JP2756897B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a variable winning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art On a game board of a pachinko machine, various operations occur due to a winning ball entered from a winning ball entrance,
Various types of pachinko machines have been proposed that include a variable winning device that provides a player with a predetermined profit. As this variable winning device, a winning case provided with an operation window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a winning ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operation window hole, and an opening / closing opening / closing of a winning ball entrance of the winning case. An operating piece, a normal winning opening in the operating window, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state that gives a predetermined profit to the player by passing a ball, the special winning state during the special winning state. There has been proposed a variable prize apparatus in which the special prize state is updated when a predetermined maximum update number is entered.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable prize winning device of this type in which the hitting operation is varied.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inflow port disposed on a game board at a position below the variable prize apparatus and communicating with the specific prize port. A sorting device that sorts the fed balls into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls, and by the sorting device, when a starting winning prize ball that flows into a specific winning opening and starts a series of special prize states is sorted into advantageous balls, Increase the maximum number of updates in special winning status,
And control command means for setting the maximum number of updates in the special winning state low when the ball is sorted to a disadvantage.

The second means is provided on the game board surface at a position below the variable winning device and has an inflow port communicating with the specific winning port, and the ball fed from the specific winning port is regarded as an advantageous ball. A sorting device for sorting to a disadvantaged ball, and when the winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to an advantageous ball, the maximum number of accepted prizes in a special winning state is large, and when the winning ball is sorted to a disadvantageous ball, the special winning state is set. And control command means for setting each of the maximum number of winning prizes to be small.

The third means is provided on the game board at a position below the variable winning device, and has an inflow port communicating with the specific winning port, wherein the ball sent from the specific winning port is regarded as an advantageous ball. A sorting device for sorting to disadvantageous balls, and when the winning balls flowing into the sorting device are sorted to advantageous balls, the number of opening and closing of the opening and closing operation pieces in a special winning state is set to be large or the opening time is set long, and the disadvantageous balls are set. And control command means for setting the number of times of opening and closing or shortening the opening time when sorting is performed.

A fourth means is that the variable winning device causes the ball entered from the winning ball entrance to be temporarily stored in a ball waiting portion in the operating window hole in a special winning state, and after a predetermined time, the normal winning port is opened. A first special prize state in which stored balls are simultaneously supplied to a ball judgment area in which a specific winning opening is juxtaposed, and balls that have entered from a winning ball entrance are sequentially discharged to the ball judgment area without being stored. A drive mechanism for generating a second special prize state is provided, further comprising an inflow port disposed on the game board surface at a position below the variable prize device and communicating with the specific prize port, the specific prize port A sorting device that sorts the balls fed from the ball into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls is provided, and furthermore, the opening / closing operation piece is caused to reciprocally open / close or to be constantly opened for a predetermined time by passing the ball through a specific winning opening. , There is a winning ball flowing into the sorting device A drive mechanism of the variable prize device to generate a first special prize state when the ball is allocated to the ball, and to generate a second special prize state when the prize ball flowing into the allocation device is allocated to the disadvantage ball. A drive control means for controlling the drive is provided.

This winning device is provided with a rear guideway for guiding a winning ball from a winning ball entrance to the rear, and below the rear guideway, receiving a winning ball flowing down from the rear guideway and moving forward. A slanted receiving shelf for guiding is formed, and a ball waiting portion is coupled to a rear portion of the slanted receiving shelf, an elevating / lowering blocking plate is disposed between the inclined receiving shelf and the ball waiting portion, and further, a back portion of the ball waiting portion. An extruding plate which is driven in the front-rear direction to push the winning prize balls of the ball standby section to the inclined receiving shelf side is provided, and communicates with the front edge of the inclined receiving shelf to identify a normal winning opening on the lower bottom. It is possible to provide a ball judging area in which a winning opening is juxtaposed.

In this case, the first special winning state is a first driving mode in which when the ball is sorted to an advantageous ball, the lifting / lowering blocking plate is moved upward to open the ball standby portion, and With the digestion of the predetermined condition such as the opening of the operation piece a predetermined number of times or the inflow of a predetermined number of pieces, the push plate is moved forward to sequentially shift to the second driving mode in which the balls of the ball standby section are pushed out to the inclined receiving shelf side. In the second special prize state, the content of the drive control means is set so that when the prize ball flowing into the distribution device is distributed to a disadvantageous ball, the lifting / lowering blocking plate is maintained at the shielding position. You.

Furthermore, in this variable winning device, the ball judging area is provided with a peripheral wall which is partially open and serves as an inflow port, and a rotary distribution device for introducing the ball entering the inflow port into a specific winning port. It can also be configured to support the body.

