JP2020121130A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine in which a prize-wining part and a discharge ball passage can be favorably arranged in a game area.SOLUTION: A variable winning port 303 is provided at a central lowest part of a game area 23a, and an out port 304 is provided at a position horizontally displaced with respect to the variable winning port 303. Vertical operation port passages 331, 332, a variable winning port passage 333, and an out port passage 334 are provided as a plurality of rear passages through which game balls that goes through the game area 23a from a front side toward a rear side of a game board 23b pass. Among the passages, the variable winning passage 333 is arranged at a lowermost side, and the out port passage 334 is arranged at a position higher than the variable winning port passage 333.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

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

A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed on the front side, and the gaming board is provided with a plurality of winning openings through which gaming balls fired in the gaming area can be won. In addition, an out port into which a game ball that has not won a prize flows into any of the plurality of prize holes is provided. The game ball shot into the game area is guided to the back surface side of the game board via the winning opening or the outlet opening after passing through the game area. A collection path and a discharge port are provided on the back side of the game board, and the game balls guided to the back side of the game board are collected by the collection path to the entrance portion of the path connected to the discharge port Discharged to island equipment. In this type of pachinko machine, there is a tendency to increase the installation area of the display device and the decoration device, etc. of the symbols located on the center side of the game machine, which is noticeable to the player, which makes it easier to design freely. Alternatively, it is possible for the player to be surprised at the operation and display contents of the structure, and it is possible to easily provide unique game play different from that of other manufacturers. In addition, it is preferable that an area of interest to the player, such as an operation opening for starting variable display of symbols and a variable winning opening that opens and closes, and an out opening are arranged at a position easily visible to the player. In the center, a center accessory forming a decorative area, a display device, an operating port, a variable winning port, and an out port may be arranged in this order from the top (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-334022 A

However, in such an arrangement order, it is difficult to secure an area for installing a display device and a decoration device while securing an area necessary for winning and discharging a game ball, and a winning portion and a discharge ball passage are provided in the game area. There may be room for improvement in the arrangement.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine in which a winning portion and a discharge ball passage can be suitably arranged in a gaming area.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is
In a gaming machine provided with a game member that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of rear passages through which the game balls pass through the game area toward the rear side of the game member,
In the plurality of rear passages, one or a plurality of winning ball passages through which the winning gaming balls pass to the winning portion, where the winning balls are paid out when the gaming balls enter.
There is provided one or a plurality of discharge ball passages through which game balls pass, with the discharge portion discharged outside the game area without winning the prize portion as an entrance portion,
The lowermost rear passage located at the lowermost side of the plurality of rear passages is the lowermost winning ball passage that constitutes the winning ball passage,
The one or more discharge ball passages are arranged at a position higher than the lowermost winning ball passage,
The bottom prize portion corresponding to the bottom prize ball passage, and the discharge ball passage into which the game balls that have reached the bottom prize portion but have not flowed into the bottom prize portion flow into the front surface of the game member. Is integrally formed by a passage forming body attached to the side,
On the front side of the game member, there is a visually recognizable portion having a flat front side that covers the game area so that the player can visually recognize it, and an outer frame portion that projects forward with respect to the visually recognizable portion and surrounds the visually recognizable portion, A front side member is provided which is movable relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened,
The lowermost prize ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part of the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member overlaps,
The one or more discharge ball passages are arranged at a height position where at least a part of them can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine through the visual recognition unit.

According to the present invention, the winning portion and the discharge ball passage can be suitably arranged in the game area.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of an intermediate unit. It is a rear view of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view showing the periphery of the winning device of the game board. It is a perspective view of the winning device viewed from the front side. It is a perspective view of the winning device viewed from the rear side. It is an exploded perspective view of the winning device viewed from the front side. It is a perspective view of the front unit seen from the rear side. It is an exploded perspective view of the front unit seen from the back. It is a perspective view of the winning device showing a closed state. It is a perspective view of the winning device showing an open state. (A) is a sectional view of a variable winning a prize mouth peripheral part showing a closed state, and (b) is a sectional view of a variable winning a prize mouth peripheral part showing an open state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relative position of a winning device and a front door frame.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 seen from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main components of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner, and FIG. 5 is an intermediate unit. 13 is a front view of FIG. It should be noted that, in FIGS. 3 and 5, for convenience, the configuration in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 forward. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which four sides are fixed with a wooden plate member as an upper side and a lower side and an aluminum plate member as left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game arcade by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an indispensable configuration, but the outer frame 11 or the member having the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 and having the gaming machine body 12 support structure and the locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game. It may be configured to be installed in the place.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. The intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening/closing base end side) and the right side is a rotation tip end in a front view. The side (opening/closing tip side) is rotatable forward. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening/closing base end side) and the right side is a rotation side in a front view. The movable front end side (opening/closing front end side) is rotatable rearward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating front end, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in a locked state, and The door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate unit 13 so that it cannot be opened. These locked states are respectively obtained by performing an unlocking operation using an unlocking key on the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 which is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIG. Will be released.

As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly configured by a frame-shaped frame unit 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 is detachably attached from the front side, and the game area 23a formed on the game board 23 is attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13 so as to be exposed. .. As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the game area 23a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are engaged with the intermediate unit 13, The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a having a smaller opening than the window panel unit 30 so that the outer peripheral edge of the window panel unit 30 is not exposed in front view (see FIG. 2). By covering the window portion 14a from the back side by the window panel unit 30, almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13 is covered by the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having a larger outer shape than the window portion 14a and transparency, and a fixing frame 33 that integrates the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixed frame 33 is formed of synthetic resin into an annular shape that is slightly larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32, and the outer peripheral edges of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 are bonded to the fixed frame 33 so that the window panel unit 30 is integrated. It is said to be laminated glass.

Although the window panel unit 30 is formed of transparent glass 31 and 32 to be colorless and transparent, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be formed of synthetic resin to be colorless and transparent. If the game area 23a can be visually recognized through the panel unit 30, it may be formed to be colored and transparent instead of being colorless and transparent.

Around the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of electric decoration portions 24 including light emitting diodes (LEDs) as light emitting means are provided. In these illumination parts 24, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the game state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. Further, the electric decoration portion 24 on the upper side of the window portion 14a includes an LED that is turned on when a predetermined error occurs such as a shortage of payout balls and an LED that is turned on during payout of prize balls. Further, on the upper right side and the upper left side of the window portion 14a, a sound output portion 27 formed of a metal plate or the like having a large number of holes is provided, and on the back side of the sound output portion 27, depending on the game state. It also has a built-in speaker that outputs sound effects.

Below the window portion 14a in the front door frame 14, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulge portion 28 and a lower bulge portion 29 which bulge toward the front side are vertically arranged side by side. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper tray 28a that opens upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower tray 29a that also opens upward. The upper plate 28a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 110 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower plate 29a has a function of storing the game balls that have become redundant in the upper plate 28a. It should be noted that it is not necessary to divide the upper plate 28a and the lower plate 29a into a plurality of portions to store the game balls, and the lower plate 29a is abolished and only the upper plate 28a has only one storage portion. Is also good.

An input device 41 that is manually operated by the players is attached to the front side of the upper plate 28a (the storage area for the game balls) in the upper bulging portion 28. The input device 41 is an operation device used when an effect corresponding to the operation of the player is performed on the display screen 94a or the like of the symbol display device 94, and a plurality of types of operations such as a pressing operation and a rotating operation are possible. It has an operating part.

The lower plate 29a is installed in the lower portion of the front door frame 14 so as to be shifted to the left side in front view, and is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape on the right side in front view with respect to the lower plate 29a, and has a planar sound output section. A speaker accommodating portion 29c having a front surface 29b is provided. The speaker accommodating portion 29c is formed continuously with the lower plate 29a as a part of the lower bulging portion 29, and the speaker accommodating portion 29c accommodates a speaker that outputs a sound effect or the like according to the gaming state. There is. In the front door frame 14, sound effects and the like are output from a total of three places, that is, a sound output part 27 installed at two upper parts and a sound output part 29b installed at a lower part.

On the right side of the lower bulging portion 29 of the front door frame 14, as shown in FIG. 2, a firing operation device 45 is provided so as to project toward the front side. The launching operation device 45 is a device that is operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23a, and as shown in FIG. 2, an annular operating handle 47 is rotatably supported by an operating base 46. Therefore, the operation handle 47 is rotated by the player when the game ball is fired. In this case, the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor as an operation amount detecting means built in the operation base 46. Further, in the firing operation device 45, a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 47 is built into the operation base 46, and the game ball is fired while the operation handle 47 is rotated. A stop operation lever 48 that is operated to stop the operation is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is made of synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper plate passage portion 51 communicating with the upper tray 28a, a front door side lower plate passage portion 52 communicating with the lower tray 29a, and a foul ball passage portion 55. Have At the upper corner of the passage forming unit 50, there is formed a pay-out ball receiving portion 53 that projects rearward and is open upward. The receiving wall portion 53 is divided into left and right by a partition wall 54, so that the front door side is raised. A passage entrance of the dish passage portion 51 and a passage entrance of the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 are formed respectively.

The foul ball passage portion 55 is a part that forms a passage for discharging the game balls, which have not reached the game area 23a, of the game balls fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 to the lower plate 29a as foul balls. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage portion 55 is provided with a foul ball receiving portion 56 that is open upward. The foul ball is received from the foul ball receiving portion 56, and the foul ball is guided to the lower door passage portion 52 on the front door side, so that the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage portion 55 is discharged to the lower tray 29a. .. The foul ball passage portion 55 may be connected to the upper plate 28a instead of the lower plate 29a, and the foul ball may be discharged to the upper plate 28a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is a component exposed to the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided in the lower right portion on the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic launching solenoid 111 provided as a launching device, a launching rail 112, and a ball feeding device 113. The ball feeding device 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one onto the launch rail 112. In this case, the supplied game balls are arranged on the projecting path of the plunger 114 provided as a launching unit in the firing solenoid 111. Then, by inputting an electrical signal to the firing solenoid 111, the plunger 114 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 112, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball launching mechanism 110 is not limited to the launching solenoid 111, and a launching motor or the like may be used.

On the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and the left side of the firing rail 112, as shown in FIG. 5, a dish passage forming member 121 is arranged. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole penetrating through a portion where the dish passage forming member 121 is provided in the front-rear direction. The dish passage forming member 121 is screwed onto the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. It has been stopped.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dish passage forming member 121 has a body-side upper dish passage portion 122 and a body-side lower dish passage portion 123. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the payout ball receiving portion 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower side portion of the dish passage forming member 121. The front door side upper tray passage portion 51 is arranged below the main body side upper tray passage portion 122, and the front door side lower tray passage portion 52 is arranged below the main body side lower tray passage portion 123.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower portion of the dish passage forming member 121 is provided with a shutter 124 for restricting the outflow of the game balls from the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 123. .. The shutter 124 is provided so as to be switchable between a blocking position that narrows the outlet portions of both passages and blocks the outflow of the game balls, and an allow position that allows the outflow of the game balls. A biasing member that biases the shutter 124 toward the blocking position is attached to the frame unit 21, and when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the shutter 124 is biased by the biasing member. Is configured to remain in the blocking position. As a result, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where the game balls are stored in the main body side upper tray passage portion 122 or the main body side lower tray passage portion 123, the disadvantage that the storage balls will spill out is avoided. ing. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the outer peripheral portion of the payout ball receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14 causes the shutter 124 to move to the allowable position against the biasing force. Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper tray passage portion 122 and the front door side upper tray passage portion 51 communicate with each other, the main body side lower tray passage portion 123 and the front door side lower tray passage portion 52 communicate with each other, and the flow of the game ball is reduced. Permissible.

Next, the configuration of the game board 23 that forms the game area 23a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

The game board 23 is provided with a game board 23b having a transparent synthetic resin plate material and a sheet material that covers a plate surface on the front side or the rear side of the plate material, and the entire surface thereof is exposed to the front surface side of the frame unit 21. ing. On the exposed portion, that is, on the front surface of the game board 23, a game area 23a in which game balls flow down is formed. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23a is covered with the transparent glass 31, 32, the front side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the rear transparent glass 32. The back side of the game area 23a is defined by the front side of the game board 23b. The plate material forming the game board 23b may be formed of wood plywood or a single plate.

The game area 23a is set to have vertical and horizontal dimensions over substantially the entire area of the game board 23 when viewed from the front, and only the lower right portion is formed in a substantially circular shape protruding to the lower right side. The outer periphery of the game area 23a is partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the partition member 107. The guide rail 100 includes an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 which are fixed to the front left part of the game board 23, and the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102 guide the arc-shaped guide to the left side of the game area 23a. The passage 103 is formed.

An inlet 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the lower end of the guide passage 103, and the inlet 104 and the launch rail 112 are provided separately (see FIG. 5). An exit portion 105 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the upper end of the guide passage 103, and a return prevention member 106 that prevents the game ball reaching the game area 23a from returning to the guide passage 103 at the outlet portion 105. Is attached.

