JP2771228B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

[Prior Art] In a conventional gaming machine, a prize hole provided on a game board surface for dropping a prize ball, and a prize hole provided for receiving a prize ball passing through the prize hole are provided below the prize hole. The ball receiving port is such that one ball receiving port is opposed to one winning port, and a winning ball passing through one winning port inevitably falls into a ball receiving port below this winning port. Were installed in pairs.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention relates to a gaming machine, in which a winning ball passing through one winning port is received at one of a plurality of ball receiving ports, and a winning mode is determined for each ball receiving port into which the winning ball has dropped. It is an object to change the

[Means for Solving the Problems] A gaming machine of the present invention comprises a movable member having a plurality of ball receiving ports arranged to receive game balls dropped into a winning port, and receiving the ball in all ball receiving ports. A guiding path for discharging the game balls from the ball receiving port, driving means for driving the movable member to displace each ball receiving port to a ball receiving position facing the winning port, and the ball receiving port. And a detecting means for detecting which one of the ball receiving ports has been displaced to the ball receiving position.

(Operation) In the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, each ball receiving port of the movable member driven by the driving unit is displaced to a ball receiving position facing the winning port. The winning ball dropped into the winning port is received by the ball receiving port displaced to the ball receiving position among the ball receiving ports, released from the ball receiving port through the guiding passage, and received by the winning ball. The detection means detects which ball receiving port the mouth is in, and the content of the player's enjoyment of the prize in the winning port is changed for each ball receiving port.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is possible to variously set the type of profit received by a player by winning a winning opening, the type of profit received, such as the degree of profit, and the game content and the progress of the game can be changed. Can be diversified.

In particular, when setting the content of the enjoyment of the player due to winning, the setting content can be changed for each ball receiving port displaced to the ball receiving position, so that the setting specification when setting the content of the profit receiving is specified and specified. Interest in the progress of the event can be increased.

In addition, since the path of the winning ball can be clearly distinguished, it is possible to eliminate the distrust of the player in determining the winning.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The main unit 1 of the winning device N mounted on the game board surface U of the gaming machine includes a board 2 attached to the game board face U, a rear plate 3 suspended from the back of the board 2, a board 2 and a rear plate 3 And a middle plate 4 mounted between the two.

At the center of the upper end of the substrate 2 is formed a through hole 2a in the shape of a round hole, and near the center of the substrate 2, a light-transmitting plate 5 having a fan-shaped front surface and a substantially corrugated cross section is fitted. I have.

A pair of left and right cover plates 6, 6 protruding forward are respectively attached to left and right portions of the front upper end of the substrate 2 in a state of being inclined downward and outward, respectively. A winning opening 8 for dropping a winning ball is opened between the passing openings 2a.

Near the center of the middle plate 4 in the front-rear direction, a vertical portion 4a juxtaposed to the rear of the substrate 2 is formed vertically, and a front hole near the upper end of the vertical portion 4a has a through hole for the substrate 2. An inner piece 9a suspended vertically near one side edge of the inner hole 2a, and an inner piece horizontally laid near the lower end edge of the passage hole 2a with the upper surface slightly inclined to one side.
A guide gutter 9 having a lower piece 9b connected to the lower end of the lower piece 9a and an outer piece 9c connected to the outer end of the lower piece 9b and protruding upward is formed so as to protrude forward, and the rear surface of the substrate 2 is formed. The guide gutter 9 has a ball passage formed therein. Above the upper end of the vertical portion 4a of the middle plate 4 and near the outer end of the lower piece 9b of the guiding gutter 9, a cutout communicated with the guiding gutter 9 to allow a winning ball to pass therethrough.
The game ball, which is recessed and passes through the passage hole 2a of the substrate 2, rolls on the guide gutter 9 toward the notch 10 and is guided through the notch 10 to the rear of the upright portion 4a of the middle plate 4. You.

A lamp substrate 23 disposed below the guide gutter 9 is vertically attached to the front side surface of the upright portion 4a.

