JP2660919B2 - Floating prize machines for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a variable prize apparatus for a gaming machine having a movable member that can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to a player and a second state advantageous to a player. It is about.

<Prior Art> A movable member that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player, and a hitting ball that is received by the moving member flows into a recessed chamber. The variable winning device of the gaming machine having a general winning opening that gives the profit of the above, and a special winning opening that is a condition for the winning of the hit ball to generate a special game that can repeatedly convert the movable member to the second state, Conventionally, various configurations have been developed.

Some gaming machines using such a variable winning device include not only the generation of a winning ball in a special winning opening in the variable winning device as a condition for generating a special game, but also a cycle game (specified in advance) in the special game. Some games are used as conditions for continuously updating the game in which the movable member is repeatedly converted to the second state until the end condition is satisfied. This makes it easier to achieve the continuation condition of the cycle game in the special game. With the intention, a variable winning device for a gaming machine having a V guiding member for guiding a ball toward a special winning opening (a so-called V winning opening) is also developed.

<Problem to be Solved by the Invention> However, the V guiding member included in the above-mentioned conventional variable winning device is always located near the left and right side walls in the concave chamber so as not to affect the flow of the ball, When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the ball that flows in the concave chamber operates to be guided to the special winning opening (for example, the ball is prevented from flowing down on both the left and right sides where the general winning opening is located, The V-guiding member moves to a position where it is gathered toward the center where the winning opening is located), and only the one that limits the spherical flow path in the concave chamber in the variable winning device. Did not.

Moreover, since the V guiding member as described above slides from the left and right side walls of the concave chamber to the center in the normal state, the V guiding member has a structure that blocks a ball flow path that is easy to win a general winning opening. When the V-guide member slides in the left-right direction, the ball may bite, causing the V-guide member to become inoperable and hindering the progress of the special game. When such a problem occurs, a clerk must perform a troublesome operation of removing the bitten ball, and the driving mechanism of the V-guiding member is overloaded, leading to a failure.

Therefore, the present invention effectively enhances the interest in the game given to the player by effectively giving an unpredictable change in the flowing direction of the ball in the concave room of the variable prize device, and bites the flowing ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable prize apparatus for a gaming machine which is difficult to hinder the progress of the game or to be broken down.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, the game variable winning device according to the present invention can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player. Movable members (17,1
7), a general winning opening (29, 29) for giving a predetermined profit by hitting a hit ball into a concave chamber (23) into which a hit ball received by the movable member flows, A gaming machine having a special winning port (28) serving as a condition for generating a special game that can be repeatedly converted to the second state (for example,
In the variable winning device (7) of the pachinko machine 1), a vertical rotating shaft (for example, the second solenoid 34) that can be moved in the vertical direction so as to face a ball flowing region (for example, the bottom surface 26) in the concave chamber. The column 40 which moves up and down with the operation of, and which rotates forward and backward at a predetermined angle with the operation of the motor 35)
Agitated inside the concave chamber while moving up and down or reciprocating in the left and right direction in the ball falling area according to the vertical movement and forward / reverse rotation of the rotating shaft, flowing down the concave chamber A falling direction changing member (for example, a first falling direction changing member 24) capable of giving a change in a flowing direction of a falling ball is provided.

<Operation> Since the flow-down direction changing member faces the ball flow-down area in the concave chamber, it may always affect the flow state of the ball in the concave chamber regardless of operation or non-operation. In addition, when the downflow direction changing member reciprocates in the left-right direction, the ball may be flipped toward an area where the ball does not flow down in a normal state, depending on the state of contact with the downflow direction changing member, The sphere-flowable area in the concave chamber is expanded. Further, since the downflow direction changing member reciprocates in accordance with the forward / reverse rotation of the rotating shaft, the downflow chamber does not become caught by the sphere flowing down in the recessed chamber and becomes inoperable. In addition, since the rotating shaft on which the downflow direction changing member is axially moved also moves in the vertical direction, even if the downflow direction changing member is reciprocatingly rotating, the downflow direction of the hit ball is not changed. There is also.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