In this case, the first special prize state is such that a reciprocating opening / closing operation or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time is caused in the opening / closing operation piece by passing a ball of a specific winning opening, and the prize which flows into the sorting device. When a ball is sorted into an advantageous ball, the inflow of the ball into the specific winning port moves the elevating / lowering blocking plate upward to open the ball standby portion, and the ball flows into the inlet through the rotary distributing body. A first drive mode that converts the rotation to the shielding position that disables the rotation and a predetermined condition such as opening and closing of the opening and closing operation piece a predetermined number of times or inflow of a predetermined number of pieces, the rotation distributing body is moved to the inflow port. The rotation is changed to an open position that allows the inflow of balls, and the push plate is further moved forward to sequentially shift to a second driving mode of pushing the balls of the ball standby unit toward the inclined receiving shelf side, The second special prize state is the prize ball that has flowed into the sorting device. When it is distributed to the disadvantage ball, keeping the elevator blocking plate in the blocking position, and the content of the drive control means so as to keeping the rotation sort body in the open position is set.

Fifth means is to change the variable winning device into an operating window hole in an advantageous operating state in which a ball entering from a winning ball entrance easily enters a specific winning opening in a special winning state. And a drive mechanism for selectively generating a disadvantageous operating state that makes it difficult to enter the specific winning opening, and is disposed on the game board surface at a position below the variable winning device and communicates with the specific winning opening. An inflow port is provided, and a sorting device for sorting the balls sent from the specific winning opening into advantageous and disadvantageous balls is provided, and further, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing operation piece is performed by passing the balls through the specific winning opening or a predetermined opening / closing operation. When a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is distributed to an advantageous ball, an advantageous operating state is generated when a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is distributed to an advantageous ball. Adverse operating conditions Drive mechanism to cause variation winning device is characterized in that a has a drive control means for controlling driving.

[0013] The variable winning device used in this means is provided with an opening and closing device for blocking a normal winning opening while leaving a standby area that allows only a predetermined number of stays, and operating the opening and closing device to activate the normal winning opening. The operating state in which the next winning ball easily enters the specific winning opening due to the guiding action of the staying ball that has entered the waiting area of the normal winning opening, and the normal winning opening is opened and the winning ball is more than the above state. It can be configured to include a drive mechanism that selectively causes a disadvantageous operation state that makes it difficult to enter the specific winning opening.

In each of the above-mentioned means, a sound processing device for notifying the occurrence of the disadvantageous ball and the advantageous ball distributed by the distribution device with different sound effects can be provided.

[0015]

When the ball flows into the starting port provided on the game board, the opening / closing operation piece is changed to the open position. Then, when the ball flows in from the entrance of the winning prize and wins the specific prize, a special prize state occurs. In each of the above-described configurations, when a specific prize port of the variable prize device is won, the variable prize device is set to a special prize state, and the ball flows into the sorting device. Compared with the inflow, the floating prize device produces an advantageous operation for the player.

Here, in the first means, the maximum update number of the special winning state is determined based on the distribution result of the starting winning balls that flow into the specific winning opening and start a series of special winning states.

In the second means, the maximum number of accepted prizes in the special prize state is determined based on the result of sorting the incoming balls.

According to the third means, the number of times of opening or closing or the opening time of the opening / closing operation piece in the special winning state is determined based on the result of sorting the incoming balls.

In the fourth and fifth means, an advantageous state and a disadvantageous state are generated by the internal structure of the variable winning device according to the result of sorting the incoming balls. Here, the fourth means is that, in the first special winning state, the ball waits once, so at least until the ball is full in the ball waiting section.
Since the special winning state is hard to be updated and the balls are supplied to the ball determination area all at once, the probability of entering the specific winning opening is improved. In the second special winning state, the balls are sequentially supplied to the ball determination area, so that the balls enter the specific winning opening immediately, and the special winning state is easily updated. Therefore, in such a configuration, an advantageous state and a disadvantageous state selectively occur.

The operation in the case of using a variable winning device having a configuration in which a ball waiting portion is coupled to the rear portion of the above-mentioned inclined receiving shelf and a lifting / lowering blocking plate is disposed between the inclined receiving shelf and the ball waiting portion will be described. I do. When the ball flows into the starting port and the opening / closing operation piece is changed to the open position, when the ball flows in from the winning ball entrance, the ball falls from the rear guide path through the inclined receiving shelf to the ball determination area. For this reason, when the prize ball that has flowed into the ball determination area luckily flows into the specific winning opening, a special prize state occurs in which the opening / closing operation piece performs a plurality of opening / closing operations or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time. Then, the ball from the specific winning opening is determined by the sorting device, and either the first or second special winning state is set.

When the player enters the advantageous ball and enters the first special prize state, the following operation is performed. That is, the lifting / lowering blocking plate is moved upward to open the ball waiting section, and the ball from the winning ball entrance is guided rearward by the rear guide plate (first driving mode). Thereby, the winning prize ball guided by the rear guide plate flows into the ball waiting portion at the back of the inclined receiving shelf due to its inertia force against the guiding action on the inclined receiving shelf side, or the excess ball is Due to the guide action of the inclined receiving shelf, it flows into the ball determination area.

When the predetermined conditions such as the predetermined winning prize ball or the opening and closing of the opening / closing operation piece are completed, the pushing plate advances, and the ball in the standby section moves toward the inclined receiving shelf. It shifts to the 2nd drive mode of extrusion. Thereby, a large number of balls fall into the ball determination area almost simultaneously due to the guiding action of the inclined receiving shelf, so that a new ball is supplied to the specific winning opening, whereby the special winning state is restarted. Become.

