JP2782238B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a ball game machine that enters a specific game state when a display result of a variable display device that variably displays a plurality of pieces of identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, when a display result of a variable display device that variably displays a plurality of pieces of identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result, a specific game state is established, for example, an operation of opening a variable winning ball device for a relatively long time. Is repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times. In such a ball game machine,
A plurality of variable display members constituting the variable display device (for example,
7 segment LEDs) are fixedly arranged in the horizontal direction to perform a variable display operation.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

For this reason, it can be recognized only by the combination of the identification information displayed on the variable display member whether or not the specific game state has been reached, and the display mode in the specific game state is monotonous and lacks interest. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of attracting a player's interest by adding a mechanical movement to a display mode. .

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in the ball game machine according to the present invention, the variable display device is provided so as to be mechanically movable by an electric drive source, and is mechanically movable by another electric drive source. The character member provided is provided.

[Action]

When the game state becomes a predetermined specific game state, etc.,
Since the variable display device itself is mechanically moved by the electric drive source and the character member having a high decorative effect is also driven by the other electric drive source, mechanical movements other than the combination display mode of the identification information are performed. It can be added to attract the interest of the player.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device according to this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of an upper portion of the gaming board, FIG. 7 is a front view of a starting winning opening device provided at a lower portion of the gaming board, FIG. 8 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around a frame-shaped front frame 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the door holding frame 3 has a glass door frame having glass plates 4a and 4b (see FIG. 1). The front door 4 and the front door plate 5 are pivotally supported on one side and mounted to be freely opened and closed. The game board 10 is detachably provided on the game board holding frame 30 (see FIG. 8) behind the glass door frame 4 and fixed to the back of the front frame 2 by game board fixtures 31a to 31c. Have been. Further, on the surface of the front door plate 5, a hit ball supply tray 6 for storing the discharged prize balls and supplying them to the firing position of the hit ball is fixed. A speaker 7 for generating a sound effect related to the game is built in an internal space on the upstream side of the hit ball supply tray 6. At the lower part of the front frame 2, there are provided an operation handle 8 constituting a part of a hitting ball firing mechanism, and an excess ball receiving tray 9 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the hitting ball supply tray 6. I have. A ball launching device 43 is attached to the rear surface of the front frame 2 so as to correspond to the operation handle 8 as shown in FIG. Hitting ball launcher 43
Are collectively provided on the mounting board, and a ball motor 44 serving as a driving source, a ball rod 45 that reciprocates by the rotation of the ball motor 44 to bounce a ball, and a reciprocating ball rod 45 A ball feed sliding rod 46 which moves up and down in conjunction with the rotation and operates a ball feed member of a hit ball supply device (not shown). On the surface of the gaming board 10, guide the shot ball fired,
In addition, a guide rail 11 that defines a game area 14 in which the guided hit ball falls is planted in a substantially circular shape. One upper part of the guide rail 11 (the upper right part in FIG. 5)
As shown in FIG. 6, it is formed in a step shape, and a hit ball receiving rubber 12 is fixed to the step portion. The hit ball receiving rubber 12 is a hitting ball strongly fired by the hitting ball launching device 43 collides and is reflected toward the lower side of the game area 14, but conventionally, the ball receiving surface 13 of the hit ball receiving rubber 12 has a horizontal line. Since the hit ball P ₁ guided along the guide rail 11 collides strongly with the hit ball receiving rubber 12, the hit ball P ₁ is formed at an acute angle with respect to the H, and the ball hits the same trajectory. Was causing it. However, in this embodiment, the sixth
As shown in the figure, since the ball receiving surface 13 is formed at an obtuse angle with respect to the horizontal line H, the hit ball hitting the ball receiving rubber 12 is always dropped toward the game area 14 so that the farm ball is not generated. Has become. The angle of the ball receiving surface 13 need not be an acute angle, and therefore may be formed at a right angle. Alternatively, if the material of the hit ball receiving rubber 12 is formed of a shock absorbing rubber that absorbs collision energy, the above-described effect can be obtained. Can be demonstrated. At the approximate center of the game area 14, there is provided a variable winning ball device 50 constituting a main part of this embodiment. This variable winning ball device 50 has a plurality of 7-segment LE
A variable display device 85 having D86a to D86c is provided.
