JP2801035B2 - Floating prize machines for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a variable winning device for a gaming machine.

(Prior Art) A special winning opening and a variable winning device are provided in a game area, and when a hit ball wins in the specific winning opening, a movable ball receiving member provided in an opening of the variable winning device is opened once or twice, At this time, when the ball hit by the movable ball receiving member in the receiving opening wins a special winning opening in the opening, the pachinko machine opens the movable ball receiving member a specified number of times to perform a special game with a large winning rate. It has been known.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such a variable prize winning device of a pachinko machine, the hit ball which has entered the opening by the opening operation of the movable ball receiving member has a guide shelf or the like provided in the opening. Due to the movement toward the special winning opening or the general winning opening while flowing down or falling, the flow of the hit ball is monotonous and lacks change.
In addition, even if a guide member, an obstacle, and the like are provided in the middle of the flow of the hit ball, these are fixed or planar, and thus are less surprising and interesting. In addition, the residence time of the hit ball that has entered the opening is short, and whether or not to win a special winning opening is instantaneously determined in the vicinity of the winning opening. For this reason, even if the movable ball receiving member is opened and a ball is hit into the opening, it is difficult to feel the thrill and pleasure of winning the special winning opening, and it is not possible to obtain such a high interest in the game. There is.

In addition, the special game by such a variable winning device does not occur unless the hit ball that has entered the opening from the opening of the movable ball receiving member to the elapse of a predetermined effective time does not win the special winning opening. Also, the cycle during the special game is activated a specified number of times after the movable ball receiving member is opened, and is updated if the hit ball entering the opening does not win the special winning opening until the predetermined effective time elapses. However, in this case, the ball hitting in the opening slows down or moves around when flowing down the guide shelf etc. in the opening, and wins the special winning opening after the effective time has elapsed or almost at the same time as the elapsed time. There was something. Before the expiration of the validity time, special games are generated or the cycle is updated.However, even if it is a critical timing as to whether the validity time has elapsed, the special game etc. will not be performed after the elapse of the validity time. There is a case where a special game or the like is not performed even though a hit ball is won in the special winning opening, which has a drawback that a player may be dissatisfied or distrusted. The effective time is a time when it is possible to receive a prize in the special winning opening, and it takes time for the hit ball received by the movable ball receiving member to enter the special winning opening from the opening through the concave room due to the structure. However, the time is set to a minimum necessary time in order to prevent an illegal act such as a prize winning in a special winning opening even though the half-side movable ball receiving member is not opened. For this reason, in a game that is played many times, a case may occur where the special winning opening is later than the valid time as described above.

In addition, there is also known an arrangement in which a guiding member is provided inside the winning space, and the operation of the guiding member changes the flow of the hit ball or partially stores the hit ball, but the winning timing of the hit ball and the operation timing of the guiding member are known. In some cases, the hit ball may remain in a stored state even after the operation of the guide member is completed.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a movable ball receiver capable of converting a hit ball flowing down a game area into a closed state that is not accepted or unacceptable in a winning space (concave chamber 22) and an open state that is easily accepted. Members (26a, 26b) are provided, and a general winning port (39) for making a hit ball entering the winning space by a conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member as a normal winning, and a special winning advantageous to a player. In the floating prize device of a gaming machine provided with a special prize port (41)
In addition to providing a ball-transporting mechanism having a ball-transporting member (for example, ball-receiving basins 42a, 43a, 44a) for catching a hit ball entering the winning space by a conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member and transferring the hit ball to a special winning opening side, When a predetermined time has elapsed after the end of the conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member, the operation of the carry ball member is performed so as to guide the hit ball on the carry ball mechanism to a general winning opening.

(Operation) Therefore, when the ball hit into the winning space is caught by the ball mechanism, it is changed and surprisingly moved by the transfer, so that the player is sufficiently attracted to the whereabouts of the hit ball, and the special winning opening. The game full of the thrill and the fun of winning is possible. In addition, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the end of the conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member, the operation is performed so that the hit ball on the ball transfer mechanism is guided to the general winning opening. In addition to preventing the ball from remaining on the carry mechanism later, it is always before the lapse of the predetermined time that the hit ball that has entered the prize space enters the special prize opening, and does not win after the lapse of the predetermined time. .

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

In FIG. 1, on the surface of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine,
At the approximate center of the gaming section 3 surrounded by the guide rails 2, a variable winning device 4 is provided, and below the variable winning device 4, first special winning openings 5a and 5b are provided on the left and right sides, and a second special winning opening 6 is provided therebetween. Will be arranged.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a prize winning opening (general winning opening) provided above the variable winning device 4, and 8a, 8b, 9a, and 9b denote left and right winning openings (general winning opening) of the variable winning device 4 and a tulip-shaped sleeve therebelow. A winning opening (general winning opening), 10a to 10f are rolling guide members such as windmills, and 11 is an out opening.

In the lower part of the game board 1, a pachinko ball supply tray 12, a receiving tray 13, and an operation unit 14 of a hitting ball launching device are arranged, and the hitting ball fired by the hitting ball launching device is guided by the guide rail 2 to the game unit. Enter 3 Reference numeral 15 denotes a pilot lamp indicating that the hitting ball launching device is in operation, and reference numeral 16 denotes a completion lamp indicating that the ball has been hit. Reference numerals 17a, 17b, 18a to 18c denote special prize display lamps. Most of the game nails in the game section 3 are not shown.

The variable prize winning device 4 includes a game board 1 as shown in FIGS.
A vertically long opening 20 is formed in a substrate 19 attached to the surface of
A recessed room 22 is formed behind the opening 20 as a winning space surrounded by a box frame 21 and the like.

On the upper part of the substrate 19, a flowing shelf 23 of the prize winning opening 7 and armor portions 24a, 24b surrounding the left and right upper portions of the opening 20 are formed above the opening portion 20, and the armor portions 24a, 24b are formed from the flowing shelf 23. Front plaque 2
5 is mounted.