On the other hand, when entering the disadvantageous hole in the sorting device, a second special prize state is established, the lifting / lowering blocking plate is maintained at the shielding position, the player directly enters the specific prize opening, and the special prize state is updated at an early stage. The disadvantage is that the special operation state immediately expires without entering the special winning opening.

Next, the operation of the above-described configuration in which the rotary distributing body is disposed in the ball determination area will be described. In this configuration, the inflow of the ball to the specific winning opening is made via the rotary distributing body. This rotary distributing body normally stops or swings with the inflow port positioned upward.

In the first special winning state, in the first driving mode, the rotary distributing body rotates, retracts its inflow port, and is changed to a position where the inflow of the ball becomes impossible. As a result, even if the ball waiting section becomes full and excess balls flow into the ball determination area due to the guide action of the inclined receiving shelf, they all flow down to the normal winning opening. Then, when the mode shifts to the second driving mode, the rotary distributing body rotates and becomes the open position with its inflow port facing upward.

On the other hand, in the second special prize state, the rotating distributing body is maintained at the open position, and becomes disadvantageous as described above.

According to the fifth means, the probability of updating to the next specific winning opening is greatly improved by the occurrence of advantageous balls.

In each of the above-mentioned means, when the occurrence of the disadvantageous ball and the advantageous ball are notified by different sound effects, the player can easily recognize the state.

In the above-mentioned first to fifth means, depending on the result of the distribution of the starting winning balls flowing into the specific winning opening and starting a series of special winning states, the state from the special winning state until the normal state is reached. , The same beneficial or disadvantageous operation may be continued. Alternatively, a profitable or disadvantageous operation may be generated for each special winning state based on the result of sorting the inflowing balls to the immediately preceding specific winning opening.

[0030]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1, in which a ball receiving tray, a rotary handle for shooting balls, and the like are provided below a machine frame 2. A variable winning device 10 according to the present invention is provided at the center of the game board 3.

On the other hand, below the variable winning device 10, a starting port 5 provided with a ball detecting switch (see FIG. 16) is provided.
A winning case 4 including 5 and 6 is provided. The starting ports 5 on both sides drive an opening / closing drive device 18 composed of a solenoid or the like for rotating the shaft 17 of the opening / closing operation piece 16, which will be described later, together with the inflow of the ball once, The center starting port 6 is driven twice with the inflow of the ball. In addition, the game board 3 is provided with various winning ports.

Next, the variable winning device 10 of the present invention will be described. 2 to 4, 11 is a winning case,
A rectangular operating window hole 13 surrounded by a peripheral wall 12 at the center thereof
Are arranged. Winning ball entrances 15, 15 are provided in the peripheral wall 12 at both upper positions of the operation window hole 13, and a shielding position (position shown in FIG. 2) standing upright by the shaft 17 at the winning ball entrances 15, 15, and lying outward. Open position (Fig. 4 position)
The opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16 pivotally supported to be tilted are disposed.

On the other hand, a mounting case 20 is fixed to the back of the winning case 11. And the operating window 1
3 is formed deeper inside the mounting case 20. And in the operation window hole 13, the inclined receiving shelf 2 gently inclined forward.
2 is disposed, and further, an edge is connected to the front edge of the inclined receiving shelf 22, and a hem plate 23 is vertically disposed.
The front portion 3 is a ball judging area 24 that continues downward from the edge of the inclined receiving shelf 22 directly downward. At the lower bottom of the ball determination area 24, there are provided left and right normal winning openings 26, 26 for discharging the ball backward, and a specific winning opening 27 at the center thereof, as described later. A count sensor (see FIG. 16) is provided in the ordinary winning openings 26, 26 and the specific winning opening 27,
Further, the specific winning opening 27 is provided with a V sensor S0 (see FIGS. 2, 3, and 16) for generating a special winning state.

Further, immediately below the specific winning opening 27, a falling hole 25 is formed to open downward and the falling hole 25 is opened and closed by a locking plate 28. The locking plate 28 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the opening and closing are controlled by the solenoid 29, and in the closed state, the upper surface is used as a guide surface for introducing the ball into the inside.

On the other hand, on the inclined receiving shelf 22, at the height of the winning ball entrances 15, 15, the winning ball entrances 15, 15 are located.
A rear guide plate 30 which receives the winning balls flowing from the rear and guides the same toward the rear and drops it near the rear portion of the inclined receiving shelf 22 is provided across the width direction. The rear guide plate 30 has an upper surface serving as a rear guide path.
Can be replaced by a guide member that supplies the ball near the rear.

A ball waiting portion 31 is connected to the rear portion of the inclined receiving shelf 22. The ball standby portion 31 is normally separated from the inclined receiving shelf 22 by the lifting / lowering blocking plate 32. The lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 is located at the front part of the inner depth wall 33 of the operation window hole 13 and also serves as a decorative plate that is a part of the inner depth.

The lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 is driven and controlled by a rotating motor 34 mounted on the mounting case 20, as shown in FIGS. That is, a rotary plate 35 having eccentric pins 36 is fixed to the drive shaft of the rotary motor 34, and the eccentric pins 36 are fixed to the back of the lifting / lowering shut-off plate 32 so that the guide shafts 39, 39 can only move up and down. The eccentric pin 36 revolves the lift plate 37, that is, the lift blocking plate 32, which is linked via the elongated hole 38, so that the lift plate 37 is controlled to move up and down. .

Further, on the back of the ball waiting section 31, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, an extruding plate 41 is provided which is controlled to move back and forth by a rotating motor 40 via a back-and-forth movement conversion mechanism using a rotating plate having eccentric pins formed in the same manner as described above.

As shown in FIG. 9, a rotary distributing body 43 is provided on the skirt plate 23 of the ball judging area 24. The rotary distributing member 43 is formed by dividing the arc-shaped peripheral walls 44, 44 divided into right and left into the substrate 4.
5 so as to protrude from the periphery of the arc-shaped peripheral walls 44, 4
The space between the four circular arcs is an inlet 46, the lower part between the arc-shaped peripheral walls 44, 44 is an outlet 47 communicating with the specific winning opening 27, and the inside of the arc-shaped peripheral walls 44, 44 is a guide path 48. The drive shaft of the rotation distributing body 43 projects from the skirt plate 23 toward the mounting case 20 and is linked to the drive shaft of a reversible drive motor 49 composed of a pulse motor.

A slit plate 51 in which a slit 52 is formed is fixed to a drive shaft 50 of the reversible drive motor 49. The slit 52 is detected by a sensor 53, and stop and rotation control of the reversible drive motor 49 is performed. Is made. That is, the reading position of the slit 52 by the sensor 53 is matched with the position where the inflow port 46 is located directly above.

On the other hand, on the left and right sides of the skirt plate 23, ten-count indicators 55a and 55b each composed of seven segments are provided. The left 10 count display 55a indicates the number of updates of the special winning state, and the right 10 count display 55b indicates the winning number.

In addition, a general winning port 56 is provided at the top of the variable winning device 10. In addition, the operation window 1
3 has a semi-circular guideway 5 for guiding balls from both sides of the rear guide plate 30 to both sides of the inclined receiving shelf 22.
7, 57 are formed.

Below the variable winning device 10, a sorting device 60 shown in detail in FIGS. The configuration of the sorting device 60 will be described. The sorting device 60 includes an inflow port 61 whose upper surface is opened upward. The inflow port 61 has a guide circular groove 62, and a through hole 63 is formed in the center. Below the guide circular groove 62, a bottom plate having a guide circular groove 64 is provided concentrically. A discharge channel 66 for guiding a ball in a tangential direction of the guide circular groove 64 is formed at a rear side portion of the guide circular groove 64, and the through hole 63 is formed in a gutter 65 formed on a lower surface of the guide circular groove 62. Thereby, it communicates with the discharge channel 66 up and down. Further, the guide circular groove 64 is formed with an advantageous hole 67 at the front edge of the central portion and disadvantageous holes 68, 68 at the rear left and right.
The advantageous hole 67 communicates with an advantageous gutter 69 provided with a ball detection switch S1 (see FIG. 16), and the disadvantageous holes 68, 68 communicate with disadvantageous gutters 70, 70 provided with a ball detection switch S2 (see FIG. 16). I have.

In such a configuration, the front edge of the inflow port 61 projects from the game board 3, and this is the substantial inflow port 61.
Becomes The inflow port 61 is separated from the surroundings on the board by a row of nails 71 struck between the inflow port 61 and the variable winning device 10, and communicates only with the falling hole 25 of the variable winning device 10. The ball that has entered the inflow port 61 falls from the through hole 63 of the guide circular groove 62 through the receiving gutter 65 onto the discharge channel 66. Then, by the guiding action of the discharge passage 66, the ball flows into the guide circular groove 64 from the tangential direction and revolves, and the advantageous holes 67, the disadvantageous holes 68, 68.
Flows into one of The ball entering the advantageous hole 67 becomes an advantageous ball.

The operation of this configuration will be described.
In a normal state, the rotation distributing body 43 is continuously rotated left and right to the position shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B by the operation of the reversible drive motor 49, and the position of the inlet 46 is reciprocated in the width direction. Further, the lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 is held at a lowered position (see FIG. 5) that separates the inclined receiving shelf 22 and the ball standby unit 31.

The starting port 5 provided on the game board 3
When the ball hits any one of the balls 5 and 6, the opening / closing drive device 18 is changed once or twice to the open position for about 0.3 second, and the solenoid 29 is driven to retract the locking plate 28, The drop hole 25 is opened. Then, the next hit ball is guided by the opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16, and the ball hits the winning ball entrance 15,
15, the rear guide plate 30 and the inclined receiving shelf 22
And is guided by the inclined receiving shelf 22 to the ball determination area 24 to flow down. At this time, the rotation distributing body 4 that is oscillating and rotating
When captured by the third inflow port 46, it flows into the specific winning opening 27 from the guide path 48 via the outflow port 47. At this time, a start winning ball x (see FIGS. 3 and 12) which is detected by the V sensor S0 and starts a series of special winning states. At this time, the locking plate 28 is retracted, and the falling hole 25 is opened, so that the ball entering the specific winning opening 27 is captured by the inflow port 61 of the sorting device 60 and passes through the above-described process. , Flows into one of the advantageous holes 67 and the disadvantageous holes 68, 68 and is sorted into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls. still,
Until this sort, the opening / closing drive 18 is held in the closed position.

