JP2021006181A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress occurrence of ball clogging.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 includes: a large winning hole 22 that is open on an upper surface of a prize winning accessory component 23; and a door member 22T that normally closes the large winning hole 22 and composes one portion of a rolling path 24R, and is slid rearward caused by satisfaction of a predetermined condition and opens the large winning hole 22. In a front wall 23B provided in a front end of the prize winning accessory component 23, a cutout part 27 is provided in a part that opposes a downstream-side edge in a part that opposes a front end face of the door member 22T. On a front end face of the door member 22T, an incline 22K inclined such that an interval to the front wall 23B becomes larger toward a downstream side is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 25

Description

The present disclosure relates to a game machine.

As this type of gaming machine, a winning opening through which a game ball can win and a door member provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine between an open position for opening the winning opening and a closing position for closing the winning opening are provided. It is known that the game ball can roll on the upper surface of the door member when it is in the closed position (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-207265 (Fig. 1, paragraphs [0059], [0061])

It is required to suppress the occurrence of ball biting due to the opening / closing operation of the door member.

The invention of claim 1 made to solve the above-mentioned problems is a game board provided with a game area on the front surface through which a game ball can flow down, and a game board provided in the game area to roll the game ball laterally diagonally downward. A winning protrusion having a guide portion on the upper surface, a winning opening opened in the middle or at the end of the guide portion to allow a game ball to win a prize, and usually a part of the guide portion with the winning opening closed. In a game machine having a door member that is configured and slides rearward to open the winning opening due to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, the front end of the winning protrusion is a front surface of the game board. A gaming machine in which a front wall that is parallel and faces the front end surface of the door member is provided, and the front wall has a notch in a portion of the front end face of the door member that faces the downstream end.

According to the above invention, since the notch is provided on the front wall facing the front end surface of the door member, the game ball sandwiched between the front end surface of the door member and the front wall may come out forward from the notch. This makes it possible to suppress the occurrence of ball biting.

Front view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present disclosure Front view of the game board Perspective view of the game board and the rear unit Front view of a part of the game area Perspective view of the rear unit Perspective view of partial breakage of the rear unit Perspective view of prize-winning accessory parts Front view of prize-winning accessory parts Perspective view of partial breakage of prize-winning accessory parts Side sectional view of prize-winning accessory parts Side sectional view of prize-winning accessory parts Perspective view of prize-winning accessory parts when the game ball comes out of the notch forward Perspective view of the back side of the front wall Top view of prize-winning accessory parts Front view of prize-winning accessory parts Side view of prize-winning accessory parts Perspective view of door member Top view of door member Perspective view of door drive parts An exploded perspective view of the door drive parts (A) Plan view around the door member arranged at the front end position, (B) Plan view around the door member arranged at the rear end position Side sectional view of the middle part Side sectional view around the door member arranged at the front end position (A) Flat sectional view around the door member arranged at the front end position, (B) Flat sectional view around the door member arranged at the rear end position. The figure explaining the movement of the game ball at the grand prize opening, (A) the state where the door member is open, (B) the state where the door member is about to close, (C) the state where the door member is closed. Side sectional view of the annular protrusion Side sectional view around the door member according to the modified example Side sectional view around the door member according to the modified example

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 26. The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, and the gaming area R1 of the gaming plate 11 shown in FIG. 2 can be visually recognized through the glass window 10W shown in FIG. 1 on the front surface. Further, a handle 10H is provided at the lower right of the front surface of the game machine 10, and an upper plate 10D is provided below the glass window 10W.

The game area R1 is surrounded by a rail member 12 projecting from the front surface of the game plate 11. An entrance 12A is provided in the upper left portion of the rail member 12, and when the handle 10H (see FIG. 1) is operated, the game ball of the upper plate 10D is moved from the entrance 12A into the game area R1 with a strength corresponding to the operation amount. It is driven into and flows down.

An effect window 13 is formed in the game area R1, and the rear liquid crystal screen 41G (see FIG. 5) and the like, which will be described later, can be seen through the effect window 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a decorative frame 15 is fitted into the effect window 13 from the front, and a frame protruding wall 14 which is a part of the decorative frame 15 is formed on both left and right sides and an upper side of the decorative frame 15. It projects forward from the window 13 and restricts the game ball from entering the effect window 13.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper side portion of the frame projecting wall 14 is bent in a crank shape at a substantially central portion and has a stepped surface 14D facing left. Of the upper side portion of the decorative frame 15, the space between the frame protrusion wall 14 on the right side of the stepped surface 14D and the rail member 12 is an upper side passage R3 having a width through which game balls can pass one by one.

The right side portion of the frame projecting wall 14 is composed of a pair of facing walls 14B, and between them forms a right side passage R2 having a width through which game balls can pass one by one, and is connected to an upper side passage R3. Further, the outer facing wall 14B overlaps with the inner surface of the rail member 12, and from the middle position in the vertical direction to the position near the lower end of the right side passage R2, it meanders left and right and extends in the vertical direction as a whole. There is. Then, the right-hand side passage R2 bends substantially horizontally to the left at a position near the lower end and then bends vertically downward to discharge the game ball vertically downward.

As shown in FIG. 2, a warp portion 14W having a gutter structure is provided in the lower portion of the left side portion of the frame protrusion wall 14, and the game ball entering the warp portion 14W is guided to the left end portion of the rolling stage 16 described below. To.

The rolling stage 16 is formed by a portion of the decorative frame 15 that overlaps the inner surface of the lower side of the effect window 13, and has a curved shape that bulges downward. Specifically, the rolling stage 16 has a pair of first inclined portions 16A that are inclined so as to be slightly lowered from both ends toward both ends, and a steep slope from both ends toward the center. As shown in FIG. 4, it has a pair of second inclined portions 16B that are inclined downward, and a pair of curved portions 16C that are continuously and gently curved to each of the pair of second inclined portions 16B. ..

Further, the front regulation wall 16F stands up from the front edge portion of the rolling stage 16, while the rear regulation wall 16R stands up from the rear edge portion of the rolling stage 16, and the front regulation wall 16F and the rear side thereof. The width of the rolling stage 16 sandwiched between the regulation wall 16R is one or more and less than two game balls. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper portion of the rear regulation wall 16R is an eaves portion 16H that bends forward and covers the rolling stage 16 from above.

The game ball that has rolled the rolling stage 16 is discharged from the first or second discharge ports 16X and 16Y that are cut out from the front regulation wall 16F near the center of the rolling stage 16.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 4, each curved portion 16C of the rolling stage 16 has a lowermost portion in the middle portion in the lateral direction thereof, and a pair of the lowermost front regulation wall 16F is cut out. The second discharge port 16Y is formed. Each second discharge port 16Y has an opening width such that two game balls can pass at one time.

The connecting portion between the pair of curved portions 16C is slightly higher than the intermediate portion of the curved portions 16C. Further, a first discharge port 16X is formed by cutting out a front regulation wall 16F at a connecting portion between the pair of curved portions 16C. The first discharge port 16X has an opening width that allows a game ball to pass through one ball at a time. Further, the first discharge port 16X is located directly above the first special figure start winning opening 17A described below, and when the game ball is discharged from the first discharge port 16X, it becomes the first special drawing start winning opening 17A. It will be easier to win a prize.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the lower region of the game area R1 below the effect window 13, the first special figure start winning opening 17A and the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B are provided in the substantially center, and the right side. The first general drawing start winning opening 17C and the large winning opening 22 are provided in the portion, and a plurality of ordinary winning openings 18 are provided in the left portion. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, between the large winning opening 22 and the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B, a normal winning opening 18 and a second general drawing starting winning opening 17D are provided.

