JP2811590B2 - Game machine winning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a prize winning device for a gaming machine which is provided in a gaming section of a game board and has a plurality of prize holes including a special prize hole therein. .

<Prior Art> A conventional prize winning device of a gaming machine is configured so that a ball received by a movable member is caused to flow down a shelf in a recessed room in the front-rear direction, and then to a general winning opening or a special winning opening. . Then, when the winning place of the ball received inside the winning device is a special winning opening, the player is allowed to perform a special game for an advantageous game development, and the predetermined game value is given to the player. Was to be granted.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, the shelves in the recessed room in the conventional winning device are fixed, and all the winning balls only flow down on the shelves. There are many cases where a player wins a general winning opening, and the flow of the ball in the winning device is monotonous and has little change, and the player's expectation of winning the general winning opening or the special winning opening The state of the ball flowing down in the prize winning device, which is noticed from the viewpoint, did not necessarily enhance the interest of the player effectively.

Also, the trajectory of the ball flowing on the shelf in the winning device is determined to some extent by the position of the ball placed on the shelf, the flowing direction, the downward force, etc., so that the player can easily predict the flowing destination of the ball, If the player realizes that a special winning opening cannot be won at the initial stage of the flow when the player starts to flow on the shelf, the player loses interest in the ball flowing down in the prize winning device. That is, in the conventional prize apparatus, since the unpredictable change in the flowing state of the ball did not occur, there was no irregularity such as winning a special winning opening contrary to the player's prediction, and the ball was not moved. Until the player wins either the general winning opening or the special winning opening, the player is not attractive enough to attract the interest of the player.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and a gaming board (1)
A plurality of winning openings including a special winning opening therein (for example, a general winning opening 32 and a special winning opening 33) are provided in the gaming section (3).
Winning device of a gaming machine provided with (for example, central winning device 4)
In the above, the lower part of the ball flow (shelf plate 24) for flowing the game balls received therein to the plurality of winning openings, and the possibility of winning the special winning opening by flowing down from the lower part of the ball flow, Lifting means (for example, rotating member 2) for lifting game balls satisfying the conditions (for example, the ball held by general ball receiving portion 60 of rotating member 23) upward based on the operation of an electric drive source.
3, a recirculation inlet 34, a door member 37, a second motor 65, a support shaft 63, a shutter piece 70, a third solenoid 72, and the like). The electric drive source is operated, and the game balls satisfying the specific conditions are lifted to a required position below the ball flow to recirculate the game balls.

The lifting means includes a plurality of ball receiving units (for example, a general ball receiving unit) including a special ball receiving unit for guiding a game ball to a special winning opening.
60, a rotating member (23) formed with a special ball receiving portion 61),
In some cases, the rotating operation of the rotating member may be configured to lift a game ball not held by the special ball receiving portion to a required position below the ball flow.

<Operation> According to the gaming machine prize device configured as described above, a ball that has flowed down the ball flow path in the prize device and missed the possibility of winning a special prize hole will win a general prize hole. But
If the falling ball satisfies the specified conditions before winning the general winning opening, and if the predetermined driving condition is present, the electric drive source operates and the lifting means is functioning, the falling ball is Is again transported to a predetermined position below the ball flow, and there is a possibility of winning a special winning opening.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming board 1 of a gaming machine has a gaming section 3 formed on its surface surrounded by a guide rail 2, and the gaming section 3
Floating prize device 4 which is a prize device of a game machine is almost in the center of
, The first opening 5,5 on the left and right below the variable winning device 4,
A second starting port 6 is arranged between the first starting ports 5,5, and a ball winning the first starting port 5 is detected by the first starting detector 7 and a ball winning the second moving port 6 is detected by the first starting detector 7. The two start detectors 8 are configured to detect each.

The variable winning device 4 includes a board 9 mounted on the surface of the game board 1.
A ball passing port 10 is formed at the top of the ball, and a horizontally movable member 11 which can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player is attached to the ball passing port 10. The large opening portion 12 that opens largely below the ball passage opening 10 is made of translucent plastic, and is provided with a sphere inflow prevention wall 13 projecting upward and left and right and is surrounded by the sphere inflow prevention wall 13. The lower half of the base portion is opened, and a translucent front member 15 having a gutter-shaped ball receiving lower portion 14 is fitted between the lower portions of the left and right ball inflow preventing walls 13, 13. A case 16 is attached to form a first recess 17 located on the back side of the ball passage 10 and a second recess 18 located on the back side of the large opening portion 12. An electric drive source and the like are provided on the back side of the case 16. Be attached.