Here, the sound processing device controlled by the central control unit CPU as shown in FIG. 16 so as to clearly notify whether the vehicle has entered the advantageous hole 67 or the disadvantageous holes 68, 68. Different sound effects are generated from the speakers based on the ball detection by the ball detection switches S1 and S2 in the holes 67 and 68, respectively.
Thereby, the player can easily determine the state.

When the ball is an advantageous ball, various driving modes that benefit the player occur in the variable winning device 10.

A description will be given of such an advantage mode. In this type of variable winning device 10, when the ball enters the specific winning opening 27, the special winning state is such that the opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16 can be opened and closed 18 times or the maximum number of winning winnings is 10 pieces. Further, when the player enters the special winning opening 27, the state shifts to the next special winning state, and this special winning state is generally repeated up to a predetermined maximum number of updates.

Therefore, the first mode is to make the generation of advantageous balls more advantageous than the generation of disadvantageous balls for the maximum number of updates in the special winning state. For example, when entering an advantageous hole, the special winning state can be updated up to 15 times, and when entering an unfavorable hole, up to 8 times can be updated.

In this configuration, since the ball is sorted by the starting winning ball x which first flows into the specific winning opening 27, the solenoid 29 is operated when about 0.5 second has passed after passing through the specific winning opening 27. Then, the locking plate 28
The fall hole 25 is shut off.

The second mode is to change the maximum number of accepted prizes in the special winning state. That is, in the special prize state, the maximum number of accepted prizes is set to, for example, 10 during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16 in response to the generation of the advantageous ball, and the maximum accepted prize in response to the generation of the disadvantageous ball. The number is, for example, five. Here, the specific winning opening 27
The maximum number of accepted prizes in each special prize state before returning to the normal state can be determined equally based on the distribution result of the starting prize balls x that flow into the game and start a series of special prize states. In this case, the drop hole 25 is
By this, it is maintained in a shielded state thereafter. Alternatively, the maximum number of accepted prizes may be determined for each special prize state based on the distribution result of the inflow balls immediately before. In this case, the falling hole 25 is opened every time the special winning state is updated, and when a ball passes through the specific winning opening 27, the solenoid 29 is operated to lock the falling hole 25 with the locking plate 28. I do.

As a third embodiment, the opening / closing operation piece 16,
16 is to change the number of times of opening and closing. That is, in the special winning state, the opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16 are opened / closed 18 times in response to the generation of the advantageous ball, and the opening / closing operation pieces 16, 16 are opened / closed 10 times in response to the generation of the disadvantageous ball. Change the number of times of opening and closing. Here, similarly to the second aspect, the number of pieces to be accepted in each special prize state before returning to the normal state may be determined equally based on the distribution result of the starting prize balls x. Based on the result, the number of pieces to be accepted may be determined for each special winning state. In this case, the shielding control of the drop hole 25 by the locking plate 28 may be performed in the same manner as in the second embodiment. As a similar configuration, the opening / closing operation piece 16,
16 may be changed.

Next, as a fourth mode, the variable winning device 1
That is, the process is performed using the configuration of 0. Here, a description will be given of an execution mode of the first special winning state when an advantageous ball is obtained.

When the start winning ball x enters the advantageous hole 67 and is detected by the ball detecting switch S1, first the first driving mode is executed. That is, the opening / closing operation pieces 16 are moved by the opening / closing drive device 18 at an interval time,
Up to 18 reciprocating opening / closing operations occur in about 28 seconds. (Alternatively, the opening may be always open.) As shown in FIG. 6, the rotation motor 34 is driven to move the lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 upward, and the pushing plate 41 is retracted, so that the ball standby unit 31 is moved forward. Be released. Further, as shown in FIG.
3 is rotated by about 90 degrees and stopped, and becomes the shielding position. And
This makes it impossible for the ball to flow into the inflow port 46.

In this embodiment, the opening and closing operation piece 1
When the balls flow in from the winning ball entrances 15 and 15 with the opening of the balls 6 and 16, the rear guide plate 30 tilts rearward,
It falls to the rear of the inclined receiving shelf 22. At this time, due to the inertial force, the ball flows into the ball waiting portion 31 and stands by against the forward guiding action of the inclined receiving shelf 22. The ball waiting section 31 can hold five pieces in the width direction. The other balls that have already flowed into the position where the balls are waiting are rebounded to the waiting balls and flow down to the ball determination area 24 by the guide action of the inclined receiving shelf 22.
At this time, in the central portion, since the rotary distributing body 43 is rotated and the inflow port 46 is at the retracted position, it is guided by the peripheral surfaces of the arc-shaped peripheral walls 44, 44, and shifts to the side. The prize ball is discharged through the winning openings 26, 26. Then, when three winning numbers are detected by the count sensor, the following second driving mode is performed.