On the surface of the gaming board 2 of the pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine, a first
As shown in the figure, a game section 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed, and innumerable obstacle nails are planted in the game section 4, and windmills 5 and prize winning tools 6 are arranged. A variable winning device 7 is disposed substantially at the center of the section 4, a first specific winning opening 8 is provided below the variable winning device 7, and second specific winning openings 9 and 9 are provided on the left and right of the first specific winning opening 8. The first specific prize detector 10, which is juxtaposed with the first specific prize port 8,
Each of the second specific winning detectors 11 is provided in a flow path in which the ball entering the second specific winning opening 9 flows.

The variable winning device 7 includes a board 12 mounted on the surface of the game board 2.
An opening 13 is formed in the base, and a horizontally long box-shaped armor portion 14 is protruded on the surface of the substrate 12 above the opening 13 to form a prize opening 15, 15 on the upper surface of the armor portion 14. A winning number display 16 composed of a 7-segment display is provided on the front of the portion 14 to prevent a ball that has risen upright on the left and right of the opening 13 from flowing into the opening 13. A pair of movable members 17, 17 that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player who performs the operation, and a second state that is advantageous to the player that receives the ball that has flowed down with its upper end tilted outward and flows into the opening 13. Are pivotally mounted on the support shafts 18, 18 so as to be reciprocally rotatable, and the shelf 20 having the projections 19 formed on the upper surface between the base ends of the movable members 17, 17 is slightly lowered toward the opening 13. Protrusions are provided in an inclined state, and blocking walls 21, 21 are formed on the left and right sides of the shelf plate 20 to extend substantially upright and to prevent a flowing ball from directly winning. As well as, it is formed a ball receiving frame 22 in the lower end distance between the right and left blocking wall 21 and 21.

Further, a concave chamber 23 communicating with the opening 13 is formed on the back side of the substrate 12, and a human-shaped first flow-down direction changing member 24 also serving as a decorative member is provided in the concave chamber 23, (1) A background plate 25 is provided rotatably behind the downflow changing member 24,
A second flow-down changing member 27, 27 is disposed movably in the front-rear direction in a space opened near the left and right sides of the front edge of the inclined bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23, and is disposed in front of the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23. A special prize is provided when a ball enters the approximate center of the ball receiving frame 22 (a movable game 17, 17 is repeated to generate a special game that can be converted to the second state). Then, the left and right empty portions of the special winning opening 28 are set as general winning openings 29 and 29 when a ball enters, and are provided with a normal winning (a predetermined profit is given).
The general winning opening 29 is provided with a ball guiding member 30 so as to be rotatable, and the special winning opening 28 is provided with a special winning detector 31, a ball entering the special winning opening 28 and a ball entering the general winning opening 29. The counting sphere detectors 32 face each other in the flow path where the spheres merge and flow down.

On the back side of the concave chamber 23, there are provided first solenoids 33, 33 for driving the movable members 17, 17; a second solenoid 34 for driving the first downstream direction changing member 24; A crank member is attached to the end of each support shaft 18 protruding from the back of 23.
The pin 37 of the crank member 36 is loosely fitted into the hole 39 of the operating member 36 of the first solenoid 33.

Therefore, in the state where the first solenoid 33 is demagnetized, the movable member 17, 17 rises almost vertically as shown by the fifth solid line by the urging of the return spring of the first solenoid 33, so that the ball that has flowed down is moved. This is the first state in which the ball is not received, that is, the ball does not flow into the opening 13. Then, when the first solenoid 33 is excited, the operating member 38 rises,
The support shaft 18 rotates, and the movable members 17, 17 rotate in directions in which the upper ends respectively fall outward. Therefore, the movable members 17, 17
As shown by the chain line in FIG. 5, the vehicle stops in a state where it is slightly downwardly inclined toward the shelf 20 and receives the ball flowing down, and receives the ball.
The state is changed to the second state in which the liquid flows into the opening 13 through the opening 20.