A 7-segment first display on the front wall of the first recessed room 17
19, a second indicator 20 is provided to form a communication passage 21 communicating from the lower end of the bottom of the first recessed chamber 17 inclined downward toward one side to the second recessed chamber 18, and in the middle of the communication passage 21 Ball detector for counting
Bring 22. The first display 19 displays the number of continuations in the special game described later, and the second display 20
Indicates the number of winning balls in a special game. Even if the movable member 11 stands forward, the light-transmitting movable member
It is configured such that the display can be visually recognized through the 11.

In the second recessed chamber 18, a rotating member 23 is provided as a lifting member on the right side in FIG. 2 below the communication path 21, and a ball is generally won from the lower end of an arc-shaped guard covering the upper left side of the rotating member 23. The shelf board 24 is slightly inclined downward so as to flow down to the mouth 32 or the special winning opening 33, and is provided up to the inner surface of the second concave chamber 18 to be a ball flow lower portion, and a portion on which a ball dropped from the communication passage 21 is loaded A space larger than the sphere is formed as a branch portion 26 on the downstream side (left side in the figure) of the ball mounting portion 25, and a plate-like flow path switching member 27 is axially attached to the branch portion 26 by a shaft 28. The shelf 24 is folded back from the shelf 24 on the downstream side of the branching section 26 at the inclined lower end of the shelf 24.
The flow path formed below 24 is referred to as a first ball downflow path 29,
A transport member 30, 30 is provided in a first ball downflow path 29 below 24, and an empty space from the branch portion 26 to the downstream side of the transport member 30 is a second ball downflow path 31, and the first ball downflow path 29 A general winning opening 32 is opened downstream and downstream of the portion where the second ball flow-down path 31 joins, and a special winning opening 33 is opened above the general winning opening 32 and on the back side of the rotating member 23. Then, a recirculation inlet 34 is opened diagonally above the special winning opening 33 and higher than the ball mounting portion 25, and the recirculation outlet 36 of the recirculation path 35 formed on the back side from the recirculation inlet 34 is Open after the ball mount 25, recirculation inlet
A door member 37 for opening and closing the recirculation inlet 34 is provided at 34. The transport member 30 is formed by cutting off a part of the bottom part constituting the rear half of the first ball flow path 29 to form two empty portions, and forming a block in which the upper surface is slightly downwardly inclined downstream in both the empty portions. The blocks are arranged so as to be movable up and down, and these blocks are configured to be moved up and down by an electric drive source described later.

Then, on the back side of the substrate 9 and the case 16, as shown in FIG. 4, members such as an electric drive source for driving the movable member 11, the rotating member 23, the transport member 30, the door member 37 and the like are provided. is there.

First, a mechanism for driving the movable member 11 will be described.
The movable member 11 is made of a translucent horizontally long plate material, and has support shafts 38, 38 projecting left and right below the side edges, and forming projecting pieces 39, 39 rearward from the side edges. A pin 40 projects from the rear end of the projection 39. The operating arm 41 is rotatably mounted on the upper part of the rear surface of the case 16 by a shaft 42 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 42. The pin of the movable member 11 is inserted into a groove 43 formed at the tip of the operating arm 41.
The rear end of the operation arm 41 is connected to the arm 45 of the plunger of the first solenoid 44 provided as an electric drive source. Therefore, in the state where the first solenoid 44 is demagnetized, the movable member 11 stands up by the urging of the return spring 46 of the first solenoid 44 and closes the ball passage opening 10 so as not to receive the ball, that is, it is convenient for the player. The first state is maintained (FIG. 5). When the first solenoid 44 is excited,
Since the operating arm 41 pivots in the direction in which the tip rises, the movable member 11 pivots in the direction in which the upper end is tilted forward, so that it is easy to receive the ball flowing down into the game section 3, ie, the player To a second state which is advantageous to the user (FIG. 6). First
When the solenoid 44 is demagnetized, the operating arm 41 and the movable member 11 return and rotate by the bias of the return spring 46, and the ball passage port 10
To return to the first state of closing the. Therefore, when the first solenoid 44 is repeatedly demagnetized / excited, the movable member 11 is repeatedly converted into a state in which the movable member 11 does not accept the ball and a state in which the movable member 11 easily accepts the ball.