On the left and right sides of the base plate 19, a closed state (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3) for preventing a hit ball continuing from the armor portions 24a and 24b from flowing into the opening portion 20, and a falling ball with its upper end inclined outward. A pair of movable ball receiving members 26a, 26 convertible to an open state (shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3) in which the hit ball is received and flows into the opening 20.
b is provided.

The movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are respectively mounted on a rotating shaft 28 passing through a bearing 27 provided on the substrate 19, and a lever 29 attached to the shaft end of the rotating shaft 28, and a hook 30 hooked on the lever 29.
Are connected to the solenoids 31a and 31b. Solenoid 3
1a and 31b are respectively attached to a base frame 32 formed separately from the substrate 19, and when the solenoids 31a and 31b are energized, the hook 30 moves down, the lever 29 is rotated, and the movable ball receiving member is moved. 26a,
26b is operated from the closed state to the open state. Solenoid 31a, 3
When the power supply to 1b is cut off, the spring with which the lever 29 engages
By 33, the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b are returned to the closed state. The pins 34 erected on the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are inserted into the arc-shaped locking grooves 35 formed on the substrate 19, and
The accurate opening and closing positions of a and 26b are determined.

Further, a step portion 36 is formed on the ball receiving surfaces of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b to reduce the momentum of the hit ball by colliding the received hit ball, and the received hit ball is placed on the substrate 19 inside the step portion 36. Guides 37a and 37b for guiding down the center of opening 20
Is formed.

At the lower part of the opening 20, there is formed a falling shelf 38 inclined downward toward the back of the substrate 19, and at the back of the falling shelf 38, a general winning opening 39 in the variable winning device 4 is provided.
A rear member 40 is attached to the box frame 21 at the upper part of the rear surface, and a special winning opening 41 is opened at the center of the rear member 40.

Then, from the opening 20 to the deep inside of the recessed chamber 22, a ball-bearing mechanism is formed which catches the hit ball in the opening 20 and releases it to the special winning opening 41 side by releasing it to the subsequent stage side.

The transport mechanism is composed of three transfer members 42, 43, and 44, each of which is formed so that a character imitating an animal monkey has a ball trough 42a, 43a, 44a of a predetermined shape with both arms, and a driving device,
Transfer members 42 with each character facing the front
Is in the lower front part of the concave chamber 22, the transfer member 43 is in the middle of the concave chamber 22,
The transfer member 44 is located at the back of the recess 22 at a predetermined interval.
It is arranged in a staircase toward 40 special winning openings 41.

On both sides of the transfer members 42, 43, 44, stepped flow paths 45a, 45b having a change in the depth and the like of each step are provided from the front lower part of the recessed chamber 22 to the rear part 40 of the upper rear part. . The flow path 45
The front lower part of a, 45b is cut out to a predetermined height, and the lower part of the transfer member 42 is also cut out to form a general winning opening 39 with the flow-down shelf 38.

Both arms of each character of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 penetrate the side surface of the box frame 21 surrounding the recessed chamber 22, respectively, and the rotating shafts 46, 47, 48 extending to the character along the lower surfaces of the flow paths 45a, 45b. The ball receiving trays 42a, 43a, and 44a can be lifted from a horizontal position to a substantially vertical position by each rotation.

The rotating shaft 46 corresponding to the transfer member 42 has a lever 49 attached to the shaft end at the right outside of the box frame 21, and a link 50 engaging the lever 49 and an arm 51 engaging the link 50, Box frame 21
Is connected to a solenoid 52 installed on the outer surface of the. When the solenoid 52 is energized, the link
The lever 50 pivots the lever 49 downward by a predetermined angle, and the ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42 is lifted from the horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. When energization of the solenoid 52 is interrupted, the solenoid 52
The arm 51, the link 50, and the lever 49 are returned to the original state by the spring, and the ball receiving tray 42a is returned to the horizontal position (see FIG. 7).

Rotating shafts 47 and 48 corresponding to the transfer members 43 and 44 are urged in predetermined directions by springs 55 and 56 which engage with levers 53 and 54 attached to the shaft ends on the left outside of the box frame 21, respectively. Five
Gears 57, 58 are disposed on the outer surface of the box frame 21 at the distal ends of the gears 3, 54, and arms 59, 58 of a predetermined length for intermittently driving the levers 53, 54 corresponding to the side surfaces of the gears 57, 58. 60 is protruded and gears 57 and 58
A drive gear 61 that meshes with the motor is mounted on a motor (pulse motor) 62 installed inside the lower part of the box frame 21. When the motor 62 is driven, the driving gear 61 rotates the gears 57 and 58 in the same direction.
The lever 53 is pushed by the arm 59, and the ball tray 43a of the transfer member 43 is lifted from the horizontal position to a substantially vertical position.After the lifting operation, the arm 59 is detached from the lever 53, and the ball tray 43a is moved by the spring 55. Returned to horizontal position. Next, the lever 54 is pushed by the arm 60 of the gear 58 at a predetermined timing with a phase delay by the meshing position from the gear 57, and the ball receiving basin 44a of the transfer member 44 is lifted from the horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. After the lifting operation, the arm 60 is disengaged from the lever 54, and the ball tray 44a is returned to the horizontal position by the spring 56 (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

When the ball receiving basin 42a is at the horizontal position, the transfer member 42 is located at the center lower portion of the opening 20, that is, the guide tables 37a, 3
The transfer members 43, 4
4 is arranged so that the ball receiving basins 43a and 44a are located immediately behind the character's hat portions of the transfer members 42 and 43 on the front stage side when they are also in the horizontal position. Further, a predetermined peripheral wall is formed around the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a, 44a of the transfer members 42, 43, 44, but the front peripheral wall 43a of the rear ball receiving basins 43a, 44a is formed.
b and 44b are formed lower than the front peripheral wall 42b of the front ball receiving basin 42a or are cut off. In addition, ball receiving basin 43a, 44a
Of the peripheral walls 43b and 44b may be formed lower.