In the present embodiment, since the shelf 20 protrudes between the base ends of the movable members 17 and 17 attached to the shaft, when the movable members 17 and 17 convert to the second state and receive the ball, This ball is shelf 20
To enter the recess 23 through the opening 13.

The first flow-down direction changing member 24 is a doll in which a shelf is opened in the front-rear direction of the concave chamber 23, and the support rods 41, 41 extending forward from a column 40 vertically arranged in the concave chamber 23. It is fixed to the tip of. A column 40 projecting downward from the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23
A drive receiving member 44 comprising a rotary receiving piece 42 extending in a radial direction and an elevating receiving piece 43 extending in a horizontal direction is fixed to a lower end of the coil spring, and a coil spring wound around a lower end portion of the column 40 is fixed. 45 urges the support 40 in one direction (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 9).

As shown in FIG. 9, an eccentric pin 49 protrudes from a third gear 48 meshing with the second gear 47 among the first gear 46 and the second gear 47 attached to the output shaft of the motor 35, and Eccentric pin 49
Face the rotation receiving piece 42 of the drive receiving member 44 described above. Therefore, when the motor 35 is operated, the third gear 48 rotates, and the eccentric pin 49 presses the rotation receiving piece 42 of the drive receiving member 44 in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

When pressed to some extent, the eccentric pin 49 is turned
Since the rotation receiving piece 42 is disengaged from the rotation 42, the rotation receiving piece 42 returns in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Accordingly, the first downstream direction changing member 24 reciprocates once in the left-right direction about the column 40. And the third gear
When 48 further rotates, the eccentric pin 49 presses the rotation receiving piece 42 again, so that the first downstream direction changing member 24 starts to rotate again in the direction of arrow B.

In this way, the first downflow direction changing member 24 stirs the inside of the concave chamber 23 while reciprocating in the left and right direction around the support column 40 in the concave chamber 23 by the operation of the motor 35, thereby the shelf board
Change the flow direction of the ball falling from 20.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
A hook portion 52 of an elevating rod 51 extending from the second solenoid 34 is engaged in an arc hole 50 opened in 43. Therefore,
When the second solenoid 34 is demagnetized, the support column 40 and the first downflow direction changing member 24 are lowered by their own weight and the bias of the coil spring 45. However, when the second solenoid 34 is excited, the hook 52 of the elevating rod 15 is turned off. Rises up and down the lift receiving piece 43, so that the column 40 and the first downflow direction changing member 24 rise until the stopper 53 of the column 40 comes into contact with the ceiling surface of the concave chamber 23.

When the second solenoid 34 is demagnetized, the support column 40 and the first downflow direction changing member 24 change their weight and the coil spring 45.
It is lowered by the urging of. Therefore, the second solenoid 34
When the demagnetization / excitation is repeated, the human-shaped first flow-down direction changing member 24 moves up and down as if jumping. When the operation of the motor 35 and the excitation and demagnetization of the second solenoid 34 are simultaneously performed, the first downward flow direction changing member 24 having a human shape jumps while rotating left and right about the support 40.

That is, the first flow-down direction changing member 24 is disposed in a state of being mounted on the support shaft 40 which is a vertical rotation shaft movable vertically, so as to face the spherical flow-down region in the concave chamber 23,
According to the vertical movement and forward / reverse rotation of the support shaft 40, the inside of the concave chamber 23 is agitated while moving up and down or reciprocating in the left and right directions in the ball flowing area, and in the flowing direction of the ball flowing down the concave chamber 23. It can make a difference.

In addition, the first down-flow direction changing member 24 can be moved in the up-down direction in addition to the reciprocating rotation in the left-right direction, so that the degree of change in the down-flow direction of the ball is further increased,
Since the falling direction of the ball becomes more unpredictable, it is possible to more effectively enhance the interest in the game given to the player together with the visual effect.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the second flow-down direction changing members 27, 27 disposed on the left and right of the front edge of the inclined bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23 have a ball contact portion 54 at the upper end. And the bent portion is axially attached below the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23 by the shaft 55,
The left and right ends located below 26 are connected by a connecting rod 56 and connected to a plunger of a third solenoid 58 via a swinging rod 57.