First, the rotary distributing member 43 rotates, and the retreated inflow port 46 stops at the central position (open position) immediately above as shown in FIG. When the fourth ball is detected by the count sensor, the rotation motor 40 is driven, and the pushing plate 41 moves forward as shown in FIG. For this reason, the ball waiting in the ball waiting section 31 is pushed forward, rolls down on the inclined receiving shelf 22, and falls almost simultaneously into the ball determination area 24. Therefore, the ball standby unit 31
The ball located at the center of the hole flows down into the inflow port 46 with a high probability. Then, the ball that has flowed down to the inflow port 46 flows from the outflow port 47 to the specific winning port 27, and the other ball is the normal winning port 2
6 and 26, respectively, to discharge premium balls.
In this second driving mode, the state of reciprocating between A and B in FIG. 10 may be the open position.

Then, the special winning state is restarted by the inflow into the special winning opening 27, and the first driving mode and the second driving mode are sequentially executed. In addition, this special winning state is up to 16 times including the first opening. This number is displayed on the 10-count display 55a. In addition, the opening and closing operation pieces 16, 16 are detected by about 10 winning detections.
Return to closed state.

Thereafter, the state is returned to the normal state,
Is retracted, and the lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 is lowered, and the rotary distributing body 43 resumes the right and left swinging motion.

On the other hand, when the distribution device enters the disadvantageous hole 68, a second special winning state is set. In this case, the lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 is maintained at the shielding position, and the rotary distributing body 43 is maintained in the left and right continuous swinging rotation to the position shown in FIGS. . For this reason,
When the ball flows in, the player directly enters the specific winning opening 37, and the special driving state is updated early, or the special operating state immediately expires without entering the specific winning opening 37. Will happen.

Here, depending on the distribution result of the starting winning balls x that flow into the specific winning opening 37 and start a series of special winning states, either the first or second special winning state until the normal state is restored. May be maintained. In this case, the drop hole 25 is maintained in a shielded state thereafter by the locking plate 28. Alternatively, the first or second special prize state is maintained according to the result of sorting the inflow balls immediately before. In this case, the falling hole 25 is opened every time the special winning state is updated, and when a ball passes through the specific winning opening 27, the solenoid 29 is operated to lock the falling hole 25 with the locking plate 28. I do.

In the above-described configuration, the rotary sorter 43 is removed from the ball judging area 24, and the normal winning openings 26, 2 are provided at the lower bottom.
6. The specific winning opening 27 may be arranged in parallel. In this case, in the first driving mode, the excess balls flow into the ball determination area due to the guiding action of the inclined receiving shelf 22 and may enter the specific winning opening 27, but the standby portion is full of balls. Until the renewal of the special winning status is reserved.

Further, in order to generate an advantageous state and an unfavorable state by using the structure of the variable winning device, it is advantageous that a ball entering from a winning ball entrance easily enters a specific winning opening during a special winning state. A drive mechanism that selectively generates a state and a disadvantageous operation state in which the state is less likely to enter a specific winning opening than the state may be provided.

With such a configuration, as shown conceptually in FIG. 15, the normal winning opening 7 is provided in the operation window of the variable winning device 70.
The opening and closing device 73 comprising a shielding plate 74 and a driving device 75 such as a solenoid for operating the shielding plate 74 is provided in the normal winning opening 71, 71. The normal winning openings 71, 71 may be closed by a shielding plate 74, and a standby area 76 for storing balls in the normal winning openings 71, 71 may be formed in the closed position.

In this case, when an advantageous ball is generated in the sorting device 60, the driving device 75 is driven in a special operation state to shield the ordinary winning openings 71, 71 and the standby area 76
Generate. Thus, when the winning ball y1 enters the normal winning ports 71, 71, it is temporarily held in the waiting area 76. Therefore, the ball y2 which is going to flow into the next normal winning opening 71, 71 cannot be flown in due to the ball y1 which has already entered, and becomes easy to enter the specific winning opening 72 by the guiding action of the ball y1. Therefore, the probability of being updated to the next special operation state is improved. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the driving device 7
5 is driven, the shielding plate 74 is retracted, and the normal winning opening 71,
71 is released, and the ball y1 flows down.

When an unfavorable ball is generated in the sorting device 60, the driving device 75 is not driven and the normal winning openings 71, 7
1 is kept open. For this reason, the update probability is reduced as compared with the above operation. Thus, a drive mechanism that generates an advantageous state and a disadvantageous state for the player can be configured.

The operation control in each of the above-described modes can be easily executed by a control device such as a central control device CPU shown in FIG.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention, the sorting device 60 is disposed in communication with the specific winning ports 27 and 72 of the variable winning device 10, and the balls entering the sorting device 60 become advantageous balls. Only when the driving of the variable prize winning device 10 is performed in a manner advantageous to the player as compared with when the driving of the variable prize winning device 10 becomes disadvantageous, the operation of the variable prize winning device 10 is varied. And a new expectation is given to the whereabouts of the balls of the sorting device 60, and there is an excellent effect that the interest in pachinko games can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning device 10.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of the variable winning device 10.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 10.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism of a lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 at a lowered position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism of a lifting / lowering blocking plate 32 at a raised position.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism of the pushing plate 41 at a lowered position.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism of the pushing plate 41 at a raised position.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism of the rotary sorter 43.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the rotation sorter 43;

11 is a vertical sectional front view showing the sorting device 60. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 11A-A.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the sorting device 60.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 11BB.

