JP2696227B2 - Floating prize machines for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a ball receiver in which the state of receiving a ball into a concave room can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player. A general winning opening for providing a hit ball received in the concave chamber as a general winning ball based on the conversion of the second state of the ball receiving member, and a hit ball received in the concave chamber as a special winning ball. The present invention relates to a variable winning device of a gaming machine having a special winning port for winning.

<Conventional technology> The variable prize winning device of a gaming machine changes a ball receiving state into an internal concave chamber based on a conversion operation of a ball receiving member, and provides a special game in which a large amount of gaming profit can be obtained in a relatively short time. It is used for gaming machines that can be played.

The variable winning device as described above is used for a special game or an auxiliary game (an auxiliary game that determines whether or not to shift the game state to the special game based on the game result). At the appropriate place in the concave room where the accepted game balls are invited, a special prize port for prize balls as special prize balls and a general prize port for prize balls as general prize balls are provided. A game in which the state of the game is shifted to a special game or a state that is more advantageous to the player in the game process of the special game, provided that the ball received in the concave room wins a special winning opening. The content is general.

Therefore, in such a variable prize winning device, a winning state to the special winning opening in the concave room is a key to the game progress condition. Therefore, in order to increase a probability of winning to the special winning opening based on a predetermined game mode, a general winning is set. A prize-winning probability that narrows the flow path to the mouth and changes the flow path to increase the number of balls flowing down to the special winning opening, or increases the width of the special winning opening to make it easier for the ball to win the special winning opening A variable prize winning device for a gaming machine having a changing means has also been proposed.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the above-described conventional variable winning device, the winning probability changing means changes the flow path or the width of the special winning opening, so that the special winning opening is won. If the probability is high, the physical structure inside the variable winning device has changed, so that it is easy for a player to easily confirm that the probability of winning a special winning opening has increased. In the case where the probability of winning a special winning opening is low for a long time, there is a possibility that the player's willingness to play is reduced.

Further, in a state where the winning probability conversion means and the like are not functioning, the sphere received in the concave chamber exhibits a flowing state depending only on the physical structure of the concave chamber, so the change in the flowing direction of the sphere is poor, Even if the special game that the player has been waiting for is started, the relatively monotonous game will continue, and a special game with a variety of game contents will be performed so that the player's willingness to play the game can be effectively enhanced. I could not say that.

On the other hand, if the prize probability conversion means functions and the prize probability is increased, it is possible to develop a game that is advantageous to the player, which is a delight for the player. In some cases, it was blatantly performed and roused, and it did not necessarily increase the interest in the game of whether or not to enter the special winning opening.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and has a first state in which the ball receiving state into the concave chamber (18) is disadvantageous for the player and a second state, which is advantageous for the player. Ball receiving member that can be converted to (1
(5, 15), based on the change of the second state of the ball receiving member, a general winning port (74, 74) for receiving a hit ball received in the concave room as a general winning ball, and receiving the ball in the concave room. Special winning prize (7
In the variable winning device (4) for a gaming machine provided with (3), the predetermined area (for example, the magnetic force acting area M formed around the projection 50 at the bottom of the concave chamber 18) where the hit ball received into the concave chamber flows down. ) Can be converted into a magnetic force acting state in which a magnetic force is applied so as to be able to attract a falling ball and a magnetic force non-acting state in which a magnetic force capable of attracting a falling ball is not applied, based on establishment of a predetermined game condition. Magnetic force control means (for example, permanent magnet 41, tilting plate 43, second solenoid 56, etc.)
The hitting ball sucked in the state of the magnetic force of the magnetic force control means changes the falling state of another hitting ball which is received in the recessed chamber and flows down.

<Operation> Accordingly, when the magnetic force control unit is in the magnetic force non-operation state, the magnetic force that can attract a hit ball flowing down a predetermined portion in the concave chamber is not applied. There is a case where the hit ball that flows down the predetermined portion is attracted to the magnetic force control means under the influence of the magnetic force, and the attracted ball stops at the predetermined portion in the concave chamber as it is,
An obstacle to a subsequent hit ball that flows down the concave chamber may cause a change in the flow direction of the subsequent hit ball.

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

On the surface of the gaming board 1 of the gaming machine, as shown in FIG.
A game section 3 surrounded by the guide rail 2 is formed.
The variable winning device 4 is provided at substantially the center of the inside, the first specific winning opening 5 is provided below the variable winning device 4, and the second specific winning opening is provided on the left and right sides thereof.
6 and 6, the first special prize detector 7 is provided in the flow path where the ball entering the first specific winning opening 5 flows, and the first special winning detector 7 is provided in the flow path where the ball entering the second specific winning opening 6 flows. Two specific winning detectors 8 face each other.