Since the third solenoid 58 is always demagnetized, the second downflow direction changing member 27 has a ball at the upper end by the bias of the return spring of the third solenoid 58 as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. It is stopped in a state where the contact portion 54 is located in the interior of the concave chamber 23.

Then, when the third solenoid 58 is excited, the swinging rod 57 swings about the shaft 59 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Therefore, when the ball contact portion 54 at the upper end moves forward, and the third solenoid 58 is demagnetized in this state, the second downstream direction change member 27 returns and rotates by the bias of the return spring or a separately provided spring. The ball contact portion 54 at the upper end moves rapidly toward the depth of the concave chamber 23. Therefore, when the ball flowing down on the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23 comes into contact with the ball contacting portion 54 when the second flow-down direction changing member 27 rotates back, the ball is concaved by the movement of the ball contacting portion 54. It is flipped toward the back of room 23.

For this reason, the ball flowing down on the bottom surface 26 toward the general winning opening 29, that is, the ball having almost no possibility of entering the special winning opening 28 is bounced by the ball contact portion 54 of the second flowing direction changing member 27. Then, after once rising against the inclination of the bottom surface 26, the flowing direction is changed and the water flows down on the bottom surface 26 again, so that a chance to win the special winning opening 28 is obtained again.

It should be noted that the second falling direction changing member 27 is capable of repelling a ball flowing down on the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23 toward the general winning opening 29 or the special winning opening 28 against the inclination of the concave chamber 23. The structure for driving the second downflow direction changing member 27 is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings, and may be any structure.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the ball guiding member 30 provided in the right winning opening 29 on the right side has disks 60, 60 opposed to each other at intervals.
And a guiding portion 61.61 for connecting a part of the outer peripheral edge of both disks 60, 60.
On the outer surface of the guiding portion 61, ball locking ridges 62, 62 for locking to a ball are formed, and a fourth gear 64 is connected to the other end of the rotating shaft 63 having one end connected to one disk 60. The fourth gear 64 is engaged with the first gear 46 attached to the output shaft of the motor 35.

Also, the ball guiding member 30 provided in the general winning opening 29 on the left side,
The configuration is the same as that of the right ball guiding member 30 described above.
As shown in the figure, the fifth gear 65 fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 63
Are meshed with a third gear 48 that drives the first downward direction changing member 24. Therefore, when the motor 35 is operated, each gear rotates in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG.
Rotates counterclockwise, and the left ball guiding member 30 rotates clockwise.

When the guiding portion 61 of the ball guiding member 30 is located at the most distant position from the special winning opening 28, the substantial opening area of the general winning opening 29 is maximized, and the ball flowing down on the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23. Will pass from the upper opening between the disks 60 of the ball guiding member 30 to the general winning opening 29 through the side of the guiding portion 61.

The ball that has entered the general winning opening 29 in this way falls into the ball receiving frame 22 and flows down through the ball passing opening 66 of the substrate 12 into the winning ball collecting gutter on the back side of the game board 2 to become a winning ball. .

When the ball guiding member 30 further rotates and the guiding portion 61 closes a part of the upper opening portion of the general winning opening 29 to reduce the substantial opening area, it flows down on the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23. The sphere passes through the side of the guiding portion 61 from the upper opening between the narrowed disks 60, 60, enters the general winning opening 29, or rests on the outer surface of the guiding portion 61. The ball that passed between both discs 60, 60
In the same manner as described above, the ball falls into the ball receiving frame 22, passes through the ball passage opening 66, enters the winning ball collecting gutter on the back side of the game board 2, and becomes a winning ball.