Further, the variable winning ball device 50 has ball receiving members 63a and 63b that can be changed to a first state in which a hit ball can be received in a winning area and a second state in which a hit ball cannot be received. I have. Thus, the ball receiving members 63a and 63b slide laterally with respect to the surface of the game board 10 as described later in detail, and receive a hit ball falling down the game area 14 when slid outward. Guide to space 55. A plurality of winning openings are formed in the winning space 55 as described in detail later, and a specific winning opening is formed in the center thereof.
The normal winning openings 61a and 61b are formed on the left and right, respectively. Then, the ball receiving members 63a and 63b of the variable winning ball device 50
When the combination of the identification information (numbers from 0 to 9) of the 7-segment LEDs 86a to 86c of the variable display device 85 is in a predetermined display mode (for example, 7-slots), a specific game state is established. Open for a predetermined period (for example, until 20 seconds elapse or 10 winning balls are generated) (first state)
It is configured to receive a ball falling in the game area 14 while being opened. Then, when the received hit ball wins the specific winning opening 60, the establishment of the repetition condition is determined, the above-described open state is repeated again, and the above-described repetition is performed on condition that the winning ball is generated in the specific winning opening 60. It can be repeated up to 10 times. The variable winning ball device 50 will be described later in detail. Further, below the game area 14, a start winning opening device 15 integrally provided with start winning openings 19a to 19c that allows variable display of the variable display device 85 is arranged. The start winning opening device 15 has a mounting board 16 mounted on the surface of the gaming board 10 as shown in FIG. 7, and the winning board receiving frames 17a to 17c are projected from the mounting board 16 at substantially equal intervals. By fixing a common decorative plate 18 to the front surfaces of the winning ball receiving frames 17a to 17c, starting winning ports 19a to 19c are formed. So 3
Two winning adjustment members are provided above the central starting winning port 19a among the starting winning ports 19a to 19c. Among them, the first winning adjustment member 20 provided above includes winning control projections 21a and 21b protruding in an “eight” shape and the winning control projection 2.
It consists of a decorative plate 22 fixed to the front of 1a, 21b, and allows the ball falling from above to pass between the winning control protrusions 21a, 21b, and falls slightly off The shots are distributed to the left and right. Also,
The second winning adjustment member 23 located below is composed of two obstacle nails 25a and 25b as in the related art.
An opening 24 is formed in the mounting board 16 for driving a and 25b into the gaming board 10. As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of the adjusting members 20 and 23 for adjusting the winning rate to the starting winning opening 19a are provided above the central starting winning opening 19a. Nail adjustment of the entire game board can be performed so that a large number of balls are guided above the starting winning opening 19a compared to the one adjusted only by this, and the possibility of winning in the starting winning opening 19a Can give the player a growing impression,
You can excite the interest of the game. In addition, since the winning rate is adjusted in a plurality of stages, the distance between the obstacle nails 25a and 25b of the second winning adjusting member 23 located below can be relatively increased, thereby also leading to the starting winning opening 19a. Can be given to the player such that the possibility of winning is increased. Returning to FIG. 5, in the game area 14, normal winning ports 26a to 26d are provided on the left and right sides and the lower side of the variable winning ball apparatus 50.
Is provided. In addition, the game area 14 is provided with a windmill and a number of obstacle nails for changing the falling speed and direction of the falling ball, and is lit or blinked when the player enters the above-mentioned specific game state. Game effect lamps 28a and 28b for notifying the user are provided. Frame lamps 29a and 29b provided on the upper part of the front frame 2 have the same effect as the gaming effect lamps 28a and 28b. In addition,
These lamps are lit or flashed in different modes not only when the specific game state is set, but also when the 7-segment LEDs 86a to 86c are variably displayed, thereby enlivening the atmosphere of the game. I have. In addition, the game area
At the bottom of 14, there is provided an out port 27 through which a hit ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned winning spaces is guided to the rear of the game board 10. Next, the structure of the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. On the back surface of the gaming machine 10, a winning ball aggregate cover body 32 in which a guide path for guiding a winning ball winning in each of the winning ports downward while guiding the winning ball right and left is fixed. An opening is formed at substantially the center of the winning ball collecting cover body 32 so that the rear of the variable winning device 50 projects rearward. In addition, the guide path formed at the lower center of the winning ball collecting cover body 32 includes the ball receiving members 63a,
A winning ball detector 34 for counting the winning balls that have won the winning space 55 by 63b is also provided. In addition, below the winning ball aggregate cover body 32, the starting winning ball detectors 35a to 35c corresponding to the starting winning holes 19a to 19c are provided with the starting winning holes 19a to 19c.