15 is a conceptual diagram showing a drive mechanism of another variable winning device 70. FIG.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a control instruction unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 10 Variable winning device 11 Winning case 13 Operating window hole 15,15 Winning ball entrance 16,16 Opening / closing operating piece 22 Inclined receiving shelf 24 Ball judgment area 25 Falling hole 26 Normal winning opening 27 Specific winning opening 29 Solenoid 28 Lock Plate 30 Rear guide plate 31 Ball standby portion 32 Lifting / falling blocking plate 41 Extruding plate 43 Rotating distributing body 44 Circumferential wall 60 Distributing device 61 Inlet 67 Advantageous hole 68 Unfavorable hole 70 Variable winning device 71, 71 Ordinary winning opening 72 Special winning opening 73 Switchgear 76 Standby area CPU Central controller

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize case having an operation window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a prize ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operation window hole, and an opening / closing operation for opening and closing the prize ball entrance of the prize case. Piece, in the operating window hole, a normal winning opening, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state consisting of a reciprocating opening and closing operation of the opening and closing operation piece or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time by passing a ball, A pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize device in which the special prize state is updated up to a predetermined maximum number of updates when entering a specific prize port during the special prize state, wherein the pachinko machine is disposed on the game board surface at a position below the variable prize device. A distribution device that has an inflow port communicating with the specific winning opening, and that distributes the balls sent from the specific winning opening into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls; Special prize status When the starting winning prize ball to be started is allocated to an advantageous ball, a control instruction means for setting the maximum update number of the special prize state to a high value when the prize ball is allocated to an unfavorable ball is set to a low value. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 2. A winning case having an operating window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a winning ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operating window hole, and an opening / closing operation for opening and closing the winning ball entrance of the winning case. Piece, in the operating window hole, a normal winning opening, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state consisting of a reciprocating opening and closing operation of the opening and closing operation piece or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time by passing a ball, In a pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize device, the special prize state is updated up to a predetermined maximum update number at the maximum prize number in the special prize state when entering a specific prize port in the special prize state. A distributing device disposed on the game board surface at a position below and having an inflow port communicating with the specific winning port, for distributing balls sent from the specific winning port into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls; and Winning balls flowing into Control instruction means for setting the maximum number of winning prizes in the special winning state when the ball is sorted to an advantageous ball, and decreasing the maximum number of winning prizes in the special winning state when the ball is sorted to a disadvantaged ball. Characterized pachinko machine. 3. A winning case having an operation window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a winning ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operation window hole, and an opening / closing operation for opening and closing the winning ball entrance of the winning case. Piece, in the operating window hole, a normal winning opening, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state consisting of a reciprocating opening and closing operation of the opening and closing operation piece or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time by passing a ball, A pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize device in which the special prize state is updated up to a predetermined maximum number of updates when entering a specific prize port during the special prize state, wherein the pachinko machine is disposed on the game board surface at a position below the variable prize device. A distribution device that has an inflow port that communicates with the specific winning opening, and that distributes the balls sent from the specific winning opening into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls; and the winning balls that flow into the distribution device are distributed into advantageous balls. Special when Control command means for setting the number of times of opening and closing of the opening and closing operation piece in a winning state to be large or setting the opening time to be long, and setting the number of opening and closing to be small or setting the opening time short when the ball is allocated to a disadvantaged ball; Pachinko machine. 4. A prize case having an operation window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a prize ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operation window hole, and an opening and closing operation for opening and closing the prize ball entrance of the prize case. Piece, in the operating window hole, a normal winning opening, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state consisting of a reciprocating opening and closing operation of the opening and closing operation piece or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time by passing a ball, In a pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize device in which a special prize state is updated up to a predetermined maximum number of updates when entering a specific prize port in the special prize state, the variable prize device is placed in an operation window hole and a special prize is inserted. In the state, the ball entered from the winning ball entrance is temporarily stored in the ball waiting section, and after a predetermined time, the stored balls are simultaneously supplied to the ball determining area in which the normal winning port and the specific winning port are juxtaposed. Special prize status and from the prize ball entrance Without having to store the ball entered, successively, while comprising a drive mechanism to generate a second special winning state to be discharged to the ball determination area, is arranged on the game board surface at a position below the variable winning device, An inflow port communicating with the specific winning opening is provided, and a sorting device for sorting balls sent from the specific winning opening into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls is disposed. A reciprocating opening / closing operation or a regular opening operation for a predetermined time is caused on the piece, and a first special winning state is generated when a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to an advantageous ball, and the winning ball flowing into the sorting device. A pachinko machine comprising: a drive control means for driving and controlling a drive mechanism of a variable winning device so as to generate a second special winning state when the player is sorted to a disadvantage. 