The variable winning device 4 has a large opening 10 substantially at the center of a mounting board 9 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, a small opening 11 above the large opening 10, and a large opening 10 on the front side of the mounting board 9. Opening 10
An enclosing frame 12 is formed so as to surround the upper edge and the left and right edges, and a pocket-shaped ball receiving frame 13 is provided between the lower ends of the left and right enclosing frames 12. Opening 11
A pair of ball receiving members 15, 15 are provided so as to surround each other, and a case 16 is provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 9. Then, a drive source such as first solenoids 20, 20 for driving the ball receiving members 15, 15 is attached to a mounting plate 19 provided at the rear of the case 16.

The ball receiving member 15 shown in the drawing is a model of a peach nut, and as shown in FIG. 5, an arc-shaped receiving surface 22 is formed on the back side of the semicircular front portion 21 over substantially the upper half portion. The vicinity of the end of the arc-shaped receiving surface 22, which is halfway along the entire length, is fixed to the tip of the support shaft 23 with a screw 24.

In the variable winning device 4, the support shaft 23 is passed through the arc-shaped through hole 25 formed in the mounting board 9 so that the winning area is widened when the ball receiving members 15, 15 are opened even if they are small. The support shaft 23 is configured to move in the lateral direction while being rotated by an opening / closing mechanism.

The opening / closing mechanism is, as shown in FIGS.
6 and a rotating member 28 formed by integrally forming a short second cylindrical portion 27 positioned substantially parallel to the first cylindrical portion 26 at predetermined intervals with their base ends aligned. The first solenoid 20 to be connected is a main configuration.

By fitting a short cylindrical bush 29 having a flange into each opening of the first cylindrical portion 26 and the second cylindrical portion 27 of the rotating member 28, frictional resistance with the shaft is reduced. The central shaft 30 projecting backward is inserted into the second cylindrical portion 27 of the rotating member 28,
An escape prevention member 31 such as an E-ring is fixed to a tip of a central shaft 30 protruding from an opening of the second cylindrical portion 27, and a pin 32 implanted at a base end portion of the rotating member 28 is connected to the first solenoid 20. The support shaft 23 of the ball receiving member 15 is loosely fitted in the long hole 34 of the elevating member 33 and the first cylindrical portion 26
A support shaft that penetrates the inside and protrudes from the opening of the first cylindrical portion 26
A connecting arm member 35 is fixed to the distal end of 23, a shaft 37 protruding from the mounting plate 19 is loosely fitted in an elongated hole 36 of an arm portion of the connecting arm member 35, and one end of the upper part of the rotating member 28 is a case. The other end of the return spring 38 fixed to 16 is fixed.

Therefore, when the first solenoids 20, 20 are demagnetized, the two turning members 28 are stopped almost vertically by the urging of the respective return springs 38 (FIG. 6).
15 and 15 are also stopped almost vertically, the upper end interval is made sufficiently smaller than the ball diameter and closed, and a first state in which the ball is not received (the ball receiving state into the concave chamber 18 is disadvantageous for the player) is obtained. (FIG. 2).

When the first solenoids 20 and 20 are excited, as shown in FIG. 7, the elevating member 33 descends and the pin 32 descends, so that the rotating member 28 rotates around the central shaft 30, that is, the second cylindrical portion. The first cylindrical portion 26 is rotated around the center 27 in the direction of moving the first cylindrical portion 26 outward (right side in FIG. 7). When the rotating member 28 rotates in this manner,
The support shaft 23 in the first cylindrical portion 26 moves outward, and the connecting arm member 35 rotates about the shaft 37.

When the connecting arm member 35 rotates, the distance between the shaft 37 and the support shaft 23 is smaller than the distance between the support shaft 23 and the central shaft 30. It becomes larger than the angle (FIG. 8). Therefore, the support shaft 23 is
Moves outward while rotating at an angle greater than the rotation angle of the ball, and the ball receiving members 15, 15 fixed to the tip of the support shaft 23 largely move in the lateral direction while rotating in the direction of tilting the upper end outward. .

When the left and right ball receiving members 15 and 15 rotate in this manner, the state is changed to the second state in which the upper end interval is largely separated and the ball can be easily received (the ball receiving state into the concave chamber 18 is advantageous for the player). (Fig. 3). When the first solenoids 20, 20 are demagnetized, the return springs 38, 38 bias the rotation members 28,
Since the ball 28 rotates and returns, the ball receiving members 15, 15 return to the first state disadvantageous to the player (FIG. 2).

