball may be caught in the height direction between the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side wall 12 (upper surface of the side wall), and in the present embodiment, the virtual line and the downstream side edge 112 are horizontal Because it is shifted in the direction, the game ball may be caught in the height direction between the downstream end edge 112 of the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 (ball catching occurs Is likely to be reduced. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the game ball is pushed to the downstream side or the inside of the big winning opening 10 as it is pushed by the other side edge 32 (lower surface) of the opening / closing member 30, and the ball biting is avoided. Such a situation (see FIG. 5A) is likely to occur.

  Thus, in both the height direction and the lateral direction, the size of the gap formed between the downstream side edge 112 and the other side edge 32 is the upstream side edge 111 and the one side edge 31. And a gap larger than the gap formed between the By doing this, it is possible to greatly reduce the possibility of the occurrence of the bite between the open / close member 30 and the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10. However, the gap formed between the downstream side edge 112 and the other side edge 32 is sized so that the game ball can not pass through. That is, the shortest distance between the downstream end 112 and the other end 32 is smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball (in other words, the distance between the downstream end 112 and the other end 32 in the height direction) The distance in the lateral direction is that all are smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball). This prevents the game ball from entering the big winning opening 10 from the gap between the downstream side edge 112 and the other side edge 32. That is, the game ball is prevented from winning in the special winning opening 10 despite the opening / closing member 30 being in the closed position.

  Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment is improved, modified, embodied, etc. will be described. Note that a plurality of items described using the following specific examples may be applied.

First Example The above embodiment has described that the occurrence of ball biting at the time of operation of the opening and closing member 30 is suppressed by taking the opening and closing member 30 for opening and closing the big winning opening 10 and the inlet 11 as an example. The same technical idea can be applied not only to the winning opening 10 but also to the opening (inlet 11) where the game ball can enter and the opening / closing member 30 for opening / closing the opening.

Second Specific Example Although the open / close member 30 in the above embodiment has been described as a so-called slide attacker, the same technical concept can be applied to the open / close member 30 having different operation modes. For example, even if the same structure as that of the above embodiment is applied to the opening / closing member 30 that performs an opening operation such as tilting to the front side with the lower end as a fulcrum, the effect of suppressing the occurrence of ball biting can be obtained. However, in the case of the open / close member 30 which is a so-called slide attacker as in the above embodiment, since the open / close member 30 itself constitutes a passage (specific passage 20) at the closed position, ball biting tends to occur. It can be said that the significance of the structure as in the embodiment is great.

Third Specific Example In the above embodiment, the size of the gap between the downstream side edge 112 of the entrance 11 of the big winning hole 10 and the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30 in the height direction is a big win The size of the gap between the upstream end edge 111 of the inlet 11 of the mouth 10 and the one side edge 31 of the opening / closing member 30 is larger, and in the lateral direction, the downstream end of the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 The size of the gap between the edge 112 and the other side edge 32 of the opening and closing member 30 is the gap between the upstream side edge 111 of the inlet 11 of the large winning opening 10 and the one side edge 31 of the opening and closing member 30 Although it has been described that the size is larger than the size of (1), the relationship may be established only in one of the height direction and the lateral direction. If the relationship is established only in the height direction, the gaming ball may be caught in the lateral direction between the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 and the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30. If the relationship is established only in the lateral direction, the game ball is caught in the height direction between the downstream side wall 12 of the big winning opening 10 and the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30. There is a reduction in the risk of

  However, as in the above embodiment, if the above relationship is established in any of the height direction and the lateral direction, it is effective in that the risk of the occurrence of the bite of the ball is extremely reduced. It can be said.

Fourth Specific Example As shown in FIG. 6, the other side edge 32 of the opening and closing member 30 is configured to be inclined with respect to the movement direction of the opening and closing member 30. If the operating direction of the opening / closing member 30 is the front-rear direction, the other side edge 32 is inclined to a straight line along the front-rear direction when viewed from directly above. With such a configuration, when the ball bites are likely to occur between the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side edge 112 of the large winning opening 10, the head moves toward the closed position A force that breaks the balance acts on the gaming ball from the opening and closing member 30. Therefore, the possibility of the occurrence of the bite can be reduced.

  In particular, it is preferable that the other side edge 32 be configured to be inclined to the upstream side (right side) from the proximal side to the distal side. In this way, when the ball biting is likely to occur between the other side edge 32 of the opening and closing member 30 and the downstream side edge 112 of the large winning opening 10, the opening and closing moves toward the closed position Since a force is exerted to push the ball 30 outward (downstream side) from the member 30 (see FIG. 6B), the possibility of the occurrence of the ball biting becomes lower.