And are provided integrally. Furthermore, the winning ball set cover body
A relay terminal plate 33 that relays wiring extending from the above-described switches and lamps, a driving source, and the like provided on the game board 10 is attached to an upper portion of the rear surface of the game board 10. Also, the mechanism plate 36 covers the entire back surface of the game board 10.
The mechanism plate 36 processes the winning balls one by one as is well known, and a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding thereto are processed by the hitting ball supply tray 6 or the surplus ball tray 9 as is well known.
There are provided various mechanisms for discharging the oil to the air. That is, on the front side of the mechanism plate 36, a winning ball collecting gutter 37 for collecting winning balls in one place is formed as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 8, and at the exit of the winning ball combination collecting gutter 37, A prize ball processor 38 for processing one prize ball is provided. On the other hand, on the rear side of the mechanism plate 36, a prize ball tank 39, a prize ball alignment gutter 40, and a prize ball payout device 41, which are shown by dashed lines in FIG. A prize ball discharge passage (not shown) that guides the ball to the hit ball supply tray 6 and the surplus ball tray 9 is formed. Furthermore,
On the back surface of the mechanism plate 36, a control board 42 for controlling operations of the variable winning ball device 50, the variable display device 85, and the like is provided. The hitting ball launching device 43 is fixed to the lower portion of the back surface of the front frame 2 as described above. Further, a connection gutter 47 for connecting the prize ball discharge passage (not shown) and the surplus ball tray 9 is fixed to one side of the hit ball launching device 43. Next, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the configuration of the variable winning ball device 50 in which the variable display device constituting the main part of this embodiment is integrally formed will be described. In the figure, the variable winning ball device 50 has a mounting board 51 mounted on the gaming board 10, and a winning control frame is provided above the mounting board 51.
52 are protruding. On the upper surface of the winning regulation frame 52, a normal winning opening 53 is formed, and on the front surface thereof, the variable display allowable number of the 7-segment LEDs 86a to 86c based on the hit ball winning the starting winning opening 19a to 19c is set. A start storage display 54 for storing and displaying a maximum of four displays is provided. A winning space 55 having a semicircular shape when viewed from the front is formed in the upper center of the mounting substrate 51. This winning space 55
The side surface and the rear surface (however, the rear surface is bonded with another semi-circular plate with an adhesive) are formed by a semi-cylindrical rear surrounding frame 56 integrally formed behind the mounting substrate 51. The lower surface of the ball rolling plate 59 is formed. On the rear surface of the rear surrounding frame 56, the first first of the ball receiving members 63a and 63b
In the state of, the winning number indicator 58 that displays the number of hit balls detected by the winning ball detector 34 is arranged to face,
A decorative member 57 as a character member is provided so as to surround the winning number indicator 58. This decorative member 57
Has an extremely high decorative property and is driven in the vertical direction by a decorative member drive solenoid 84 described later, but does not change the flow state of the hit ball that has won the winning space 55. At the rear end of the ball rolling plate 59, a plurality of (three) winning ports 60, 61a and 61b are formed as shown in FIG. 61a and 61b are formed respectively. The special winning opening 60 has a special winning ball detector
62 (proximity switch) is provided integrally, and when the hit ball wins the specific winning opening 60 and the specific winning ball detector 62 is turned on, the ball receiving members 63a and 63b are in a predetermined mode as described above. It is determined that the condition for repeating the first state is satisfied, and the ball receiving member is again
63a and 63b are set to the first state. A pair of ball receiving members 63a and 63b are slidably provided on the mounting board 51 along the lower edge of the winning space.