When the ball receiving members 15, 15 are changed to the second state, the balls flowing down in the game section 3 are received by the ball receiving members 15, 15 and fall on the ball inflow portion 14. The ball inflow portion 14 has an inlet 39 of a ball guide path 39 formed at an upper portion of the case 16 or an upper portion of the mounting plate 19.
The ball guide path 39 is bent downward at the inclined lower end portion, and an outlet 39b is opened at the front of the concave chamber 18. Therefore, the ball received by the ball receiving members 15 and 15 is
After passing through 9 and being detected by the ball detector 40 on the way,
The inside of the concave chamber 18 is entered from the exit 39b.

At the bottom of the case 16, a rotating member 42 having a plurality of permanent magnets 41 on its upper surface as magnetic field generating means, and a tilting plate 43 functioning as a covering member for covering the upper surface of the rotating member 42 are provided.

The rotating member 42 has three permanent magnets 41 fixed on the upper surface of a disk made of a synthetic resin with a phase changed by almost 120 degrees, and a bearing 46 of a mounting plate 45 provided with a rotating shaft 44 at the bottom of the case 16.
, And meshes with a gear 49 of a motor 48 with a speed reducer provided with a gear 47 attached to the lower end of the rotating shaft 44 as a drive source. The rotating member 42 is mounted in a state where the rotating member 42 is slightly inclined downward toward the large opening 10 of the mounting substrate 9.

The tilting plate 43 is a substantially flat plate made of synthetic resin and formed in substantially the same shape as the bottom surface of the concave chamber 18, and has a projection 50 that changes the flowing direction of the ball on the upper surface corresponding to the center of the rotating member 42. On the left and right located in the sub-recessed chambers 17, 17 are formed guide portions 51, 51 which are gently inclined downward toward the center, and protrude downward from one side edge located on the inner side in the recessed chamber 18. L-shaped locking part
A sponge 53 is stuck on the upper surface of the horizontal portion of the 52 as a cushioning material.

In order to attach the tilting plate 43 to the bottom of the case 16, the locking portion 52 at the rear end is inserted into a hole 54 formed at the lower part of the front of the recess 18, and the front edge is tilted by the tilting shaft 55 to enlarge the mounting substrate 9. Opening 10
Is pivotally mounted on the lower edge, i.e., the front end edge of the recess 18. The tilting plate 43 is moved from the locking shaft 55 side (front part) to the locking part 52 side (rear part) so that the tilting plate 43 tilts slightly downward toward the large opening 10 of the mounting board 9 similarly to the rotating member 42. Also mounted slightly higher.

A second solenoid 56 is mounted on the mounting plate 19 as a drive source for operating the tilting plate 43, and the base end of the tilting rod 57 is pivotally mounted on supporting pieces 58, 58 projecting from the mounting plate 19, and the second solenoid 56 The push-up portion 60 protruding from the elevating member 59 attached to the plunger faces the receiving pin 61 implanted in the middle of the length of the tilting rod 57 from below, and the tip of the tilting rod 57 is engaged with the locking portion 52 of the tilting plate 43. Face from below.

In the state where the second solenoid 56 is demagnetized, the tilting plate 43 descends on the locking part 52 side by its own weight as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and the left and right guiding parts 51 and 51 come into contact with the bottom of the case 16. And stops in the first state located substantially parallel to the rotating member 42.

In the first state, since the interval between the tilting plate 43 and the permanent magnets 41 of the rotating member 42 is extremely small, the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 41 passes through the tilting plate 43 and is applied to the upper surface of the tilting plate 43 by the magnetic force acting area. Gives rise to M. Therefore, when the ball that has entered the concave chamber 18 from the outlet 39b of the ball guide path 39 flows down on the tilting plate 43, when the ball flows down into the magnetic force action area M, it is attracted by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 41, and the tilting plate 43 Above is the permanent magnet of the rotating member 42
It rotates following the rotation of 41.

That is, when the tilting plate 43 is in the first state, the permanent magnet
Since the magnetic force of 41 acts on the ball flowing down the bottom of the concave chamber 18,
The magnetic force is applied so that the falling ball can be absorbed by the magnetic force.

The spheres that flow obliquely from the outlet 39b and roll into the sub-recessed chambers 17, 17 are configured to flow toward the center due to the inclination of the guiding portions 51, 51. There is a type in which the magnetic force is applied to the tilting plate 43 following the permanent magnet 41 after entering the magnetic action region M. Thus, the permanent magnet 41 on the tilting plate 43
When the next sphere enters the concave chamber 18 from the outlet 39b with the sphere rotating with the rotation of the ball, the sphere hits the sphere that rotates following the permanent magnet 41 and flows downward. And then falls down, or is attracted to the temporarily magnetized sphere, or receives the magnetic force of another permanent magnet 41 and follows the permanent magnet 41 to rotate on the tilting plate 43. Or

When the second solenoid 56 is excited in this state,
Since the lifting member 59 rises and the push-up portion 60 pushes up the receiving pin 61, the tilting rod 57 tilts around the base end, and the tip raises the locking portion 52 of the tilting plate 43. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the tilting plate 43 tilts about the tilting shaft 55 in the direction of ascending the upper end of the tilt, and the permanent magnets 41 of the rotating member 28.
Is converted to a second state in which the interval between is increased. In addition, tilting plate
When the 43 is tilted, large vibration does not occur due to the action of the cushioning material 53.