Also, the character of the transfer member 44 and the rear member immediately behind
A guide piece 64 extends from the lower part of the special winning opening 41 of the rear member 40 toward the hat portion of the character between the rear piece 40 and the character 40. The guide piece 63 guides the hit ball on the guide piece 63 to the special winning opening 41, and is formed to have a predetermined width smaller than the opening width of the special winning opening 41.

A predetermined magnet (permanent magnet) 64 is provided above the guiding piece 63 and above the special winning opening 41. The magnet 64 is mounted with a part thereof exposed to a holder 65 formed of resin or the like. The exposed portion of the magnet 64 faces downward, and the holder 65 has a hole 66 facing upward from the rear side of the rear member 40 to the special winning opening 41. And the cover member of the rear member 40
It is attached to a rod 69 of a solenoid 68 attached to 67. When the solenoid 68 is energized, the extension of the rod 69 causes the holder 65 to protrude forward by a predetermined amount from the initial position, and in the protruding state, the exposed portion of the magnet 64 is positioned above the center of the guide piece 63. When energization of solenoid 68 is interrupted, rod
The holder 65 is retracted to the initial position by the contraction of 69, and in the retracted state, the exposed portion of the magnet 64 is stored behind the rear member 40 (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

On the other hand, a downflow gutter 70 connected to the special winning opening 41 is formed between the rear surface member 40 and the cover member 67, and a switch (special) that enters the special winning opening 41 and detects a winning ball in the middle of the downflow gutter 70. A winning ball detection switch 71 is provided. A general winning opening 3 is provided on the base frame 32 to which the solenoids 31a and 31b are attached.
A downflow gutter 72 connected to 9 is formed, and a merging gutter 73 that joins the downflow gutter 70 of the special winning opening 41 is formed in the middle of the downflow gutter 72, and a prize that enters the general prize opening 39 downstream of these merging portions. A switch (winning number detection switch) 74 for detecting a winning ball that has passed through the special winning ball detection switch 71 from the ball and the special winning opening 41 is provided. The base frame 32 is attached to the back of the game board 1 below the box frame 21.
Pins 75 for positioning are formed in two lower portions of the 19 falling shelves 32, and pin holes 76 are formed in two upper portions of the base frame 32 corresponding to the pins 75, and the pin holes 76 are fitted to the pins 75 to flow down. The gutter 72 is positioned so as to match the general winning opening 39, and the downflow gutter 70 is aligned with the merger gutter 73.

In addition, the front decorative plate 25 has a winning number display LED (7-segment LED) 77 for displaying the number of winning balls winning the variable winning device 4 at the center, and the shape of the opening 20 on the left and right of the winning number display LED 77, respectively. The number of continuation display LEDs 78a to 78h which display the number of continuations of the special game in a row diagonally downward according to
However, decorative LEDs 79a and 79 are provided on both sides of the continuation count display LEDs 78a to 78h.
b is provided. In addition, decorative lamps 80a, 80b are provided on the outer surface of the box frame 21 on the left and right sides of the substrate 19, and the flow paths 45a, 4
Special winning display lamps 17c and 17d are arranged behind 5b. In addition, the rear member 40 has decorations on both sides of the special winning opening 41.
LEDs 81a to 81f have a cover member 67 behind the special winning opening 41.
Decorative lamps 82a and 82b are arranged on the back surface of.

Note that the substrate 19 and the box frame 21 are
The opening 20 has the same height as the special winning opening 41 so that the special winning opening 41 can be easily seen from the front of the game board 1.
Are curved outwardly, and subsequently, the concave side surfaces 83a and 83b of the box frame 21 are curved outwardly and toward the special winning opening 41. The box frame 21 is formed in a divided structure on the upper surface so that the components can be easily assembled, and is attached to the substrate 19 after the components are assembled.

The first and second specific winning ports 5a, 5b, 6 are provided on the substrate 84 attached to the game board 1 as shown in FIG. The prize opening 6 is formed integrally, and switches (first specific prize ball detection switches) 85a and 85b for detecting a prize ball in the first specific prize openings 5a and 5b are provided in the second specific prize opening 6. A switch (second specific winning ball detection switch) 86 for detecting a ball is provided. Also, the substrate
A decorative plate 88 is attached to 84 to cover the front of each of the winning openings 5a, 5b, 6 and the flow paths 87a, 87b between the winning openings 5a, 5b, 6.
The operation display lamps 89a to 89d of the variable winning device 4 are disposed on the left and right sides of the back surface of the substrate 84 and the back surface of the substrate 84 (see FIG. 1).

Each winning opening 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b and each switch 7
1,74,85a, 85b, 86 are thirteenth when viewed from the back side of the game board 1.
They are arranged as shown. 90a to 90d are winning openings 7,8a, 8
It is a down flow gutter that guides the winning balls of b and 9a.

FIG. 14 shows a block configuration of a control system. The control device 91 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a buffer gate, an output port, etc., and detects program data and a specific winning ball determined in the ROM. Switch 85
a, 85b (SW1), 86 (SW2), special winning ball detection switch 71
(SW3), the solenoids 31a and 31b (SolA) of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b of the variable winning device 4 and the solenoid 52 of the transfer member 42 of the ball-bearing mechanism based on the detection signal of the winning number detection switch 74 (SW4). (SolB), the motor 62 of the transfer members 43 and 44
(M), a solenoid 68 (SolC) for taking in and out the magnet 64 above the special winning opening 41, and the lamps 17a to 17d, 18a to 18c,
80a, 80b, 82a, 82b, 89a to 89d, winning number display LED 77, continuation number display LEDs 78a to 78h, decoration LEDs 79a, 79b, 81a to 81f, and the like are controlled. 92 is a sound generator and 93 is a speaker.

Further, the control device 91 uses a reset signal generated by the frequency dividing circuit every 4 msec as an interrupt, and executes a program for one time periodically every 4 msec.