The ball receiving members 63a, 63b slide along the lateral guide grooves 64a, 64b formed in the mounting board 51, and slide inward (the ball receiving member on the right side in FIG. 3). In the state 63b), the tip end portions of the ball receiving members 63a, 63b close the gap between the winning control frame 52 and the ball receiving members 55a, 63b so as not to receive a ball in the winning space 55.
In the state of sliding outward (the state of the ball receiving member 63a on the left side in FIG. 3), the ball falling in the game area 14 is received by the ball receiving members 63a and 63b, and the winning space 55 is formed. This is the first state that can lead to The tip of the ball rolling plate 59 has ball receiving members 63a, 63b as shown in FIG.
Therefore, it can be said that the ball receiving members 63a and 63b are guided by the ball rolling plate 59 for the sliding operation. Here, a mechanism that causes the ball receiving members 63a and 63b to slide will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4. The guides are provided on the back surfaces of the ball receiving members 63a and 63b. Groove 64a, 6
Guide pins 65a, 65b penetrating 4b and operating pins 66a, 66b are protruded, and holding plates 67a, 67b for holding the guide grooves 64a, 64b at the rear of the guide pins 65a, 65b and the operating pins 66a, 66b. It is fixed with screws. That is, the ball receiving members 63a and 63b can slide along the guide grooves 64a and 64b by sandwiching the guide grooves 64a and 64b between the ball receiving members 63a and 63b and the holding plates 67a and 67b. By the way, the operating pins 66a, 66b projecting outward
Project through the sandwiching plates 67a, 67b and project rearward, and the operating pins 66a, 66b are inserted and engaged with fitting portions 70a, 70b formed at the distal ends of the connecting members 68a, 68b. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connecting members 68a and 68b are formed in a rod shape so as to extend rearward of the guide grooves 64a and 64b, and a portion near the rear end is supported by the pivot pins 69a and 69b. It can be moved horizontally. Support pin
69a and 69b are vertically supported by a shaft supporting portion formed on a drive source mounting plate 82 for mounting various drive sources disposed on the rear surface of the rear surrounding frame 56. Also, the connecting members 68a,
68b, two finger-shaped fitting portions 70a, 70b for fitting the operation pins 66a, 66b are formed at the tip thereof, and engagement pins 71a, 71b are provided at the rear ends of the support pins 69a, 69b. It is fixed upward. As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting members 68a and 68b are provided with winding springs 72a and 72b around a shaft supporting portion formed by shaft pins 69a and 69b, and the connecting members 68a and 72b are urged by the winding springs 72a and 72b. , 68b are biased inward. That is, the ball receiving members 63a and 63b are constantly urged to be in the second state. The engagement pins 71a, 71b of the coupling members 68a, 68b are formed at the lower ends of link members 73a, 73b rotatably supported by support pins 74a, 74b projecting from the drive source mounting plate 82. Two finger-shaped fitting portions 75a and 75b are inserted and fitted. This link member 73
As shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portions 75a and 75b are formed at the lower ends of the support pins 74a and 74b, and the engagement pins extend rearward on the inner side of the support pins 74a and 74b. 76a and 76b are fixed. The engaging pins 76a, 76b are inserted and fixed in engaging long holes 78a, 78b formed at both ends of one operating member 77 connected to the plungers 80a, 80b of the two drive solenoids 79a, 79b. . The operating member 77 has two return springs
81a and 81b are locked, and always urge the operating member 77 downward. The drive mechanism of the ball receiving members 63a, 63b configured as described above, first, when the drive solenoids 79a, 79b are in a non-excited state, the position where the operating member 77 is lowered by the urging force of the return springs 81a, 81b. Has become. When the operating member 77 is at the lowered position, the engaging elongated holes 78a, 78b push down the engaging pins 76a, 76b, so that the link members 73a, 7b
3b is a state where the fitting portions 75a and 75b are turned outward (the state of the link member 73a on the right side in FIG. 4). For this reason, the rear ends of the connecting members 68a, 68b are pivoted outward around the pivot pins 69a, 69b, and the fitting portions 70a, 70b, which are the distal ends of the connecting members 68a, 68b, are positioned inside. The ball receiving members 63a and 63b connected thereto are also in the inside, that is, in the second state. On the other hand, when the drive solenoids 79a, 79b are excited, the operating member 77 is pulled up via the plungers 80a, 80b, so that the engagement elongated holes 78a, 78b lift the engagement pins 76a, 76b to raise the link members 73a. , 73b are turned inward to position the fitting portions 75a, 75b inside (the state of the link member 73b on the left side in FIG. 4). For this reason, the rear ends of the connecting members 68a, 68b are pivoted inward about the pivot pins 69a, 69b, and the fitting portions 70a, 70b, which are the distal ends of the connecting members 68a, 68b, are positioned outside. The ball receiving members 63a and 63b connected thereto are also outside, that is, in the first state. As described above, the operation of the drive solenoids 79a and 79b causes the ball receiving members 63a and 63b to slide in the left-right direction via the operating member 77, the link members 73a and 73b, and the connecting members 68a and 68b. , 63b are slidably moved in the horizontal direction behind the guide grooves 64a, 64b, which are necessarily provided, and the ball receiving members 63 are shifted vertically from the guide grooves 64a, 64b.