When the tilting plate 43 is changed to the second state, the distance from the upper surface of the tilting plate 43 to the permanent magnets 41 is increased, the magnetic flux density of the permanent magnets 41 is reduced, the attractive force of the sphere is significantly weakened, and the magnetic force acts. Region M virtually disappears. For this reason, the ball that has been rotating while following the permanent magnet 41 on the upper surface of the tilting plate 43 due to the magnetic action of the permanent magnet 41 rolls due to the downward inclination of the tilting plate 43, and the ball receiving frame 13 that is open at the lower end of the inclination. Flow down toward.

In other words, when the tilting plate 43 is in the second state, the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 41 can hardly act on the ball flowing down in the concave chamber 18, so that the magnetic force is not applied so that the magnetic force capable of attracting the ball hitting down does not act. It is.

As described above, in the variable winning device 4 shown in this embodiment, the permanent magnet 41, the tilting plate 43, the second solenoid 56, and the like cooperate to exert a magnetic force so as to be able to attract the falling ball. It functions as magnetic force control means capable of converting into a magnetic force acting state and a magnetic force non-acting state in which no magnetic force acts.

Further, in the variable winning device 4 shown in the drawing, the sub-recessed chambers
Guide members 62, 62 are provided in the inside to forcefully change the flowing direction of the ball. The guide member 62 is a plate member having an upper portion rotatably mounted on an upper portion in the sub-recessed chamber 17 by a shaft 63, and has a receiving piece 64 protruding from a base end of the shaft. Then, third solenoids 65, 65 are attached to the side of the case 16 as a drive source, and the operating rods attached to the plungers of the third solenoids 65 are provided.
The distal end of 66 faces the receiving piece 64 of the guide member 62 from behind.

When the third solenoid 65 is demagnetized, the operating rod 66 is advanced by the bias of the return spring 67, and
As shown in FIG. 10, the guide member 62 is stationary in the first state, which is located substantially horizontally, and the interval between the guide member 62 and the tilting plate 43 functioning as the bottom surface of the recessed chamber 18 is larger than the ball diameter. Make it wider.

On the other hand, when the third solenoid 65 is excited, the operating rod 66 retreats against the urging of the return spring 67, so that the tip retreats from the receiving piece 64, and the guide member 62 rotates by its own weight to be substantially vertically Convert to the second state to stop. When the guide member 62 is converted to the second state in which the guide member 62 stops substantially vertically in this way, the distance between the lower end and the tilting plate 43 becomes smaller than the diameter of the sphere. The ball that has entered abuts against the lower end of the guiding member 62, and changes its flowing direction toward the magnetic force application region M due to the downward inclination of the guiding portion 51.

When the guide member 62 is converted into the second state, the pivoting range is restricted by the base end of the shaft contacting the stopper 69 formed on the back side of the window member 68 of the sub-concavity chamber 17 made of a translucent material. Therefore, even if the ball collides with the ball, the ball does not rotate excessively due to the downward force of the ball. Therefore, the sphere whose flow direction has been changed by the guide member 62 enters the magnetic force action area M and enters the permanent magnet.
It is attracted by 41 and rotates on the tilting plate 43 following the permanent magnet 41, or when it is not attracted by the permanent magnet 41, it rolls due to the tilt of the tilting plate 43 and enters the ball receiving frame 13. Flow down.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ball receiving frame 13 is in the form of a pocket frame having an open upper surface, and a lower space 70 for storing a lamp or the like is provided in the lower portion.
The bottom surface 71 is formed by a curved surface having a slightly higher central portion and a lower left and right. When the ball receiving frame 13 is mounted on the mounting substrate 9, the bottom surface 71 is slightly higher than or substantially the same as the lower edge of the ball entrance opened on the mounting substrate 9.

The special winning opening 73 is formed at the center and the general winning opening 74 is formed on the left and right by partitioning by the partition walls 72, 72 at the back of the ball entrance, and the special winning detector is provided downstream of the special winning opening 73.
The winning opening composition frame 76 facing 75 is installed. Therefore, the ball flowing down on the tilting plate 43 of the concave chamber 18 and flowing into the ball receiving frame 13 changes the flowing direction by the curved bottom surface 71, and rolls downward from the ball inlet to the lower side of the concave chamber 18, Win a special winning opening 73 or a general winning opening 74.