Further, a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the entire game area R1. Then, when a game ball flowing down the game area R1 wins a prize in each winning opening, a prize ball corresponding to the number of winnings is paid out to the upper plate 10D (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the game machine 10. At that time, the number of prize balls per winning ball is larger in the large winning opening 22 than in the other winning openings. In addition, the game ball that does not win in any of the winning openings is taken into the out opening 11X.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first special figure start winning opening 17A has a so-called pocket structure opened on the upper surface of the winning accessory protrusion 17S protruding from the front surface of the game plate 11, and the game balls win one by one. It is the size to be used.

The second special figure start winning opening 17B is arranged at the lower left diagonally about 1 to 3 distances from the first special figure starting winning opening 17A, while the first special drawing starting winning opening 17A is located. The ball receiving portion 19D is arranged at the lower right diagonally about 1 to 3 of the game balls. Further, an out opening 11X is opened directly below the first special drawing start winning opening 17A, which is also the lowermost part of the game area R1.

The second special figure start winning opening 17B opens on the side surface of the winning accessory protrusion 17T protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, faces slightly diagonally to the upper right with respect to the horizontal direction, and one game ball at a time. It is big enough to win a prize. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the winning accessory protrusion 17T of the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B is adjacent to the rail member 12, and the out opening 11X is also on the left side of the winning accessory protrusion 17T. Is open.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface of the ball receiving portion 19D is an inclined guide surface 19D1 inclined downward to the left. Further, a movable member 19A is provided so as to be movable back and forth between the lower edge portion of the second special drawing start winning opening 17B and the lower edge portion of the inclined guide surface 19D1. The movable member 19A has a communication member 19B and a winning regulation protrusion 19C. The communication member 19B has a plate shape having an upper surface inclined downward to the left, and the winning regulation protrusion 19C stands upward from the front end portion of the left end of the communication member 19B.

Then, when the movable member 19A is arranged at the front end position, the connecting member 19B communicates between the lower edge portion of the second special drawing start winning opening 17B and the lower edge portion of the inclined guide surface 19D1, and the inclined guide surface. The game ball that has rolled 19D1 is guided to the second special figure start winning opening 17B. At this time, the winning regulation protrusion 19C is arranged at a position shifted forward from the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B and does not hinder the winning of the game ball into the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B. On the other hand, when the movable member 19A is arranged at the rear end position, the connecting member 19B retracts behind the front surface of the game plate 11 and allows the game ball to move toward the out port 11X. At this time, the winning regulation protrusion 19C overlaps with the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B, and restricts the winning of the game ball to the second special drawing starting winning opening 17B.

The movable member 19A is usually arranged at the rear end position (that is, a position that restricts winning). Then, when the movable member 19A is hit by a hit / fail judgment (hereinafter, this is referred to as "normal figure judgment") performed due to winning a prize in the first or second normal drawing start winning opening 17C, 17D. After being placed in the front end position for a certain period of time, it returns to the rear end position. Specifically, when the normal symbol determination is performed, two types of symbols called ordinary symbols (for example, "arbitrary odd number" and "arbitrary even number" symbols) are displayed on the rear LCD screen 41G (see FIG. 5). However, it is stopped after being displayed in a variable manner so as to be switched alternately over a certain period of time, and a determination notification is performed depending on whether the stopped symbol is a hit symbol or a miss symbol. Then, when the result of the normal drawing determination is a hit, the movable member 19A is arranged at the front end position for a certain period of time and then returns to the rear end position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first general drawing start winning opening 17C is provided in the winning accessory component 23 together with the large winning opening 22. Further, the large winning opening 22 is usually regulated by the door member 22T. The structure of the prize-winning accessory component 23 will be described in detail later.

The large winning opening 22 is a hit in the winning / failing judgment (hereinafter, this is referred to as "special drawing judgment") performed due to the winning of the game ball in the first or second special drawing start winning opening 17A, 17B. It operates when it is pressed and opens for a certain period of time. More specifically, the determination result of the special symbol determination is notified by a symbol combination of three special symbols (not shown) displayed on the rear liquid crystal screen 41G (see FIG. 5). Then, when a hit is made in the special figure determination, the door member 22T is activated and a game in which the big winning opening 22 is opened a predetermined number of times (this is called a "big hit game") is executed.

In addition, there are "probability time reduction hit" and "normal hit" in the hit of "special figure judgment", and when it becomes "probability time reduction hit", after the big hit game until the predetermined end condition is satisfied. In the meantime, the "probability change state" and the "time saving state" are maintained. In that "probability change state", the probability of winning in the "special figure judgment" increases. Further, in the "time saving state", when the above-mentioned judgment notification of the normal figure judgment is performed, the fluctuation time of the symbol is shorter than the normal time, and when the hit is made in the normal figure judgment, the movable member 19A is set to the front end position. The time to stay is longer than usual.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rear unit 28U is attached to the rear surface of the game plate 11. The rear unit 28U is formed by assembling a plurality of parts visible through the effect window 13 of the game board 11 to the support box 28.

FIG. 5 shows the rear unit 28U removed from the game plate 11, and FIG. 6 shows a cross section of the rear unit 28U.

The support box 28 shown in FIG. 5 has an open front surface and has a box-shaped structure flat in the front-rear direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a quadrangular rear window 28W is formed on the rear wall 28D of the support box 28, and the liquid crystal panel 41 is attached to the rear wall 28D in a state where the window 23W is closed. The rear liquid crystal screen 41G on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel 41 can be visually recognized through the effect window 13 (see FIG. 2). Further, a plurality of movable accessories 33 are mounted in the support box 28. The movable accessory 33 is always arranged above and below the effect window 13 so that it cannot be visually recognized, and moves up and down according to the game situation so that it can be visually recognized through the effect window 13.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 is attached to the inside of the front end portion of the support box 28. The transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 includes a transmissive front liquid crystal screen 43G, and the front liquid crystal screen 43G has an image that overlaps the movable accessory 33, an image of the rear liquid crystal screen 41G, or an image that is linked to the movable accessory 33. Is displayed.

Hereinafter, the structure of the prize-winning accessory component 23 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 7, the winning accessory component 23 has a lower protrusion 24 and an upper protrusion 25 on the front side of the front mounting wall 23A stacked on the front surface of the game plate 11. The lower protrusion 24 extends laterally, and its upper surface forms a rolling path 24R that slightly inclines downward to the left and extends laterally, and the game ball 1 with respect to the upstream portion of the rolling path 24R. The upper protrusion 25 is arranged above the ball, less than two balls, and away from each other.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lower surface of the lower protrusion 24 is curved and overlapped with the lower right portion of the rail member 12, and the right end portion of the rolling path 24R is abutted against the rail member 12. Further, the upper protrusion 25 faces the rail member 12 with a flow path R4 through which the game balls can pass one by one. Then, the game ball flowing down from above the winning accessory component 23 along the rail member 12 passes through the flow path R4, is received by the right end portion of the rolling path 24R, and rolls on the rolling path 24R. Move.

A large winning opening 22 is formed in the middle part of the rolling path 24R on the downstream side of the upper protrusion 25, and a part of the rolling path 24R is formed by the door member 22T that closes the large winning opening 22. Has been done. Specifically, the rolling path 24R has an induction portion 24A, a first rolling slope 24B, a relay slope 24C, a second rolling slope 24D, and a third rolling slope 24E in order from the right side. The guide portion 24A is located directly below the flow path R4 and is inclined upward to the right. The first rolling slope 24B extends laterally over the entire position directly below the upper protrusion 25 and is gently inclined. The relay slope 24C is formed by bending the end portion of the first rolling slope 24B so that the slope becomes slightly steep, and is slightly shifted to the left side from the position directly below the upper protrusion 25.