A stopper 25 is formed at the lower end of the vertical portion 4a of the middle plate 4a so as to project horizontally rearward.

A pair of left and right support pieces 11, 11 extending rearward in parallel near the left end of the upright portion 4a of the middle plate 4 near the left end in the drawing and near both side edges of the notch portion 10 are provided side by side. Between the pieces 11, an incoming ball sensor (proximity switch) 12 for detecting passage of a game ball and transmitting an incoming ball detection signal to a control circuit of the central control device is horizontally inserted and supported. The portion is provided with a detection hole 12a through which a game ball that has passed through the notch 10 is dropped.

A stepping motor 13 whose rotation is controlled in the forward and reverse directions by a pulse signal of a control circuit of the central control device is attached to the rear side of the rear plate 3, and a drive gear 14 is fitted to the output shaft of the stepping motor 13. ing. In this example, the stepping motor 13 is set so as to repeat a continuous rotation operation in which it rotates forward or reverse for a predetermined time in accordance with a command from the control circuit and then stops for a predetermined time by a tire incorporated in the control circuit. However, if the stop time set by the timer is set to 0, the stepping motor 13 is driven to reciprocate continuously in the forward and reverse directions.

A transmission shaft 15 suspended in the front-rear direction is rotatably supported at the center of the lower end of the substrate 2 and the center of the lower end of the upright portion 4a of the middle plate 4, and the rear end of the transmission shaft 15 A driven gear 16 meshed with a drive gear 14 is fitted to the
The rotation of 13 is transmitted to the transmission shaft 15 via both gears 14 and 16,
The transmission shaft 15 is reciprocally rotated in the forward and reverse directions.

A movable member 20 is provided at the front end of the winning device N so as to be rotatable with respect to the front end of the transmission shaft 15 and is controlled to reciprocate in the left-right direction about the axis a of the transmission shaft 15. A stepped disk-shaped lower piece 20a formed at the lower end of the movable member 20 is fitted to the front end of the transmission shaft 15. A cover piece 20b, which is arranged vertically below the winning opening 8 and is connected in parallel, connects a lower end of the cover piece 20b and an upper end of the lower piece 20a.
It is connected integrally via 20c.

Three semi-cylindrical gutter strips 20 protruding rearward and connected laterally near the upper end of the rear side surface of the cover strip 20b.
d to 20d are formed, and the inner surface of each gutter piece 20d is curved into a concave arcuate surface that is open upward, and a ridge 20e that is inclined downward rearward is provided at the center of the inner surface of each gutter piece 20d. Each is protruded so that the game ball falls down and rearward.

At the rear side near the upper end of the cover piece 20b of the movable member 20, each gutter piece 2
On 0d, three ball receiving ports 21 to 21 each having a width equal to the width of the winning hole 8 are formed at the upper and rear sides, respectively, in order to receive the game balls passing through the winning hole 8 and open. The transmission shafts 15 are arranged at equal intervals in an arc direction about the axis a of the transmission shaft 15.

Each of the ball receiving ports 21 is selectively displaced to a ball receiving position immediately below the winning opening 8 by rotating operation of the movable member 20, and is selectively opposed to the winning opening 8, and one ball receiving port is formed. When the game ball 21 is opened to be able to receive the game ball, the other two ball receiving ports 21 are closed by the cover plate 6 so that the game ball cannot be received.

The movable member 20 is rotated by the stepping motor 13 in the forward and reverse directions so that, for example, each ball receiving port 21 has a left ball receiving port 21-a central ball receiving port 21-a right ball receiving port 21-a central ball receiving port 21. -Drive control is performed such that the ball receiving ports 21 on the left side are sequentially displaced to the ball receiving positions and stopped.