If the curved state of the bottom surface 71 of the ball receiving frame 13 is made different,
A change occurs in the flowing direction of the sphere, whereby the probability of winning the special winning opening 73 can be adjusted. If the center part is higher than the left and right as in the embodiment of the drawing, the probability that the ball flows down to the left and right and wins the general winning opening 74, 74 increases, and the difference between the height of the center and the left and right Is increased, the probability of entering the left and right general winning openings 74, 74 is further increased, and the probability of winning the special winning opening 73 is reduced. Conversely, if the central portion of the bottom surface 71 is lower than the left and right, the probability that the balls gather at the center and win the special winning opening 73 in the center is increased. Therefore, if ball receiving frames 13 having different shapes of the bottom surface 71 are prepared in advance, the probability of winning in the special winning opening 73 can be appropriately adjusted only by changing the type of the ball receiving frame 13 to be attached.

Next, a game in a gaming machine provided with the variable winning device 4 having the above configuration will be described. Since the ball receiving members 15 and 15 of the variable winning device 4 have the first solenoids 20 and 20 demagnetized, the ball receiving members 15 and 15 stop in the first state in which the ball is not received, and the tilting plate 43 is demagnetized by the second solenoid 56 being demagnetized. And stops in the first state in which the distance between the permanent magnet 41 and the permanent magnet 41 is minimized, and the guide members 62, 62 affect the flow direction of the ball because the third solenoid 65, 65 is demagnetized. Not stopped in the first state,
It is assumed that the rotating member 42 is constantly rotating clockwise at a speed of 20 times per minute by driving of the motor 48.

In this state, when a ball flowing down the gaming section 3 enters the second specific winning opening 6, the second specific winning detector 8 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 77.

The electrical control device 77 is a so-called microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a timer, and the like, and is electrically connected to each detector, a lamp, and the like.
From the first solenoid 20, 20 and the second solenoid
The solenoid 56 and the third solenoid 65 are excited in a predetermined excitation mode.

For example, the first solenoids 20, 20 are excited only once for 0.5 second after the elapse of the 0.8 second wait time, and the third solenoid 6 is turned on.
5 excites only for 0.8 seconds after the elapse of the 0.8 second wait time, and the second solenoid 56 excites only 2.0 seconds after the elapse of the 1.3 second wait time. Therefore, when the ball wins the second specific winning opening 6, the ball receiving members 15, 15 of the variable winning device 4
From the first state where the ball is not accepted to the second state where the ball is easy to accept
The state is changed to the state only for 0.5 seconds, and the guide members 62, 62 are changed from the first state in which the guide members 62 are stopped in the horizontal direction to the second state in which the guide members 62, 62 hang down substantially vertically, and the ball receiving members 15, 15 are changed to the second state by the player. Visually indicate that the operation has been performed.

Further, the tilting plate 43 is slightly delayed from these operations, and changes from the first state in which the interval with the permanent magnets 41 is kept to a minimum to the second state in which the interval with the permanent magnets 41 is increased for 2 seconds. For this reason, the ball that has flowed down in the game section 3 is a ball receiving member.
Even if the ball is received by the 15, 15 and enters the concave chamber 18 and is attracted by the permanent magnet 41 and follows the permanent magnet 41 and rotates on the tilting plate 43, the ball remains in the second state. To the ball receiving frame 13 by flowing down on the tilting plate 43 to convert into a special winning opening.
Enter either 73 or 74. Further, the sphere that has entered the concave chamber 18 and has not been attracted by the permanent magnets 41 flows down on the tilting plate 43 and enters the sphere receiving frame 13 as it is.

When the ball enters the special winning opening 73, the special winning detector 75 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 77. The special winning detector 75 deactivates the first solenoids 20, 20. It is valid for two seconds after this, and when the two seconds elapse, even if a ball is detected, the electric control device 77 processes it as an invalid signal. Further, in the present embodiment, the timing at which the tilting plate 43 returns from the second state to the first state is set to coincide with the end of the effective time of the special prize detector 75, so that the tilting plate 43 changes from the second state to the first state. Means that the valid time of the special prize detector 75 has been displayed to the player.