Next, a driving mechanism of the flow path switching member 27 will be described.
The plate-shaped flow path switching member 27 is fixedly supported at one end on the tip of a shaft 28 that penetrates the case 16, and a crank member 48 having a pin 47 is fixed to a rear end of the shaft 28. Arm attached to the plunger of the second solenoid 49 provided as a dynamic drive source
The pin 47 is loosely fitted in the long hole of 50. Therefore,
In a normal state where the second solenoid 49 is demagnetized, the flow path switching member is biased by the return spring 51 of the second solenoid 49.
27 rises and stops, and the communication passage 21 from the first concave chamber 17 is
The first state of communication with the ball downflow path 31 is maintained (FIG. 7).
Therefore, when the ball falls from the communication path 21 in the first state, the ball flows on the ball mounting portion 25 and then flows through the branch portion 26 and in the second ball downstream portion 31. On the other hand, when the second solenoid 49 is excited, the flanger rises and the crank member 48 rotates in the direction in which the pin 47 rises, and the flow path switching member
27 rotates around the shaft 28 in the direction of descending the free end,
As shown in FIG. 8, the communication path 21 is closed
The state is converted to the second state communicating with the lower road 29. Therefore, when the ball falls from the communication path 21 in the second state, the ball flows on the ball switching portion 27 after flowing on the ball mounting portion 25 and flows down into the first ball flow-down path 29. . When the second solenoid 49 is degaussed, the flow path switching member 27 is rotated back by the bias of the return spring 51 to open the branch portion 26 and communicate the communication path 21 with the second spherical downflow path 31. Returns to the state.

The drive mechanism of the transport member 30 will be described. The conveying member 30 shown in this embodiment is a block-shaped member whose upper surface is slightly inclined downward toward the downstream side as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. , An interlocking plate 53 disposed on the back side of the case 16 so as to be vertically movable by guides 52, 52.
The rear ends are fixed respectively. A first motor (with a speed reducer) 54 is provided on the back side of the case 16 as an electric drive source,
An eccentric rotating body 55 is attached to the output shaft of the first motor 54, and the eccentric pin 56 of the eccentric rotating body 55 is
Fits loosely in 57. Therefore, when the first motor 54 is operated (in this embodiment, the rotation direction is reversed for a predetermined time or a rotation angle), the eccentric pin 56 moves up and down the interlocking plate 53 while moving in the horizontally long hole 57. As a result, both transport members 30, 30 move up and down. When the sphere flows down in the first ball downflow path 29 in a state where the carrying member 30 is raised (FIG. 10), the sphere comes into contact with the side surface of the carrying member 30 on the left side in the figure and temporarily stops. When the carrying member 30 descends and the upper surface descends below the bottom surface of the first ball downflow path 29 (FIG. 9), the sphere is moved by the carrying member.
It rests on the upper surface of 30 and abuts against the side surface of the fixing member 58 forming a part of the first ball downflow path 29, and remains cut on the transport member 30. Thereafter, the carrying member 30 is lifted and the upper surface of the carrying member 30 is positioned higher than the upper surface of the fixing member 58 (tenth
Since the upper surface of the carrying member 30 is slightly inclined downward toward the fixing member 58, the sphere on the carrying member 30 is
Roll up. In this state, the transport member 30 on the right side in the figure is also raised, so that the ball transferred to the fixed member 58 stops on the fixed member 58 in contact with the side surface of the right transport member 30. Then, when the right transport member 30 is lowered and the upper surface is lower than the upper surface of the fixing member 58 (FIG. 9), the upper surface of the fixed member 58 is slightly inclined downward toward the right transport member 30 side. Therefore, the ball on the fixing member 58 rolls on the right conveying member 30. In this state, the fixed bottom portion 59 provided on the downstream side of the upper surface of the carrying member 30 is higher, so that the sphere comes into contact with the side surface of the fixed bottom portion 59 and stops on the carrying member 30. Then, when the carrying member 30 rises and the upper surface becomes higher than the fixed bottom portion 59, since the upper surface is slightly downwardly inclined toward the fixed bottom portion 59 side, the sphere moves from the carrying member 30 to the fixed bottom portion 59. To roll. As described above, the transport member 30 moves up and down and transports the balls in the first ball down flow path 29 to the downstream side little by little without flowing down naturally. The transport member 30
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the lowering position is detected by the light shielding piece 55a of the eccentric rotating body 55 attached to the output shaft of the first motor 54 and the photodetector 55b. ing.