When the operating handle 47 of the firing operation device 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. Goes through the guide passage 103 and pushes the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return prevention member 106 at the exit portion 105 of the guide passage 103 to enter the game area 23a. When the launching force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and starts falling in the guide passage 103, and falls between the entrance 104 of the guide passage 103 and the launch rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, the foul ball receiving portion 56 is arranged between the entrance 104 and the launch rail 112, and the game balls that have not reached the game area 23a pass through the foul ball passage portion 55. And is discharged to the lower plate 29a.

The partition member 107 partitions the right side of the game area 23a, is formed of synthetic resin in a vertically long shape, and is screwed to the front surface of the game board 23b. The partition member 107 has a size extending from the right end on the upper side of the outer rail 102 to the right end on the lower side of the inner rail 101.

A pedestal part 107a to which a model name or the like is printed is attached to the upper end of the partition member 107, and a voucher 107b to which the manufacturer name or serial number is printed is attached to the lower end of the partition member 107. Is fixed. These certificate sheets 107a and 107b are arranged at positions visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

The game board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small through holes penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each of the through holes is provided with members such as a general winning opening 81, a variable winning opening 303, an upper working opening 301, a lower working opening 302, and a through gate 84, which form a portion into which a game ball enters, and a center. The frame 85, the main display device 96, etc. are attached.

When a ball enters the general winning opening 81, the variable winning opening 303, the upper working opening 301 and the lower working opening 302, it is a sensor (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board 23 or the like. ), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection result. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working opening 301 and a ball enters the lower working opening 302, three prize balls are paid out, and the ball is placed in the general winning opening 81. When it occurs, the payout of 10 prize balls is executed, and when the incident of the ball into the variable winning port 303 occurs, the payout of 15 prize balls is executed. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls associated with the lower operation port 302 is larger than the number of prize balls associated with the upper operation port 301. You can make a difference. Further, the number of prize balls associated with the variable winning port 303 is not limited to a larger number than other prize balls, and may be the same as the number of prize balls associated with the general winning port 81, for example. Also good.

A center frame 85 is provided in the center of the game area 23a, and a symbol display device 94 is arranged behind the center frame 85. The symbol display device 94 is a device for variably displaying (or variably displaying or switching displaying) a symbol which is a kind of a symbol on the display screen 94a, and is attached to the back side of the game board 23b. The center frame 85 is provided so as to surround the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in a front view, and is attached to the game board 23b from the front side. On the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 85, a transparent protective plate formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is transparent. It is visible from the front side through the protective plate.

The center frame 85 is provided in the center of the game area 23a, so that the game area 23a is divided into left and right sides of the center frame 85, and the game balls shot into the game area 23a are either left or right of the center frame 85. Flow down. In the game area 23a, a plurality of nails 87 as game nails are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as a windmill are provided.

On the lower side of the center frame 85, the game area 23a is continuous in the left-right direction, and a path of the game ball is formed so as to surround the center frame 85. The game ball flowing down either the left or right of the center frame 85 is discharged from the game area 23a via the lower side of the center frame 85.

An outlet 304 is provided at a position below the game area 23a and corresponding to the bottom of the game board 23. The game balls that have flowed down the game area 23a and have not finally entered the various winning openings or the like are discharged from the game area 23a through the out port 304. The outlets 304 are provided at two locations that are offset to the left and right sides with respect to the lower center of the game area 23a.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening portion, and not only the mode in which the game ball is discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening portion, but also the game area 23a after passing through the opening portion. It is also included a mode that is not discharged from the. However, in the following description, in order to be clearly distinguished from the game ball entering the out port 304, the general winning port 81, the variable winning port 303, the upper working port 301, the lower working port 302, or the through gate 84 Entering a game ball is also referred to as winning.

The upper working opening 301, the lower working opening 302, and the variable winning opening 303 are configured as a part of the winning device 300 provided below the center frame 85. The through gates 84 are provided on the left side and the right side of the center frame 85, respectively.

The upper working opening 301, the lower working opening 302, and the variable winning opening 303 are all open upward. In addition, the upper working opening 301 is located at the uppermost position, and the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 are arranged in the vertical direction in the order of the respective working openings 301 and 302 and the variable winning opening 303.

The lower working port 302 is normally in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state), and is in an open state (support state or guide state) when a lottery based on passage of a game ball through the through gate 84 is won. Become. In the closed state of the lower working port 302, the game ball cannot win the lower working port 302, and when the lower working port 302 is in the open state, the winning of the lower working port 302 becomes possible.

The variable winning opening 303 is normally in a closed state in which the game balls cannot be won, and when a transition to an opening/closing execution mode (special game state) such as a jackpot win is reached, a predetermined opening in which the game balls are easy to win It can be switched to the state. As an opening mode of the variable winning port 303, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings are set as one round, and the variable winning port 303 is repeated with a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. It will be released.

The details of the configuration of the upper and lower working ports 301 and 302, the variable winning port 303 and the out port 304, and their surroundings will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the symbol display device 94, variable display of symbols is started based on winning in the upper working opening 301 or the lower working opening 302. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in a visible area that can be visually recognized in a front view. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and these symbols are variably displayed by scrolling in the left-right direction. It is supposed to be done. Then, when a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the preset activated line, the opening/closing execution mode is generated. The variable display on the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variable display performed on the main display unit of the main display device 96.

On the lower left side of the center frame 85, a main display device 96 that displays the game state is provided. The main display device 96 is configured to have a display device in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged side by side, is provided outside the outer rail 102 corresponding to the outside of the game area 23a, and on the front side thereof, for example, From the upper left side, a main display unit, a character product display unit, a status display unit, a hold display unit, and the like are provided in order.

On the main display part, the variable display of the pattern is performed with the winning of the upper working opening 301 or the lower working opening 302 as a trigger, and the result of the stop of the variable display is based on the winning of the upper working opening 301 or the lower working opening 302. The result of the internal lottery performed by the display will be clearly displayed. In the present pachinko machine 10, the winning of the upper working opening 301 and the winning of the lower working opening 302 are distinguished in the internal lottery, and the internal lottery performed based on the winning of either the upper working opening 301 or the lower working opening 302. The result is clearly displayed on the main display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper operating opening 301 or the lower operating opening 302 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening/closing execution mode, the winning result in each operating opening 301, 302 is corresponded. The predetermined stop result is displayed, the variable display is stopped, and then the opening/closing execution mode is entered. There is a difference in the privilege obtained by winning between the winning on the upper working opening 301 and the winning on the lower working opening 302, the opening mode of the variable winning opening 303 (the number of rounds or the opening time in one round), and the time saving game state. It is set so that the game state, such as the transition probability to, may change depending on the winning operation port, which complicates the game. Here, the variable display is started on the main display portion and the symbol display device 94 based on the winning of one of the operation openings 301 and 302, and a predetermined stop result is displayed until the variable display is stopped. It is equivalent to one game.

In addition, when a plurality of operating ports 301 and 302 are provided, it is not always necessary to change the game state transitioned after the winning depending on the operating ports, the lottery is executed under the same lottery condition, and each game state has the same probability. It may be set to move to. Further, it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of operating ports, and it may be configured to have only one operating port.

On the accessory display, the variable display of the pattern is performed with the winning of the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is displayed as the stop result of the variable display. Specified by If the result of the lottery based on the winning of the through-gate 84 is a win corresponding to the shift to the state in which the electric hand is open, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display and the variable display is stopped. After that, the state changes to the electric power release state. In the electric role open state, the lower working port 302 is opened in a predetermined manner.

The state display part is a part where a display corresponding to a change in the game state is performed. In the state display unit, when the game state shifts to the open/close execution mode by displaying a predetermined stop result on the main display unit, or the number of game times after the display of the predetermined stop result reaches a predetermined number of times, etc. Then, when the game state shifts to the normal state before the opening/closing execution mode, the change in the game state is clearly displayed. Further, in the state display section, when the opening/closing execution mode has been selected as a transition, the number of rounds that have been selected as a transition of the number of rounds set as a plurality of types of opening modes of the variable winning port 303 is clearly displayed.

The hold display unit displays the number of winning game balls in the upper working opening 301 or the lower working opening 302 and the number of playing games in the holding state in which the playing ball has not been executed yet, out of the number of times the gaming ball has passed through the through gate 84. Be explicit. The maximum number of game balls that enter the upper operation port 301 or the lower operation port 302 and the number of times that the game ball passes through the through gate 84 are respectively reserved up to four, and the respective reservation numbers are displayed by the reservation display unit. The information corresponding to the number of reservations on the reservation display unit is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of reservations is displayed by the number of numbers or characters.

The main display section, the accessory display section, the status display section, the hold display section, and the like are configured by a display in which a plurality of light emitting sections are arranged in a predetermined manner, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, some or all of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display device or a dot matrix display device. In addition, as a mode in which the main display unit and the accessory display unit are variably displayed, a plurality of types of characters as a pattern are variably displayed, a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, and a plurality of types of characters are displayed. Other modes such as a variable display or a structure in which a plurality of types of colors are switched and displayed may be adopted.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21a penetrating through the frame unit 21 in the front-rear direction and through the game board accommodating portion 21a, the game is performed on the rear side of the intermediate unit 13. Various components mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

On the back side of the intermediate unit 13, as shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped back cover 141 made of synthetic resin is provided. The board back cover 141 is provided over almost the entire back surface of the game board 23, and various parts provided on the back surface side of the game board 23 are used for dust entry, game ball collision, or a peripheral portion when the game board 23 is transported. It has a function to protect against a collision with and to prevent fraud aimed at a sensor or the like that detects the winning of a game ball.

As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and a sound emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the central portion on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and on the lower side thereof, a main control of the game is controlled. A controller 160 is provided. The display control device 142 is responsible for display control of the symbol display device 94, and the sound emission control device 143 controls display of the sound, LEDs, lamps, etc. and control of the display control device 142 according to an instruction from the main control device 160. Is responsible for

As shown in FIG. 7, the main controller 160 has a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls main game control and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and for accommodating the board. And a substrate box 163 made of a resin and having transparency. Further, the main controller 160 is provided with an opening sealing portion 164 as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The opening and sealing section 164 prohibits re-coupling when the releasing operation is performed once. As a result, the substrate box 163 of the main controller 160 cannot be re-sealed once the opening operation is performed. Has become.

As shown in FIG. 7, a mounting seal 165 is provided at the left end of the main controller 160 as viewed from the rear. The attachment sealing portion 165 fixes the support member provided on the game board 23b side and the main control device 160, and functions as a trace means that leaves a trace when the main control device 160 is removed. The attachment sealing portion 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts in addition to the fixing parts for initially mounting the main controller 160, and is used for temporary removal during inspection work of the main controller 160 and the main controller 160. It is said that the above can be exchanged up to 3 times leaving a trace.

A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main controller 160 when viewed from the rear. The pachinko machine 10 has a function of storing and storing various data so that even if a power outage occurs, the pachinko machine 10 retains the state at the time of the power outage and can recover the state at the time of the power outage when the power is restored. It has become. For example, when the power is shut off in a normal procedure at the end of business at the game arcade, the state before the power is shut off is stored and retained, and when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. ..

On the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21, support metal fittings 132 are provided vertically separated from each other, and a bearing portion 133 having a through hole at the upper end of each support metal fitting 132 is provided. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the intermediate unit 13. Further, on the back surface of the frame unit 21, a plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the rotation front end side (left side in FIG. 7).

Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of transparent synthetic resin, a payout unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 includes a back base portion 211 that constitutes a peripheral portion of the back pack 201 and a protective cover portion 212 that is formed so as to cover a portion of the back base portion 211 that opens to the rear side. And have. By the back base portion 211 and the protective cover portion 212, the back pack 201 forms a storage space in which the left and right side surfaces, the upper surface, and the back surface are closed and the front side is open, and the game board 23 is housed in the storage space. As various parts mounted on the back side, a symbol display device 94, control devices 142, 143, etc. are accommodated. An opening portion 212a is formed in the lower portion of the protective cover portion 212 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. The back pack 201 does not need to be configured as a separate component from the frame unit 21, and may be integrated with the frame unit 21, for example, as a part of a component that is integrally molded with the frame unit 21 and has a front side opened. A portion corresponding to the back pack 201 may be configured.

As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal plate 203 is provided at the upper right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer in the game arcade recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. The external terminal board 203 has, as output terminals, an output terminal for outputting a signal during the opening/closing execution mode, an output terminal for outputting a signal during the electric power open state in which the lower operation port 302 is frequently opened. In the payout unit 202, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the number of game balls is insufficient, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and a signal for outputting each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent , An output terminal for outputting a signal to the outer frame 11 when the intermediate unit 13 is opened, an output terminal for outputting a signal to the intermediate unit 13 when the front door frame 14 is opened, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower hooking pins 204 are attached to the right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the rear. By inserting the retaining pin 204 into the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is supported rotatably with respect to the intermediate unit 13 about the retaining pin 204. An insertion portion 211a, through which the fixed lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted, is vertically formed at the opposite end of the back base portion 211 where the latch pin 204 is not arranged. When the fixing lever 134 is inserted into the insertion portion 211a and rotated by 90 degrees, part of the fixing lever 134 abuts the back base portion 211 from the rear side, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. It Further, a fixing lever 135 (see FIG. 4) is also provided in the central portion on the lower front side of the back pack unit 15, and a rotation operation is performed after the fixing lever 135 (see FIG. 5) is inserted into the insertion portion 21b provided on the intermediate unit 13 side. By doing so, the lower center part of the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13.