When a ball flowing down in the game section 3 wins the first specific winning opening 5, the first specific winning detector 7 detects the ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 77. Electrical control device 77
Upon receiving this signal, the first solenoids 20, 20 and the second solenoid
The solenoid 56 and the third solenoid 65 are excited in a predetermined excitation mode.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
20,20 is 0.8 after the 0.8 second wait time ends
Excitation for 0.8 seconds, then demagnetize for 0.8 seconds, and then excite again for 0.8 seconds.The third solenoid 65 excites for 1.2 seconds after the 0.8-second wait time ends, and demagnetizes for 0.4 seconds.
Excite for 1.2 seconds. Then, the second solenoid 56 is excited for 2.0 seconds after a wait time of 3.2 seconds has elapsed.

Therefore, when the ball wins the first specific winning opening 5, the ball receiving members 15, 15 of the variable winning device 4 change from the first state in which the ball is not received twice for 0.8 seconds to the second state in which the ball is easily received. That is, the guide members 62, 62
Only once, the first state is changed to the second state, and the player is visually shown that the ball receiving members 15, 15 are changed to a state in which the ball can be easily accepted. Then, after the ball receiving members 15, 15 complete the second state, the tilting plate 43 changes from the first state to the second state for 2.0 seconds, and the ball on the tilting plate 43 flows down to the ball receiving frame 13. At the same time, the effective time of the special prize detector 75 is visually displayed.

The ball receiving members 15, 1 of the variable winning device 4 are provided that the ball wins the first specific winning opening 5 or the second specific winning opening 6, 6.
5 converts the ball to the second state that is easy to accept, and even if the ball accepted at this time enters the general winning opening 74, 74, the game content does not change, but enters the special winning opening 73 and detects the special winning. vessel
When the ball 75 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electronic control unit 77, a special game right is generated, and a special game which can be played in a favorable state for the player under the control of the electric control unit 77 is started. You.

The ball that wins the special winning opening 73 must have been detected by the ball detector 40 while flowing down the ball guide path 39. Therefore, on condition that the signal from the ball detector 40 is sent to the electric control device 77, when the signal from the special winning detector 75 is subsequently received, the electric control device 77 has the right to the special game. Judge that it occurred.

On the other hand, if the signal from the ball detector 40 is received without receiving the signal from the ball detector 40, it is determined that there has been an improper or improper act, and, of course, the game does not shift to the special game. Forcibly stops the operation of the ball supply mechanism and the ball launching device, and activates the alarm mechanism.

The special game in the present embodiment is, as shown in FIG.
The maximum 1 is that the first solenoids 20, 20 are excited for 0.8 seconds and demagnetized for 0.8 seconds after a wait time of 1.6 seconds has elapsed.
If the opening and closing operations of the ball receiving members 15 and 15 are repeated one cycle up to eight times as one cycle, a predetermined number of times (for example, a total of eight balls are stored in the special winning opening 73) on condition that the ball enters the special winning opening 73 The cycle is updated up to the ninth cycle after the ball wins, and the special game can be continued.

Further, in the present embodiment, the third solenoid 65 is excited almost in the same manner as the first solenoids 20 and 20 in the first period until the first solenoids 20 and 20 are excited ten times.
However, in the latter period of the excitation after the eleventh time, the excitation time is extended. The second solenoid 56 is connected to the first solenoids 20, 20.
Are excited to excite the tilting plate 43 at the time of the 17th excitation.

In addition, in order to achieve the harmony between the profit of the player and the profit of the game store, the ball receiving members 15, 15 are provided a predetermined number of times (for example, the above 18 times).
If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 73 before the opening / closing operation is performed, or until the winning number in the cycle reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10), that is, the ball detector 40 has a predetermined number (10). If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 73 by the time the ball is detected, the special game ends at the same time as the end of the cycle regardless of the number of remaining cycles.

The cycle number is visually displayed on a cycle number display 78, and the number of winning balls in a certain cycle is visually displayed on a winning number display 79. The number-of-cycles indicator 78 in this embodiment has a 7-segment display arranged above the small opening 11 opened in the mounting board 9 of the variable winning device 4.
Further, the winning number display 79 has a light emitting diode juxtaposed above the cycle number display 78. Since the cycle number indicator 78 and the winning number indicator 79 are located on the back side of the ball receiving members 15, 15, in the first state in which the ball receiving members 15, 15 are closed and the ball is not received, the left and right balls are displayed. It is covered by the receiving members 15 and 15 and cannot be seen by the player.

Then, the special game is started and the left and right ball receiving members 15, 15
Is opened, the number of cycles on the cycle number display 78 and the number of winning balls on the winning number display 79 are visually displayed to the player. That is,
In this embodiment, the player is configured to visually display the cycle number and the winning number in a state where the player actually needs to display the number of cycles and the number of winnings. During the special game, the player opens the ball receiving member 15,15.
It is common to fire a ball aiming at the ball receiving member
Since the cycle number display 78 and the winning number display 79 become visible during the opening and closing operations of 15, 15, it is reasonable.