As described above, the second rolling slope 24D is formed by the door member 22T. Specifically, the door member 22T has a flat plate-shaped shutter plate 22A extending in the lateral direction, is assembled to the door drive component 50, and moves back and forth between the front end position and the rear end position. Then, normally, by arranging the door member 22T at the front end position, the shutter plate 22A protrudes from the slit 22S formed in the front mounting wall 23A to close the large winning opening 22, and the upper surface thereof closes the second. A rolling slope 24D is formed. When the big hit game is executed, the door member 22T moves to the rear end position, the shutter plate 22A retracts from the slit 22S, the second rolling slope 24D disappears, and the big winning opening 22 opens. Details of the door member 22T and the door drive component 50 will be described later.

The right end of the second rolling slope 24D is arranged at a position slightly shifted downward from the relay slope 24C in a stepped manner, and from there, the first rolling slope toward the left end of the second rolling slope 24D. It has almost the same slope as 24B and slopes downward to the left.

The third rolling slope 24E is located on the opposite bank of the relay slope 24C with the large winning opening 22 in between, and is inclined downward to the left with substantially the same slope as the first and second rolling slopes 24B and 24D. Further, the upstream end (right end) of the third rolling slope 24E is a game ball, a hemisphere or more, 1 in the vertical direction with respect to the downstream end (left end) of the second rolling slope 24D. Less than a ball, separated downward, and in the horizontal direction, a game ball, more than a hemisphere, less than one ball, separated to the left.

As shown in FIG. 7, the upper protrusion 25 includes first and second pocket portions 25A and 25B provided side by side. The first and second pocket portions 25A and 25B have a pocket structure in which the upper surface is open, and the upper surface openings have an opening width in which a game ball can win one by one. Further, the upper opening of the first pocket portion 25A on the right side is the above-mentioned first normal drawing start winning opening 17C, and the winning game ball is guided to the back side of the game area R1.

A bulging portion 23C is provided between the first pocket portion 25A and the rolling path 24R of the front mounting wall 23A. As shown in FIG. 9, the bulging portion 23C has a semicircular cross section and extends in the vertical direction. Then, a flow-down trough 25T is formed from the groove member 23J extending in the vertical direction behind the front mounting wall 23A and the bulging portion 23C, and the game ball that has won the first general drawing start winning opening 17C flows down inside the flow-down trough 25T. It has become like.

The front of the bulging portion 23C has a space having a width of one or more and less than two game balls, and the game balls can pass therethrough. Of the bulging portion 23C, a ridge 23D extending in the vertical direction is formed in the central portion in the left-right direction that protrudes most forward, so that the game ball passing in front of the flow-down trough 25T can easily come into contact with the central portion. ing.

As shown in FIG. 7, the upper surface opening of the second pocket portion 25B forms the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26, and the game ball entering there is between the second pocket portion 25B and the rolling path 24R. It is discharged onto the rolling path 24R from the discharge port 26B that opens in the front mounting wall 23A. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, a groove member 23J extending vertically is provided behind the front mounting wall 23A to communicate between the rear portion of the second pocket portion 25B and the discharge port 26B.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, triangular guide ribs 25G1, 25G2 for guiding the game ball rearward are formed inside the first and second pocket portions 25A and 25B. The guide rib 25G1 of the first pocket portion 25A shown in FIG. 10 is formed from the front end to the rear end of the bottom surface of the first pocket portion 25A, while the guide rib 25B of the second pocket portion 25B shown in FIG. 11 is formed. The 25G2 is formed only at the front end portion of the bottom surface of the first pocket portion 25A, and receives the entered game ball at the bottom surface of the second pocket portion 25B and gently guides it rearward.

As shown in FIG. 11, a rear protruding wall 23S that is overlapped with the front surface of the game plate 11 projects from the upper surface trailing edge of the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26. As shown in FIG. 12, the rear protruding wall 23S has a trapezoidal shape having an oblique side on the first pocket portion 25A side and a vertical side on the opposite side. Further, on the upper side and the hypotenuse of the outer edge portion of the rear protruding wall 23S, a slope 23T inclined with respect to the front surface of the game plate 11 is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the front protrusion wall 23U protrudes upward from the lateral center of the front edge portion of the upper surface opening of the first pocket portion 25A, and the rear surface of the front protrusion wall 23U serves a game ball. The slope is 23V to guide the rear. A ridge 25C extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the right outer surface of the first pocket portion 25A.

As shown in FIG. 7, the front end of the lower protrusion 24 is provided with a front wall 23B that covers the front of the front mounting wall 23A. The front wall 23B has a front cover portion 23B1 that covers the upper part of the grand prize opening 22 from the front at the central portion in the left-right direction at the upper edge portion, and the upper surfaces of both side portions thereof are flush with the rolling path 24R. It has become. Further, the side edge portion and the lower edge portion of the front wall 23B have substantially the same shape as the front mounting wall 23A.

As shown in FIG. 8, the outer edge portion of the front cover portion 23B1 has an upstream side inclined portion 23B1A inclined upward to the left from the position near the left end of the first rolling slope 24B to the upper side of the right end portion of the second rolling slope 24D. , The cover upper edge portion 23B1B extending downward to the left substantially parallel to the second rolling slope 24D to a position closer to the left end of the second rolling slope 24D, and the lower side of the second rolling slope 24D from the left end of the cover upper edge portion 23B1B. A loose portion 23B1C that hangs down substantially vertically to a position, and a loose portion that extends downward to the left so as to be slightly separated from the second rolling slope 24D from the lower end of the hanging portion 23B1C to above the position near the right end of the third rolling slope 24E. It has a slope portion 23B1D and a downstream slope portion 23B1E extending downward to the left from the left end of the gentle slope portion 23B1D to the third rolling slope 24E.

Approximately one game ball is separated in the vertical direction between the cover upper edge portion 23B1B and the second rolling slope 24D. As a result, the game ball rolling on the second rolling slope 24D is covered from the front by the front cover portion 23B1. In the present embodiment, the front cover portion 23B1 is transparent, and the game ball rolling on the second rolling slope 24D can be visually recognized through the front cover portion 23B1.

Further, a notch 27 formed by a hanging portion 23B1C of the front cover portion 23B1 and a gentle slope portion 23B1D is provided at the downstream end portion of the front wall 23B. As described above, the gentle slope portion 23B1D extends downward to the left so as to be slightly separated from the second rolling slope 24D, so that the notch upper surface 27A, which is the upper end surface of the gentle slope portion 23B1D, is the shutter plate of the door member 22T. It is separated from 22A toward the downstream side. Further, the length of the notch upper surface 27A in the left-right direction is one game ball or more and less than two balls, and the central portion thereof is located below the downstream end portion of the shutter plate 22A. Further, the notch upper surface 27A is located below the lower surface of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T by less than the game ball hemisphere. As a result, the front wall 23B faces the front end surface of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T on the upstream side of the hanging portion 23B1C of the front cover portion 23B1, while the door member 22T is on the downstream side of the hanging portion 23B1C. It does not face the front end surface of the shutter plate 22A, and the portion of the front space of the shutter plate 22A, which is about 0.5 to 1 game ball at the downstream end, is extended forward.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the end surface of the upstream side inclined portion 23B1A of the front cover portion 23B1 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction, and is inclined toward the downstream side toward the rear. The end faces of the cover upper edge portion 23B1B, the hanging portion 23B1C, the gentle slope portion 23B1D, and the downstream side inclined portion 23B1E are orthogonal to the front surface of the front cover portion 23B1 and extend in the front-rear direction.