Further, the ball placed on the guiding portion 61 is guided toward the special winning opening 28 by the rotation of the ball guiding member 30 and enters the special winning opening 28 as it is, or the general winning opening from the end of the guiding portion 61.
Fall to 29. In addition, ball locking ridges 62, 6
Since the ball 2 is formed, the probability that the ball placed on the guiding portion 61 enters the special winning opening 28 is not small, and the height of the ball locking ridge 62 or the height of the partition wall of the special winning opening 28 is not small. By guide
The probability that the ball on 61 enters the special winning opening 28 can be adjusted as appropriate.

Also, when the next ball flows down with the ball on the guiding portion 61, the ball on the guiding portion 61 functions as a guiding portion, and guides the flowing ball toward the special winning opening 28. In some cases, the ball on the guiding portion 61 may enter the special winning opening 28 by being pushed by the flowing ball.

By changing the gear ratio, the left and right ball guiding members 3
If the rotation speeds of 0, 30 are different, the phases of the left and right guiding sections 61, 61 are sequentially changed.
It is possible to change the ease with which the ball enters the 29, 29, and to further enhance the interest of the game.

As described above, when a ball placed on the guiding portion 61 of the ball guiding member 30 or a ball guided by the ball placed on the guiding portion 61 and subsequently flowing down enters the special winning opening 28, this ball receives a special winning. After acting on the special prize detector 31 facing the mouth 28, it falls into the ball receiving frame 22 and passes through the ball passage opening 66 of the substrate 12 to flow down to the prize ball collecting gutter on the back side of the game board 2 to become a prize ball. . When the ball flowing down on the bottom surface 26 of the recessed chamber 23 directly enters the special winning opening 28, the ball also acts on the special winning detector 31, and then passes through the ball passing opening 66 to the rear side of the game board 2. It flows down to the winning ball collecting gutter and becomes a winning ball.

When the motor 35 for driving the first flow direction changing member 24 and the ball guiding member 30 is operated, the sixth gear 68 fixed to the shaft 64 of the background plate 25 is meshed with the second gear 47. When the downflow changing member 24 reciprocates in the left-right direction and the ball guiding member 30 rotates, the background plate 25 also rotates. Therefore, the decorative effect can be further enhanced.

Next, a game in the pachinko machine 1 provided with the variable winning device 7 having the above-described configuration will be described. For convenience of explanation, the movable members 17, 17 of the variable winning device 7 stand up and stop in the first state in which they do not receive the ball, and the first downflow direction changing member 24 constantly reciprocates in the left and right direction, It is assumed that the guide member 30 continues to rotate in the general winning opening 29, and the second downflow direction changing member is stopped in a state where the ball contact portion 54 is located at the back of the concave chamber 23.

In this state, when a ball flowing down in the gaming section 4 enters one of the left and right second specific winning openings 9, the second specific winning detector 11 of the second specific winning opening 9 detects this ball and generates electricity. When a signal is sent to the strategic control device 69 and the player enters the first specific winning opening 8, the first
The first special winning detector 10 of the special winning opening 8 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 69.

When receiving the signal from the second specific prize detector 11, the electric control device 69 receives the signal from the second specific prize detector 11, and the first solenoids 33, 3 of the variable prize device 7
3 is excited for a short time (for example, 0.4 seconds after the elapse of a 0.8 second wait time), and upon receiving a signal from the first specific winning detector 10, the first solenoids 33, 33 are activated for a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds). Excitation is performed only twice (for 0.7 seconds after the elapse of the wait time of 2 seconds). Therefore, when the ball enters the first specific winning opening 8, the movable members 17, 17 change from the first state to the second state only twice for 0.7 seconds, and when the ball enters the second specific winning opening 9, the movable members 17, 17 change. 17 changes from the first state to the second state for 0.4 seconds.

In this way, the movable members 17, 17 of the variable winning device 7
When the ball that has flowed down in the gaming section 4 when converted from the state to the second state flows down onto the movable members 17, 17,
Roll on the shelf 20 and enter the upper concave chamber 23a from the opening 13,
It falls from the shelf board 20 and flows down into the lower concave chamber 23b. In the recessed chamber 23, the first down-flow direction changing member 24 always reciprocates in the left-right direction, so that many of the balls that have fallen off the shelf plate 20 hit the first down-flow direction changing member 24 to predict the down-flow direction. The direction is changed to the direction not performed, and flows down on the bottom surface 26 of the concave room 23 toward the general winning opening 29 or the special winning opening 28.