Since no mechanism for operating the a and 63b is provided, there is no need to project an extra space from the winning space 55, and the winning space 55 can be used very effectively. The driving solenoids 79a and 79b are fixed to a metal solenoid mounting plate 83 fixed to the driving source mounting plate 82, and dissipate heat generated by the driving solenoids 79a and 79b via the mounting plate 83. It has become. Further, a decorative member drive solenoid 84 for driving the decorative member 57 is also fixed to the drive source mounting plate 82. By the way, the variable winning ball device 50 includes the ball receiving member 63 described above.
In addition to the components a and 63b, a variable display device 85, which is an important component in the game played in the pachinko gaming machine 1, is provided. The configuration of the variable display device 85 will be briefly described. The variable display device 85 has a plurality of 7-segment LEDs 86a to 86c as a variable display member.
6c is the mounting board at the bottom of the segment mounting frame 87 to be stored and fixed
The shaft 51 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 88 provided at a lower portion of the back surface of the back surface 51. At the upper end of the back surface of the segment mounting frame 87, a spring 89 inserted between the driving source mounting plate 82 is locked, and the upper portion of the variable display device 85 is urged to always tilt backward. I have. Further, behind the variable display device 85, a sliding member 90 for changing the variable display device 85 between the upright state and the tilted state is provided.
Is provided. The sliding member 90 has a distal end abutting against and pushing the rear surface of the segment mounting frame 87, and is fixed to a motor shaft of a motor 92 fixed to the driving source mounting plate 82 at a rear end thereof. An engagement hole 91 is formed to engage with an operation pin 94 projecting from the rotating cam 93. The operating pin 94 protrudes downward at an eccentric position of the rotary cam 93, and is inserted and engaged in the engaging hole 91 formed long in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. Therefore, the motor 92
When the rotary cam 93 rotates to rotate the rotating cam 93, the operating pin 94 moves in the front-back direction, so that the sliding member 90 engaged with the operating pin 94 also slides in the front-back direction. Each time the rotary cam 93 makes a half turn, the variable display device 85 changes between the upright state and the tilted state, so that the stop position detector is located at a position corresponding to the outer periphery of the rotary cam 93 so as to detect the position. 95 are provided. This stop position detector 95 repeats ON and OFF by contacting a step formed on the outer periphery of the rotary cam 93,
The change controls the rotation of the motor 92. Specifically, at normal times, the variable display device 85 is variably displayed based on the fact that the motor 92 is stopped in a state where the sliding member 90 is located in the forward position so that the ball hits the start winning prize holes 19a to 19c. When the operation is completed and the combination of the identification information is a predetermined combination (for example, a 7th slot) that is a big hit (specific game state), the motor 92 is driven until it rotates half a turn, and the sliding member 90 is moved. Slide backwards. For this reason, the variable display device 85 is stopped in a state of being once tilted, but after a predetermined time, the motor 92 is driven again to be in an upright state, and the ball receiving members 63a, 63b are in an upright state during the first state. It is in a state. Then, when the first state is repeated again based on the winning in the specific winning opening 60, the interval (the time of about 2 seconds between the previous first state and the next first state) is set. The tilting and erecting operations are repeated in the same manner as described above. The central seven-segment LED 86b of the plurality of seven-segment LEDs 86a to 86c displays the number of repetitions during the specific game state. Note that the mounting substrate 51 is mounted so as to cover the front surface of the variable display device 85.