As described above, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the intermediate unit 13. In a state where the back pack unit 15 is superposed on the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, as shown in FIG. 9, most of the main control device 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a, and the main control device 160 is exposed. Is partially covered by the protective cover portion 212. A connector and wiring for electrically connecting to another control device are provided at the upper end portion of the main control device 160, and a portion related to this wiring and a part of the open seal portion 164 and the attachment seal portion 165 are protected by the protective cover portion 212. Covered in. Therefore, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to suppress fraudulent activities and prevent damage due to collision of game balls. The sound emission control device 143 and the like arranged on the upper side of the main control device 160 are entirely covered by the protective cover portion 212.

As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a payout unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 is a tank 221 provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 201 and opened upward so that the game balls can be stored, and a tank rail that gently inclines so that the game balls in the tank 221 can be guided toward the downstream side. 222, a case rail 223 that guides the game ball in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided in the most downstream portion of the case rail 223, and by connecting these, the tank 221 It is possible to pay out the required number of game balls replenished to the downstream side of the payout device 224. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

The back side passage portion 225 is formed with three passages for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 28a, the lower plate 29a, or the tank ball discharge passage. Of these passages, the passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 communicates with the upper tray 28a through the main body side upper tray passage portion 122 and the front door side upper tray passage portion 51, and the outside passage is the main body side. The lower tray passage 123 and the lower tray passage 52 on the front door side communicate with the lower tray 29a, and the passage further outside is a tank ball discharge passage. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are preferentially guided to the passage of the upper plate 28a, and when the passage is filled with the game balls, the game balls are guided to the passage leading to the lower plate 29a branched from the passage. To be done. The tank ball discharge passage performs a discharging operation to the operation unit 223a of the case rail 223, so that the game balls stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 do not pass through the payout device 224 and are backed. The pack unit 15 is discharged from a discharge port provided at the lower end thereof.

As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 for generating and outputting predetermined electric power required by various control devices and a payout control device 242 are attached to the lower end of the back base portion 211 on the back and front side by side. Has been. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 245 is provided at the lower right end of the back base portion 211 when viewed from the rear. Main power of 24 V AC, for example, is supplied to the pachinko machine 10 via a voltage converter, and the pachinko machine 10 is turned on or off by a switching operation of a power switch 245.

The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling the payout of gaming balls through the payout unit 202. The pay-out control device 242 is configured such that the pay-out control board is housed in a transparent board box 243 provided for housing the board, and the open sealing portion 244 serves as a trace means for leaving a trace when the board is opened. It is provided. The open sealing unit 244 disables the reconnection after the release operation is performed once. As a result, the substrate box 243 of the dispensing control device 242 cannot be brought into the sealed state again after performing the open operation once. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the front surface side of the back base portion 211, that is, the lower portion on the side of the intermediate unit 13, a horizontally long ball inlet 213 that opens upward and a ball inlet 214 that opens sideways are formed as upstream end portions. A launch ball discharge passage is provided. The game ball that flows down the game area 23a and is guided to the back surface of the game board 23 through any one of the openings enters into the launch ball discharge passage through one of the two ball inlets 213 and 214. The exit portion of the launch ball discharge passage is formed by opening the width of one game ball on the lower end surface of the back pack unit 15, and all the game balls launched into the game area 23a pass through the launch ball discharge passage. It is discharged to the island facilities of the amusement park. A detection sensor for detecting a game ball is provided in the middle of the discharge ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls shot in the game area 23a is output via the external terminal board 203.

Next, the detailed configuration of the variable winning port 303, the outlet port 304, and their surroundings will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 10 and subsequent figures. FIG. 10 is a front view showing the periphery of the winning device 300 of the game board 23. In addition, in FIG. 10, the plate-like portion that covers the front side of the winning device 300 is omitted, and the shapes of the wall portion and the like that form the passage of the game ball are schematically illustrated. In addition, in FIG. 10, the outline of the part that influences the flow direction of the game ball and the passage of the game ball that communicates with the back surface side of the game board 23 are indicated by thick lines, and the winning device 300 that hardly affects the flow direction of the game ball. The outline and screws are shown in thin lines for reference.

The winning device 300 is a device that is arranged at a lower portion of the game area 23a and is attached to the game plate 23b. For example, the front part of the winning device 300 is fixed to the front surface of the game plate 23b by a plurality of screws. The winning device 300 includes an upper working opening wall 321 and a lower working opening wall 322 that form an upper working opening 301 and a lower working opening 302, and guide wall portions 323 provided on both left and right sides of the lower working opening 302. It is provided with left and right partition wall portions 324, an upper side wall portion 325, and a guide wall portion 326 related to the variable winning opening 303, and an outlet portion wall portion 327 for guiding a game ball to the outlet portion 304. Each of the walls 321 to 327 is made of synthetic resin as a part of the winning device 300, is provided so as to project to the front side from the front surface of the game board 23b, and is in front of the front surface of the game board 23b and flows down the game area 23a. It is possible to contact the game ball.

The upper working port wall portion 321 is formed in a box shape having an opening that is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and each game ball can be won in the upper working port 301 one by one. Corresponding to the height position of the upper working opening 301, the passage 331 for the upper working opening is continuous on the back side (rear side) thereof, and the gaming balls that have won the upper working opening 301 have the passage 331 for the upper working opening. It is guided to the back side of the game board 23b via.

The lower working port 302 is a part of a pair of movable bodies 341 that can be opened left and right with respect to the lower side, and a lower working port wall portion 322 that forms a fixed wall portion on the lower side of the movable body 341. It is formed by and. In the closed state, the upper ends of the pair of movable bodies 341 are close to the lower end of the upper working port wall portion 321, and the game ball cannot enter the lower working port 302. The pair of movable bodies 341 has a shape in which inner surfaces facing each other in the closed state are formed in a flat shape, and the upper end portion of each movable body 341 is sharp and has an arcuate outer surface so that the width becomes wider toward the lower side. Has been done.

A shaft support pin 312 that rotatably supports the movable body 341 is inserted below the movable body 341. The pair of movable bodies 341 are rotatably attached to the left and right sides with the lower side as a reference, and are pivoted so as to be separated from the left and right sides to form an open state of the lower operation port 302. Corresponding to the height position of the lower working opening 302, a passage 332 for the lower working opening is continuous on the back side of the lower working opening 302, and a game ball winning in the lower working opening 302 is played via the passage 332 for the lower working opening. It is guided to the back side of the plate 23b.

Guide walls 323 are provided on both the left and right sides of the lower working port 302 and are inclined downward toward the lower working port 302. The guide wall portion 323 has a function of guiding the game ball toward the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 located below the lower working opening 302, and the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 are opened. In this case, a large number of game balls are configured to be easy to win.

The external shape of the winning device 300 is formed to be wide in the left-right direction at the height position where the guide wall portion 323 and the variable winning opening 303 are provided, and the lateral width between the guide wall portion 323 and the variable winning opening 303 is the upper and lower sides. It is narrower than both sides. Therefore, the game board 23b is exposed to the front side in the portion between the guide wall portion 323 and the variable winning port 303, and the nail 87 is installed in that area. Due to the arrangement configuration of the winning device 300 and the nail 87, the guide wall portion 323, which is made of synthetic resin and whose orientation cannot be adjusted, is positioned on the upstream side, reaches the variable winning port 303 on the downstream side of the guide wall portion 323. The nail 87 can be arranged on the near side. As a result, it is possible to set the winning percentage of the gaming ball in the process of guiding the gaming ball to the variable winning port 303 by adjusting the angle for a small number of nails 87.

The variable winning port 303 is formed so as to open upward below the lower working port 302. The variable winning port 303 is formed as a space portion vertically penetrating between the left and right partition wall portions 324 that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. An operating body 342 having a plate-shaped portion having a thickness is arranged.

Below the variable winning port 303, a variable winning port passage 333 is connected from the front side of the game board 23b to the rear side. The variable winning port passage 333 is arranged such that the game balls are arranged in a large passage on the front side and can be moved to the rear side, and are divided into two passages on the left and right sides so that the game balls are arranged in one row on the rear side. Passable passages are continuous. A non-contact type sensor 313 for detecting passage of a game ball is provided in each of the variable winning opening passages 333, and the winning of the game ball can be detected. Since a plurality of passages are provided as the variable winning opening passage 333, the variable winning opening 303 can be closed promptly when the number of game balls winning the variable winning opening 303 reaches a specified number.

The lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is located on the front side of the variable winning port passage 333 and on the lower side (downstream side) of the variable winning port 303. The lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is formed in an arc shape in a front view in which both left and right sides are inclined downward toward the lowermost end portion, and is formed in a strip plate shape inclined downward to the rear side. Is arranged on the rear side of a position corresponding to the lowermost end of the inner rail 101. The game balls that flow down along the front surface of the game board 23b and enter the variable winning port 303 are collected at the lowermost end while the lower portion is supported by the inner rail 101, and the rear inclined portion of the inner rail 101 is used. It is guided to the variable winning port passage 333 side.

A lower portion of the winning device 300, which has a substantially rectangular shape slightly larger than the variable winning port passage 333 and protrudes downward, is located on the inner side of the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101. At the lower end of the game board 23b, a through hole 23c having a shape along the outer edge 300a of the winning device 300 and slightly larger than the outer edge 300a is provided penetrating in the front-rear direction, and a part of the winning device 300 is The game board 23b is inserted into the through hole 23c from the rear side and arranged.

The operation body 342 is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and forms a closed state in which the entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 is closed in the state of being located on the front side. The operating body 342 has a shape that is highest in the central portion and is inclined in a mountain shape so that it becomes lower toward the left and right ends. In the closed state of the variable winning port 303, the game ball that has reached the upper surface of the operating body 342 is guided to one of the left and right along the inclination direction of the upper surface.

On both left and right ends of the operating body 342, operating body side wall portions 342a are provided that are bent downward and project in a hook shape in a front view with the pachinko machine 10 and the game board 23 as a reference. The left and right partition wall portions 324 are formed in a stepped shape in which the lower portion from the upper portion is continuous to the center side so as to face the lower end surface of the operating body side wall portion 342a downward. Thus, the operating body side wall portion 342a is supported from below. By providing the left and right partition walls 324, the operating body 342 has a structure in which the lower side is supported on the front side of the front surface of the game plate 23b, and even if a large load is applied to the upper surface of the operating body 342, the operating body 342 is attached. The bending moment generated is small and the operating body 342 is less likely to be damaged, and the rigidity of the operating body 342 can be increased as compared with the case where the operating body 342 is simply formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction.

On the upper side of the operating body 342, an upper side wall portion 325 capable of contacting a game ball flowing down toward the variable winning opening 303 is provided. The upper side wall portion 325 is a portion that, together with the nail 87, forms a passage for a game ball that extends from the left and right sides above the variable winning port 303 toward the center side of the variable winning port 303. The upper side wall portion 325 is a top plate portion 325a which is located above the lower outer surface portion facing the operation body 342 with a gap slightly larger than one game ball from the operation body 342 and which is continuous in the left-right direction. The top plate portion 325a is provided with a slanted wall portion 325b which is continuous diagonally upward from both ends thereof, and the nail 87 and the slanted wall portion 325b form a passage toward the center of the variable winning port 303. An upper surface passage 335 is formed between the top plate portion 325a and the operating body 342 as a passage toward the upper center of the operating body 342 above the variable winning port 303.

A vertically long obstruction 325c is provided in the lower central portion of the upper side wall 325 so as to extend downward from the top plate 325a. The obstacle portion 325c is formed by a plate-shaped wall portion having a thickness in the left-right direction, abuts the game ball supported on the upper surface of the operating body 342 from the side, and prevents the game ball from passing in the left-right direction. The upper and lower gaps between the operating body 342 and the obstacle 325c are so close that the game ball cannot pass left and right.

The obstacle portion 325c is provided on the upper side of the central portion corresponding to the top portion of the operation body 342, and the top portion of the operation body 342 is configured so that the game ball does not contact in the closed state. The central portion of the operating body 342 is separated from the position where the lower side is supported on the front side of the game plate 23b, as compared with the both end sides thereof. By making it difficult for the game ball to contact the central portion of the operating body 342, it is possible to easily prevent the operating body 342 from being damaged even if the vertical thickness of the operating body 342 is set thin. Therefore, it is possible to enlarge the display area formed above the operating body 342 and visible to the player in the display screen 94a.

On the center side where the variable winning port 303 is formed with respect to the left and right partition wall portions 324, a guide wall portion 326 that is continuous from the lower end of the partition wall portion 324 to the center side is provided. The guide wall portion 326 forms, on the upstream side, a support surface having a step higher than the support surface of the game ball formed by the inner surface of the inner rail 101 on the outer side in the left-right direction. The vertical distance between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the operating body 342 is set to about 1.2 times which is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball and smaller than 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball. ..

Here, when the vertical distance between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the operating body 342 is set to be 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball, the operating body 342 transitions to the closed state. The game ball becomes easier to bite. This is because when the two game balls are vertically arranged on the guide wall portion 326, the operating body 342 is located at the center position of the upper game ball. For this reason, a step is provided between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the upper surface of the inner rail 101 so that the distance is not easily bitten. The vertical distance between the upper surface of the inner rail 101 and the operating body 342 is set to approximately twice or more, which is sufficiently larger than 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball, and by setting this distance, the inner rail 101 Even on the upper side, it is possible to make it difficult for the game ball to be caught by the operation of the operation body 342.