Then, when the ball enters the general winning opening 29, the ball flows out to the back side of the game board 2 and becomes a winning ball, but the game state does not change. On the other hand, when the ball enters the special winning opening 28 luckily, the special winning detector 31 provided in the special winning opening 28 detects this ball and the electric control device 69 gives a signal to the effect that the special game right has been generated. Send. The sphere acting on the special prize detector 31 is
It flows out to the back side of the game board 2 and becomes a winning ball.

When the electric control device 69 receives the signal from the special winning detector 31, the second solenoid 34 is demagnetized for, for example, 0.4 seconds,
Exciting for a second is repeated a plurality of times, and the first downflow direction changing member 24 is frequently moved up and down to visually display that a special game right has been generated for the player. Therefore, the player
Even if the downward direction of all the balls is not monitored, it is possible to surely recognize that the right to the special game has been generated by the vertical movement of the first downward direction changing member 24.

Then, when the vertical movement of the first downward direction changing member 24 is completed, the electric control device 69 excites the first solenoid 33 and the like of the variable winning device 7 and starts a special game. In the special game according to the present embodiment, the electric control device 69 controls the first solenoid 33, 3
3 is excited, the movable members 17, 17 are converted from the first state to the second state by a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time (for example, 18 times for 0.8 seconds as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 16), and The solenoid 34 is excited at predetermined time intervals (for example,
After demagnetization for 3.5 seconds, it is excited for 0.5 seconds to move the first flow direction changing member 24 up and down, and to excite the third solenoid 58 at predetermined time intervals (for 3.5 seconds after excitation for 3.5 seconds, (10 seconds) or until the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number (for example, 5), and thereafter the magnet is excited for 0.5 seconds and degaussed for 0.5 seconds to actuate the second downflow direction changing member 27 to perform these operations. Is a cycle game with one cycle, and the cycle game can be continued a predetermined number of times on condition that the ball enters the special winning opening 28.

If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 28 even if the movable members 17, 17 are changed from the first state to the second state up to the 18th time in the cycle game, regardless of the number of remaining cycles, the cycle game is executed. The special game ends.

For example, in the pachinko machine 1 in which the number of continuations is set to 8 by the electric control device 69, when the first downflow direction changing member 24 moves up and down and a wait time of 2.9 seconds, which is visually displayed to the player, elapses. Control device 69 is the first solenoid
33, the second solenoid 34, and the third solenoid 58 are repeatedly excited and demagnetized at predetermined time intervals to start the first cycle.

When the movable members 17, 17 are repeatedly converted from the first state to the second state, the spheres received by the movable members 17, 17 drop from the upper concave chamber 23a into the lower concave chamber 23b, and most of the balls fall in the first downward direction. The downflow direction is changed by the change member 24 and flows down on the bottom surface 26 of the recessed chamber 23, and the sphere that flows down the left and right sides of the bottom surface 26 of the recessed chamber 23 reciprocates once every four seconds. It may be flipped back by the member 27 and change the flowing direction,
Any ball may enter the general winning opening 29 or the special winning opening 28.

When a ball enters the general winning opening 29, the counting ball detector 32 detects one ball and sends a signal to a winning number counter of the electric control device 69, and counts the number of winning balls by the winning number counter. . Then, the number of winning balls is visually displayed on the winning number display 16 of the variable winning device 7.

In the present embodiment, the second descending direction changing member 27 is set to operate when the ball does not enter the special winning opening 28 even if five or more balls enter the general winning opening 29. When the display of the device 16 is less than "5", the above operation is continued, and when the display of the winning number display 16 reaches "5", the second downflow direction changing member 27 is activated once per second. At the same time, the first down-flow direction changing member 24 moves up and down once every two seconds to visually display the fact to the player.