Further, on the back surface of the front cover portion 23B1, a protrusion extending downward from the intersection of the upstream side inclined portion 23B1A and the cover upper edge portion 23B1B and protruding rearward above the upstream side end portion of the large winning opening 22. 23F is formed. The upper end of the protrusion 23F projects from the inclined end face of the upstream inclined portion 23B1A. Further, the distance between the tip of the protrusion 23F and the front surface of the entire front mounting wall 23A is slightly smaller than that of one game ball. As shown in FIG. 14, in the left-right direction, the protrusion 23F extends between the position near the upstream end of the large winning opening 22 and the position near the upstream end of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T, and the tip extends. The portion is located near the left end and near the upstream end of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T, and the right slope of the protrusion 23F is gentler than the left slope. As shown in FIG. 13, in the vertical direction, the tip end portion of the protrusion 23F is located near the lower end, and the upper slope of the protrusion 23F is gentler than the lower slope. Further, the entire protrusion 23F is located above the extension line of the first rolling slope 24B.

As shown in FIG. 14, on the front surface of the front mounting wall 23A, a recess 23G facing the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1 and a protrusion 23E continuously protruding from the left end of the recess 23G are formed. ing. The tip portions of the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1 and the protrusion 23E of the front mounting wall 23A are separated from each other by 0.5 to 1 game balls. Due to these protrusions 23E and 23F and the recess 23G, the upstream end of the passage on the large winning opening 22 is meandering.

As shown in FIG. 15, the recess 23G extends from the upper portion of the relay slope 24C to the downstream side, and as a whole, the width in the vertical direction becomes smaller toward the downstream side. The distance between the upper end of the downstream end of the recess 23G and the second rolling slope 24D is about one game ball.

As shown in FIG. 16, the tip of the protrusion 23E extends in the vertical direction, and the outer surface on the right side thereof is inclined more gently than the outer surface on the left side (see FIG. 14). Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, the outer surface on the right side of the protrusion 23E and the inner side surface of the left end portion of the recess 23G extend continuously. The continuous surface of the protrusion 23E and the recess 23G is gentler than the right slope of the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1 (see FIG. 14). Further, the protrusion 23E of the front mounting wall 23A has a smaller protrusion amount than the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1, and the distance between the protrusion 23E and the rear surface of the front cover portion 23B1 is one ball or more. As shown in FIG. 15, the protrusion 23E of the front mounting wall 23A is longer in the vertical direction than the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1, and the front cover portion 23B1 is slightly above the second rolling slope 24D. It extends to substantially the same height as the upper edge portion 23B1B of the cover.

As shown in FIG. 8, inside the large winning opening 22, an internal rolling path 22N substantially parallel to the door member 22T is provided below the door member 22T, and a game ball on the internal rolling path 22N is provided. A horizontally long slit 23B2 for visual recognition is formed on the front wall 23B of the lower protrusion 24.

Next, the door member 22T and the door drive component 50 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 17, the door member 22T is a flat plate-shaped shutter plate 22A extending in the lateral direction and a flat plate-shaped connecting portion below the shutter plate 22A extending rearward from the rear end of the central portion of the shutter plate 22A. It has a plate 22B and a communication unit 22C that connects the shutter plate 22A and the connecting plate 22B.

At the rear end of the central portion of the shutter plate 22A in the left-right direction, a concave portion 22A1 having a rectangular shape in a plan view is formed which is recessed from the rear end toward the front. The connecting portion 22C is composed of two connecting pillars 22C1 that communicate between the open end portion of the recess 22A1 and both front corners of the connecting plate 22B. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the connecting plate 22B is formed with an elongated hole 22B1 extending in the left-right direction at a position near the rear end. On the lower surface of the shutter plate 22A, ridges 22A2 (see FIG. 17) extending in the front-rear direction are formed at both ends in the left-right direction, and the rear ends of the connecting plate 22B are orthogonal to the connecting plate 22B. The end wall 22B2 is formed.

The door drive component 50 shown in FIG. 19 has a door member 22T and a solenoid 52 (see FIG. 20) for driving the door member 22T assembled inside the case 51, and the front surface of the case 51 is a front mounting wall 23A (see FIG. 20). It is mounted on the back surface of FIG. 14). The case 51 is formed by assembling three vertically arranged upper parts 51A, middle parts 51B and lower parts 51C, and a gap 51E between the upper parts 51A and the middle parts 51B is a slit 22S of the front mounting wall 23A (FIG. 8). See).

As shown in FIG. 20, the lower part 51C has a deformed box shape with the upper surface open, while the middle part 51B has a lid shape having substantially the same planar shape as the lower part 51C, and a solenoid 52 is inside them. A first arm 53 fixed to the shaft 52A of the solenoid 52 and a second arm 54 interlocking with the first arm 53 are housed. The solenoid 52 is arranged so that the shaft 52A moves linearly in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 21, the first arm 53 includes a bottom wall 53A that is horizontal and extends in the left-right direction, a front wall 53B that stands upward from the front end of the bottom wall 53A, and rearward from the left end of the front wall 53B. It has an extended left side wall 53C, and the right end portion is fixed to the tip of the shaft 52A. Further, the left side wall 53C is thickened so as to bulge to the left side toward the rear. The second arm 54 has a main body 54A extending to the right from the rotating shaft 54J supported by the case 51, and first and second protrusions extending forward from the rotating shaft 54J side end of the main body 54A. It has pieces 54B and 54C. The main body 54A of the second arm 54 is formed with a connecting protrusion 54T protruding upward at an end opposite to the rotating shaft 54J. Further, the first projecting piece 54B passes through the rotation axis 54J and extends linearly forward on a line substantially orthogonal to the main body portion 54A, and the second projecting piece 54C is to the left of the first projecting piece 54B. It is located in the direction, extends to the side opposite to the connecting protrusion 54T with the rotation shaft 54J in between, and then bends forward. A rear end portion of the left side wall 53C of the first arm 53 is arranged between the first and second projecting pieces 54B and 54C.

As shown in FIG. 20, the middle component 51B is provided with a rectangular frame 51W extending in the front-rear direction at the center of the upper surface in the left-right direction. Inside the rectangular frame 51W, a middle wall 51K in which a through hole 51U is formed is provided. The connecting plate 22B of the door member 22T is received in the rectangular frame 51W. Then, the connecting protrusion 54T of the second arm 54 described above penetrates the through hole 51U of the middle component 51B and is connected to the elongated hole 22B1 of the connecting plate 22B. The ridge 22A2 of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T abuts on the side of the rectangular frame 51W on the upper surface of the middle component 51B.

The upper component 51A has a shape in which hanging walls project from both sides and the rear portion of the flat plate, and is attached to the middle component 51B so as to cover the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T from above. Then, the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T arranged at the front end position protrudes from the gap 51E (see FIG. 19) between the upper part 51A and the middle part 51B and the slit 22S (see FIG. 8) of the front mounting wall 23A. Then, the big winning opening 22 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 21 (A), when the door member 22T is arranged at the front end position, the shaft 52A and the first arm 53 are located at the left end, the second arm 54 rotates, and the connecting protrusion 54T rotates. It is in a position located in front of the shaft 54J. At this time, since the rear end portion of the left side wall 53C of the first arm 53 comes into contact with the front end portion of the second projecting piece 54C, the door member 22T does not move backward even if the shutter plate 22A is pushed in.

Then, when the solenoid 52 is excited and the shaft 52A moves linearly to the right as shown in FIG. 21 (B), the first arm 53 also moves to the right, and the left wall 53C of the first arm 53 is second. Push the first projecting piece 54B of the arm 54 to the right. As a result, when the second arm 54 rotates counterclockwise and the connecting protrusion 54T moves rearward, the door member 22T also moves rearward, and the door member 22T is arranged at the rear end position. At this time, the front end portion of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T slightly protrudes from the gap 51E of the case 51, but does not protrude from the slit 22S (see FIG. 24).