The upper surfaces of the left and right partition wall portions 324 are formed so as to descend toward the direction opposite to the operation body 342 and away from the variable winning port 303, and the left and right partition walls pass through the upper surface of the operation body 342. The game ball that has reached the upper surface of the portion 324 flows down so as to be separated from the variable winning port 303. Further, the upper surfaces of the left and right partition wall portions 324 are arranged at a height position lower than the upper surface of the operating body 342 so as to form a step, and the game ball passing through the upper surface of the operating body 342 is the operating body 342. It is configured such that it is difficult to stop at the gap between the left and right partition wall portions 324.

Out ports 304 are respectively provided on both outer sides on the opposite side of the operating body 342 with respect to the left and right partition wall portions 324. Each of the outlets 304 is formed so as to be opened forward with the bottom surface at a position lower than the upper surface of each adjacent partition wall portion 324.

On the front side of each out port 304, an out port wall portion 327 is provided which is inclined downward toward the rear so that the game ball reaching the position of the out port 304 can be guided backward from the front side of the game board 23b. The game ball that has reached the front side of 304 is guided to the rear side by the wall portion 327 for the outlet and flows into the outlet 304.

A plurality of thin grooves 327a that are continuous in the front-rear direction are provided on the bottom surface of the outlet wall portion 327. Dust and the like that have entered the game area 23a can fall into the groove and make it hard to stay in the flow path of the game ball, so that the game ball can proceed smoothly.

On the outer sides corresponding to the side opposite to the partition wall section 324 located next to the wall section 327 for the outlet, the outlet which is inclined downward to the outlet 304 side so as to guide the game ball to the outlet 304. The outer bottom wall portion 328 and the out-port guide bottom wall portion 329a are provided so as to be continuous. The out-outside outer bottom wall portion 328 is formed as a part of the winning device 300, and the out-out guide bottom wall portion 329a is formed separately from the winning device 300 and is one of the decorative members 329 for decorating the lower side of the game area 23a. Formed as a part. The decorative member 329 is integrally formed with a general winning opening wall portion 329b forming the general winning opening 81.

A downstream end that is the upper surface of the outer outlet outer bottom wall portion 328 and is continuous with the outer outlet 304 is set at a lower height position than a downstream end of the upper surface of the partition wall portion 324 that is continuous with the outer outlet 304, and the operating body 342 has a lower height. The game ball that has passed through the upper surface side is configured to be guided to the out opening 304 in preference to the game ball that has passed through the upper surface side of the outer side outer bottom wall portion 328. Therefore, it is possible to prevent ball clogging in which a plurality of game balls collide with each other and stay around the upper surface of the operating body 342 and around the variable winning opening 303, and an overload can be applied to the upper surface of the operating body 342. Can be reduced.

In the passage of the game ball formed on the upper surface of the outer side outer bottom wall portion 328, a vertically long ridge portion is provided in the front and rear of the passage so that the game ball meanders back and forth and is guided to the side of the outer outlet 304. It is preferably formed on the wall surface. Thereby, the game ball that has passed through the upper surface side of the operating body 342 can be more easily guided to the out port 304.

On the rear side of the out port 304, an out port passage 334 for guiding the game ball from the front side of the game plate 23b to the rear side is continuous while being inclined downward to the rear side. The game ball that has entered the outlet 304 is discharged to the outside of the game area 23a via the passage 334 for the outlet.

Here, in the pachinko machine, there is a tendency to enlarge the installation area of the display device and the decoration device, etc. of the pattern located on the center side of the game machine which is noticeable to the player, which makes it easy to freely design. Alternatively, it is possible for the player to be amazed at the operation and display contents of the structure that is changing suddenly, and it is possible to easily provide unique game play different from other manufacturers. Further, it is preferable that an area such as an operating opening and a variable winning opening, which is paid attention to by the player, and an out opening are arranged at positions that are easily visible to the player. Generally, in the center of the game board 23, In many cases, the display and decoration area, the working opening, the variable winning opening, and the out opening are arranged in order from the top. However, in such an arrangement order, it is difficult to secure an area required for winning and discharging game balls and also an area for installing a display device and a decoration device.

In the present embodiment, the variable winning port 303 is provided at the lowermost center of the game area 23a, and the outlet port 304 is provided at a position deviated in the left-right direction with respect to the variable winning port 303. Therefore, it is possible to easily install the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 at the bottom of the center of the game area 23a on the lower side, and above the variable winning opening 303, the display area of the symbol display device 94 and the center frame 85 are installed. The area can be easily secured.

In addition, as a plurality of rear passages through which the game balls passing through the game area 23a pass from the front side of the game plate 23b serving as a game member toward the rear side, passages 331 and 332 for the respective working openings, a passage 333 for the variable winning opening, and A passage 334 for the outlet is provided, a passage 333 for the variable winning opening is arranged at the lowermost side of these passages, and a passage 334 for the outlet is arranged at a position higher than the passage 333 for the variable winning opening. .. That is, the variable winning port passage 333 is located at the lowermost side of the passage for discharging the game balls passing through the game area 23a, and the gaming ball passes through the variable winning port passage 333 located at the lowermost position. In some cases, it is configured to bring benefits to the player. Therefore, the game ball flowing from the outlet port 304 into the outlet port passage 334 is guided to the rear side of the game plate 23b at a position higher than the variable winning port passage 333, and thus any of the winning ports 81, 301 to 303. Also, the game ball (missing ball) that has flowed into the outlet passage 334 without winning can be quickly transferred to a position invisible to the player.

Next, the configuration details of the winning device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. 11 and 12 are perspective views of the winning device 300 viewed from the front side and the rear side, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device 300 viewed from the front side. 14 and 15 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a front unit 351 corresponding to a part of the winning device 300 as viewed from the rear side.

The winning device 300 is configured by combining a plurality of units attached to the game board 23b from the front side and the rear side, and includes a front unit 351 forming a front portion, and a rear unit 352 forming a rear portion. Equipped with. With respect to the game board 23b, after the front side unit 351 is first positioned and fixed to the game board 23b, the rear side unit 352 is aligned with the front side unit 351 in the left and right and up and down directions, and then the game board 23b. Fixed to.

As shown in FIG. 13, the front unit 351 includes a base unit 361 having a flat base portion 361a whose outer peripheral portion overlaps the front surface of the game board 23b, and a front cover 362 having a flat front cover portion 362a. ing. The base portion 361a and the front cover portion 362a are spaced apart from each other by a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball and are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction. The base portion 361a and the front cover portion 362a are located behind the front cover portion 362a and are continuous with the rear surface of the game board 23. It is configured so that the game balls can be properly guided into the passages 331 to 334.

The base unit 361 has a front base member 363 made of synthetic resin forming the base portion 361a, a movable body 341, and a solenoid 364 as a drive unit for operating the movable body 341. On the front surface side of the front side base member 363, a guide wall portion 323 protruding forward from the base portion 361a and a shaft support pin 312 are integrally formed (see FIG. 13), and the movable body 341 is formed by the shaft support pin 312. It is rotatably supported on the front side of the member 363.

On the back side of the front side base member 363, guide passage portions 365 to 367 for guiding the game balls entered in the upper and lower operation ports 301 and 302 and the out port 304 to the back side of the game plate 23b, the gutter having an upper side opened. -Like or cylindrical shape is formed so as to project from the base portion 361a to the back surface side, and inside thereof, passages 331, 332, 334 for guiding the game balls to the back surface side of the game plate 23b are formed.

The front cover 362 is a transparent synthetic resin member mainly including the front cover portion 362a, and is fixed to the front surface of the front base member 363 with a screw to form a part of the base unit 361. As shown in FIG. 15, on the rear side of the front cover 362, a plurality of wall portions that project rearward from the back surface of the flat plate-shaped front cover portion 362a and whose upper surface is inclined rearward are integrally formed. ing. Specifically, the above-described upper working port wall 321, lower working port wall 322, partition wall 324, upper side wall 325, guide wall 326, out port wall 327, and out port outer bottom wall. The portion 328 is formed as a part of the front cover 362. The variable winning port 303 is formed by the left and right wall portions formed by the left and right partition wall portions 324 and the front and rear wall portions formed by the front cover portion 362a and the base portion 361a so that game balls can be entered upward.

An entrance front projection 371, a passage front projection 372, and a passage branch front projection 373 are provided in the lower central portion on the rear side of the front cover 362 and between the left and right partition walls 324. .. The configurations of the inlet front side protrusion 371 and the passage front side protrusion 372 will be described later with reference to FIG. 18.

The passage branch front projection 373 protrudes rearward more largely than the entrance front projection 371 and the passage front projection 372, and has an upper working port wall 321, a lower working port wall 322, and an outer port wall. The part 327 and the like are formed to be steeper than the part that guides the game ball to the rear entrance. The passage branch portion front side protrusion 373 is provided at a position facing the front side of the passage partition wall 368 that divides the variable winning opening passage 333 in the left and right direction at the entrance portion, and simply guides the game ball to the rear side. Instead, the game balls that have won in the central portion of the variable winning port 303 and that collide with the passage partition wall 368 are transferred at high speed. As a result, it is possible to efficiently guide the game balls that have won the variable winning port 303 into the variable winning port passage 333 efficiently, and the number of winning balls with respect to the prescribed number for opening the variable winning port 303 once. Can be reduced.

A gap larger than the diameter of the game ball is provided in a portion in the front-rear direction between the passage partition wall 368 and the passage branch front protrusion 373. The front end portion of the passage partition wall 368 is located rearward of the entrance portion of the variable winning port passage 333, and has a sharpened front end portion. At the entrance portion of the variable winning opening passage 333, one passage in which the two variable winning opening passages 333 are merged in the left-right direction is formed, and the variable winning opening passage 333 divided in the left-right direction is formed on the rear side thereof. To be done. As a result, the game ball guided by the passage branch front protrusion 373 can be efficiently guided into the two variable winning opening passages 333.

At the lower end of the front cover 362 on the rear side, a gap S is provided between the left and right partition wall portions 324. At the position corresponding to the gap S, as described above, the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is positioned so as to overlap the lower side, and most of the game balls winning the variable winning port 303 are the lower end portion of the inner rail 101. It is guided to the variable winning port passage 333 by 101a. Since the game ball is guided to the rear side using the inner rail 101, the variable winning port 303 can be arranged on the lower side as compared with the case where the guiding function is added to the front cover 362. The display area and the like of the symbol display device 94 formed on the upper side can be easily enlarged.

The rear unit 352 is a device that is attached to the back surface side of the game plate 23b and that moves the operating body 342 that projects forward from the front surface of the game plate 23b through the through hole 23c provided in the game plate 23b. The through hole 23c of the game board 23b is mostly covered by the base portion 361a of the front unit 351 so that the through hole 23c of the game board 23b is not exposed in the game area 23a.

The rear unit 352 is a synthetic resin rear base member 381 screwed and fixed to the back surface side of the game board 23b, an operation body 342 movably supported in the front-rear direction by the rear base member 381, and an operation. A solenoid 382 (see FIG. 12) as a driving unit that operates the body 342 and a solenoid cover 383 that covers the rear side of the solenoid 382 are provided.

The operating body 342 has a plate portion 342b made of synthetic resin having a vertical thickness at the front end portion, and the rear side portion thereof is supported by the rear side base member 381 so as to be movable in the front and rear direction. The plate portion 342b is a portion that closes the variable winning opening 303, and the front end shape of the plate portion 342b is a shape in which the center side is recessed from both end sides in the left-right direction and is inclined in the direction positioned on the back side (rear side). ing. When the operating body 342 advances from the open state to the position corresponding to the closed state, the game ball may be in a state of being caught between the operating body 342 and the front cover 362 (front cover portion 362a). Since the front end shape of the plate portion 342b is inclined in the left-right direction, the engaged game ball moves upward or downward while moving to the center side corresponding to the rear side due to the inclined front end shape. It is easy to prevent the operation body 342 from being bitten by the closing.

On the front surface of the rear unit 352, there is provided a positioning pin 384 as a positioning portion protruding forward in which the front unit 351 is located. The positioning pin 384 is provided in a substantially columnar shape that protrudes to the front side at a plurality of positions spaced apart in the left-right direction. As a portion for performing positioning corresponding to the position of the positioning pin 384, a cylindrical positioning portion 374 into which the tip of the positioning pin 384 can be inserted is provided on the rear surface of the front unit 351. The positioning pin 384 is fitted into the inside of 374, and the relative positions of the front unit 351 and the rear unit 352 in the left-right and up-down directions are accurately aligned. Therefore, the relative positions of the operating body 342 and the variable winning port passage 333 provided in the rear unit 352, the variable winning port 303 formed in the front unit 351, the entrance front protrusion 371, the passage front protrusion 372, and the like. Is appropriate, and the effect of interaction with each functional site can be surely exhibited.