Next, a driving mechanism of the rotating member 23 will be described. The rotating member 23 has a plurality of notched groove-shaped general ball receiving portions 60... Capable of accommodating one ball in the outer periphery of a disk thicker than the diameter of the ball, and one special ball receiving portion 61. A decorative plate 62 is adhered to the rotating member 23, and a plurality of ball receiving portions, that is, a general ball receiving portion 60 and a special ball receiving portion 61 provided on the rotating member 23 are open on the outside and the back side surface. . In addition, the special ball receiving portion 61 has a side opening that is notched deeply near the center of the rotating member 23 so as to roll the ball into the special winning opening 33 by communicating with the special winning opening 33. The receiving portion 60 is notched so as to prevent the ball in the general ball receiving portion 60 from entering the special winning opening 33 even if the special winning opening 33 and the side opening communicate with each other. This rotating member 23
Is fixed to the tip of a spindle 63 penetrating the case 16,
A first gear 64 is provided at the rear end of the support shaft 63 protruding from the back side of the case 16.
Is fixed, and a second motor (with a speed reducer) 65 is provided as an electric drive source on the back side of the case 16, and the first gear 64 meshes with a second gear 66 attached to an output shaft of the second motor 65. . The rotating member 23 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the front by the driving of the second motor 65, and when the ball flows down on the fixed bottom 59 with the outer peripheral surface facing the inclined lower end of the fixed bottom 59. The sphere abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 23 and waits on the fixed bottom 59. Then, in this state, when the rotating member 23 further rotates and the outer peripheral surface opening of the general ball receiving portion 60 faces the inclined lower end of the fixed bottom portion 59, the sphere waiting on the fixed bottom portion 59 becomes the general ball receiving portion 60.
Housed within. The ball accommodated in the general ball receiving portion 60 rises by the rotation of the rotating member 23, and rises without entering the special winning opening 33 even if the general ball receiving portion 60 partially overlaps the direct winning opening 33, When the ball recirculation inlet 34 is closed by the door member 37, the ball recirculation entrance 34 falls from the general ball receiving portion 60 and makes a prize at the general winning opening 32 when the ball recirculation inlet 34 is rotated substantially one turn.
Figure). That is, the fact that the ball has been accepted by the general ball receiving section 60 means that the possibility of winning in the special winning opening 33 has been missed. When the ball recirculation inlet 34 is open, when the side opening of the general ball receiving portion 60 communicates with the ball recirculation inlet 34, the ball recirculation inlet 34 exits from the side opening.
Enters the ball recirculation path 35 (Fig. 15). On the other hand, if the ball is waiting on the fixed bottom 59 with the outer peripheral surface opening of the special ball receiving portion 61 facing the inclined lower end of the fixed bottom 59, or if the ball flows down, this ball will be special. It is housed in the ball receiver 61 (the
13). The ball accommodated in the special ball receiving portion 61 is lifted by the rotation of the rotating member 23, and when the special ball receiving portion 61 communicates with the special winning opening 33, enters the special winning opening 33 from the side opening, and the special winning opening It acts on the special winning detector 67 provided in the flow path extending from 33. Therefore, the ball accommodated in the general ball receiving portion 60 enters the ball recirculating path 35 from the ball recirculating inlet 34 or enters the general winning opening 32 after almost making a round, and the special ball receiving portion 61 The ball housed inside is lifted slightly and a special winning opening 33
Will be won. Note that this rotating member 23 is
As shown in the figure, a cam 68 attached to a support shaft 63,
Position detector that detects the position of the rotation receiving material 23 under the action of
With 69, it is possible to detect the state where the special ball receiving portion 61 faces the inclined lower end of the fixed bottom portion 59, that is, the position where the flowing ball is accommodated in the special ball receiving portion 61 and the special winning opening 33 is won. It is configured.