Next, the contents of control by the controller 91 will be described with reference to FIGS.
(C)-It demonstrates based on FIG.

FIGS. 15A to 15C show the main flow.
“Power-on check”, “RAM data check”,
“Initialization at power-on”, “SW input correction”, “Illegal detection processing”, “SW1,2 detection control”, “VSW permission control”, “Control block”, “Sound output”,
It consists of processes such as "output", "branch process", and "1 scan end" (0,01 to 0,29).

First, when power is turned on, the RAM and the like are initialized. Also,
Each time the program ends, the check data 1 and 2 are written to the RAM, and if the data 1 and 2 are destroyed at the beginning of the next reset, the RAM and the like are similarly initialized.

In SW input correction, specific winning ball detection switches SW1, SW2,
Special winning ball detection switch SW3, winning number detection switch SW4
In order to prevent noise in this case, the switch input is read twice, and if it is not on twice, it is regarded as noise and invalidated.

In the fraud detection processing, as shown in FIG. 16, when the special prize ball detection switch SW4 is not turned on within 2.8 seconds after the special prize ball detection switch SW3 is turned on, or during a special game (see V processing described later). From the start of the delay processing to the end of the delay processing), if the winning number detection switch SW4 has never been turned on, or if the winning number detection switch SW4 is
If it is kept on for 2.8 seconds or more, the corresponding illegal process number is set as invalid (1.01 to 1.17).

In the SW1,2 detection control, as shown in FIG. 17, when a hit ball wins in one of the first specific winning openings 5a, 5b and the second specific winning opening 6, and the switch SW1 or SW2 is turned on, the corresponding switch is activated. A predetermined time (1256 msec or 1692 msec) is set in the timer according to the flag of SW1 or SW2, and even if a hit ball wins again in the specific winning opening 5a, 5b, 6 during this predetermined time, the winning is invalidated. (2.01 to 2.14).

In the VSW permission control, as shown in FIG. 18, when a ball is hit in the special winning opening 41 during a predetermined period according to the VSW flag and the timer, the switch SW3 is detected to be turned on, and a wait process is performed in response to the detection of the on. Perform initialization (3.01 to 3.0
7).

In the control block, as shown in Fig. 19, the transfer member
42 solenoids SolB and special winning opening 41 top magnet
64 solenoids SolC, transfer members 43 and 44, motor M,
The winning number display LED 77 is controlled (4.01 to 4.04).

As shown in Fig. 20, the solenoid SolB is controlled by reading predetermined data from the SolB control flag and the timer table,
On / off of the solenoid SolB is controlled based on these data. A control flag of the motor M is set for each data processing (4.101 to 4.118).

As shown in FIG. 21, the solenoid SolC is controlled by reading predetermined data from the control flag of the SolC and the timer table,
On / off of the solenoid SolC is controlled based on these data (4.201 to 4.210).

The motor M is controlled by turning on and off the switch MSW of the motor M in accordance with the control flag of M and the timer value based on the control flag as shown in FIG. When the rotation of the motor M is completed, a control flag of the solenoid SolB is set (4.301 to 4.324).

The winning number display LED 77 is controlled by reading display data according to the LED status and count data as shown in FIG. 23, and controlling the display of the LED 77 (4.401 to 4.412).

In sound output, sound data such as one-shot sound, repeat sound, wait sound, V processing sound, etc. are read according to the sound control block as shown in FIGS. 24 (A) and (B).
Output (5.01 to 5.22).

 Hereinafter, the branch processing will be described together with the game.

First, when the hit ball is not fired at the game unit 3 by the hit ball launching device, or when the hit ball does not win the first and second specific winning openings 5a, 5b, 6 even when the hit ball is fired at the game unit 3 Perform normal processing.

In the normal processing, each lamp and LED are normally displayed as shown in FIG. 26, and when the hit ball wins the first specific winning opening 5a, 5b and the switch SW1 is turned on, 1 is added to the processing No. If it is set to SW1 processing and the hit ball wins the second specific winning opening 6 and the switch SW2 is turned on, the processing No. is set to 2 and the processing proceeds to SW2 processing. The processing sound of SW1 and SW2 is started when SW1 and SW2 are turned on (7.01 to 7.03).

In SW1 processing and SW2 processing, each lamp, LE
Display the special winning of D, and after the processing timer elapses 800 ms,
The SW permission is set, and the solenoid SolA of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b of the variable winning device 4 is turned on. In this case, in the case of SW1 processing, the solenoid SolA is turned off after the elapse of the processing timer 400 ms, and the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are changed from a closed state in which they do not receive a ball to an open state in which they can easily receive a ball.
Only activated once. For SW2 processing, the processing timer 8
Solenoid SolA is turned off after the elapse of 00 ms, and turned on after the elapse of the processing timer 800 msec.
It is turned off after the elapse of 800 ms, and the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b are operated twice from the closed state to the open state (8.01 to 8.11, 8.14, 8.
15).

Further, with the SW1 process and the SW2 process, the control flag of the solenoid SolB is turned on at the time of turning off the SolA, the process timer is set in the timer table of the solenoid SolB, and the solenoid SolB is turned off of the SolA by the process of FIG. The ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42 is turned on at a predetermined timing after the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are opened once after the opening operation of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b. It is lifted from a position to a substantially vertical position and actuated. And So
In response to the turning off of IB, the control flag of the motor M is turned on, the timer value of the motor M is set, the motor M is turned on after 100 ms by the processing of FIG. 22, and the SW2 processing is performed twice in the SW1 processing.
In the process, the ball receiving trays 43a, 44a of the transfer members 43, 44 are sequentially lifted from a horizontal position to a substantially vertical position at a predetermined timing after the lifting operation of the ball receiving tray 42a of the transfer member 42 is performed.
Note that the motor M is temporarily stopped when the ball receiving tray 43a of the transfer member 43 comes to the vertical position during the last lifting operation, and at the same time, the solenoid SolB holds the ball receiving tray 42a of the transfer member 42 at the temporary vertical position. Is activated.