The rear base member 381 is provided with fixing portions 385 for fixing the rear unit 352 to the game board 23b at a plurality of positions spaced apart in the left-right and up-down directions. Each fixing portion 385 is provided with a through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, and a fixing screw (not shown) is inserted into the fixing portion 385 from the rear side and fixed to the game board 23b with a screw. The rear unit 352 is fixed to the game board 23b.

The solenoid 382 is controlled in its energized state in accordance with the game state described above by the control of the main controller 160, and the position corresponding to the closed state in which the operating body 342 projects to the front side of the rear unit 352, and the operating body 342. Moves to a position corresponding to the open state located on the rear side as compared with the closed state. Corresponding to the operation of the solenoid 382, the operating body 342 projects forward from the front surface of the game board 23b in the closed state to close the variable winning port 303, and is located rearward from the front surface of the game board 23b in the open state. To open the variable winning port 303.

The solenoid 382 is arranged at a position overlapping the rear side of the passage 333 for the variable winning port, and is provided so as to protrude below the game area 23a as a relative height position to the game area 23a. The arrangement of the solenoid 382 is realized by the rear unit 352 being attached from the rear side of the game plate 23b, and the operating body 342 projecting to the front side of the game plate 23b through the through hole of the game plate 23b. As a result, it is possible to secure a large space above the prize winning device 300 and to easily enlarge the display area of the symbol display device 94 formed above the prize winning device 300.

The solenoid 382 is attached in a longitudinal direction of the solenoid 382 in a vertical direction along the direction in which the movable portion moves by switching the energized state, and the movable portion of the solenoid 382 is below the main body portion that supports the movable portion. It is preferable that the turning center of a turning member (not shown) that is located on the side and that is interposed between the movable portion and the operating body 342 is below the main body of the solenoid 382 and is on the rear side. .. With this, by utilizing the vertical length of the solenoid 382, the amount of forward and backward movement of the upper end portion with respect to the amount of rotation of the rotating member is increased, and the rear unit 352 including the rotating member and the solenoid 382 is downsized. It is possible to secure a sufficient amount of forward and backward movement of the operating body 342 while forming it.

Next, with reference to FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, operations of the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 provided in the winning device 300 will be described. 16 and 17 are perspective views of a front portion of the winning device 300, FIG. 16 shows a closed state of the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303, and FIG. 17 shows a lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening. The open state of 303 is shown. 16 and 17, the front portion of the front unit 351 is cut away to show only the main configuration of the winning device 300 and a part of the device is enlarged, and a game ball is provided near the entrance of the variable winning port 303. The thick solid line is shown, and the lower portion of the inner rail 101 is schematically shown by a chain line. Further, in FIG. 17, only the tip portion of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b) is schematically shown by a broken line.

As shown in FIG. 16, the lower operation port 302 and the variable winning port 303 have no gap formed in the entrance portion through which the game ball can pass, and the game ball cannot win. The game ball that has passed through the left and right sides of the upper working port 301, and the game ball guided to the lower side along the slope by the guiding wall portion 323 advances to the inlet side of the lower working port 302. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the lower working opening 302 collides with the outer surface of the movable body 341 in the closed state, and the side side corresponding to either the left or right of the upper side wall portion 325 located on the bottom surface side of the lower working opening 302. It flows down via.

The game ball that has passed through the side of the lower working port 302 and the game ball that has been guided to the side of the lower working port 302 from above the out port 304 by the nail 87 and the like advances to the side where the variable winning port 303 is located. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 is supported by contacting the upper surface of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b) in the closed state, and is guided to the left or right along the inclination direction of the upper surface. R. The game ball guided by the upper surface of the operating body 342 (the plate portion 342b) is guided to the out port 304 via the upper side of the partition wall part 324 and the out port wall part 327.

When the lower working opening 302 is in the open state, as shown in FIG. 17, the entrance portion of the lower working opening 302 opens diagonally to the upper left and right sides, and a gap is formed through which the game ball can pass in the lower working opening 302. It The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the lower working opening 302 is guided to the inner surface of the movable body 341 and advances to the inner side of the lower working opening 302 to win the lower working opening 302.

When the variable winning port 303 is opened, the entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 opens upward, and a gap through which the game ball can pass is formed. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 advances between the left and right partition wall portions 324 and wins the variable winning port 303.

Here, the lower central portion of the game board 23 corresponds to the most downstream portion of the game area 23a, and most of the game balls shot to the game area 23a are guided. At that position, an outlet is generally located, and a large number of game balls that have not won any of the winning openings are guided to the outlet.

In the present embodiment, the variable winning port 303 is located in the lower center of the game board 23, and the variable winning port 303 is always closed by the operating body 342. A large number of game balls flowing down the game area 23a are arranged with nails 87, walls 323, 325, and the like so as to be guided to the variable winning port 303, and the player can easily play the game balls when the variable winning port 303 is open. It is configured to be able to win. Therefore, in the closed state, a large number of game balls advance toward the operation body 342, and a large number of game balls collide with the operation body 342. Further, when the game ball is clogged near the outlet 304 corresponding to the downstream side of the variable winning port 303, a large number of accumulated game balls may be supported on the upper surface of the operating body 342. That is, it is highly likely that repeated impacts by the game ball and a considerable load are applied to the operating body 342 that moves in the front-rear direction, and it is necessary to have a structure that can withstand such impacts and loads.

The winning device 300 of the present embodiment is provided with a support structure for the front portion of the operating body 342 by the left and right partition wall portions 324 at both left and right end portions of the operating body 342. As described above, the supporting structure of the operating body 342 includes the operating body 342, the solenoid 382 for operating the operating body 342, and the rear side base member 381 for movably supporting the operating body 342 back and forth. The unit 352 is attached to the game plate 23b from the rear side, and the game plate 23b is provided with a through hole 23c through which the operating body 342 can be inserted from the rear side. Further, on the front side of the game board 23b, a partition wall portion 324 that supports the lower side of the operation body 342 is provided on the front side of the front surface of the game board 23b when the operation body 342 is arranged at a position corresponding to the closed state. It is provided.

According to the support structure of the operation body 342, the operation body 342 is arranged so as to project into the game area 23a through the through hole 23c of the game board 23b, and the solenoid 382 required for the operation of the operation body 342 is the game board 23b. It can be attached so as to overlap the rear side. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operating body 342 on the front surface side of the game board 23b to be short vertically, and the lower working port 302 can be arranged close to the upper side of the variable winning port 303, and the lower side. It is possible to easily set the installation space for other components around the variable winning port 303 by, for example, easily disposing the variable winning port passage 333 close to each other. Therefore, it is easy to arrange functional parts such as the flow-down area of the game ball, the area where the nail 87 can be driven in on the front surface of the game board 23b, the display area of the symbol display device 94, and the frame portion as the decoration of the center frame 85. You can

Further, when the operating body 342 is arranged at the position corresponding to the closed state, the plate portions 342b of the operating body 342 are supported from below by the left and right partition wall portions 324. Therefore, even when a large load is applied to the upper side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342, the bending or torsional stress generated in the operating body 342 can be suppressed to a low level to prevent damage to the operating body 342.

In particular, with the configuration in which the variable winning passage 333 is installed below any of the outlet passages 334, the operating body 342 forms a passage for the game ball toward the outlet 304, and a large number of games are played. Although there is a possibility that the balls will stay on the upper side of the operating body 342 in a continuous state, the operating body 342 and the rear side base member 381 and the like due to the staying of the game balls and the like by having a structure in which the lower side of the operating body 342 is supported. Since the bending or torsional stress that occurs can be suppressed to a low level, damage to each member can be prevented.

Furthermore, the operating body 342 is formed continuously in the left-right direction, and a plate portion 342b with which the game ball flowing down from above comes into contact, and an operating body side wall portion 342a continuous below the end portion of the plate portion 342b in the left-right direction. The left and right partition wall portions 324 are located on the outer side of the variable winning port 303 with respect to the operating body side wall portion 342a and face the operating body side wall portion 342a, and the side surface facing portion 324a. It has a front side support portion 324b that is continuous with the inside of the winning portion on the lower side and is formed so as to project below the side surface portion. With this configuration, the side surface facing portion 324a of the partition wall portion 324 and the front support portion 324b are located on the outside and the lower side of the operating body side wall portion 342a, respectively. Movement is restricted. Therefore, the lower side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 is supported, and the lateral side facing portion 324a can prevent the central portion of the operating body 342 in the left-right direction from being deformed downward. Therefore, even if the game balls are accumulated, it is possible to suppress the deformation of the operating body 342 and appropriately arrange the respective parts of the operating body 342 at predetermined positions.

Further, on the upper side of the operating body 342, an obstacle portion 325c is provided as a means for preventing the game ball from coming into contact with the central portion of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 in the closed state. For this reason, in the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342, since the game ball does not contact the farthest position from the position where the lower side is supported from the partition wall portion 324, the bending force applied to the operating body 342 is low. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the damage of the operating body 342.

In addition, one or more game balls are provided between the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 and the bottom surface of the upper side wall portion 325 (top plate portion 325a) in a part near the center on the upper side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342. An upper surface passage 335 that can enter is formed. In the closed state of the variable winning port 303, the game ball having the momentum toward the center of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 and colliding with the plate portion 342b is directed into the upper surface passage 335 toward the center side of the plate portion 342b. After advancing, it is folded back along the downward inclination of the plate portion 342b of the operation body 342 and moved to the end side of the plate portion 342b. Due to the behavior of the game balls, when the operating body 342 is in the open state after passing through the temporary closed state, the game balls are likely to stay on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b in the closed state, and the plurality of game balls are in the operating body 342. Since it is likely to be placed on the upper surface of the game ball, it becomes easy for the game ball to immediately win the variable winning port 303 in the open state thereafter. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls guided to the out port 304 in a situation where the variable winning port 303 is repeatedly opened and closed, and it is possible to efficiently win the game ball to the variable winning port 303 in the special game state. ..

In addition, it is preferable that the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 is configured such that the game ball can advance to the up direction side and the game ball meanders and flows down to the down direction side. For example, a shallow groove having a depth of 1 mm or less, which is sufficiently smaller than the radius of the game sphere, is formed on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operation body 342 so as to meander in plan view to be continuous in the left-right direction. You may make it flow down to the outlet 304 side, moving back and forth on the upper surface of the part 342b. Thereby, it is possible to more efficiently win the game ball to the variable winning port 303.

In addition, the upper surface passage 335 is preferably set to have a height width of 1.5 times or less the diameter of the game balls in which the game balls are not stacked. The height width of the upper surface passage 335 in the present embodiment is set to a slightly larger height width than 1.2 times the diameter of the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the upper and lower working ports 301 and 302 close to each other on the upper side of the variable winning port 303 to easily set a wide installation space for other components. In addition, a situation in which the game balls are placed in an overlapping state cannot occur at a position away from the position where the lower side is supported from the partition wall portion 324, and damage to the operating body 342 is prevented more reliably. be able to.

The nail 87 or the upper side wall portion 325 as a ball guiding member for guiding the game ball to the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 has a moving component from the left and right sides of the plate portion 342b to the center side so that the game ball advances. It is installed in. Specifically, the passage of the game ball formed between the nails 87 (the direction of the passage formed between the two nails 87 on the downstream side) is the upstream side of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b (that is, the plate portion). The nail 87 is installed so as to face the center side (342b). In addition, the nail 87 is installed so that the wall surface as a passage of the game ball formed by the plurality of nails 87 and the upper side wall portion 325 and the like faces the upstream side of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b (that is, the center side of the plate portion 342b). At the same time, the upper side wall portion 325 is formed (see FIG. 10). For this reason, since the game sphere can be easily moved toward the upstream side of the plate portion 342b, the game sphere can be easily retained on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b, and the game ball can be efficiently won in the variable winning port 303. be able to. Further, it is also preferable that the obstacle portion 325c is provided at a position corresponding to the uppermost portion of the plate portion 342b corresponding to the center side on the upper side of the plate portion 342b in order to cause the retention of the game balls. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the game ball passes vigorously on the upper surface of 342b and is guided to the out port 304 on the opposite side.

Next, with reference to FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B, a configuration for preventing the game ball from being caught by the operation of the operation body 342 will be described. 18(a) and 18(b) are sectional views schematically showing the peripheral portion of the variable winning opening 303 of the winning device 300 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 18(a) shows the variable winning opening 303. 18B shows an open state, and FIG. 18B shows a closed state of the variable winning port 303. 18(a) and 18(b), for reference, the front position of the game board 23b is shown by a chain line, and the game ball is also shown.

On the back side of the front cover 362, as shown in FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b), an inlet front projection 371 formed so as to project to the rear side is provided. The entrance front side protrusion 371 has a substantially triangular cross-section and a pointed tip portion, and projects at a height of about 1 mm, which is sufficiently smaller than the diameter of the game ball, with respect to the back surface of the front cover portion 362a having a flat shape. There is.

The inlet front side protrusion 371 is provided at a position facing the front end of the operating body 342, and specifically, is formed at substantially the same height as the tip portion of the front end of the operating body 342. Further, since the operating body 342 is inclined so that the central portion in the left-right direction is high and the left and right side portions are low, the inlet front-side protrusion 371 is also high in the substantially central portion corresponding to the highest position in the operating body 342. , The left and right sides are inclined and continuous in the left-right direction so as to be low (see FIG. 15).