Fifth Specific Example As shown in FIG. 7, the downstream side edge 112 (the downstream side wall 12) of the entrance 11 of the big winning opening 10 is configured to be inclined with respect to the movement direction of the opening / closing member 30. If the operating direction of the opening / closing member 30 is the front-rear direction, the other side edge 32 is inclined to a straight line along the front-rear direction when viewed from directly above. With such a configuration, when it becomes a situation where ball biting is likely to occur between the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side edge 112 of the large winning opening 10, from the downstream side edge 112 Since a force that breaks the balance acts on the gaming ball, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the occurrence of the bite.

  In particular, it is preferable that the downstream end edge 112 is configured to be inclined downstream (left side) from the rear to the front. In this way, when it becomes a situation where ball biting is likely to occur between the other side edge 32 of the opening / closing member 30 and the downstream side edge 112 of the big winning opening 10, the gaming ball from the downstream side edge 112 On the other hand, since the force to push out to the big winning opening 10 side (upstream side) acts (refer to FIG. 7 (b)), the possibility of the occurrence of the ball biting becomes lower.

  The ball bite suppressing effect can be further enhanced by combining the present embodiment with the fifth embodiment. However, when the other side edge 32 and the downstream side edge 112 become substantially parallel, almost no force causing imbalance will be exerted. That is, in the present example and the fifth example, the other side edge 32 and the downstream side edge 112 are not in a substantially parallel positional relationship, so that the force acting on the game ball which is about to be caught is It is not preferable to make the other side edge 32 and the downstream side edge 112 be inclined by the same angle, as it may cause imbalance. Therefore, for example, the other side edge 32 has a shape (shape shown in FIG. 6) inclined to the upstream side (right side) from the base end side to the tip side, and the downstream side edge 112 is from the base end side to the tip side It is good to make it the shape (shape shown in FIG. 7) which inclined to the downstream (left side).

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited at all to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiment will be listed below.

Means 1
A game member having an opening through which the game ball can pass;
A member provided so as to be displaceable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening and closing member on which the game ball rolls on the upper surface when the closed position is located;
Equipped with
The distance between the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening is set larger than the distance between the upstream end of the opening / closing member and the upstream end of the opening in the height direction A game machine characterized by having been.
According to the above-mentioned gaming machine, in the height direction, a gap larger than the upstream side exists between the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening, so the opening / closing member and the opening It is possible to reduce the possibility (the occurrence of the bite) of the game ball being caught between it and the downstream end edge (the downstream wall which constitutes the opening).

· Means 2
The distance between the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening is set larger than the distance between the upstream end of the opening / closing member and the upstream end of the opening in the lateral direction The gaming machine according to the means 1, characterized in that:
With such a configuration, even if the gaming ball is about to be pinched between the downstream edge of the opening / closing member and the downstream edge of the opening (the downstream wall forming the opening), The ball is pushed by the opening and closing member and easily escapes to the downstream side. That is, it is possible to further reduce the possibility of the game ball being caught between the opening / closing member and the downstream side edge of the opening (the downstream side wall forming the opening) (the occurrence of the bite).

· Means 3
The gap between the downstream end edge of the opening and closing member and the downstream end edge of the opening has a size such that the game ball can not pass through. Machine.
By doing this, it is possible to prevent the game ball from passing through the opening when the opening and closing member is in the closed position.

· Means 4
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 3, wherein the upstream end edge of the opening / closing member and the upstream end edge of the opening are located at substantially the same height.
By doing this, it is possible to make the flow of gaming balls moving from the upstream side of the opening and closing member smooth when the opening and closing member is in the closed position.

1 gaming machine 10 large winning opening 11 entrance (opening)
111 inlet upstream edge 112 inlet downstream edge 12 downstream side wall 30 opening and closing member 31 opening and closing member one side edge (upstream end edge)
32 The other side edge (downstream side edge) of the opening and closing member

Claims (1)

A game member having an opening through which the game ball can pass;
A member provided so as to be displaceable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening and closing member on which the game ball rolls on the upper surface when the closed position is located;
Equipped with
The distance between the downstream end of the opening / closing member and the downstream end of the opening is set larger than the distance between the upstream end of the opening / closing member and the upstream end of the opening in the height direction A gaming machine characterized in that the distance between the downstream edge of the opening / closing member and the downstream edge of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball.

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