A photosensor 17 for outputting a position detection signal to the control circuit of the central control device is attached to a central portion near the lower end of the vertical portion 4a of the middle plate 4, and the photosensor 17 is arranged in the left-right direction with respect to the central portion of the lower surface of the photosensor 17. A sensing portion having a light transmitting element and a light receiving element is arranged at the center of the concave portion 17a formed along the center.

In the vicinity of the rear end of the transmission shaft 15, a detection member 18 opposed to the photo sensor 17 is fitted so as to be able to rotate jointly, and below the detection member 18, the left and right rotation ends of the detection member 18 are respectively defined. In order to set the rotation range of the detection member 18, the engagement recess 18a into which the stopper 25 is inserted is formed in a substantially fan-shaped recess. In addition, each ball receiving port is provided above the detecting member 18.
The rotation amount of each step of the stepping motor 13 is set so that 21 is sequentially displaced to the ball receiving position and stopped, that is, the stop interval is set, and the displacement of each ball receiving port 21 to the ball receiving position is detected. Three position detecting pieces displaced in synchronization with each ball receiving port 21 so that the photo sensor 17 outputs a position detection signal for determining the ball receiving port 21 displaced to the ball receiving position.
19 to 19 are formed to protrude, respectively. Each position detection piece 19
When is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17, a position detection signal is transmitted from the photo sensor 17 to the control circuit, and for example, which ball is received depending on the number of times the position detection signal output from the photo sensor 17 is an output signal. It is determined whether the mouth 21 has been displaced to the ball receiving position.

When the power is turned on, the detection member 18 rotates in a certain direction to the rotating end and then reverses, and performs a head movement in the left and right direction by detecting the position of the position detecting piece 19 and the reverse position by the photosensor 17. When the position is detected, the stepping motor 13 stops for a time set by the timer. When the position detection signal is output from the photo sensor 17,
After the position detection signal is held for a certain period of time, the operation shifts to the next position detection operation.

The respective position detecting pieces 19 are disposed opposite to each other with respect to the rear and rear of each ball receiving port 21. When the left ball receiving port 21 is displaced to a ball receiving position immediately below the winning opening 8, the left position is detected. When the detecting piece 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17 and the central ball receiving port 21 is displaced to the ball receiving position, the central position detecting piece 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17 and the left side. When the ball receiving port 21 is displaced to the ball receiving position, the right side position detecting piece 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17 so that the ball is displaced in the arc direction about the axis a of the transmission shaft 15. They are arranged in an arrangement state similar to the arrangement state of the receiving ports 19.

When the detecting member 18 rotates and any one of the position detecting pieces 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17, the stepping motor 13 is stopped by the position detection signal of the photo sensor 17, and the position between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17 is reduced. While the ball receiving port 21 facing the position detecting piece 19 displaced to the stop at the ball receiving position, the ball receiving port 21 displaced to the ball receiving position is determined by the control device based on the position detection signal of the photo sensor 17. You.

One of the position detecting pieces 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17 to stop the stepping motor 13 and the transmission shaft 15, and the ball receiving port 21 facing the position detecting piece 19 displaced between the sensing parts of the photo sensor 17. When the game ball is stopped at the ball receiving position and the game ball falls into the winning opening 8, the game ball is received at the ball receiving position 21 at the ball receiving position and guided into the guiding gutter 9, and further, The ball falls into the detection hole 12 of the ball sensor 12 and a ball detection signal is transmitted from the ball sensor 12 to the central controller, and the ball receiving port is determined based on the ball detection signal and the position detection signal of the photosensor 17. Based on the result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player, and at the same time, the prize content is determined based on the determination state of which position detection signal is output when the prize ball passes through the ball sensor 12. A winning start signal is issued from the central control unit. It is.

This prize start signal is programmed so that the content of the command is different for each ball receiving port 21 stopped at the ball receiving position, and a winning mode is provided by the ball receiving port at which the game ball is received, that is, the profit received by the player. Are set to be different.