When the operating body 342 is switched from the open state to the closed state, the operating body 342 moves from the rear side to the front side so as to approach the front cover 362. At this time, a game ball may be caught between the front end of the operating body 342 and the front cover 362. In this case, since the inlet front side protrusion 371 is continuously provided in the left-right direction on the back side of the front cover 362, the inlet front side protrusion 371 is provided between the front end of the operation body 342 and the inlet front side protrusion 371 of the front cover 362. The sandwiched game ball collides with the entrance front side protrusion 371 and is pushed to either the upper side or the lower side.

When the game ball moves to the upper side with respect to the action body 342, as shown in FIG. 18A, the game ball moves to a higher side than the upper surface of the action body 342 and follows the inclination of the upper surface of the action body 342 to make an outlet. You will be guided to the 304 side. When the game ball moves to the lower side with respect to the operating body 342, the variable winning port 303 is won, and the variable winning port 303 is guided to the variable winning port passage 333.

Here, the entrance front side protrusion 371 is provided at substantially the same height position with respect to the front end of the operation body 342, and the opposing tip portions are formed to be sharp, so that the operation is performed on the spherical game ball surface. When the body 342 or the entrance front side protrusion 371 comes into contact with each other, the game ball is likely to move upward or downward. Therefore, a situation in which the game ball is not caught between the operating body 342 and the entrance front side protrusion 371 is unlikely to occur, and the function of preventing the game ball from being caught can be more reliably exhibited. Further, the height position of the front end of the operating body 342 changes in the left-right direction, and further, the front end of the operating body 342 is inclined such that the center side is located rearward in the front-rear direction. A force in an oblique direction along the inclination direction of the front end of the operating body 342 easily acts on the game ball sandwiched between the entrance front side protrusion 371, and the function of preventing entrapment can be further exerted.

As shown in FIG. 18B, a passage front protrusion 372 formed so as to protrude rearward at the height position of the variable winning port passage 333 is provided on the lower rear portion of the front cover 362. The passage front side protrusion 372 is a portion for guiding the game balls that enter the variable winning port 303 and drop downward to the rear side where the variable winning port passage 333 is located.

The passage front projection 372 has a top surface shape that is inclined downward and obliquely toward the rear side. The height of the passage front side protrusion 372 protrudes at a height of about 3 mm, which is sufficiently smaller than the diameter of the game ball, with respect to the back surface of the flat front cover portion 362a. The height of the passage front side protrusion 372 is larger than the entrance front side protrusion 371 provided above the passage front side protrusion 372 and protrudes rearward, and even a game ball that has come into contact with the entrance front side protrusion 371 also contacts the passage front side protrusion 372. It is configured to be possible.

An entrance rear side protrusion 363a is provided at an entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 so as to overlap with the upper side of the operating body 342 in the closed state. The entrance rear side protrusion 363a is formed as a part of the front surface of the front base member 363, protrudes forward from the front-rear position corresponding to the front surface of the game plate 23b, and has a thickness in the front-rear direction in the front base member 363. It protrudes further forward than the flat plate-shaped portion forming the passage of the sphere.

Of the game balls that enter the variable winning port 303, a part of the game balls that flows down from the rear side along the front surface of the front base member 363 is guided to the front cover 362 side by the entrance rear side protrusion 363a. Becomes Therefore, the front portion of the game ball is likely to collide with the passage front protrusion 372 located below the entrance rear protrusion 363a. The front-rear distance between the front end of the entrance rear side protrusion 363a and the rear end of the passage front side protrusion 372 is set shorter than the diameter of the game ball, whereby the game ball collides with the passage front side protrusion 372. It is configured so as to be easily guided to the variable winning port passage 333 side.

The inlet rear side protrusion 363a projects forward on the upper side of the outer peripheral portion of the inlet of the accommodation space of the operating body 342 where the operating body 342 is located. In addition, the entrance rear side protrusion 363a projects forward across the entire range where the operating body 342 is located in the left-right direction (see FIG. 16), and the game is directed toward the accommodation space side of the operating body 342 in the open state. The sphere is structured so that it is difficult to proceed. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the game ball to collide with the front end portion of the operation body 342 and the lower side of the entrance outer peripheral portion of the accommodation space of the operation body 342, and when the game ball once wins the variable winning opening 303, the operation body The game ball smoothly flows down to the periphery of 342 without colliding with the game ball.

Here, in the present embodiment, the game ball is guided to the variable winning port passage 333 by the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101. The inner rail 101 is a member that can also be used in other models in which the arrangement of parts in the game area has been changed, and the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 has a game ball in an out port that is generally provided on the rear side of the portion. Has a shape suitable for guiding the vehicle, and has an upper surface shape gently inclined to the rear side. The guiding of the game ball to the out mouth does not need to be guided so fast, and the lower end of the inner rail 101 causes the game ball to be guided to the inside of the out mouth while rolling the game ball to the left and right.

On the other hand, in the variable winning port 303, the winning of the game ball to the variable winning port 303 is detected by the sensor 313 located on the downstream side of the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101, and the variable winning port 303 is detected corresponding to the detection timing. Will be closed. Therefore, it is preferable to guide the game ball to the variable winning opening passage 333 at a high speed, and by providing the passage front side projection 372, the versatility of the inner rail 101 can be maintained while maintaining its versatility to other models. It is difficult for the game balls to stay in the mouth 303, and it is possible to realize smooth discharge of the game balls. Further, the function of the passage front side protrusion 372 can be more reliably exhibited by providing the inlet rear side protrusion 363a.

Next, the relative positions of the front door frame 14 and the winning device 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the relative positions of the window portion 14 a of the front door frame 14 and the winning device 300. In addition, in FIG. 19, the winning device 300 is schematically shown, and the outer shape of the lower end portion of the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14 with respect to the winning device 300 is indicated by a dashed line.

The winning device 300 is visually recognized by the player from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the window portion 14a provided in the front door frame 14, and as shown in FIG. 19, the outer shape of the front door frame 14 surrounding the outside of the window portion 14a. A part of the line (the one-dot chain line in FIG. 19) is located on the upper side and a part of the line is located on the lower side. A window panel unit 30 having two transparent glasses 31 and 32 and having a flat front surface is located on the back side of the window 14a, and a visually recognizable portion having a flat front surface that covers the game area 23a so that the player can visually recognize it. 30a is located inside the window 14a. The electric decoration portion 24 of the front door frame 14 has a function as a frame portion that projects to the front side with respect to the visual recognition portion 30a and surrounds the visual recognition portion 30a. The front door frame 14 is a member that can move relative to the game board 23 so that the front surface of the game board 23 can be opened.

In the winning device 300, the region above the dashed line in FIG. 19 is visible to the player, and the front cover 362 is made of a translucent synthetic resin, so that the up and down operations located on the inner side thereof are performed. The mouth passages 331, 332 and the like are configured to be visible to the player. The area below the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 19 is made invisible to the player by the frame portion (electric decoration portion 24) of the front door frame 14. The variable winning port passage 333 is arranged at a height position overlapping the rear side of the frame portion of the front door frame 14, and the out-port 304 and the out-passage passage 334 are arranged with respect to the frame portion of the front door frame 14. It is arranged at a position deviated to the upper side, that is, a position overlapping the visual recognition portion 30a. Therefore, at least a part of the game ball passing through the variable winning port passage 333 is invisible to the player, and the game ball passing through the outlet port passage 334 is completely visible to the player.

As described above, since the variable winning port passage 333 is arranged so as to be shifted downward with respect to the visual recognition portion 30a and is arranged at a position overlapping the frame portion (illumination portion 24), it is arranged on the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a. It is not necessary to set an area corresponding to the lower side portion of the variable winning port passage 333 in the overlapping space. Therefore, it is possible to easily secure the area where the game balls flow down and the installation area for the symbol display device 94 and the like. Further, the upper end portion of the frame portion corresponding to the lower side of the visible portion 30a of the front door frame 14 is easily set relatively high, and a game ball is provided as a functional component provided below the visible portion 30a of the front door frame 14. The storage parts (upper plate 28a and lower plate 29a), the firing operation device 45, the input device 41 as the selection operation part, the electric decoration part 24 as the decoration part, and the like can be easily arranged in a relatively large size.

Here, in order to emit light inside or around the variable winning opening 303, a substrate having LEDs or the like as a light emitting body is installed in the winning device 300, and the wall portion forming the variable winning opening passage 333 is transparent. Alternatively, it may be formed of a translucent translucent material and irradiate light into the passage from the outside of the passage, but in this case, light cannot be radiated from the front side of the variable winning port 303. However, there is a possibility that the inside of the variable winning port 303 or the like cannot be made to emit light with good appearance. In this case, the LED is directed rearward so that the light-emitting body provided in the frame portion (illumination portion 24) of the front door frame 14 located below the visual recognition portion 30a emits light toward the rear side or the diagonally upper rear side. It is also possible to install the light source or to guide or reflect a part of the light emitted toward the front side so that the light emitter emits the light toward the rear side. As a result, the variable winning port 303 can be irradiated with light from the front side so that the inside of the variable winning port 303 and its peripheral portion can be sufficiently illuminated. In particular, when the game ball is guided to the variable winning opening passage 333 by the inner rail 101 (guide rail 100) that shares parts with other models, a light emitting body is installed below the variable winning opening 303. It is difficult to do so, and in this case, an increase in the number of parts is suppressed by using the light emitting body of the frame portion (electric decoration portion 24) of the front door frame 14 to emit light inside or around the variable winning port 303. On the other hand, it is preferable that the player can easily see the game ball that has won the variable winning port 303.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and may be modified and implemented as described below, for example. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

The arrangement positions and the numbers of the upper and lower working ports 301 and 302, the variable winning port 303 and the out port 304 in the above embodiment do not necessarily have to be the configurations in the above embodiment. For example, the configuration is such that the outlets 304 are not provided on the left and right but only on one of the two sides, and the plate portion of the operating body 342 that opens and closes the variable winning port 303 is inclined downward toward one side where the outlets 304 are located. Also good. In such a case, it is preferable to dispose the operating body 342 corresponding to the entrance of the variable winning port 303 at a position near the lower end of the visual recognition portion 30a of the front door frame 14 and overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a. It is preferable to set the outer shape of the visually recognizable portion of the front door frame 14 and the inner shape of the frame portion to an inclined shape along the inclination angle of the plate portion of the operation body 342 that is inclined downward. Accordingly, it is possible to easily arrange the functional component in a relatively large size below the visual recognition portion 30a of the front door frame 14.

At least a part including the downstream side portion of the operating body 342 may be arranged at a height position lower than the upper end of the opening of the outlet 304, whereby the variable winning port 303 is relatively arranged in the game area 23a. This is preferable because it can be arranged on the lower side, and in this case, it is preferable to install at least a part including the downstream side portion of the operating body 342 at a height position lower than the center of the opening of the out port 304. Further, it is preferable that the entire operating body 342 is arranged at the upper end of the opening of the outlet 304 or at a height position below the center of the opening.

The operating body 342 does not necessarily have to be arranged at a position overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a, and may be installed at a height position corresponding to the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14, or on the upper surface of the operating body 342. The operating body 342 is positioned below the outer shape of the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14 by a distance smaller than the diameter of the game ball so that the placed game ball overlaps the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a. In addition, the operating body 342 may overlap the rear side of the frame portion of the front door frame 14. Even in this case, the winning of the variable winning port 303 can be made visible to the player by moving the game ball downward.

The variable winning port 303 does not necessarily have to be configured to be discharged from the pachinko machine 10 so that the game ball is guided toward the rear side of the game plate 23b, and is directed downward from the lower side of the game area 23a. It may be configured to be discharged. For example, the inner rail 101 may be partially divided, and the game balls may be discharged downward from the game area 23a from the game area 23a. Even in this case, the entrance portion of the variable winning port 303 is set at a position slightly higher than the outlet port 304, and the space in which the game ball flows down after entering the variable winning port 303 is lower than the outlet port 304. By locating it on the lower side, it is possible to easily install the display area and the like of the symbol display device 94 in the game area 23a. Even in such a case, it is preferable to dispose the operating body 342 corresponding to the entrance of the variable winning port 303 near the lower end of the visual recognition portion 30a of the front door frame 14 and at a position overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a.

At least a part of the upper and lower operation ports 301, 302, the variable winning port 303 and the out port 304 in the above embodiment does not necessarily have to be integrated by the winning device 300, and is provided as a separate component on the game board 23b. It may be configured to be attached. Further, at least one of the lower working opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 does not necessarily have to be a structure in which the game ball cannot win in the closed state, and the open amount of the entrance is smaller in the closed state than in the open state. Although difficult, a game ball may be configured to be able to win a prize.

The variable winning opening passage 333 may be arranged at a position where the whole is overlapped on the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a so that the player can completely visually recognize it from the front side. In this case, the player can visually recognize the flow down of the game ball for a long period of time until reaching the lowermost variable winning opening passage 333, and the game area 23a is limited in size. It is possible to easily set a long section in which the sphere behaves.