Next, a drive mechanism of the door member 37 that opens and closes the recirculation inlet 34 will be described. The door member 37 is pivotally mounted coaxially with the support shaft 63 of the rotating member 23.A shutter piece 70 extends from the pivotal mounting base, and a pin 71 projects rearward from a position off the center. The shutter 70 is rotatably mounted in a state in which the shutter 70 is retractable behind the recirculation inlet 34. A third solenoid 72 is attached to the rear of the case 16 as an electric drive source.
The above pin is inserted into the horizontal hole of the operating member 73 attached to the
71 is loosely fitted. When the third solenoid 72 is demagnetized,
By the biasing of the return spring 74 of the third solenoid 72, the shutter piece 70 of the door member 37 stops in the first state of closing the recirculation inlet 34 (FIG. 18). Therefore, in the first state, even if the rotating member 23 rotates while housing the ball in the general ball receiving portion 60, the ball is prevented from entering the recirculation path 35 from the recirculation inlet 34. On the other hand, when the third solenoid 72 is excited, the operating member 73 is lowered and the door member 37 is rotated.
The shutter piece 70 comes off the recirculation inlet 34, and the recirculation inlet 34
Is converted to the second state of releasing (FIG. 19). Therefore, in this second state, when the rotating member 23 accommodates the ball in the general ball receiving portion 60 and rotates, when the side opening of the general ball receiving portion 60 and the recirculation inlet 34 communicate with each other, the general ball receiving portion 34 is rotated. The ball in the section 60 is allowed to enter the recirculation passage 35 from the recirculation inlet 34. For this reason, the sphere lifted by the rotating member 23 passes through the recirculation path 35 and is returned to the sphere mounting portion 25 again.

That is, when the rotating member 23 is driven to rotate by the second motor 65 and the third solenoid 72 is excited, and the shutter piece 70 opens the recirculation inlet 34, the general ball receiving member 59 is opened from above the fixed bottom 59. The game ball which satisfies the specific condition of being accepted by the part 60 reaches the ball recirculation path 35 and flows down the shelf board 24 again, so that the possibility of winning in the special winning opening 33 is generated again. In this embodiment, in addition to the rotating member 23 and the driving mechanism (the second motor 65, the support shaft 63, etc.), the door member 37 for opening and closing the recirculation inlet 34 and the driving mechanism (the third solenoid 72, etc.) are provided. Since they function as mutual and constitute a lifting means for lifting the game balls recyclably, one of them is always driven and the other is driven based on predetermined game conditions (for example, The rotating member 23 is constantly rotated, and the third solenoid 72 is driven to drive the recirculation inlet 34.
), A state in which the game balls are pumped or a state in which the game balls are not pumped can be made to appear.

In addition, each electric drive source and each detector described above are
As shown in FIG. 20, it is electrically connected to an electric control device 75 provided on the back side of the game board 1, and operates under the control of the electric control device 75.

Next, a game in a gaming machine provided with the above-mentioned variable winning device 4 will be described. The movable member 11 of the variable winning device 4 stops in the first state in which the ball is not received, the flow path switching member 27 stops in the first state in which the ball flows down to the second downflow path, and the rotation receiving member 23 is in the normal state. In FIG. 2, the conveyor member 30 rotates clockwise at a speed of about 15 times per minute, the transport member 30 stops operating in a lowered state, and the door member 37 stops in a first state in which the recirculation inlet 34 is closed. .

When the player operates the firing operation handle and the ball that has been ejected flows down in the game section 3 and the ball enters the first starting port 5, the first ball
The starting detector 7 detects this ball and sends a signal to the electronic control unit 75, and when the ball enters the second starting port 6, the second starting detector 8
Detects this sphere and sends a signal to the electronic control unit 75. When a signal is received from the first start detector 7, the electric control device
Reference numeral 75 sets an effective time timer for limiting an effective time (for example, 4 seconds) for receiving a signal from the special winning detector 67 as an effective signal, and sets a predetermined wait time (for example, 0.8 seconds).
(Seconds), the first solenoid 44 is excited only once for a predetermined time (for example, 0.4 seconds), and the first motor 54 is activated for a predetermined time (for example, 4.51 seconds) slightly after the excitation of the first solenoid 44.
2 seconds), and when a signal is received from the second start detector 8, the valid time timer is set to, for example, 5.9 seconds, and when a predetermined wait time (for example, 0.8 seconds) elapses, the first solenoid 44 is turned on for a predetermined time. Excitation is performed twice (for example, for 0.8 seconds), and the first motor 54 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 6.016 seconds) slightly after the excitation of the first solenoid 44.
Therefore, when the ball has won the first starting port 5, the state is changed from the first state in which the movable member 11 does not accept the ball only once to the second state in which the ball is easily accepted. Also, the second starting port 6
In the case of winning, the movable member 11 changes from the first state in which the movable member 11 does not accept the ball only twice to the second state in which the ball is easily accepted.
When the movable member 11 is converted to the second state in this manner,
Fortunately, when the ball flows down onto the movable member 11, the ball is received by the movable member 11 and is introduced into the first recessed chamber 17 from the ball passage 10, and the introduced ball passes through the communication passage 21 and passes through the second passage 21. It falls on the ball mounting portion 25 in the concave chamber 18.