When the excitation of the solenoid 52 is released, the shaft 52A moves linearly to the left. At this time, the left wall 53C of the first arm 53 pushes the second projecting piece 54C of the second arm 54, and the second arm 54 rotates clockwise, so that the connecting projecting portion 54T moves forward and the door. The member 22T also moves forward. After that, the door member 22T is arranged at the front end position again, and the rear end portion of the left side wall 53C abuts (or faces) the front end portion of the second projecting piece 54C.

Here, as shown in FIG. 23, the front end surface 22B3 of the connecting plate 22B in the door member 22T has a vertical portion 22B3A extending in the vertical direction at the lower portion, whereas the upper portion thereof with respect to the vertical direction. It is an inclined portion 22B3B that is inclined and extends upward as it goes backward. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, a V-shaped recess 22B4 cut out rearward is formed at the central portion in the left-right direction of the front end surface 22B3.

As shown in FIG. 22, the front wall 51B1 of the middle component 51B is formed with a first ridge 51S extending in the left-right direction and a second ridge 51T extending downward from the central portion thereof. The upper surface of the first ridge 51S extends horizontally, while the lower surface of the first ridge 51S inclines upward as it goes backward. The second ridge 51T has an isosceles right triangle cross section, and the outer surface extends rearward toward the center in the left-right direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 24A, when the door member 22T is arranged at the front end position, the second ridge 51T of the middle component 51B is received by the V-shaped recess 22B4 of the door member 22T, and the connecting plate is connected. The inclined portion 23B3B of the front end surface 22B3 of the 22B abuts on the inclined lower surface of the first ridge 51S (see FIG. 23). As a result, when the door member 22T moves from the rear end position to the front end position, that is, when the big winning opening 22 changes from the open state to the closed state, the door member 22T is guided in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 25 (B) and 25 (C), the front end surface of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T is an inclined surface 22K inclined so that the distance from the front wall 23B increases toward the downstream side. It has. Therefore, even if the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T protrudes from the slit 22S and closes the large winning opening 22, there is a gap between the front end surface of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T and the front wall 23B. It is formed. This gap is formed so as to gradually increase in the horizontal direction from the position closer to the upstream side of the door member 22T toward the downstream side, and the size of the gap at the downstream end is 1/4 to 1 of the game ball. It is for 2 balls.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, an annular protrusion 15K is arranged above the large winning opening 22. The annular protrusion 15K is integrally formed at the lower left portion of the decorative frame 15, and extends between the rolling stage 16 and the grand prize opening 22 along the right portion of the rolling stage 16 as a whole, and is formed on the game board 11. It has an annular rib structure that protrudes from the front and is closed.

Then, the right side portion of the annular protrusion 15K prevents the game ball that has passed through the right side passage R2 on the right side of the effect window 13 from facing other than the rear flow path 26, the flow path R4, or the first general drawing start winning opening 17C. It is regulated. In addition, the left side portion of the annular protrusion 15K flows down the left side of the effect window 13 and is guided to the right above the first special figure start winning opening 17A, and is discharged from the second discharge port 16Y on the right side. It is regulated so that the game ball that has been played does not go to the big winning opening 22 side. Further, the lower side portion of the annular protrusion 15K is located above the large winning opening 22, and restricts the game balls other than the game balls rolling on the rolling path 24R from going toward the large winning opening 22.

Further, the right side portion of the annular protrusion 15K is provided with a protrusion 15V that covers the upper side of the rear protrusion wall 23S from above, and the protrusion 15V and the upper portion form an inclined portion 15W, which is an extension of the inclined portion. The hypotenuse of the rear protrusion wall 23S is located on the line. Further, the lower end opening of the right-side passage R2 described above is located directly above the hypotenuse of the rear protrusion wall 23S.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 26 (A), an inner connecting wall parallel to the front surface of the game plate 11 is located at an intermediate position between the front surface of the game plate 11 and the glass window 10W in the annular protrusion 15K. It is equipped with 15L. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 26 (B), a mounting recess 15U is formed at a position of the inner connecting wall 15L adjacent to the annular protrusion 15K at the lower left corner. The mounting recess 15U has a mounting wall 15U1 which is overlapped on the front surface of the game plate 11 and fastened with screws as a bottom wall. Further, the side wall connecting the mounting wall 15U1 and the inner connecting wall 15L main body portion is orthogonal to the inner connecting wall 15L and the mounting wall 15U1.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the right end of the third rolling slope 24E and the left end of the relay slope 24C form the left and right opening edges of the large winning opening 22, and the door member 22T is formed. When moving backward, the large winning opening 22 opens diagonally upward to the left. Further, if the portion of the game area R1 that protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and divides the game area R1 into a plurality of flow paths is defined as a "path distribution protrusion", the first pocket portion 25A is "in the game area R1". It can be recognized as one of "multiple route distribution protrusions". Here, the right end of the third rolling slope 24E, which is the lower end opening edge of the big winning opening 22, is set as the reference opening edge P1, and a straight line extending horizontally from the reference opening edge P1 to the upper end opening edge side of the big winning opening 22 is drawn. The line that rotates upward around the reference opening edge P1 and first touches the path distribution protrusion is determined as the reference line L1 that touches the first pocket portion 25A as shown in FIG. 11, and is also defined as the reference line L1. The winning easy area R5 between the lower protrusion 24 and the winning easy area R5 is determined, and the winning easy area is large enough for one or more game balls to enter. Further, since the game ball that has entered the easy-to-win area R5 will easily win the large winning opening 22, the reference opening edge is from the intersection with the rail member 12 that specifies the boundary of the game area R1 in the reference line L1. The range of the line segment up to P1 can be regarded as a substantial winning opening to the large winning opening 22. Then, since the discharge port 26B of the rear flow path 26 intersects with such a reference line L1, if the ball enters the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26, the ball is almost certainly discharged to the winning easy region R5. As a result, it becomes easy to win a prize in the large winning opening 22.

This concludes the description of the configuration of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the operation and effect of the game machine 10 will be described. By operating the handle 10H (see FIG. 1), the game ball is driven into the game area R1 shown in FIG. Then, when the game ball enters the first or second special drawing start winning opening 17A, 17B, a special drawing determination is made, and when the special drawing determination hits, a big hit game is executed, and the big winning opening 22 opens. Open for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined period.

During the judgment notification of the special figure judgment and the big hit game, the effect is performed according to the game situation. In the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the movable effect by the plurality of movable accessories 33, the display effect by the rear side liquid crystal screen 41G of the liquid crystal panel 41 and the front side liquid crystal screen 43G of the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 is also performed. Since the liquid crystal panel 41 and the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 are arranged in the front-rear direction at intervals, the player can have a wide sense of depth and can provide a highly tasteful effect. Moreover, since a plurality of movable accessories 3 are arranged between the liquid crystal panel 41 and the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43, it is possible to combine them with the liquid crystal panel 41 and / or the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 to perform various effects. Can be done.

By the way, when the firing intensity of the game ball is increased by operating the handle 10H (see FIG. 1), the game ball is in a right-handed state in which the game ball flows down the right side of the effect window 13. Then, the game ball that has passed through the upper passage R3 and the right side passage R2 (see FIG. 2) heads for the winning accessory component 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball either wins the first normal drawing start winning opening 17C, or goes to the side flow path R4 or the rear flow path 26.