A sensor as a winning detection unit may be installed on the front side of the front surface of the game board 23b so as to overlap with the lower side of the plate section 342b corresponding to the front side of the operating body 342. Since it is possible to detect the inflow of game balls into the variable winning port 303 at an early stage, it is possible to quickly switch the ease of winning at the timing when the game balls corresponding to the preset number of winnings have won the variable winning port 303. You can In addition, since the sensor serving as the detection means for detecting the winning of the variable winning opening 303 is covered by the frame portion of the front door frame 14, it is not necessary to decorate the sensor and the appearance is low-cost. It can be a good winning part. Furthermore, the front cover may not be overlapped on the front side of the sensor so that the back surface of the front door frame 14 faces the front side of the sensor as the detection means. In this case, the gaming machine main body 12 having the game board 23 is provided. On the other hand, the sensor for detecting the winning of the variable winning port 303 by opening the front door frame 14 is exposed to the front side of the game board 23, so that the inspection and replacement work of this sensor can be easily performed. it can.

The winning device 300 does not necessarily need to be configured such that the operating body 342 is projected from the rear side of the game plate 23b to the front side through the through hole 23c of the game plate 23b, and is below the outer edge corresponding to the lower end of the game plate 23b. The winning device 300 may be arranged so as to project, and in this case also, it is preferable that the plurality of units separated front and rear are separately attached to the front side and the rear side of the game board 23b to configure the winning device 300. ..

The winning device 300 does not necessarily have to be attached to the game board 23b from both the front side and the rear side, and may be attached only from one side of the front side or the rear side. In such a case, the winning device attached from the rear side means that at least a part of the operating body that constitutes the variable winning port, the supporting member that movably supports the operating body, and the driving means that operates the operating body It is preferable to attach it so as to overlap the rear side with a part of 23b, which makes it easy to arrange the functional component on the upper side of the winning device.

The variable winning opening passage 333 corresponding to the variable winning opening 303 does not necessarily have to be arranged below the out opening passage 334 corresponding to the out opening 304, and the variable winning opening passage 333 does not have to be located. You may arrange|position so that it may be located above the use channel 334. Even in this case, since the operating body 342 that opens and closes the variable winning opening 303 in the winning device 300 can be attached to the game board 23b from the rear side, the functional parts can be easily arranged. Preferably, in the operation body 342, the upper surface passage portion corresponding to the upper surface passage 335 which is continuous on the upstream side along the upper surface of the plate portion 342b with which the game ball abuts is provided with the game ball in the opening/closing operation of the operation body 342. It is preferable because the variable winning port 303 can be efficiently won.

In the above embodiment, the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335 is formed by the upper surface of the operating body 342, but the upper surface of the operating body 342 does not necessarily have to be formed by the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335. A portion of the portion 342b corresponding to the lower side of the upper surface passage 335 may be a fixed wall portion, and only a portion corresponding to the downstream side of the upper surface passage 335 may be operable. Even in such a case, it is possible to efficiently win the game ball to the variable winning port 303 in the special game state.

In the above-described embodiment, the upper surface passage 335 is provided so as to be positioned on both left and right sides with the vicinity of the central portion separated from the left and right end portions of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 as the upstream end, but on the left and right sides. The upper surface passage 335 may be provided only in the above. Further, the upper surface passage 335 may be configured to have a gap at the highest top of the upper surface of the operating body 342 (the plate portion 342b) such that a game ball can pass in the left-right direction. In this case, even if the game ball has a gap in the left-right direction near the top of the upper surface passage 335, the obstacle portion contacts at least a part of the game ball and obstructs the passage of the game ball. It is preferable to adopt a configuration. That is, the obstacle portion may be one that comes into contact with the front side or the rear side of the game ball near the top portion corresponding to the upstream end of the upper surface passage 335 to change the course of the game ball to decelerate, or near the top portion. The game ball may be brought into contact with the game ball at a position opposite to the traveling direction of the game ball, and the traveling direction of the game ball may be changed by 180 degrees at the upstream end of the upper surface passage 335 so as to be returned. It is possible to efficiently win the game ball to the mouth 303.

In the above embodiment, the obstacle 325c is shaped so as to project downward from the ceiling surface side of the upper surface passage 335 by the front cover 362, but the obstacle may be formed in another shape. It may be formed by another member to be formed, or may be formed by a plurality of members forming the upper surface passage 335. For example, an obstacle having a shape projecting from one or both sides of the base portion 361a and the front cover portion 362a to the upper surface passage 335 side may be provided, or the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 forming the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335 may be provided. An obstacle portion protruding upward may be provided on the upper surface.

The present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine or the like of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit occurs, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which the expected big hit value is increased until a big hit state including the big hit occurs a plurality of times (for example, twice or three times). Further, it may be carried out as a pachinko machine which is in a special game state on condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area after the jackpot pattern is displayed. Further, it may be adopted as a so-called ordinary machine without a lottery function such as a big hit. It may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Alternatively, it may be implemented in an enclosed pachinko machine in which balls circulate. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, various kinds of game machines such as arrangement ball type pachinko machines and sparrow balls may be implemented.

<Invention extracted from the above embodiment>
The features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described below, showing effects and the like as necessary. It should be noted that, in the following, for ease of understanding, the configurations corresponding to the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses, etc., but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in brackets, etc. Further, the meanings and examples of the terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of the terms described in other features described in the same wording.

A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed on the front side, and the gaming board is provided with a plurality of winning openings through which gaming balls fired in the gaming area can be won. In addition, an out port into which a game ball that has not won a prize flows into any of the plurality of prize holes is provided. The game ball shot into the game area is guided to the back surface side of the game board via the winning opening or the outlet opening after passing through the game area. A collection path and a discharge port are provided on the back side of the game board, and the game balls guided to the back side of the game board are collected by the collection path to the entrance portion of the path connected to the discharge port Discharged to island equipment.

In this type of pachinko machine, there is a tendency to increase the installation area of the display device and the decoration device, etc. of the symbols located on the center side of the game machine, which is noticeable to the player, which makes it easier to design freely. Alternatively, it is possible for the player to be surprised at the operation and display contents of the structure, and it is possible to easily provide unique game play different from that of other manufacturers. In addition, it is preferable that an area such as a working opening for starting variable display of symbols and a variable winning opening for opening and closing, which is noticed by the player, and an out opening are arranged at a position easily visible to the player. In the center, a center accessory forming a decorative area, a display device, an operating port, a variable winning port, and an out port may be arranged in this order from the top (for example, see JP 2001-334022 A).

However, in such an arrangement order, it is difficult to secure an area for installing a display device and a decoration device while securing an area necessary for winning and discharging a game ball, and a winning portion and a discharge ball passage are provided in the game area. There may be room for improvement in the arrangement.

<Feature A1>
A gaming member (gaming plate 23b) that forms a gaming region on which the gaming ball flows down is provided, and a plurality of rear passages through which the gaming ball passes through the gaming region toward the rear side of the gaming member. In the gaming machine (pachinko machine 10),
In the plurality of rear passages, one or a plurality of winning prizes through which the winning game balls pass to a winning portion (upper and lower actuating ports 301 and 302, variable winning hole 303) in which a prize ball is paid out when a game ball enters A ball passage (upper and lower working port passages 331, 332, a variable winning port passage 333),
There is provided one or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out mouth passage 334) through which the game balls pass with the discharge portion (out port 304) discharged to the outside of the game area without winning the prize portion,
The lowermost rear passage located at the lowermost side of the plurality of rear passages is the lowermost winning ball passage (variable winning opening passage 333) that constitutes the winning ball passage,
A gaming machine, wherein the one or a plurality of discharge ball passages are arranged at a position higher than the lowermost winning ball passage.

According to the gaming machine having the feature A1, the winning portion and the discharge ball passage can be suitably arranged in the game area. That is, the bottom prize ball passage is located at the bottom of the passage through which the game balls are discharged through the game area, and when the game balls pass through this bottom prize ball passage, there is a benefit to the player. It is said to be brought in. Therefore, the game ball flowing into the discharge ball passage is guided to the rear side of the game member at a position higher than the lowermost prize ball passage, so that the lost ball can be quickly transferred to a position that cannot be visually recognized by the player. You can

In addition, if the player can visually recognize the entry of the game ball into the lowest prize ball passage, the flow of the game ball is extended to the player until it reaches the lowest rear passage. It is possible to make it visible over a period of time, and it is possible to easily set a long section in which a game ball moves in a game area having a limited size.

Further, by arranging the discharge ball passage so as to be shifted in at least one of the left and right directions with respect to the entrance of the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage, the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage is set at a lower position. However, it is possible to easily secure a large space above it. As a result, it is possible to easily secure the installation area of the display device and the decoration device, which is easily noticed by the player.

<Feature A2>
A first position (a position corresponding to an open state) in which a game ball can flow into the lowermost prize ball passage, and a lowermost prize ball from the first position upstream from the entrance of the lowermost prize ball passage. An operation member (operation body 342) is provided which is displaced between a second position (a position corresponding to a closed state) in which the game ball hardly flows or the game ball cannot flow into the passage,
The operation member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position and can abut a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the abutted game ball to the discharge ball passage side. Has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b),
The game ball contact portion is formed longer in the left-right direction than in the vertical direction,
The operation member is displaced between the first position and the second position by performing an operation of moving the game ball contact portion to the second position located on the rear side with respect to the first position. The gaming machine according to feature A1 characterized by being.

According to the gaming machine described in Feature A2, the movement range of the game ball contact portion in the operating member can be formed to be short in the up-down direction, so that the installation space for other components is set wide above the lowermost winning ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange the flow-down area of the game ball, the functional parts such as the display part and the decoration part, and the like.

<Feature A3>
A rear side structure (rear side unit 352) including the operation member, a driving unit (solenoid 382) for operating the operation member, and a support member (rear side base member 381) for movably supporting the operation member. The game machine according to feature A2, wherein is attached to the game member from the rear side.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, the operating member as a part of the rear side structure attached from the rear side of the gaming member is arranged so as to project into the game area, and the driving means necessary for the operation of the operating member is provided. The or support member can be attached so as to overlap the rear side of the game member. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operation member on the front side of the game member up and down short, and it is possible to set the installation space of other components wide around the winning portion corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange the flow-down area of the game ball, the display part, the functional parts such as the decoration part, and the like.

<Feature A4>
The upper surface of the game ball contact portion has a shape that is inclined downward toward at least one side in the left-right direction,
At least one of the discharge ball passages is formed with an opening at the tip end side in the descending inclination direction of the gaming machine when viewed from the front, and the gaming machine according to feature A2 or A3.

According to the game machine described in the feature A4, the game ball that has reached the game ball contact portion is efficiently guided to the discharge ball passage, and the game ball that has not won in the game area is quickly discharged from the game area. You can

<Feature A5>
There is a bottom winning portion (variable winning opening 303) corresponding to the bottom winning ball passage, and a discharge ball passage into which a game ball that has reached the bottom winning portion but has not flowed into the bottom winning portion flows in. , The gaming machine according to any one of the features A1 to A4, which is integrally formed by a passage forming body (front unit 351) attached to the front surface side of the game member.

According to the gaming machine having the feature A5, a common passage is formed in which the bottom prize portion and the discharge ball passage that reaches the bottom prize portion and into which game balls that have not won are flowed are attached to the front side of the game member. Since it is integrally formed by the body, the relative positions of the bottom prize portion, the discharge ball passage, and other members attached to the front side of the game member can be accurately arranged. Therefore, while setting the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage to a low position to secure a wide area above the winning portion, the game balls are retained around the discharge ball passage in the connecting portion with other members. It is possible to make it easier to avoid a problem such as a failure.

<Feature A6>
A visual recognition part (visual recognition part 30a) which is arranged on the front side of the game member and covers the game area so that the player can visually recognize it, and an outer frame which projects forward with respect to the visual recognition part and surrounds the visual recognition part. And a front side member (front door frame 14) that is movable relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened.
The lowermost prize ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part of the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member overlaps,
The one or a plurality of discharge ball passages are arranged at a height position where at least a part of the discharge ball passage is visible from the front side of the gaming machine through the visual recognition unit. Machine.

According to the gaming machine described in Feature A6, since the lowermost winning ball passage is arranged at a position displaced from the visual recognition portion, it is easy to secure a large space overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion, and the flow-down area of the game ball or It is possible to easily arrange the functional parts and the like. Further, it becomes easy to set the upper end portion of the outer frame portion on the lower side of the visible portion of the front side member to be relatively high, and the storage portion of the game ball as a functional component provided on the lower side of the visible portion of the front side member, the firing operation portion, the push It is possible to easily arrange a selection operation unit such as a button and a decoration unit.