FIG. 35 shows a timing chart when a hit ball wins in the first specific winning opening 5a, 5b, and FIG. 36 shows a timing chart when a hit ball wins in the second specific winning opening 6.

That is, when a hit ball wins in the specific winning opening 5a, 5b or 6, the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are opened once or twice from a closed state in which the hit ball is not received, and at this time, the movable ball receiving member 26a and 26b flows down from above the gaming section 3. The movable ball receiving member 26a when the hit ball is open
When the ball is received in the opening 20 and is received in the opening 20, the hit ball hits the guide tables 37a, 37b and the like inside the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b while being guided, while the ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42 has the opening. Fall down toward the center of 20. Then, when the hit ball successfully rides on the ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42, the ball receiving basin 42a is lifted to a substantially vertical position at a predetermined timing and is actuated, and by this operation, the hit ball is transferred above and behind the character of the transfer member 42. It is thrown toward the member 43 side. The thrown ball is successfully transferred ball 43 basin 43 of transfer member 43
When riding on a, the ball receiving basin 43a is further lifted to a substantially vertical position at a predetermined timing, and by this operation, a hit ball is thrown toward the transfer member 44 side behind the character of the transfer member 43 and then thrown. When the hit ball successfully rides on the ball receiving basin 44a of the transfer member 44, the ball receiving basin 44a is further lifted to a substantially vertical position at a predetermined timing and actuated,
By this operation, the hit ball is thrown toward the special winning opening 41 at the upper part of the rear surface of the recessed chamber 22 rearward above the character of the transfer member 44. Also, the ball hits the ball receiving tray 42a of the transfer member 42.
If you do not get on the ball or fall in the middle, the opening
20 Falling on the falling shelf 38 at the bottom or rolling down the falling shelf 38 from the stepped flow channels 45a, 45b on both sides of the transfer parts 43, 43, 44,
A prize is made to a general prize port 39 on the back of the flowing shelf 38.

And in this case, the solenoid SolA by SW1 and SW2 processing
If the operation of is completed, set the process No. to 3 at the end and move to the valid process. Also, during the operation of the solenoid SolA,
The hit ball thrown toward the special winning opening 41 is directed to the special winning opening 41 or a guiding piece 63 at the lower part of the opening of the special winning opening 41.
When the player wins the special prize port 41 and detects that the switch SW3 is turned on in FIG. 18, the process No. is set to 4, and the process proceeds to the special game weight process.

In the validity processing, as shown in FIG. 28, when the hit ball wins the special winning opening 41 and the switch SW3 is turned on until the validity time 2.8 seconds set in the processing timer elapses,
If the processing No. is set to 4, the processing shifts to the special game weight processing. If the hit ball does not win in the special winning opening 41 until the valid time 2.8 seconds elapses and the switch SW3 is not turned on, the processing No. Set. To 0 and return to normal processing. If switches SW1 and SW2 are detected to be on before returning to normal processing, S
Enter W1,2 processing (9.01 to 9.04).

After the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b are closed, a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, as shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the transfer member 4
During the last operation of 2,43 ball trays 42a, 43a, both ball trays 42a, 43a
Since the ball receiving basins a and 43a are simultaneously lifted, the ball receiving basins 43a and 44a in the middle and later stages do not catch the ball after the operation of the ball receiving basin 42a. Fall to 45a, 45b. Therefore, even if the effective time is short and overlaps with the operation of the ball receiving basins 42a and 43a, the hit ball does not win the special winning opening 41 after the end of the effective processing.

In the wait processing, the weight display of each lamp and LED is performed as shown in FIG. 29, the V processing is initialized after a lapse of the wait time of 4 seconds set in the processing timer, and the number of times of the special game is continued up to the eighth time. If so, the SW4 detection processing in FIG. 34 is called. In V processing initialization, the processing number is 5
Is set, the winning number display LED 77 is initialized, VSW permission is set, and the processing shifts to the V processing of the special game (10.01 to 10.08).

Also, with the start of the wait process, the solenoid SolB, the control flag of the motor M, the timer, etc. are set,
The solenoid SolB and the motor M are turned on and off by the processing shown in FIGS. At the same time, the fanfare sound is started.

In the V processing, a big hit display of each lamp and LED is performed as shown in FIG. 30, the SW4 detection processing of FIG. 34 is performed, and the solenoid SolA is turned on and off at a processing timer interval of 800 ms. In addition, when Solenoid SolA is turned off, Solenoid SolB
Control flag and timer are set, and the solenoid So
The control flag and timer of the motor M are set in response to the turning off of IB, and the solenoid Sol is controlled by the processing of FIGS. 20 and 22.
B, the motor M is turned on and off (11.01 to 11.1)
2).

That is, when a special ball is hit and a special game is played in the special winning opening 41, the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b are repeatedly opened at a predetermined cycle, and the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a, of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 are opened. 44a is repeatedly lifted and actuated in sequence at a predetermined timing. Accordingly, the hit balls that have flowed down from above the game section 3 enter the large number of openings 20 by the opening operation of the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b, and the winning hit balls are lifted at a predetermined timing. By the ball receiving basins 43a, 43a, 44a of 43, 44, when riding on the ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42 below the opening 20, the ball receiving basin 43a of the transfer member 43 in the middle stage, and when riding on the ball receiving basin 43a, the latter stage. When the rider rides on the ball receiving basin 44a of the transfer member 44, the ball is thrown toward the special winning opening 41 on the upper rear surface of the concave room 22 in order, and if the ball goes smoothly without falling, etc., the special winning opening 41
The ball that did not get on the ball receiving basin 42a, dropped on the way, or did not win the special winning opening 41 fell to the falling shelf 38 below the opening 20 or the transfer member 42 , 43, and 44, rolls down from the step-shaped channels 45a, 45b on both sides of the flow-down shelf 38 and wins a prize to the general winning opening 39 at the back of the flow-down shelf 38.