The ball that has fallen on the ball cutting portion 25 flows down through the second ball flow-down path 31 and is placed on the transport member 30 on the right side in the figure, or once dropped on the transport member 30 and then received by the ball. The ball flows down to the part 14 and passes through the ball receiving lower part 14 to win a general winning opening 32. Further, the object placed on the transport member 30 is transported onto the fixed bottom portion 59 by the vertical movement of the transport member 30 and enters the general ball receiving portion 60 or the special ball receiving portion 61 of the rotating member 23 from here. The ball is a general ball receiver
When the ball enters 60, the ball is carried by the rotation of the rotating member 23, and the recirculation inlet 34 is closed. When a ball has won the general winning opening 32, the ball is processed as a winning ball on the back side of the game board 1 and a predetermined number of prize balls are ejected, but there is no change in the game content.

On the other hand, when the ball enters the special ball receiving portion 61, the ball
Is turned by the rotation of, and wins the special winning opening 33. When the ball wins the special winning opening 33, the special winning detector 67 which detects this ball sends a signal to the electric control device 75, thereby giving the player a special game right to give a predetermined game value to the player. generate. The special game is given as a larger prize privilege to the player than a general prize, and has the following game content, for example.

In the special game, one cycle of converting the movable member 11 of the variable winning device 4 from the first state in which the ball is not accepted to the second state in which the ball is easily accepted for a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) is performed in one cycle. The cycle can be updated and continued up to a predetermined number of times (eight times) on condition that the ball wins the special winning opening 33. Note that, in order to balance the profit of the game store and the profit of the player, the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined number (for example, 10) or the movable member 11 is converted into the predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times). If the ball does not win in the special winning opening 33 by then, the special game is set to end at the end of the cycle regardless of the number of remaining cycles.

More specifically, when the right to a special game is generated, the first motor 54 is activated at the same time as the up and down movement of the transport members 30, 30 to visually display that the special game has been started to the player, Also, a predetermined wait time (for example, 3.2
(Seconds), the first solenoid 44 starts the excitation / demagnetization operation for a predetermined time, the second solenoid 49 is excited, and the third solenoid 72 is turned on for a predetermined time after the excitation of the first and second solenoids 44 and 49. Excite late. Therefore, when the special game is started, the movable member 11 of the variable winning device 4 starts opening / closing operation, and the flow path switching member 27 rotates to move the ball to the first ball downflow path 29 in the second state. A little later, the door member 37 turns to convert to the second state in which the recirculation inlet 34 is opened. Note that the transport members 30, 30 continue to move up and down, but stop slightly in the lowered state and move up immediately.