For example, the opening time of a wing or tulip for opening and closing a variable winning opening (not shown) installed on the game board surface U is a ball receiving port.
It is set so that it changes for each 21 and is increased or decreased in three stages, or the number of times of opening of the wings and tulips of the variable winning opening changes for each ball receiving opening 21.

Further, it is set so that the blades of the plurality of variable winning ports are selectively opened by changing the opening time and the number of times of opening.

In the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, each ball receiving port 21 of the movable member 20 driven by the motor 13 passes through a ball receiving position where a winning ball can be received, and performs an operation of inverting at both moving ends. Repeat. The winning ball dropped into the winning port 8 is received by the ball receiving port 21 passing through the ball receiving position among the ball receiving ports 21, and the ball receiving port 21 receiving the winning ball receives which ball receiving port 21. Whether the mouth 21 is the photo sensor 17
And the position detecting piece 19, and the content of the player's enjoyment with the winning in the winning opening 8 is changed for each ball receiving opening 21.

According to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to variously set the content of the profit received such as the type of profit and the degree of the profit received by the player by winning the winning opening 8, and diversify the game content and the progress of the game. be able to.

In particular, when setting the content of the player's profit enjoyment due to the winning, the setting can be changed for each ball receiving port 21 that moves in a unique manner by inverting at the moving ends on both sides through the ball receiving position, so that the profit can be changed. It is possible to enhance the interest in the progress of the game by specifying the setting specifications when setting the enjoyment contents.

Next, an example in which, for example, an induction motor is used as the control means for controlling the movement of the ball receiving port 21 in place of the stepping motor 13 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to a time chart shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the central ball receiving port 21 is displaced to the ball receiving position, that is, the ball receiving port 21 is initially set at the central ball receiving port 21.
The normal rotation-stop-reverse-stop-reverse-stop-forward rotation is repeated at regular time intervals so as to be displaced to the ball receiving position in the order of right → center → left →. The rotation time and the stop time of the motor are set by timer means, and the photo sensor 17 detects the position of the position detection piece according to the rotation of the motor and the displacement of the ball receiving port 21.
On / off control is performed by the passage of 19. FIG. 6 shows the ball receiving states by the center, left and right ball receiving ports 21 in the control circuit as discrimination states A and BC. Actually, a time lag occurs when the photo sensor 17 is switched on and off. However, even if the photo sensor 17 is turned on (light passing state), the determination state of the previous stage is maintained for a certain period of time by another timer means in the control circuit. Is connected.

While the ball receiving port 21 is displaced in this way and the discrimination state of A, B, C is repeated, a winning ball is received at any one of the ball receiving ports 21 and the ball sensor (proximity switch) 12 receives a winning ball. When the passage of the ball is detected, the control circuit determines whether the winning ball has been received at the center, left or right ball receiving opening 21 as shown in FIG. It is determined by means.

FIG. 7 is a time chart of a control system similar to the above. In this case, the photo sensor 17 is shielded by a position detection piece 19 in order to stabilize and correct the position detection by the photo sensor 17, Alternatively, the unstable period R to R of the detection operation in which the position detecting piece 19 is about to separate from the photo sensor 17
In this case, the respective discriminating states corresponding to the respective ball receiving ports 21 are maintained by another timer means.

Further, in addition to the above-described control mode, a randomizing means for changing the time during which the motor stops for a long time is provided to the left, the center,
The stop time of the ball receiving port on the right side may be varied. In this case, the stop time may be different for each of the left, center, and right ball reception ports, or the stop time may be randomized for each of the ball reception ports.

Further, a control means for randomizing the rotation direction of the motor is provided to control the rotation of the motor in the order of, for example, forward rotation-reverse-forward rotation-reverse-reverse-forward rotation-reverse, so that the ball receiving port is located at the center-left-center. It may be configured to displace in a non-sequential state in the order of -left-center-right-center-right.