When the first cycle of the above-mentioned special game is started and the ball receiving members 15, 15 start opening and closing operations, the balls flowing down in the game part 3 are received by the ball receiving members 15, 15, and the balls are guided by the ball. It is introduced into the recess 18 through the passage 39. Since the ball detector 40 faces the middle of the ball guide path 39, the ball receiving members 15, 15
Is detected by the ball detector 40.
Based on the signal from the ball detector 40, the electric control device 77 visually displays the number of winning balls on the winning number display 79.

In the concave chamber 18, the tilting plate 43 stops in a lowered state, and the rotating member 42 rotates to form the magnetic force acting region M almost in the center of the concave chamber 18. Part of the sphere that has entered the chamber 18 is attracted by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 41 when flowing down above the permanent magnet 41.

The sphere adsorbed in the magnetic force acting region M in this manner rotates on the inclined plate following the permanent magnet 41 moved by the rotation of the rotating member 42, and is temporarily stored in the concave chamber 18. State. When the sphere that has entered the concave chamber 18 is being rotated by being attracted to the permanent magnet 41, the sphere that has subsequently entered the concave chamber 18 is moved to the previous sphere that is rotating within the concave chamber 18. It flows down while changing the flowing direction. Therefore, the magnetic action area M
By making the hit ball sucked in the inside function as an obstruction member, it is possible to give an unprecedented change in the flowing state of the ball in the concave chamber 18, thereby affecting the probability of the ball winning the special winning opening 73. Can be given.

When the ball enters the sub-recessed chamber 17, the guide member 62 stops substantially horizontally in the sub-recessed chamber 17 and hangs substantially vertically in the first state in which the ball does not change in the downflow direction of the ball. Since the second state of giving a change in the flowing direction is repeated, the guiding member
When the ball flows down while the ball 62 is in the second state, the ball changes its flowing direction by the action of the guiding member 62 so that the ball easily flows into the center of the concave chamber 18, that is, into the special winning opening 73. Therefore, the probability of winning the special winning opening 73 is also increased by the action of the guide members 62, 62 arranged on both the left and right sides.

In the present embodiment, in the latter period after the ball receiving members 15, 15 have completed the eleventh opening and closing, the time for the guiding members 62, 62 to guide the ball to the special winning opening 73 in the second state is increased. hand,
The special winning opening 73 is configured to further increase the probability of winning.

Of the balls received by the ball receiving members 15, 15, other than the balls attracted to the permanent magnet 41, flow down into the ball receiving frame 13 without being affected by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 41, and the permanent magnet 41 When the magnetic force is applied, the falling state changes and the ball receiving frame 13
And a special prize port 73 or a general prize port 74 is won.

Until the ball receiving members 15 and 15 perform the opening and closing operation a predetermined number of times (18 times) or the ball detector 40 detects the predetermined number (10) of the balls, the ball is set in the special winning opening 73. If the continuation condition is not established by winning the prize, the special game ends in the cycle, and before these end conditions are satisfied, the ball stored in the magnetic force action area M is caused to flow down and the special winning opening 73 is won. It is disadvantageous for a player without giving a chance.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the ball receiving members 15 and 15 perform the 17th conversion, the inclined upper end of the tilting plate 43 is raised and the permanent magnet
, And the balls stored in the magnetic force action area M flow down into the ball receiving frame 13. Therefore, the permanent magnet
The ball rotating in the concave chamber 18 following the 41 is also given a chance to win the special winning opening 73 before the end condition is satisfied.

In this manner, the time required for the ball stored while rotating on the inclined plate in the concave chamber 18 to flow down due to the inclination of the inclined plate and to enter the special winning opening 73, and the ball receiving members 15, 15 In consideration of the time required for the ball received in the last (18th) second state to enter the special winning opening 73, the special winning detector 75 continues for a predetermined time (in this embodiment, even after the first cycle). 2 seconds)
Only the effective time has been extended. Before the ball detector 40 detects a predetermined number of balls, for example, when the seventh ball is detected, the tilting plate 43 is raised to give the stored balls a winning chance to the special winning opening 73. It may be configured as follows.

When the ball enters the special winning opening 73, the special winning detector 75 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 77. Upon receiving the signal from the special winning detector 75, the electric control device 77
The cycle is terminated at that time (signals may be stored in the electrical control device 77 and the termination condition may be satisfied), and the cycle is updated to the next cycle.