In addition, the number of ON and OFF of the solenoid SolA is counted in the V processing, and the number of ON of the switch SW4 due to winning in the winning opening 39, 41 is counted by the SW4 detection processing. When it comes, magnet 64
The control flag and timer of the solenoid SolC are set (15.01 to 15.11 in FIG. 34), and the solenoid SolC is turned on at a predetermined timing for 700 msec every time the motor M is turned on by the processing of FIGS. 21 and 22. The magnet 64 is repeatedly slid from the storage position at the upper rear of the special winning opening 41 to a predetermined position in front. Note that a count sound is started each time the switch SW4 is turned on, and the number of times the switch SW4 is turned on is displayed on the winning number display LED 77.

Then, during the V processing, the special winning opening 41 is won and the switch SW
When ON of 3 is detected, even if the count of ON of the switch SW4 is 9 or the count of ON / OFF of the solenoid SolA is less than 35 (18 ON), the processing in FIG. At the time point when the switch SW3 is turned on, one cycle of the special game is completed and the wait process is started. After the wait process, the V process is performed again.

Also, during the V processing, no special winning opening 41 is won and the switch SW
If the ON of 3 is not detected, when the ON count of the switch SW4 is 9 or the ON / OFF count of the solenoid SolA is 35, the processing No. is set to 6 as the end of one cycle of the special game ( Fig. 30 and Fig. 34
51.17), and proceed to delay processing.

In the delay processing, solenoids SolB and SolC, motor M
Is turned on and off, as shown in FIG. 31, if the hit ball wins in the special winning opening 41 and the switch SW3 is turned on until the valid time 2.8 seconds set in the processing timer elapses, The process No. is set to 4 to start the wait process. After the wait process, the V process is performed again. Also,
Special winning opening 4
If the player does not win 1 and the switch SW3 is not turned on, the end sound of the special game is started, the process No. is set to 0, and the process returns to the normal process. If it is detected that the switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on, the process proceeds to SW1 and SW2 (12.01 to 12.11).

The timing chart when the special game was played is No. 37
As shown in the figure, in the wait processing, the solenoid SolB is turned on and off at a processing timer interval of 128 ms, and then the motor M and the solenoid SolB are turned on and off.
42a is lifted and actuated vigorously, and the ball receiving tray of transfer members 43 and 44
43a and 44a are also lifted and operated. Four seconds after the wait process, the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are repeatedly opened and turned off by turning on and off the solenoid SolA.
B, the ball receiving trays 42a, 43a, 44a of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 are repeatedly lifted by turning on and off the motor M, and a V process is started. During the V process, the switch SW3 is turned on by winning the special winning opening 41. When the switch SW3 is turned on at the time when the switch SW3 is turned on by winning the special winning opening 41 during the delay processing after the V processing, the cycle of the special game is updated and a new cycle is started at that time. Further, if the number of switches SW4 is turned on by winning the general winning opening 39 without winning the special winning opening 41 during the V processing, the solenoid SolC is turned on each time the motor M is turned on.
Is turned on, and the magnet 64 is slid from the upper rear of the special winning opening 41 to a predetermined position in front. V for delay processing
Almost in the same way as in the processing, the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a,
After a predetermined time elapses after the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are closed and the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b are closed, that is, the ball receiving basins 42a and 44a of the transfer members 42 and 43 are substantially similar to the effective processing. During the last lifting operation of the 43a, the ball receiving trays 42a and 43a are simultaneously held in the vertical position at the same time, so that the hit ball does not win the special winning opening 41 after the end of the delay processing.

The special game cycle is updated up to nine times by hitting a special winning opening 41 during the V processing and the delay processing during the delay processing, and the special game ends when the ninth cycle ends. In addition, if the hit ball does not win in the special winning opening 41, even if the cycle is less than 9 times, the special game ends at the end of the delay processing of the cycle.

Note that the processing in FIGS. 32 and 33 performs the SW4 open illegal processing and the no-count processing. In FIG. 38, each lamp 17a to 17d, 18a to 18c, 80a, 80b, 82a, 82b, 89a to 89d, and each LE
The display control example of D77, 78a to 78h, 79a, 79b, 81a to 81f is shown.

The game proceeds in this manner, and the game unit 3
And the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b of the variable prize device 4 are opened once or twice, and flow down from above the game section 3 by this opening operation. The hit ball hits into the opening 20 of the variable winning device 4, and the winning ball hits the ball receiving basin 42 a, of the transfer members 42, 43, 44, which are arranged stepwise from the opening 20 to the upper part of the concave room 22. The balls are successively transferred by 43a and 44a, and when the hit ball is luckily won by the transfer in the special winning opening 41 provided on the upper rear surface of the concave room 22, a special game is performed.

That is, the opening of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b
The hit ball that falls within the ball falls into the lower center portion of the opening 20 while being guided by the guide tables 37a, 37b and the like inside the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b, and falls into the ball receiving portion of the former transfer member 42 at the lower center portion. If you do not ride on the tray 42a, the falling shelf 38 below the opening 20
However, when the player rides on the ball receiving basin 42a, the ball receiving basin 42a is lifted and thrown above the character of the transfer member 42 to the transfer member 43 side interrupted rearward. Next, if the thrown ball does not ride on the ball receiving basin 43a of the transfer member 43, it will fall from the stepped flow paths 45a, 45b on both sides of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 to the falling shelf 38 below the opening 20. However, when riding on the ball receiving tray 43a, the ball receiving tray 43a is thrown toward the transfer member 44 side behind the character of the transfer member 43 by lifting operation of the transfer member 43, and the next thrown ball is thrown by the transfer member 44. Baseball basin
If it does not ride on 44a, it will also fall from the step-shaped flow channels 45a, 45b to the falling shelf 38 below the opening 20, but when it gets on the ball receiving basin 44a, the ball receiving basin lifting operation will cause the character of the transfer member 44 to rise It is thrown toward the special winning opening 41 behind the crossing (see FIGS. 7 to 9).