In this state, the ball that has flowed down in the game section 3 is moved by the movable member 11.
When flowing down, the ball is moved by the movable member 11 to the ball passage 10
From the first chamber 17. The sphere that has entered the first concave chamber 17 flows down into the communication 21 and is detected by the sphere detector 22 before flowing into the second concave chamber 18. The ball detector 22 sends a signal to the electric control device 75 each time a ball is detected, and the electric control device 75 counts the balls that have won the variable prize winning device 4 based on the signal, and determines a predetermined number (for example, If the number reaches 10), the special game ends in the cycle. Second concave room
In this state, the ball that has flowed down onto the ball mounting portion 25 in the 18 is in the first ball down flow path because the flow path switching member 27 maintains the second state.
Run down 29. That is, the sphere first flows down the shelf 24 from the right side to the left end of the second recess 18 in the second recess 18, and then falls down from the end of the shelf 24 to the transportation member.
It is transported by the vertical movement of 30,30. The sphere transported by the transport members 30, 30 flows down the upper surface of the fixed bottom 59, and the rotating member 23
One ball is received in the general ball receiving portion 60 or the special ball receiving portion 61, but if the movable member 11 picks up a plurality of balls in a relatively short time, it overflows from the fixed bottom portion 59, or There are also balls that fall from the transport member 30 while being transported by the transport members 30, 30, and these balls pass through the ball receiving lower part 14 as balls that are not likely to win the special winning opening 33. Wins the general winning opening 32. In short, the transport members 30, 30 are located in the first ball flow path 29, which allows the player to see the winning ball for a relatively long time and gives a sense of expectation that a special winning will be made during this time. When a large number of prize balls flow down, it also has a function of sorting balls having a possibility of winning in the special winning opening 33 and balls having no possibility of winning. The ball housed in the general ball receiving portion 60 of the rotating member 23 from above the fixed bottom portion 59 is pumped by the rotation of the rotating member 23, passes through the special winning opening 33, and rises to the recirculation inlet 34. Then, it is returned from the recirculation inlet 34 to the ball mounting portion 25 through the recirculation passage 35 and flows down the first ball downflow passage 29 again. Therefore, the ball that has entered the general ball receiving portion 60 of the rotating member 23 in the above state does not win the special winning opening 33 at that time, but passes through the recirculation path 35 onto the ball mounting portion 25. By returning, a chance to win the special winning opening 33 again is given.

On the other hand, when the ball is luckily accommodated in the special ball receiving portion 61 of the rotating member 23, the ball is pumped by the rotation of the rotating member 23, wins the special winning opening 33, and is received by the special winning detector 67. Is detected. When the special prize detector 67 detects the ball, it sends a signal to the electric control device 75 indicating that the update (continuation) condition is satisfied, and the electric control device 75 that has received this signal updates the cycle.

The second solenoid 49 demagnetizes after the movable member 11 has changed to the second state a predetermined number of times (six times in this embodiment) in the second half of the cycle. Therefore, the movable member 11
After a predetermined number of times has been converted to the second state in which the ball can be easily received (the latter half of the cycle), the flow path switching member 27 returns to rotate and stands up, and the ball on the ball mounting portion 25 is moved downward by the second ball flow path. It returns to the first state where it flows down 31. For this reason, the sphere that has fallen from the first concave chamber 17 is a second sphere downflow path having a short path from the sphere mounting portion 25.
It flows down into fixed bottom 59 through 31. Further, in the latter half of the above-described cycle, the third solenoid 72 is demagnetized, and the door member 37 returns to rotate to return to the first state in which the recirculation inlet 34 is closed. Therefore, the ball accommodated in the general ball receiving portion 60 of the rotation receiving material 23 makes a general prize in the general winning opening 32 after making a round with the rotating member 23 substantially once. Even in the latter half of the cycle, there is a possibility that the ball that has flowed down onto the fixed bottom portion 59 through the second ball flow-down path 31 is luckily accommodated in the special ball receiving portion 61 and wins the special winning opening 33. . However, the probability that the ball is stored in the special ball receiving portion 61 of the rotating member 23, that is, the probability that the continuation condition is satisfied is not high. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the second motor 65 is stopped for a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) in a state where the special ball receiving portion 61 of the rotating member 23 faces the fixed bottom portion 59, and the flowing ball is changed to the special ball receiving portion. The chance of being accommodated in the section 61 is expanded, thereby increasing the probability of winning the special winning opening 33, that is, the probability that the cycle is updated and the special game is continued. The number of cycles (the number of continuations) is displayed on the first display 19, and the number of winning balls is displayed on the second display 20.
Are displayed respectively.

In the first cycle described above, the number of winning balls
If the ball wins the special winning opening 33 and the update (continuation) condition is satisfied by the time the ten or the movable member 11 performs the predetermined 18 conversions, the electric control device 75 determines at that time the first cycle. After the end of the special game, the process proceeds to the second cycle of the special game. The signal from the special prize detector 67 is stored in the electric control device 75, and is configured to shift to the second cycle after the movable member 11 has been converted a predetermined number of times or the number of winning balls has reached the predetermined number. May be.