Therefore, the ball that has flowed down to the left and right at the inclined lower end portion of the bottom surface 26 of the recessed chamber 23 may be repelled by the second downflow direction changing member 27 to change the downflow direction.
A ball that has flowed right and left at the lower end of the 26 is also given a chance to enter the special winning opening 28. When the ball repelled by the second downflow direction changing member 27 rises on the bottom surface 26 of the concave chamber 23 against the inclination, the first downflow direction changing member 24 rises and the first downflow direction changing member 24 Since a gap through which the ball passes is formed between the lower end and the bottom surface 26, the second downflow direction changing member 27 is formed.
It is rare that the ball which has hit back is changed again in the left-right direction by the first down-flow direction changing member 24.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ball guiding member 30 is constantly rotating at the entrance of the general winning opening 29. Therefore, the chance of the ball entering the special winning opening 28 is also reduced by the action of the ball guiding member 30 in the conventional pachinko machine. More than one.

As described above, even if the ball is easily entered into the special winning opening 28 by the operation of the second downflow direction changing member 27, the ball still does not enter the special winning opening 28, and enters the general winning opening 29 in the meantime. The number of balls reached reaches the specified 10 or the movable members 17, 17
Has been converted a predetermined number of times, the first solenoid 33, the second solenoid 34, and the third solenoid 58 are all demagnetized, and the special game is terminated regardless of the number of remaining cycles in the cycle.

On the other hand, in the first cycle game, when the ball enters the special winning opening 28, “1” is added to the continuation number counter by a signal from the special winning detector 31, and the calculation result (ie, “2”) Is compared with the set number "8" of the number of continuations. If the number of continuations is less than the number of continuations, the number of continuations indicator 70 arranged in front of the recessed chamber 23 is subtracted and displayed by "1" and the first solenoid 33, the second solenoid 34 and the third solenoid 58 are demagnetized, and then the wait timer is set again to start the second cycle game.

The signal from the special prize detector 31 is transmitted to an electric control device.
When the signal 69 is received, the process may be immediately shifted to the next cycle, or the signal from the special winning detector 31 may be stored in the storage unit of the electric control device 69, and the end condition of the cycle, that is, The movable members 17 and 17 are moved a predetermined number of times (18 in this embodiment).
The cycle is continued until either the first state or the second state is converted to the first state or the predetermined number of balls are won in the variable fluctuation winning device 7, and the above condition is satisfied. Alternatively, the process may shift to the next cycle based on the storage in the storage unit.

When the second cycle of the cycle game is started by setting the weight timer, the opening / closing frequency counter and the winning number counter are reset and the second solenoid 34 is excited and the first The player is visibly displayed that the second cycle game has been started by the vertical movement of the flow direction changing member 24.

The cycle game of the second cycle is the same as the game of the first cycle described above, and the number of winning balls in the general winning opening 29 reaches 10 by the time the ball enters the special game, or the movable member 17 , 17 open and close 18 times, the special game ends at that point, and if the ball enters the special winning opening 28 before these end conditions are satisfied, it will be continued by the signal from the special winning detector 13. "1" is added to the number counter, and the result of the calculation (i.e., "3") is compared with the set number "8" of the number of continuations.
70 is subtracted by “1” and the first solenoid
33, the second solenoid 34, and the third solenoid 58 are demagnetized, and then the wait timer is set again to start the third cycle game.

In this manner, each time a ball enters the special winning opening 28, the continuation number counter is compared with the set number of continuation number “8”. The first solenoid 33, the second solenoid 34, and the third solenoid 58 are demagnetized, the wait timer is set again, and the next cycle is performed. When the value of the continuation number counter reaches the set number “8” of the continuation number, either the winning number counter reaches a predetermined “10” or the opening / closing number counter reaches a predetermined “18”. The special game ends when one of the stop conditions is satisfied.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of continuations (the number of cycles) in the special game is set in the electric control device 69 in advance. However, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. A display 71 is separately provided on the front surface of the armor section 14 of the variable winning device 7 or the like, a ball enters the special winning opening 28, and a continuation number determination display 71 is provided by a signal from the special winning detector 31 which detects the ball. The high-speed conversion display is started, the high-speed conversion display is stopped by the external operation of the player or the elapse of the time set in the timer, and the result is determined by the determination circuit 72 to determine the number of continuations. You may comprise so that the continuation frequency of a special game may be determined.