Next, a winning device according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the center of the upper end of the front side of the main body 1A of the winning device N, a central starting port 25 for starting a symbol display device (not shown) when a game ball enters is opened. A pair of left and right cover plates 6A to 6A protruding forward are respectively attached to the left and right portions of the upper end of the front side surface of 2A so as to be horizontally separated from each other, and between both cover plates 6A on both sides. The prize holes 8A, 8A for opening the prize balls are respectively opened.

A movable member 20A supported so as to be horizontally movable with respect to the substrate 2A is attached to the front side surface of the substrate 2A, and the movable member 20A is horizontally moved to a left or right by a predetermined distance and then stopped for a predetermined time. The drive is controlled by a drive means motor such as a solenoid (not shown) incorporated in the winning device N based on a command from the central control device. On both left and right ends of the movable member 20A, a pair of left and right cover plates 26, 26 are respectively formed in the vicinity of the winning opening 8A and integrally connected by a horizontally long connecting piece 27, respectively. On the rear side near the upper ends of the two cover plates 26, game balls dropped into the winning opening 8A by being selectively displaced to the left and right ball receiving positions facing the winning opening 8A respectively are received. For this purpose, three ball receiving ports 21A to 21A arranged at equal intervals in the horizontal direction are formed respectively, and as shown in FIG. 5, each ball receiving port 21A of the left ball receiving port row and the right ball receiving port are arranged as shown in FIG. The ball receiving ports 21A of the same row are arranged so that the ball receiving ports 21A of the same arrangement position are synchronously displaced to the ball receiving position, and each of the ball receiving ports 21A is, for example, as shown in FIG. (B) → (C) →
The movement is controlled in the order of (A).

The game ball dropped into the winning opening 8A is received by the ball receiving opening 21A at the ball receiving position and guided backward, and is won by a winning ball sensor (not shown) incorporated in the winning device N.
The incoming ball to 8A is detected, an incoming ball detection signal is transmitted from the incoming ball sensor to the central controller, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player. The winning device N has a detecting member having three position detecting pieces whose movement is controlled in synchronization with the ball receiving port 21A by the driving means, and detects the position of each position detecting piece to transmit an output signal. A photosensor is incorporated, and an output signal for stopping the driving means from the photosensor detecting the position of the position detecting piece at the time when each ball receiving port 21A is displaced to the ball receiving position; and a ball receiving position. An output signal for determining the ball receiving port 21A is oscillated and transmitted to the central controller.

Then, a winning start signal is output from the central control device every time a winning is made based on the incoming ball detection signal from the above-mentioned incoming ball sensor and the ball receiving port discrimination signal from each position detecting piece and the photo sensor. This winning start signal is programmed so that the command content is different for each ball receiving port 21A where the game ball is received, so that the profit received by the player is different due to the ball receiving port 21A where the game ball is dropped. Is set to

The other operations and effects of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a winning device, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a plan view, and FIG. Is a perspective view of the main part, FIG. 5 (A),
FIGS. 6 (B) and 6 (C) are front views of the prize winning device showing the moving process of the ball receiving port of the prize winning device of the second embodiment in order, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are time charts showing other control modes of the driving means, respectively. It is a chart. 8, 8A: winning opening 13: step motor (driving means) 17: photo sensor (detecting means) 19: position detecting piece (detecting means) 21, 21A: ball receiving port N: winning device U: game board surface

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Mio Sugita 1 Nishinokawa, Nishiharu-cho, Nishiharu-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiaki Ishikawa Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd., Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazutoshi Funabashi, Nishiharu-cho, Nishiharu-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. 1 Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (56) References JP Akira 62-53680 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A movable member having a plurality of ball receiving ports arranged to receive game balls dropped into a winning opening, and game balls received by all the ball receiving ports are released from the receiving ports. A guiding path, driving means for driving the movable member to displace each ball receiving port to a ball receiving position facing the winning port, and which ball receiving port of the ball receiving ports receives the ball receiving port. A gaming machine, characterized in that a prize device provided with a detecting means for detecting whether or not it has been displaced to a position is installed on a game board surface.