When shifting to the special game of the second cycle, as in the first cycle, the transport receiving material 30 moves up and down to visually display to the player that the special game is the second cycle, and the predetermined wait time has elapsed. Later, the opening and closing operation of the movable member 11 starts,
Further, the flow path switching member 27 is changed to the second state so that the ball flows down to the first ball downflow path 29, and the door member 37 is moved to the second state.
The state is converted into a state, and the ball that has entered the general ball receiving portion 60 of the rotating member 23 is returned to the ball mounting portion 25 to give a chance to win the special winning opening 33 again. When the ball wins the special winning opening 33 during the special game in the second cycle, as described above,
Shift to the next third cycle. In this way, the cycle is updated on condition that the ball wins the special winning opening 33.

And during the special game of the 8th cycle, the ball wins a special winning opening
If the player wins 33, the cycle is not updated, and all the special games are terminated when the movable member 11 performs the predetermined 18 conversions in the cycle or when the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined 10 balls. , Return to normal game.

Although the movable member 11 is a horizontally long plate-like body,
The movable member in the present invention is not limited to this, and may have any configuration as long as it can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player. For example, a pair of left and right plates may be used.

Further, the lifting means is not limited to the above-described structure including the rotating member and the like, and may have any configuration as long as the balls flowing down from the lower part of the ball flow can be recirculated and lifted. For example, a screw conveyor may be rotated and pumped, or a ball may be attracted by a magnet and pumped.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, a ball that has flowed down the ball flow path in the winning device and has missed the possibility of winning a special winning opening will win a general winning opening. However, if the falling ball satisfies the specific conditions before winning the general winning opening, and the predetermined driving condition is satisfied, the electric drive source operates and the lifting means is functioning. Is returned to the predetermined position below the ball flow, and the possibility of winning in the special winning opening is generated. Therefore, the flowing state of the ball becomes unpredictable, and a predetermined advantageous profit is given to the player. There is also the expectation that the possibility of winning the special winning opening will be increased,
The player's interest can be more effectively attracted to the flowing state of the ball in the winning device.

In addition, the ball that follows the flow path that does not give the performer any expectation by losing the possibility of winning in the special winning opening as soon as it is accepted in the prize device, or the ball flow path is short and general immediately When a ball that wins the winning opening is lifted to the lower part of the ball flow by the lifting means, a machine that wins the special winning opening again is given, so that the ball flowing down in the winning device becomes monotonous. This can be effectively prevented, resulting in a variety of unexpected winning devices.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board, FIG. 2 is a front view of a variable winning device, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a winning device. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the prize winning device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the prize winning device showing a state in which a ball flows down a first ball flow path, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a flow path switching member in a first state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the flow path switching member in a second state, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the transport member in a lowered state from the front side, and a perspective view of the transport member in a raised state from FIG. Eleventh
The figure is a perspective view from the back side of the transport member in the lowered state, FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the back side of the transport member in the raised state, FIG. 13 is a perspective view from the front side of the rotating member, FIG.
The figure is a perspective view from the back showing the drive mechanism of the rotating member, FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the rotating member and the recirculation path, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the rotating member, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a position detecting mechanism of the rotating member,
FIG. 18 is a perspective view from the back side of the door member in the first state,
FIG. 19 is a perspective view from the back side of the door member in the second state,
FIG. 20 is a schematic block diagram of the electric control device, FIGS. 21 to 23 are timing charts of the game, and FIGS. 24 to 26 are flowcharts of the game. In the figure, 1 is a game board, 3 is a game section, 4 is a variable winning device, 23
Is a rotating member, 24 is a shelf board, 32 is a general winning opening, 33 is a special winning opening, 60 is a general ball receiving portion, 61 is a special ball receiving portion, 63 is a spindle, and 65 is a second motor.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize winning device of a gaming machine provided in a game section of a game board and having a plurality of prize ports including a special prize port therein, wherein a game ball received therein is caused to flow down to the plurality of prize ports. A ball below the ball, and a game ball that satisfies specific conditions by flowing down from the ball below the ball and losing the possibility of winning in the special winning opening to the upper portion based on the operation of the electric drive source. Based on the establishment of predetermined game conditions, actuating an electric drive source of the lifting means, and lifting game balls satisfying specific conditions to a required position below the ball flow. A prize device for a game machine, wherein the game ball is recirculated. 2. The lifting means comprises a rotating member having a plurality of ball receiving portions including a special ball receiving portion for guiding a game ball to a special winning opening. 2. The prize winning device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game balls not held by the section are lifted to a required position below the ball flow.