In addition, the movable members 17, 17 of the variable winning device according to the present invention.
Is not limited to the revolving form as in the above embodiment, as long as it can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player. It may be something like a slide. Further, the second falling direction changing member 27 is not limited to the rotating structure as in the above embodiment, and may have any structure as long as it can change the flowing direction of the flowing ball.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, since the flow-down direction changing member faces the spherical flow-down region in the concave chamber, the operation /
Regardless of the non-operation, the downflow direction changing member may always affect the downflow direction of the sphere in the recessed chamber, giving a change in the downflow direction of the sphere in the recessed chamber to a special winning opening that is relatively difficult to win. Can effectively increase the sense of expectation for winning a prize.

Also, when the downflow direction changing member reciprocates in the left-right direction, the ball may be flipped toward an area where the ball does not flow down under normal conditions, depending on the state of contact with the downflow direction change member. From this, the sphere flowable area in the concave chamber will be expanded, and the flow path of the sphere flowing down the concave chamber is changed in an unexpected direction by the flowing direction changing member rotating left and right, and flows down in the direction of the general winning opening. A ball that cannot be predicted that the ball that was flowing changes its direction to the special winning opening, or the ball that flows down to the special winning opening changes its flowing direction to the general winning opening. Is generated, and in combination with the visual change in the flowing state of the ball, a variable winning device of the gaming machine can be obtained.

Furthermore, since the falling direction changing member reciprocates according to the forward / reverse rotation of the rotating shaft, it is possible to effectively prevent the ball from flowing down in the concave chamber and become inoperable, thereby effectively preventing the ball from being caught. The clerk does not perform the work of removing each time, and does not impair the function as the variable prize device by applying an overload to the drive unit of the flow direction changing member.

In addition, since the rotation axis on which the downflow direction changing member is axially moved also moves in the vertical direction, the degree of change given to the downflow direction of the ball further increases, and the downflow direction change member reciprocates. However, the downflow direction of the hit ball may not be changed, so that the downflow direction of the ball becomes more unpredictable, and together with the visual effect, the entertainment interest given to the player is more effective Can be increased.

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1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a game board, and FIG. , FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a driving mechanism of the first downflow direction changing member and the ball guiding member, and FIG.
Perspective view of a drive mechanism for moving a flow direction changing member up and down, FIG.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a second flow-down direction changing member, FIG. 12 is a side view of a mechanism for driving the second flow-down direction change member, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a special winning opening and a general winning opening, and FIG. Block diagram showing the connection between the dynamic control device and each solenoid, etc., FIG. 15 and FIG.
The figure is a timing chart. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 7 is a variable winning device, 17 is a movable member, 23 is a concave room, 24 is a first downflow direction changing member, 26 is a bottom surface,
28 is a special winning opening, 29 is a general winning opening, 34 is a second solenoid, and 40 is a support.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A movable member which can be converted into a first state which is disadvantageous to a player and a second state which is advantageous to a player, and a predetermined state is established by winning a hit ball into a concave chamber into which a hit ball received by the movable member flows. In a variable prize device of a gaming machine having a general prize port for giving a profit, and a special prize port on which a prize of a hit ball generates a special game capable of repeatedly converting the movable member to the second state, In order to face the ball falling area in the concave chamber, it is arranged in a state of being axially mounted on a vertically rotating shaft that can move in the vertical direction, and according to the vertical movement and forward / reverse rotation of the rotating shaft, the ball flowing down A gaming machine comprising a down-flow direction changing member adapted to stir the recessed chamber while vertically reciprocating or reciprocating in the left-right direction within the region and to give a change in the downflow direction of a ball flowing down the recessed chamber. Variable winning device.