When the cycle is updated to the next cycle in this manner, as shown in FIG. 17, first, the second solenoid 56 is excited for a predetermined time to convert the tilt plate 43 from the first state to the second state,
The ball rotating on 43 flows down into the ball receiving frame 13 and the concave chamber 18
Clear inside once. Then, after the second solenoid 56 is demagnetized, the first solenoids 20, 20 and the third solenoid 65 are each excited and demagnetized at predetermined time intervals, and the second cycle of the game is started. The game in the second cycle is performed until the ball receiving members 15, 15 perform the opening and closing operation a predetermined number of times, and until the ball detector 40 detects a predetermined number of balls, similarly to the game in the first cycle described above, The condition that the ball enters the special winning opening 73 before these end conditions are satisfied can be updated to the next cycle as a continuation condition.

In this manner, the cycle is updated under the condition that the ball enters the special winning opening 73, and the cycle is updated a predetermined number of times.In this final cycle, the cycle is not updated even if the ball enters the special winning opening 73, All of the special games are terminated when either one of the ball receiving members 15, 15 opens and closes a predetermined number of times, or the ball detector 40 detects a predetermined number of balls, or one of the termination conditions is satisfied. The control unit that performs the conversion operation between the magnetically active state and the magnetically non-active state is not limited to one having one end pivotally mounted thereon as in the cover member shown in the above embodiment, but the permanent magnet of the rotating member is used. May be increased or decreased to create a state in which the ball is temporarily attracted by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet, and a state in which the magnetic force of the permanent magnet is weakened to cause the ball to flow down. For example, the plate-shaped cover member may be moved substantially in parallel to change the state of action of the magnetic force of the magnetic field generating means.

<Effect of the Invention> As described above, according to the variable winning device of the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the magnetic force control means is in the magnetic non-action state, the hit ball that flows down a predetermined portion in the concave chamber is attracted. Although the obtained magnetic force is not applied, when the magnetic force control means is converted into the magnetic force applied state, a hit ball flowing down a predetermined portion in the concave chamber may be adsorbed by the magnetic force control means under the influence of the magnetic force action, and this adsorbed hit ball is Since it stops at a predetermined position in the concave chamber as it is, it may interfere with the subsequent hit ball that flows down the concave chamber and may cause a change in the flowing direction of the subsequent hit ball, so only the physical structure of the concave chamber It is possible to produce a ball flow state in the concave chamber which is not affected by the change and is full of changes.

In addition, a ball that flows down a predetermined portion is sucked by a state of action of a magnetic force that is invisible to the player, and the sucked ball causes an obstacle function in the recessed chamber, thereby giving a change in the flowing direction of a subsequent ball. Therefore, there is a possibility that the hit ball itself that is sucked by the magnetic force control means and performs the obstacle function may be released from the suction of the magnetic force control means and flow down by the collision of the subsequent hit ball, and provided in the conventional variable winning device. Unlike those that explicitly guide the ball to a special winning opening like the winning probability changing means that was used, it is possible to effectively raise the player's expectation and naturally generate an unpredictable ball flowing state In addition, the game played using the variable winning device can be made extremely interesting.

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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a variable winning device, FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning device, FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the variable winning device, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a driving mechanism of the movable member, FIGS. 6 to 8 are rear views showing a converted state of the movable member, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the variable winning device in a state where the tilting plate is lowered, and FIG.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the concave chamber of the variable winning device shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the variable winning device in a state where the tilting plate is raised, and FIG.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the concave portion of the variable winning device shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of the electric control device, FIG. 15 is a timing chart when a ball enters the first specific winning opening, and FIG. Timing chart when the ball enters the second specific winning opening,
Fig. 17 is a timing chart of special games, Figs. 18 to 21
The figure is a flowchart. In the figure, 4 is a variable winning device, 15 is a ball receiving member, 18 is a concave room, 41
Is a permanent magnet, 43 is a tilting plate, 50 is a projection, 56 is a second solenoid, 73 is a special winning opening, 74 is a general winning opening, and M is a magnetic force action area.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball receiving member which can convert a ball receiving state into a concave chamber into a first state disadvantageous to a player and a second state advantageous to a player, wherein the ball receiving member is in a second state. On the basis of the conversion, a gaming machine provided with a general winning opening for receiving a hit ball received in the concave room as a general winning ball, and a special winning opening for receiving a hit ball received in the concave room as a special winning ball. In the variable winning device, at a predetermined portion where the hit ball received into the concave chamber flows down,
Based on the establishment of the predetermined game condition, a magnetic force control means capable of converting a magnetic force acting state in which a magnetic force acts so as to be able to attract a falling ball and a magnetic force non-acting state in which a magnetic force capable of attracting a falling ball is not actuated. A variable prize winning device for a gaming machine, characterized in that a hitting ball adsorbed in a state where the magnetic force is applied by the magnetic force controlling means changes a flowing state of another hitting ball which is received and flows down in the concave chamber.