At this time, the game ball that has won the first general drawing start winning opening 17C is guided from the upper surface opening of the first pocket portion 25A to the back side of the game area R1 and is discharged downward through the downspout gutter 25T. Here, as described above, the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43 attached to the front end portion of the support box 28 is arranged behind the game plate 11, so that the downspout gutter 25T is the game plate 11 and the transmissive liquid crystal panel 43. It will be placed between and. In the present embodiment, the downspout gutter 25T is shifted forward by the bulging portion 23C provided between the first pocket portion 25A and the rolling path 24R of the front mounting wall 23A, and protrudes into the game area R1. There is. As a result, it is possible to suppress the thickness of the game machine 10 in the front-rear direction while securing the passage of the game ball that has won the prize in the first general drawing start winning opening 17C.

Moreover, since the bulging portion 23C has an arcuate cross section and a game ball can pass in front of the bulging portion 23C, it can be said that a curved flow path is formed on the first rolling slope 24B. Therefore, the game ball that has flowed down the flow path R4 enters the rolling path 24R, and the flow-down speed of the game ball can be suppressed by the curved flow path before heading toward the grand prize opening 22. Moreover, since the ridge 23D is formed in the portion of the bulging portion 23C that protrudes most into the game area R, the game ball rolling on the first rolling slope 24B is likely to come into contact with the bulging portion 23C, and the flow speed is further suppressed. be able to.

Further, the game ball that has entered the rear flow path 26 moves rearward from the front surface of the game board 11 and descends, and then is discharged to the front surface of the game board 11. Further, since the discharge port 26B of the rear flow path 26 is adjacent to the rolling path 24R, it smoothly moves from the rear flow path 26 onto the rolling path 24R. Then, the rolling path 24R is rolled, and if the large winning opening 22 is open at this time, the large winning opening 22 is won. That is, the game ball that has entered the rear flow path 26 during the big hit game has a high probability of winning the big winning opening 22. From another point of view, as shown in FIG. 13, a part of the discharge port 26B of the rear flow path 26 is located in the above-mentioned easy-to-win area R5 with respect to the large winning opening 22, so that the rear flow path The game ball that has entered 26 will have a high probability of winning in the large winning opening 22. As a result, when the game ball enters the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26, it is possible to enjoy an unprecedented feeling of winning a prize at the large winning opening 22 away from the ball. Then, the process from when the game ball enters the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26 to when it reaches the grand prize opening 22 can be enjoyed. Further, the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26 is opened on the upper surface of the second pocket portion 25B protruding from the front surface of the game plate 11, and the discharge port 26B is arranged directly below the second pocket portion 25B. It is easy to follow the movement of the game ball with your eyes.

Moreover, since the large winning opening 22 is opened and closed by the door member 22T, whether or not the timing of entering the game ball into the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26 is just the right timing for winning the large winning opening 22. You can also enjoy it. In addition, the game ball flowing down the flow path R4 on one side of the first pocket portion 25A is received by the portion of the rolling path 24R on the upstream side of the discharge port 26B of the rear flow path 26, and the rolling path. Since the timing may be shifted by merging with the game ball discharged from the rear flow path 26 on the 24R, it is possible to provide a flow form of the game ball having a high taste.

The rear liquid crystal screen 41G and the front liquid crystal screen 43G may be provided with suggestions and indications of the passage time required for passing through the flow path including the entire rear flow path 26. Then, it is possible to enjoy the sense of accomplishment when the game ball that has entered the entrance 26A of the rear flow path 26 reaches the large winning opening 22 using the same period. Especially when the rear flow path 26 is long, the sense of accomplishment becomes large. Further, in the present embodiment, the winning easy area R5 is defined by the reference line L1, but the game is played in the portion of the rolling path 24R that guides the game ball to the large winning opening 22 and directly above the large winning opening 22. A region having no front protrusion protruding from the front surface of the plate 11 can also be regarded as a winning easy region.

Further, at the upstream end of the large winning opening 22, protrusions 23E, 23F and recesses 23G are formed on the front mounting wall 23A and the front cover portion 23B1, and the upstream side of the passage on the large winning opening 22 is formed. Since the end is meandering, the speed of the game ball that wins the grand prize opening 22 is suppressed, and damage to internal parts is prevented. Moreover, the distance between the tip of the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1 and the front surface of the entire front mounting wall 23A is slightly smaller than that of one game ball, so that the game ball is always placed in the rear recess. It can be made to meander to the 23G side. Further, since the inner side surface on the left end side of the recess 23G and the right side surface of the protrusion 23E extend continuously, the game ball received by the recess 23G is smoothly guided forward.

Further, since the continuous surface between the protrusion 23E and the recess 23G is gentler than the right slope of the protrusion 23F, the game ball passing through the front protrusion 23F is enlarged toward the recess 23G on the upstream side. In addition to being able to meander, it is possible to prevent the game ball guided forward by the continuous surface of the recess 23G and the protrusion 23E from vigorously colliding with the front cover portion 23B1. Further, since the end surface of the upstream side inclined portion 23B1A of the front cover portion 23B1 is inclined, it is possible to smoothly guide the game ball rolling toward the glass window 10W to the rear.

The movement of the game ball in the vicinity of the large winning opening 22 due to the provision of the notch 27 will be described below. First, when the door member 22T is open, as shown in FIG. 25 (A), the flowing game ball enters the large winning opening 22 while meandering from the relay slope 24C, and smoothly falls downward. To go.

Next, a case where the game ball rolls on the door member 22T as it is and advances to the downstream side of the door member 22T while the door member 22T is about to close will be described. Here, if the cutout portion 27 does not exist in the front wall 23B, the game ball is sandwiched between the front end portion of the door member 22T and the front wall 23B. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the notch 27 is provided, the game ball can come out from the notch 27 forward as shown in FIGS. 12 and 25 (C). Moreover, since the notch upper surface 27A is inclined toward the downstream side, the game ball riding on the notch upper surface 27A can be smoothly guided downward, and between the front end surface of the door member 22T and the glass window 10W. It is also possible to prevent problems such as interference between game balls.

Further, with the door member 22T almost closed, the game ball does not roll on the door member 22T, and as shown in FIG. 25B, the door is on the upstream side of the door member 22T in which the notch 27 does not exist. A case where the member 22T is sandwiched between the front end portion and the front wall 23B will be described. In the present embodiment, the front end surface of the door member 22T is provided with an inclined surface 22K that is inclined so that the distance from the front wall 23B increases toward the downstream side. As a result, even if the door member 22T is sandwiched between the front end surface and the front wall 23B, the game ball can be guided to the downstream side with a large gap by the inclined surface 22K, so that the game ball is a big winning opening. It can fall to 22 or proceed to the downstream end of the door member 22T while being pinched, and can escape forward from the notch 27 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 25 (C).

Further, when the large winning opening 22 is changed from the open state to the closed state, that is, when the door member 22T moves from the front end position to the rear end position, as shown in FIG. 24, the door member 22T is inside the V-shaped recess 22B4. By receiving the second ridge 51T of the part 51B, the door member 22T is guided in the left-right direction, the vibration of the door member 22T in the left-right direction is suppressed, and as shown in FIG. 23, the connecting plate 22B When the inclined portion 23B3B of the front end surface 22B3 abuts on the inclined lower surface of the first protrusion 51S, the door member 22T is guided downward, and the vertical vibration of the door member 22T is also suppressed. As a result, the vibration time of the door member 22T after the door member 22T has moved to the rear end position can be shortened.

Here, in the field of this type of gaming machine, it is necessary to include the vibration time of the door member 22T in the opening time of the large winning opening 22 according to the rules. Therefore, if the vibration time is long, the time during which the game ball can be won (hereinafter, "substantial opening time" as appropriate) becomes shorter than the regular opening time, and one opening is performed. It is conceivable that the number of prize balls that can be obtained will decrease. On the other hand, in the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the vibration time of the door member 22T can be shortened, so that the substantially opening time with respect to the regular opening time is made longer than before. It is possible to increase the number of prize balls that can be obtained by opening one time.