Then, when a hit ball thrown toward the special winning opening 41 is placed directly on the special winning opening 41 or on the guiding piece 63 at the lower part of the opening of the special winning opening 41 and wins in the special winning opening 41, a special game is performed. Also, even if it is thrown toward the special winning opening 41, the hit ball that did not win the special winning opening 41 falls from the stepped flow channels 45a, 45b to the falling shelf 38 below the opening 20,
The transfer member 4 does not get on the ball receiving tray 42a or the transfer member 4
Like the hit ball that was dropped during the transfer by the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a, and 44a of 2,43,44, the ball is awarded to the general winning opening 39 on the back of the falling shelf 38.

As described above, when a hit ball is awarded in the opening 20 by the opening operation of the movable ball receiving members 26a and 26b, the thrill and expectation of whether the hit ball hits the ball receiving basin 42a of the transfer member 42 in the preceding stage firstly is expected. When the ball catcher 42a gets on, the ball catcher 42a lifts the ball and the ball is thrown backwards beyond the character's head, giving a variety of movements, which is surprising and full of fun. Is enhanced. In addition, if the hit ball does not ride on the ball receiving basin 42a, it will be a general prize, but if it hits the ball receiving basin 42a, it will not be transferred to the special winning prize 41 at a stretch and immediately
Since it is not decided whether to win 41, for example, the opening
There is no saying that a big hit occurs in a moment due to the winning of a hit ball in 20 or that the expectation of the big hit disappears in an instant, and where the hit ball on the ball receiving basin 42a is beyond that I'm attracted enough to go. Since the solenoid is used to drive the ball receiving basin 42b, the lifting operation of the ball receiving basin 42b is performed by the ball receiving basin 4 driven by the motor.
3b, 44b faster than the lifting operation, so the ball tray 42b
The ball from the ball is thrown higher than the ball from the other ball trays 43b, 44b, which increases the fun and the thrill. Then, if the ball hits the ball receiving basin 43a of the former stage, whether the ball hits the ball receiving basin 43a of the next middle transfer member 43 well, and if the ball hits the ball receiving basin 43a of the next stage, the ball hits the next latter stage. Thrills and high expectations are obtained as to whether or not to ride the ball receiving basin 44a of the transfer member 44 of the transfer member 44, and even if you ride on the ball receiving basin 44a at the subsequent stage, the hit ball is successfully thrown toward the special winning opening 41 and special prize The thrill, the movement of the hit ball full of fun and expectation can be obtained until the end of whether or not to win the mouth 41.

Incidentally, in the embodiment, the transfer members 42, 43, 44 are arranged straight stepwise from the opening 22 to the concave chamber 22, but if the catching and the ball release are possible, the transfer members 42, 43, 44 are randomly arranged. They may be arranged at different positions or alternately arranged on both sides of the concave chamber 22.

In addition, when a special game is performed by winning a hit ball in the special winning opening 41, the special game has a maximum cycle on condition that the hit ball wins in the special winning opening 41 during the special game cycle (including delay processing). If the hit ball does not win the special winning opening 41 during the special game cycle, the special game is ended in that cycle, but in this case, the special game ends in the opening 20 and the opening 20 General winning opening at the bottom
When the number of prizes winning in 39 reaches four, the magnet 64 disposed above the special prize port 41 repeatedly protrudes from the storage position to the front position for a predetermined time and at a predetermined timing. In other words, in the protruding state, the magnet 64 comes above the center of the guiding piece 63 at the lower part of the opening of the special winning opening 41, and at this time, the magnet 64 is thrown toward the special winning opening 41 by the ball receiving basin 44a of the transfer member 44. If there is a hit ball, the hit ball is successfully attracted to the magnet 64, and the hit ball is further attracted to the magnet 64 by returning the magnet 64 to the storage position.
And fall on the lower guiding piece 63 (No.
(See Figure 10 and Figure 11). For this reason, the ball thrown toward the special winning opening 41 during the cycle is very difficult.
If the player does not win, the operation of the magnet 64 increases the probability of winning the hit ball to the special winning opening 41, so that the cycle can be easily updated, and the anxiety that the special game ends in the cycle is reduced, The specified number of special games can be easily continued. Also, if the ball hits the special winning opening 41 immediately after the start of the half cycle, the next cycle will be entered immediately, and the special game of the specified number of times will be easily ended. A magnet 64 that changes the winning probability of the mouth 41 is provided to increase the winning probability when the hit ball does not readily win the special winning mouth 41, so that a new number of special games can be performed while obtaining a predetermined winning ball for each cycle. It is possible to continue, and you can fully enjoy special games.

In addition, this magnet 64 may be slid at random, and this magnet 64 may be provided not only at the upper part of the special winning opening 41 but also at the left and right or lower part of the magnet 64. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment and can be applied to any pachinko machine provided with a prize port for a special prize which is advantageous to the player.

In addition, the special winning openings 5a, 5b, 6 are won and the movable ball receiving members 26a, 2
The probability of winning a ball in the special winning opening 41 when a ball is hit in the opening 20 by the opening operation of 6b is determined by the catching condition of the ball receiving basins 42b, 43b, 44b of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 and the ball receiving Depending on the lifting condition of the lifting operation of the trays 42b, 43b, 44b, etc., that is, each transfer member 42, 43,
The shape of the 44 ball trays 42a, 43a, 44a, the height of the peripheral walls thereof (particularly, the front peripheral walls 42b, 43b, 44b), and the timing of the lifting operation of the ball tray 42b with respect to the opening operation of the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b. The timing of the lifting operation of the ball receiving basin 43b with respect to the ball receiving basin 42b, the timing of the lifting operation of the ball receiving basin 44b with respect to the ball receiving basin 43b, and the width of the guiding piece 63 at the lower part of the opening of the special winning opening 41. Settled in this case, the ball receiving basin 42b, 43b,
By changing the shape of the 44b, the height of the peripheral wall, the operation timing thereof, and the like, it is possible to freely set the winning probability to the special winning opening 41.