<Feature B1>
A game machine (pachinko) provided with a game member (game plate 23b) that forms a game area in which the game ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of guide paths for guiding the game ball that has passed through the game area to the outside of the game area. In machine 10),
One or a plurality of winning passages through which the winning gaming balls pass through the winning passages (upper and lower actuating openings 301 and 302, variable winning opening 303) in which the winning balls are paid out when the gaming balls enter the plurality of guide passages. A ball passage (upper and lower working port passages 331, 332, a variable winning port passage 333),
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out passage passage 334) through which game balls discharged to the outside of the game area without winning a prize are provided.
Of the plurality of guide passages, a game ball can flow into the predetermined winning ball passage on the upstream side of the entrance of a predetermined winning ball passage (variable winning opening passage 333) that constitutes the winning ball passage. A position (a position corresponding to the open state) and a position rearward of the first position, and it is difficult or impossible for the game ball to flow into the predetermined prize ball passage from the first position. An operation member (operation body 342) that is displaced between the second position (position corresponding to the closed state) is provided,
The operation member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position and can abut a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the abutted game ball to the discharge ball passage side. Has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b),
A rear side structure (rear side unit 352) having the operating member, a driving means (solenoid 382) for operating the operating member, and a supporting member (rear side base member 381) for movably supporting the operating member. Is attached to the game member from the rear side,
On the front side of the game member, a front side support portion (front side support portion) that supports the lower side of the game ball contact portion on the front side of the front surface of the game member when the operation member is arranged at the second position. A gaming machine characterized in that 324b) is provided.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, the operation member as a part of the rear side structure attached from the rear side of the game member is arranged so as to project into the game area, and the driving means necessary for the operation of the operation member. The or support member can be attached so as to overlap the rear side of the game member. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operation member on the front side of the game member up and down short, and it is possible to set the installation space of other components wide around the winning portion corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange the flow-down area of the game ball, the display part, the functional parts such as the decoration part, and the like.

Further, when the operating member is arranged at the second position, the lower side of the game ball contact portion is supported by the front side support portion. Therefore, even when a large load is applied to the game ball contact portion due to the contact of the game ball, the operating member can be configured to be less likely to be damaged. In particular, when the predetermined prize-ball passage is the lowermost prize-ball passage installed below any of the discharge-ball passages, a large number of game balls gather near the predetermined prize-ball passage to cause a ball clogging. There is a possibility that, in this case, a large number of game balls may stay on the upper side of the operating member, but by using a structure in which the lower side of the operating member is supported, etc. It is possible to prevent the damage of the.

<Feature B2>
And a partition part (partition wall part 324) for partitioning the winning part (variable winning port 303) corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage and the inlet part (out port 304) of the discharge ball passage into left and right,
The operation member is a portion that forms the game ball contact portion, and is an upper surface portion (plate portion 342b) that is continuous in the left-right direction, and a side surface portion that is lower than an end portion of the upper surface portion in the left-right direction ( And an operating body side wall portion 342a),
The partition portion is located on the outer side of the winning portion with respect to the side surface portion and faces the side surface portion (side surface facing portion 324a), and below the side surface facing portion of the winning portion. The gaming machine according to Feature B1, which is continuous with the inside and has the front support portion formed to project below the side surface portion.

According to the gaming machine described in Feature B2, the side surface facing portion and the front side support portion of the partition portion are located on the outside and the lower side of the side surface portion of the operating member, respectively, and the side surface portion of the operating member is located outside and on the lower side. Movement is restricted. Therefore, it is a structure in which the lower side of the game ball contact portion is supported, and it is possible to prevent the center side portion of the operating member in the left-right direction from being deformed downward, so that the retention of the game ball occurs. However, each part of the operating member can be appropriately arranged at the predetermined position.

<Feature B3>
A game ball that is provided on the upper side of the game ball abutting portion and deviates from the position corresponding to the upper side of the partitioning portion, and a game ball flowing down the game area contacts a part of the game ball abutting portion. The gaming machine described in the feature B1 or B2, which is provided with an obstacle portion (obstacle portion 325c) that makes it impossible.

According to the game machine described in the feature B3, in the game ball contact portion, it is possible to reduce the chance of the game ball contacting a position apart from the position where the lower side is supported from the partitioning part, so that it is added to the operation member. The bending force can be suppressed to a low level, and damage to the operating member can be prevented.

<Characteristic C group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of game machine, includes a game board in which a game area through which game balls flow is formed on the front side. The game board is provided with a variable winning device (winning device) that allows the playing ball flowing down the playing area to win in the winning opening as required. This winning device has an opening through which the playing ball can enter. It is provided with a winning opening (winning portion), an operating member that is displaced between a closed position where the winning opening is closed and an open position where the winning opening is open, and a sensor that detects a game ball that has entered the winning opening. In the normal game state, the operating member is arranged in a closed position where the game ball cannot win, and when the game state is advantageous to the player (eg, big hit state), the open position and the normal closed position where the game ball is easy to win Displacement is repeated during the interval (see, for example, JP 2001-239015 A).

However, when the winning opening is repeatedly opened, a state in which the operating member is temporarily placed in the closed position occurs, and in this situation, the game ball that has reached the winning opening passes in front of the winning opening. As a result, you cannot win the prize. As the winning opening is repeatedly opened and closed in a gaming state that is advantageous to the player, the number of gaming balls that do not win even if the position of the winning opening is reached increases, and the player throws useless gaming balls. There is a possibility that the amount to be caused will increase.

<Characteristic C1>
In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member (gaming plate 23b) that forms a gaming area on the front side in which gaming balls flow down, and a plurality of guide paths that guide the gaming balls through the gaming area to the outside of the gaming area,
One or a plurality of winning passages through which the winning gaming balls pass through the winning passages (upper and lower actuating openings 301 and 302, variable winning opening 303) in which the winning balls are paid out when the gaming balls enter the plurality of guide passages. A ball passage (upper and lower working port passages 331, 332, a variable winning port passage 333),
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out passage passage 334) through which game balls discharged to the outside of the game area without winning a prize are provided.
A first position (a position corresponding to an open state) in which a game ball can flow into the predetermined winning ball passage, on the upstream side of the entrance of the predetermined winning ball passage forming the winning ball passage among the plurality of guide passages. ) And a second position which is located on the rear side with respect to the first position and in which it is difficult or impossible for the game ball to flow from the first position into the predetermined winning ball passage (corresponding to a closed state) An operating member (operating body 342) that is displaced between the
The operation member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position and can abut a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the abutted game ball to the discharge ball passage side. Has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b),
One or a plurality of ball guiding members (nail 87, guiding wall portion 323, upper side wall portion 325) that form a passage for the game ball are provided on the upstream side of the game ball contact portion in the game area. ,
The ball guiding member forms a passage of the game ball capable of guiding the game ball in the direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contacting portion inclines upward with respect to the game ball contacting portion. Machine.

According to the gaming machine described in Feature C1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can efficiently win the game ball to the winning portion. That is, at least a part of the game ball guided to the game ball contact portion by the ball guiding member, after contacting the game ball contact portion, once moves toward the upstream side of the game ball contact portion, After that, it can be folded back and guided to the discharge ball passage. For this reason, the game balls are likely to stay on the upper surface of the game ball contact portion of the operating member arranged in the first position, and a plurality of game balls are likely to be placed, so that the second position is thereafter set. It becomes easy for the game ball to immediately win the winning part in a state where the operation member has moved. Therefore, in the gaming state (special gaming state) in which the number of gaming balls guided to the discharge ball passage side can be reduced and the winning portion can be won, it is possible to efficiently win the gaming ball to the winning portion.

In addition, the passage of the game ball that can guide the game ball in the direction in which the upper surface of the game ball abutting portion inclines upward, the upper surface of the game ball abutting portion inclines upward in at least a part of the guided game ball. Any configuration may be used as long as it is guided to the direction side, and for example, the ball guiding member may form a path of the game ball that faces the direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion inclines upward.

<Characteristic C2>
At a position higher than the game ball contact portion, an upper surface passage portion (upper surface passage 335) that opens to the end side of the game ball contact portion and continues upstream along the upper surface of the game ball contact portion. Is provided,
The gaming machine according to Feature C1, wherein the upper surface passage portion is configured to allow a game ball to pass through a passage of the game ball formed by the ball guiding member.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, since the game ball can be inserted into the upper surface passage portion opened to the end side of the game ball contact portion, the upper surface with respect to the game ball once entered into the upper surface passage portion. When the game ball contacts from the opening side of the passage portion, the game ball is pushed into the back side of the upper surface passage portion. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier for the game balls to stay in the upper surface passage portion, and to make it easier to immediately win the game balls to the winning portion when the operation member moves to the second position.

In addition, the height width of the upper surface passage portion in the characteristic C2 is preferably set to a height width in which the game balls are not stacked, and specifically, a height width slightly larger than the diameter of the game balls. Is preferably set to. It is possible to easily set a wide installation space in the vertical direction of other components while ensuring the ease of winning the game ball in the winning portion.

<Characteristic C3>
The upper surface passage portion is open only on one side in the left-right direction and in a direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion is inclined downward, and the upstream side portion of the upper surface passage portion is closed. A gaming machine having the characteristics C1 or C2.

According to the gaming machine described in Feature C3, since the upstream side portion of the upper surface passage portion is closed, the game ball is pushed into the upper surface passage portion and is retained by the contact of the game ball from the opening side of the upper surface passage portion. You can Therefore, it is possible to make it easier for the game ball to stay in the upper surface passage portion, and to make it easier to immediately win the game ball to the winning portion when the operation member moves to the second position.

It should be noted that "the upstream side portion of the upper surface passage portion is closed" means a state in which the game ball cannot pass through and is in a closed state. In addition to the case where the space is completely partitioned, Although the space is open to, including the case where the game ball is unable to pass through the open part.

<Feature D1>
A game member (game plate 23b) that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down, and a front side member (front door frame 14) that can relatively move relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened. The front side member is provided on the front side of the game member, and the front side is a front side with respect to the visual recognition section (visual confirmation section 30a) which has a flat front side and covers the game area so that the player can visually recognize it. In a gaming machine that has an outer frame portion (electric decoration portion 24) that protrudes to and surrounds the visual recognition portion,
A predetermined winning portion (variable winning opening 303) to which a prize ball is paid out when a game ball is entered,
An operation member (operation body 342) for changing the ease of entering a game ball into the predetermined winning portion,
And one or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out-port passage 334) through which game balls discharged to the outside of the game area without winning the predetermined winning portion,
The operation member projects forward from the front surface of the game member, is capable of contacting a game ball flowing down in the game area, and guides the contacted game ball to the discharge ball passage side ( Has a plate portion 342b),
The game ball contact portion is provided at a height position corresponding to the lower portion of the visual recognition portion, and is continuous in the direction along the outer shape of the visual recognition portion,
The gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined winning portion is arranged at a position where a downstream side from an entrance portion thereof overlaps with a rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member.

<Feature D2>
A prize detection unit for detecting a prize of a game ball to the predetermined prize unit,
The gaming machine according to Feature D1, wherein the winning detection unit is provided in front of the front surface of the game member and behind the outer frame portion of the front member.

According to the gaming machine with the feature D2, it is possible to detect the inflow of the game balls into the predetermined winning part at an early stage, so the timing at which the game balls corresponding to the preset number of prizes enter the predetermined winning part. You can quickly switch the winning a prize. Further, since the prize detecting section is covered with the outer frame portion of the front side member, it is not necessary to decorate the prize detecting section, so that the prize detecting section can be formed at a low cost with a good appearance. Furthermore, by moving the front side member with respect to the game member, the winning detection unit is exposed to the front side of the game member, so that the inspection and replacement work of the winning detection unit can be easily performed.

Note that at least one feature described in the features A1 to A6, the features B1 to B3, C1 to C3, and the features D1 and D2 may be applied in combination with any other feature or a plurality of features. Below, a basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-mentioned respective features can be applied is shown.

Pachinko gaming machine: launching operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the launching operation means, and a passage portion for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area. A gaming machine provided with each game part arranged in the game area, and giving a bonus to the player when the game ball passes through a predetermined passage part of each of the game parts.

As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

10... Pachinko machine, 14... Front door frame, 23b... Game board, 24... Illumination part, 30a... Visual recognition part, 87... Nails, 301, 302... Upper and lower actuation ports, 303... Variable winning a prize port, 304... Out port Reference numeral 323... Guide wall portion, 324... Partition wall portion, 325... Upper side wall portion, 324a... Side facing portion, 324b... Front support portion, 325c... Obstacle portion, 331, 332... Upper and lower working port passages, 333... Variable Passageway for winning hole, 334... Passageway for outlet, 335... Top passage, 342... Operating body, 342a... Operating body side wall portion, 342b... Plate portion, 351... Front unit, 352... Rear unit, 381... Rear base Member, 382... Solenoid

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a game member that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of rear passages through which the game balls pass through the game area toward the rear side of the game member,
In the plurality of rear passages, one or a plurality of winning ball passages through which the winning gaming balls pass to the winning portion, where the winning balls are paid out when the gaming balls enter.
There is provided one or a plurality of discharge ball passages through which game balls pass, with the discharge portion discharged outside the game area without winning the prize portion as an entrance portion,
The lowermost rear passage located at the lowermost side of the plurality of rear passages is the lowermost winning ball passage that constitutes the winning ball passage,
The one or more discharge ball passages are arranged at a position higher than the lowermost winning ball passage,
The bottom prize portion corresponding to the bottom prize ball passage, and the discharge ball passage into which the game balls that have reached the bottom prize portion but have not flowed into the bottom prize portion flow into the front surface of the game member. Is integrally formed by a passage forming body attached to the side,
On the front side of the game member, there is a visually recognizable portion having a flat front side that covers the game area so that the player can visually recognize it, and an outer frame portion that projects forward with respect to the visually recognizable portion and surrounds the visually recognizable portion, A front side member is provided which is movable relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened,
The lowermost prize ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part of the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member overlaps,
The one or more discharge ball passages are arranged at a height position where at least a part of them can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine through the visual recognition unit.

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