Further, the game ball flowing down the game area R1 may collide with the annular protrusion 15K shown in FIG. For example, a game ball that has passed through the right side passage R2 on the right side of the production window 13 collides with the right side portion of the annular protrusion 15K, or flows down the left side of the production window 13 and is right above the first special figure start winning opening 17A. The game ball guided toward the direction or the game ball discharged from the second discharge port 16Y on the right side collides with the left side portion of the annular protrusion 15K, or the game ball that jumps up while rolling on the rolling path 24R is a circular collision. It is conceivable that it may collide with the lower side portion of the portion 15K. Here, in the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, since the inner connecting wall 15L extending at the intermediate position between the front surface of the game plate 11 and the glass window 10W is provided inside the annular protrusion 15K, the inner connecting wall 15L is provided. The 15L functions as a reinforcing rib, and the annular protrusion 15K is strengthened.

The inner connecting wall 15L may be transparent or may be decorated. When both the game board 11 and the inner connecting wall 15L are decorated, the decoration can be given a sense of depth. Further, since the inner connecting wall 15L is arranged at an intermediate position, the mounting recess 15U becomes shallower than when it is arranged at the front end of the annular protrusion 15K, and the screwing work becomes easier.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, embodiments as described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following, as long as the gist is not deviated. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the front wall 23B is formed with the front cover portion 23B1 that covers the upper part of the large winning opening 22 from the front, but the front cover portion 23B1 may not be formed.

At this time, the entire upper surface of the front wall 23B may be arranged below the lower surface of the door member 22T.

(2) In the above embodiment, the front cover portion 23B1 is arranged from a position slightly to the left of the discharge port 26B of the rear flow path 26, but it may be arranged from the front of the discharge port 26B, or the bulging portion. It may be arranged from the front side of 23C or further upstream side.

(3) In the above embodiment, the right end portion of the rolling path 24R is abutted against the rail member 12, but a decorative member, a nail, or the like is arranged between the rolling path 24R and the rail member 12. It may have a different configuration.

(4) In the above embodiment, the bulging portion 23C has a semicircular cross section, but the bulging portion 23C may have a polygonal cross section.

(5) In the above embodiment, the ridge 23D is formed in the central portion of the bulging portion 23C that protrudes most forward in the left-right direction, but may be formed closer to the upstream side in the left-right direction. , Or a plurality of them may be formed.

(6) In the above embodiment, the annular protrusion 15K is integrally formed with the decorative frame 15, but may be integrally formed with other parts or may be a single unit.

(7) In the above embodiment, the annular protrusion 15K is a closed ring, but may be an open ring.

(8) In the above embodiment, the recess 23G is formed in the front mounting wall 23A, but it may not be formed. In this case, a space of one game ball or more is required between the protrusion 23F of the front cover portion 23B1 and the front mounting wall 23A.

(9) In the above embodiment, in order to suppress the vibration of the door member 22T, a protrusion is formed on the case 51 side and a recess is formed on the door member 22T side, which is shown in FIG. 27 (A). It may be the opposite. Further, the concave portion and the protruding portion may be curved.

(10) As shown in FIG. 27 (B), the door member 22T and the front wall 51B1 of the case 51 may have inclined surfaces that come into contact with each other on both sides. Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the inclined surface may be provided only on one of the door member 22T and the front wall 51B1 of the case 51. Even in this case, the door member 22T is guided in the left-right direction with respect to the case 51.

(11) In the above embodiment, the large winning opening 22 opens upward and the door member 22T slides in the front-rear direction, but the door member 22T may slide in the left-right direction. The door member 22T may be configured such that the large winning opening 22 opens forward and the door member 22T rotates about a rotation axis near the lower opening edge of the large winning opening 22. Even in this case, for example, a V-shaped recess 22B4 and an inclined portion 23B3B inclined in the vertical direction are arranged in the lower part of the rotation shaft of the door member 22T, and the first wall is formed below the large winning opening 22. By arranging the 1st ridge 51S and the 2nd ridge 51T, the vibration of the door member 22T is suppressed.

(12) In the above embodiment, the front end surface of the shutter plate 22A of the door member 22T has an inclined surface 22K, but the entire front end surface thereof may be parallel to the front wall 23B. Even in this case, when the door member 22T is about to close, the game ball that has passed near the downstream end of the door member 22T escapes forward from the notch 27, so that ball clogging can be prevented.

<Additional notes>
It can be considered that the pachinko gaming machines exemplified in the above-described embodiment and the above-mentioned other embodiments include the inventions of the following first to fifth groups.

<Invention of the first group>
[Structure 1]
A game machine having a game area visible through a transparent window on the front of the game board.
An annular regulation frame arranged in the game area, protruding from the front surface of the game board, and restricting the game ball from entering the inside.
It has an inner contact wall that extends parallel to the front surface of the game board and connects the inner side surface of the regulation frame over the entire circumference.
The inner connecting surface is a game machine arranged at an intermediate position between the transparent window and the front surface of the game board.

[Structure 2]
It is attached to an opening formed in the center of the game board, and is provided with a central entry control frame that regulates the entry of the game ball inside the opening.
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein the regulation frame is integrally molded with the central entry regulation frame.

[Structure 3]
The gaming machine according to configuration 2, wherein the regulation frame is located at a lower right portion of the central entry regulation frame, and can bounce a game ball guided to the right by flowing down a left region of the central entry regulation frame.

[Structure 4]
A winning protrusion with a rolling path on the upper surface that rolls the game ball diagonally downward.
A winning opening that opens in the middle or at the end of the rolling path at the winning protrusion,
Normally, there is a door member that closes the winning opening and forms a part of the rolling path, and slides backward to open the winning opening due to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition. And
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 3, wherein the regulation frame is provided with a cover wall above the winning opening that covers the winning opening from above at the bottom.

[Structure 5]
The configuration according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein the inner connecting wall is formed with a mounting recess having an in-frame mounting wall as a bottom wall which is overlapped on the front surface of the game plate and fastened with screws. Game machine.

[Structure 6]
The gaming machine according to configuration 5, wherein the mounting recess is adjacent to the outer periphery of the regulation frame.

<Invention of the second group>
[Structure 1]
A game board with a game area on the front where the game ball can flow down,
The winning openings arranged in the game area and
It is equipped with a winning accessory part that takes in the game ball that has entered from the winning opening.
The winning accessory part is movable with respect to the winning accessory component body fixed to the game board and the winning accessory component body, and normally closes the winning opening, while satisfying a predetermined condition. A game machine having a door member that opens the winning opening due to the above.
The winning accessory component main body is provided on each of the winning accessory component main body and the door member, and when the door member is in the closed state, the door member can come into contact with each other in the linear motion direction of the door member. It has a first contact portion and a second contact portion on the door member side.
A gaming machine in which one or both of the first contact portion and the second contact portion are formed with an inclined surface that guides the door member with respect to the winning accessory component main body.

[Structure 2]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein the door member is urged to be in the closed state with respect to the winning accessory component main body.

[Structure 3]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1 or 2, which has a horizontally regulated inclined surface that is inclined in the left-right direction as the inclined surface.

[Structure 4]
One of the prize-winning accessory component main body and the door member is provided with a triangular protrusion having a triangular cross section, and the other is provided with a V-shaped recess capable of receiving the triangular protrusion.
The gaming machine according to the configuration 3, wherein the outer surface of the triangular protrusion and the inner surface of the V-shaped recess are the horizontally regulated inclined surfaces.

[Structure 5]
The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 4, which has a vertically regulated inclined surface that is inclined in the vertical direction as the inclined surface.