, A transparent front cover (not shown) is fixed thereto, and protective plates 96a and 96b formed integrally with the front cover protrude forward. The protection plates 96a and 96b are used to prevent a ball hitting the game area 14 from being hit by the front cover and being damaged, whereby the identification displayed on the variable display device 85 for a long period of time. Makes the information look clearer. As described above, the variable winning ball device 50 according to the embodiment has been described.According to this embodiment, as a mechanism for sliding the ball receiving members 63a and 63b capable of guiding a hit ball into the winning space 55 in the left-right direction, Connecting members 68a, 68b that slide the ball receiving members 63a, 63b
Is configured to move in the horizontal direction behind the guide grooves 64a, 64b which are necessarily provided, so a mechanism is provided for operating the ball receiving members 63a, 63b at positions vertically displaced from the guide grooves 64a, 64b. Since it is not provided, there is no need to project an extra space with respect to the prize space 55, and the prize space 55 can be used extremely effectively. Also, in this embodiment, when the game state becomes a predetermined specific game state or the like, the variable display device 85 itself is mechanically moved by the motor 92 as an electric drive source, and another electric drive is performed. The decorative member 57 as a character member having a high decorative effect is also driven by the decorative member drive solenoid 84 as a source, so that mechanical movements are added in addition to the combination display mode of the identification information to attract the interest of the player. it can. In the above-described embodiment, the ball receiving members 63a, 63b
Although the thing which can move along the lower edge of the prize space 55 is shown, for example, the space in which the variable display device 85 is provided is also a prize space so that the prize ball falls, and as a result, the ball receiving members 63a, The variable winning ball device may be such that 63b is located at the center of the winning space. Further, the variable display device 85 is provided above the ball receiving members 63a and 63b, and the winning space 55 is
A variable winning ball device having a structure provided below the a and 63b may be used. Further, as the electric driving source for driving the ball receiving members 63a, 63b, a sliding operation may be performed by a motor instead of the driving solenoids 79a, 79b.

【The invention's effect】

As is clear from the above description, in the present invention, when the game state becomes a predetermined specific game state or the like, the variable display device itself is mechanically moved by the electric drive source, and other Since the character member having a high decorative effect is also driven by the electric drive source, a mechanical movement is added in addition to the combination display mode of the identification information, so that the interest of the player can be attracted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device according to the embodiment mounted on a game board as viewed from above, FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion of the variable winning ball device cut away, and FIG. Is a front view of the variable winning ball device, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the variable winning ball device partially cut away, and FIG. 5 is a pachinko machine as an example of a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device is applied. Front view of gaming machine, 6th
The figure is an enlarged view showing the upper part of the game board, FIG. 7 is a front view of the starting winning opening device provided on the game board, and FIG. 8 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine. 1 ... Pachinko gaming machine (ball game machine) 10 ... Gaming board 50 ... Variable winning ball device 51 ... Mounting board 55 ... Winning space 57 ... Decoration member (character member) 84 ... Decoration member drive solenoid (Other electric drive sources) 85 Variable display devices 86a to 86c 7-segment LED 92 Motors (electric drive sources) 96a, 96b Protection plates (areas)

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball game machine that enters a specific game state when a display result of a variable display device that variably displays a plurality of identification information is a predetermined specific display result, wherein the variable display device is electrically driven. A ball game machine comprising a character member mechanically movable by a source and mechanically movable by another electric drive source. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the variable display device is movable when the specific game state is entered, and displays numerical information related to the specific game state. . 3. The variable display device according to claim 1, wherein the variable display device is arranged in a divided area separated from the game area so as not to come into contact with a game ball falling in the game area even when movable. Item 3. A ball and ball game machine according to item 2. 4. The ball according to claim 1, wherein the character member is arranged at a position where the character member does not come into contact with a game ball falling in a game area even when the character member is movable. Gaming machine. 5. The variable display device is provided integrally with a variable prize ball device capable of changing between a state in which a game ball falling in a game area is received in a prize space and a state in which a game ball is not received in a prize space. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein is provided in the winning space.