5. The variable winning device according to claim 1, further comprising: a rear guideway for guiding a winning ball from a winning ball entrance rearward in the operation window, and flowing downward from the rear guideway below the rear guideway. An inclined receiving shelf for receiving the winning prize ball and guiding it forward is formed, and a ball standby portion is coupled to the rear portion of the inclined receiving shelf, and a lifting / lowering blocking plate is disposed between the inclined receiving shelf and the ball standby portion. And furthermore, an extruding plate for driving the winning prize balls of the ball standby section to the inclined receiving shelf side by driving the ball standby section in the back and forth direction is provided, and communicating with the front edge of the inclined receiving shelf, A ball judging area in which a normal winning port and a specific winning port are arranged side by side is provided at the lower bottom, and a flow is provided on the game board surface at a position below the variable winning device and communicates with the specific winning port. A distribution device that has an entrance and that distributes the balls sent from the specific winning opening into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls is disposed on the game board surface. In addition, a reciprocating opening / closing operation or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time is caused in the opening / closing operation piece by passing the ball through the specific winning opening, and when the winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to an advantageous ball, the lifting / lowering interruption is performed. With the first drive mode in which the plate is moved upward to open the ball standby section, and with the completion of predetermined conditions such as opening and closing of the opening and closing operation piece a predetermined number of times or inflow of a predetermined number, the extrusion plate is moved forward, The first special prize state in which the balls in the ball standby section are sequentially shifted to the second drive mode of pushing the balls to the inclined receiving shelf side is executed, and when the prize balls flowing into the sorting device are sorted to the disadvantageous balls, the ball moves up and down. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 4, further comprising drive control means for executing a second special winning state in which the shield plate is kept at the shield position. 6. A ball judging area of said variable prize winning device, comprising a peripheral wall partially open and serving as an inflow port, and a rotary distributing body for introducing a ball entering said inflow port into a specific prize port. In addition to causing a reciprocating opening / closing operation or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time in the opening / closing operation piece by passing a ball of a specific winning opening, when a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to an advantageous ball. In response to the inflow of the ball into the specific winning opening, the lifting / lowering blocking plate is moved upward to open the ball standby portion, and the rotary distributing body is rotationally converted to a shielding position in which the ball cannot flow into the inflow port. With the first drive mode, and with the digestion of predetermined conditions such as opening and closing the opening and closing operation piece a predetermined number of times or inflow of a predetermined number,
The rotary distributing body is rotationally converted to an open position that allows a ball to flow into an inflow port, and furthermore, the extruding plate is moved forward,
The first special prize state in which the balls in the ball standby section are sequentially shifted to the second drive mode of pushing the balls to the inclined receiving shelf side is executed, and when the prize balls flowing into the sorting device are sorted to the disadvantageous balls, the ball moves up and down. 6. The pachinko machine according to claim 5, further comprising a drive control means for executing a second special prize state in which the blocking plate is maintained at the shielding position and the rotary distributing body is maintained at the open position. . 7. A winning case provided with an operating window hole surrounded by a peripheral wall, a winning ball entrance formed in the peripheral wall and communicating with the operating window hole, and an opening / closing operation for opening and closing the winning ball entrance of the winning case. Piece, in the operating window hole, a normal winning opening, and a specific winning opening that generates a special winning state consisting of a reciprocating opening and closing operation of the opening and closing operation piece or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time by passing a ball, In a pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize device in which a special prize state is updated up to a predetermined maximum number of updates when entering a specific prize port in the special prize state, the variable prize device is placed in an operation window hole and a special prize is inserted. In the state, a drive mechanism is provided which selectively generates an advantageous operating state in which balls entering from the winning prize ball entrance easily enter the specific winning opening and a disadvantageous operating state in which it is more difficult to enter the specific winning opening than the state. And configure In addition, an inflow port is provided on the game board surface at a position below the variable winning device and communicates with the specific winning port, and the balls sent from the specific winning port are sorted into advantageous balls and disadvantageous balls. A sorting device is provided, and furthermore, a reciprocating opening / closing operation or a constant opening operation for a predetermined time is caused in the opening / closing operation piece by passing a ball of a specific winning opening, and a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to an advantageous ball. Drive control means for driving and controlling the drive mechanism of the variable winning device to generate an advantageous operating condition, and to generate an adverse operating condition when a winning ball flowing into the sorting device is sorted to a disadvantageous ball. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 8. A variable prize winning device, comprising: an opening / closing device for blocking a normal winning opening except for a standby area allowing only a predetermined number of stays, and operating the opening / closing device to shield the normal winning prize opening; An operation state in which the next winning ball easily enters the specific winning opening due to the guiding action of the staying ball that has entered the standby area of the normal winning opening, and an operating state in which the normal winning opening is opened and the winning ball becomes the specific winning opening than the above state. The pachinko machine according to claim 7, further comprising a drive mechanism that selectively causes a disadvantageous operating state in which it is difficult to enter the pachinko machine. 9. A pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a sound processing device for notifying the occurrence of disadvantageous balls and advantageous balls distributed by said distribution device with different sound effects.