[Structure 6]
The winning opening is opened in the middle or at the end of a rolling path provided in the game area to roll the game ball diagonally downward.
The winning accessory component main body includes a rear opening forming wall extending in the vertical direction from the rear opening edge of the winning opening.
The door member projects forward from a slit provided in the rear opening structure wall in the closed state, while retracting rearward from the rear opening structure wall in the open state, and a shutter portion that retracts rearward from the slit. It is provided with a regulating portion that is arranged below and is always located behind the rear opening constituent wall.
The first contact portion is arranged on the rear opening forming wall.
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein the second contact portion is arranged in the regulation portion.

<Invention of the third group>
[Structure 1]
A rolling path constituent wall having a rolling path on the upper surface that receives a game ball flowing down the front surface of the game board and rolls it diagonally downward.
A winning opening that opens in the middle or at the end of the rolling path in the rolling path constituent wall and is opened and closed by a door member that slides in the horizontal direction.
Normally, the winning opening is closed by the door member, the upper surface of the door member constitutes a part of the rolling path, and the door member slides from the closed position to the open position to win the winning opening. In the game machine in which the game ball rolling on the rolling path can win a prize in the winning opening when is opened.
It is provided with a pair of rolling path side walls facing each other with the rolling path sandwiched in the width direction.
A game machine in which a meandering portion for meandering a game ball is provided at the upper end portion of the winning opening on the side wall of the pair of rolling paths.

[Structure 2]
A front protrusion protruding rearward is formed on the side wall of the rolling path on the front side.
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein a rear recess is formed on the side wall of the rolling path on the rear side at a position facing the front protrusion.

[Structure 3]
The gaming machine according to the second configuration, wherein the distance between the tip of the front protrusion and the front surface of the entire side wall of the rolling path on the rear side is less than one game ball.

[Structure 4]
The rear side surface of the rolling path is formed with a rear projecting portion protruding forward from the front surface of the entire side wall of the rear side of the rolling path at the downstream end of the rear recess. Or the gaming machine according to 3.

[Structure 5]
The gaming machine according to the configuration 4, wherein the inner surface on the downstream side of the rear recess and the outer surface on the upstream side of the rear protrusion are continuously extended in a plane.

[Structure 6]
The inclination angle of the upstream side outer surface of the rear protrusion with respect to the rear rolling path side wall is smaller than the inclination angle of the upstream outer surface of the front protrusion with respect to the front rolling path side wall. The gaming machine according to 4 or 5.

<Invention of Group 4>
[Structure 1]
A game board with a game area on the front where the game ball can flow down,
A winning bump portion provided in the game area and having a guide portion on the upper surface for rolling the game ball diagonally downward.
A winning opening that opens in the middle or at the end of the guide portion and allows a game ball to win a prize.
A game that normally has a door member that closes the winning opening and forms a part of the guide portion, and slides backward to open the winning opening due to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition. In the machine
At the front end of the winning protrusion, a front wall parallel to the front surface of the game board and facing the front end surface of the door member is provided.
The front wall is a gaming machine having a notch in a portion of the front end surface of the door member facing the downstream end.

[Structure 2]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein the upper surface of the cutout portion is inclined so as to descend to the downstream side.

[Structure 3]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1 or 2, wherein the front wall is cut out in the left-right direction from the downstream end of the opposing door member to a position on the upstream side of one or more and less than two game balls. ..

[Structure 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 3, wherein the distance between the upper surface of the cutout portion and the lower surface of the door member is less than the size of a game ball hemisphere.

[Structure 5]
The configuration according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein the front wall has a front cover portion that covers the upper part of the winning opening from the front in a portion where the notch portion is not formed in the left-right direction. Game machine.

[Structure 6]
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein the front end surface of the door member is inclined so that the distance from the front wall increases toward the downstream side.

[Structure 7]
The gaming machine according to configuration 6, wherein the distance between the front end surface of the door member and the rear surface of the front wall is less than the size of a game ball hemisphere on the downstream end side.

<Invention of Group 5>
[Structure 1]
A game board with a game area on the front where the game ball can flow down,
A first winning opening provided in the game area where a game ball can win a prize,
In a game machine including a flow-down trough that takes in a game ball that has won a prize in the first winning opening on the back side of the game area and allows it to flow downward.
A gaming machine in which the downspout gutter protrudes into the gaming area and has a bulging portion protruding from the front surface of the gaming plate.

[Structure 2]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein the gaming ball can pass in front of the bulging portion.

[Structure 3]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1 or 2, wherein an effecting electric component for producing a game is arranged behind the flow path.

[Structure 4]
A support box that can be stacked on the rear surface of the game board
A rear liquid crystal panel arranged on the rear surface of the support box and
The gaming machine according to configuration 3, further comprising a transmissive front-side liquid crystal panel as the effect electrical component arranged at the front end of the support box.

[Structure 5]
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein the bulging portion has a semicircular cross section.

[Structure 6]
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein a ridge extending in the vertical direction is formed at the center of the bulging portion in the left-right direction.

[Structure 7]
A second winning opening provided in the game area, normally held in the closed state, opened in the open state due to the fulfillment of a predetermined condition, and the game ball can be won.
A guide portion that protrudes from the front surface of the game board and guides the game ball to the second winning opening is provided.
The first winning opening is arranged directly above the guide portion.
The game machine according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, wherein the gaming ball rolling on the guide portion passes in front of the bulging portion.

10 Game machine 10W glass window (transparent window)
11 Game board 15 Decorative frame (central entry restriction frame)
15K ring road (regulation frame)
15L inner connecting wall 17C 1st general figure start winning opening 22 large winning opening (winning opening)
22A Shutter plate (shutter part)
22B connecting plate (regulatory part)
22B3B inclined part (second contact part)
22B4 V-shaped recess (second contact part)
22T Door member 23 Winning accessory parts (winning protrusion)
23A Front mounting wall (rear opening configuration wall, rolling path side wall)
23B front wall (rolling path side wall)
23B1 Front cover part 23C Protrusion part 23E, 23F Protrusion part (meandering part)
23G recess (meandering part)
24R rolling path (guide section)
25T Flow gutter 27 Notch 43G Front LCD screen 50 Door drive parts 51 Case (winning accessory parts body)
51B1 Front wall (rear opening configuration wall)
51S 1st ridge (1st contact part)
51T 2nd ridge (1st contact part)
R game area

Claims (7)

A game board with a game area on the front where the game ball can flow down,
A winning bump portion provided in the game area and having a guide portion on the upper surface for rolling the game ball diagonally downward.
A winning opening that opens in the middle or at the end of the guide portion and allows a game ball to win a prize.
A game that normally has a door member that closes the winning opening and forms a part of the guide portion, and slides backward to open the winning opening due to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition. In the machine
At the front end of the winning protrusion, a front wall parallel to the front surface of the game board and facing the front end surface of the door member is provided.
The front wall is a gaming machine having a notch in a portion of the front end surface of the door member facing the downstream end. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the notch is inclined so as to descend to the downstream side. The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front wall is cut out in the left-right direction from the downstream end of the opposite door member to a position on the upstream side of one or more and less than two game balls. Machine. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distance between the upper surface of the cutout portion and the lower surface of the door member is less than the size of a game ball hemisphere. Claim 1 of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front wall is formed with a front cover portion that covers the upper part of the winning opening from the front in a portion where the notch portion is not formed in the left-right direction. The game machine described in. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the front end surface of the door member is inclined so as to increase the distance from the front wall toward the downstream side. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the distance between the front end surface of the door member and the rear surface of the front wall is less than a game ball hemisphere on the downstream end side.