Therefore, the struck ball is not easily transferred to the special winning opening 41 and it is not easily transferred to the special winning opening 41 or it is difficult to transfer to the special winning opening 41, so that the ball receiving basin 42a, 43a, 44a The winning probability to the special winning opening 41 can be set to an appropriate value depending on the shape, the height of the peripheral wall, their operation timing, and the like, that is, a special game can be generated in a predetermined range, and therefore, a game store for the player. It is also a well-balanced gaming machine, which is preferable. In addition, the winning probability of the special winning opening 41 can be easily changed particularly by the operation timing of the ball receiving trays 42a, 43a, 44a, and therefore, even if there is a manufacturing variation in each part or the manufacturing accuracy of each part is increased. Even if it is not necessary, the winning probability can be easily set by changing the control of the solenoid SolB and the motor M for driving the ball receiving trays 42a, 43a, 44a, and the production becomes extremely easy. In addition, development of the same type of variable prize winning device is facilitated.

In addition, the special game, after the movable ball receiving members 26a, 26b closed,
Special winning opening 4
It does not occur unless the first prize is won, and even if a special game occurs, the special game cycle will be a special ball during the effective time 2.8 seconds after the movable ball receiving member 26a, 26b is closed It will not be updated unless the mouth 41 is won, but during these valid times, the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a, 44a of the transfer members 42, 43, 44 are sequentially lifted and operated one by one, and furthermore, the ball receiving basins 42a, 43a Are simultaneously held at the vertical position, and then the ball tray 44a is lifted and stopped (see FIGS. 35 to 37). For this reason, the ball receiving trays 43a and 44a in the middle and rear stages do not catch the hit ball by the operation of the last ball receiving tray 42a. For example, the hit ball riding on the ball receiving tray 42a falls into the flow paths 45a and 45b. That is, the transfer by the transfer members 42, 43, and 44 is disabled before the valid time elapses, and the hit ball being transferred is controlled so as to fall, and after this operation, the hit ball enters the special winning opening 41. There is no. As a result, after the expiration of the effective time, it is possible to reliably prevent the hit ball from winning in the special winning opening 41 at a strict timing of whether or not the effective time is over, and therefore, the special winning opening 41 is won before and after the expiration of the effective time. Nevertheless, there is no concern that a special game will not occur or that the cycle of the special game will not be updated, and the player will not be distrusted, and high reliability is ensured.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention provides a movable ball receiving member that can be operated to convert a hit ball flowing down a game area into a closed state that is not acceptable or unacceptable in a winning space and an open state that is easy to accept. A variable winning prize of a gaming machine provided with a general prize port for making a normal prize the hit ball entering the prize space by the conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member and a special prize port for making a special prize advantageous to the player. In the apparatus, a conversion mechanism of the movable ball receiving member is provided, and a conversion mechanism of the movable ball receiving member is provided. When the predetermined time has elapsed after the completion of the above, the operation of the carry ball member is performed so as to guide the hit ball on the carry ball mechanism to the general winning opening, so that the hit ball enters the winning space and changes unexpectedly Dynamic movement It can be a thrilling, fun, entertaining and exciting game until the end of whether or not to win a special winning opening via the ball mechanism after the hit ball enters the winning space. At the same time, it is possible to reliably prevent the special game from being performed or the cycle of the special game not being updated depending on the timing of winning the special winning opening, and hitting the ball on the ball mechanism after the operation of the ball mechanism is completed. Can be prevented from remaining, and the interest of the game can be sufficiently enhanced, and the reliability can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a front view of a game board showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 6 are front views, perspective views, side sectional views, and exploded perspective views of a variable winning device, and FIGS. 7 to 11. Is a perspective view and a side view of a transporting ball mechanism portion, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a specific winning opening, FIG. 13 is a rear view of a game board, FIG. 14 is a block configuration diagram of a control system, FIGS.
FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing control contents, and FIGS. 35 to 37
FIG. 38 is a timing chart, FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a display operation of each lamp and LED, and FIG. 39 is a configuration diagram of the present invention. 1 ... Game board, 3 ... Game section, 4 ... Variable winning device, 5
a, 5b, 6… Specific winning opening, 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b… General winning opening, 17a-17d, 18a-18c …… Special winning indicator lamp, 19
... board, 20 ... opening, 21 ... box frame, 22 ... recessed room, 26
a, 26b …… Movable ball receiving member, 31a, 31b …… Solenoid, 37a,
37b… Information stand, 39… General winning opening, 41… Special winning opening, 42,43,44… Transfer member, 42a, 43a, 44a… Ball receiving tray, 4
5a, 45b: Flow path, 52: Solenoid, 62: Motor, 63
…… Induction piece, 64 …… Magnet, 68 …… Solenoid, 71
… Special winning ball detection switch, 74… Winning number detection switch, 77… Winning number display LED, 78a-78h …… Continuation count display LED, 79a, 79b, 81a-81f …… Decorative LED, 80a, 80b , 82
a, 82b …… Decorative lamps, 85a, 85b, 86 …… Specific prize ball detection switches, 89a-89d …… Operation indicator lamps, 91 …… Control device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A movable ball receiving member operable to convert a hit ball flowing down a game area into a closed state that is not acceptable or unacceptable in a winning space and an open state that is easy to receive, and
A variable prize device for a gaming machine provided with a general prize port for making a normal prize for a hit ball entering the prize space by a conversion operation of the movable ball receiving member and a special prize port for making a special prize advantageous to a player. In the present invention, a conversion mechanism of the movable ball receiving member is provided, and a conversion mechanism of the movable ball reception member is provided. A variable prize winning device for a gaming machine, wherein, when a predetermined time elapses after the end, the ball-ball member is operated so as to guide the hit ball on the ball-ball mechanism to a general winning port.