JP2974241B2 - Prize-winning equipment for ball-and-ball game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize winning device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a variable symbol display means having a plurality of (for example, three) symbol display portions on a game board, and a variable symbol display means for operating the variable symbol display means. Starting means and another second starting means such as a third type starting means.
The starting means and the winning special winning means are arranged, and when the game ball passes through the starting means, the symbol of each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means is changed, and the stop symbol is, for example, "7""7" In the case of "7" or the like, the opening / closing plate of the special prize means is opened, and a game ball falling from above along the board surface is guided into the specific prize means by the open / close plate. There is an arrangement in which prize balls are paid out according to the number of game balls entered.

In this type of ball-and-ball game machine, the specific winning means is divided into a plurality of, for example, three or more areas, and a detection switch is provided in a specific operation area among the three or more areas. When a game ball that has entered the special winning means passes through the operating area, the game ball is detected by a detection switch, and a right state advantageous to the player is generated by the right state generating means, and the right state is generated. Later, when a game ball enters another second starting means, the special winning means is opened.

[0004]

In this ball game machine,
When the starting means detects the passing of the game ball, the display symbols of the three symbol display sections of the variable symbol display means start to fluctuate by random number processing, and after each display symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time, the display of each symbol display section is performed. When the symbols stop in the order of left, right, and middle, and the stopped symbols become a predetermined combination of winning symbols, a right state advantageous to the player is generated when other conditions are satisfied. Like that.

However, in the conventional ball game machine, any one of a plurality of divided areas in the specific prize means is fixedly set as an operation area, and the operation area is set in the specific prize means. Since the plurality of areas do not move between the respective areas, the flow of game balls entering the specific prize means is constant due to the arrangement of obstacle nails near the specific prize means, the flow characteristics of the game balls of the specific prize means itself, and the like. In this case, it is possible to clearly distinguish between a game ball that easily passes through the operation area and a game ball that does not easily pass through the operation area. Therefore, there is a defect that the change is poor and lacks interest. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize winning device for a ball-and-play machine capable of changing an operation area of a prize winning device to play a game having an excellent interest.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game board 5 includes a prize means 16 which is activated when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In a ball game machine which generates a predetermined profit state when passing through an operation area, a rotator having a plurality of ball entry portions 27 in a circumferential direction in a winning means 16 and rotating around a horizontal axis. 28 and a game ball that has won the prize means 16 is a rotating body 28
And a ball entry guide path 29 for guiding the user to enter one of the ball entry sections 27. Of the plurality of ball entry sections 27 of the rotating body 28, the position of the ball entry section 27 to be an operation area Is changed by random number processing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, a symbol corresponding to each of the ball portions 27 is displayed on the rotating body 28, and the winning A display window 37 that allows the user to check the design from the front is provided.
Symbol display portions 22, 23 for displaying symbols that fluctuate for a predetermined time when the starting means 19 detects a game ball are arranged on both left and right sides of the inside.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the rotating body 28 includes a rotating drum 56 rotating around a horizontal axis, and a rotating drum 56 protruding from the outer periphery of the rotating drum 56. A plurality of partitioning projections 57 are provided in the circumferential direction for partitioning the ball entry portion 27. On both sides of the rotator 28, the game ball of the ball entry portion 27 of the rotator 28 is supported from both left and right sides and guided in the rotation direction. Side walls 46 and 47 are provided.

The present invention described in claim 4 is the first and second aspects of the present invention.
Or 3) the side wall portions on both sides of the rotating body 28
On the 46 and 47 sides, there are provided ball entry position detection switches 30 for detecting game balls in the ball entry section 27 and detecting the ball entry position.
In addition, a ball shifting portion 57a for shifting the game ball which has entered the ball entry portion 27 to the side wall portions 46 and 47 is provided.

[0010] The present invention described in claim 5 is based on claim 1,
According to the invention described in 2, 3, or 4, an illumination lamp 61 for illuminating the entrance portion 27 of the rotating body 28 corresponding to the display window 37 from the back side is provided on the side walls 46, 47 in the rotating body 28. is there.

[0011] The present invention described in claim 6 is based on claim 1,
In the invention described in 2, 3, 4, or 5, the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28 in the display window 37 is located at substantially the same position as the front and rear positions of the respective symbol display portions 22 and 23.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of a pachinko machine main body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. Glass door on front frame 1
3 and the front panel 4 are attached.
5 is detachably mounted.

An upper plate 6 is mounted on the front plate 4, and this upper plate
A ball sweeping lever 7 is provided at the front edge of 6. Front frame 1
A lower plate 8 and an operation handle 10 of the firing means 9 are provided at the lower part of the box. When the operating handle 10 is operated, the firing means 9 supplies game balls one by one from the upper plate 6 to the firing portion, and fires the game balls to the game board 5 side by the operation of the firing motor.

On the front of the game board 5, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 11 for guiding the fired game balls is provided, and in addition to the obstacle nail, an upper left winning means 12, an upper right winning means
13, lower left winning means 14, lower right winning means 15, center winning means 1
6, fluctuation symbol display means 17, big prize winning means 18, starting means 19,
The out port 20 and the corner lamp 21 are respectively arranged at predetermined positions.

The variable symbol display means 17 includes two symbol display units 2 incorporated in the center winning means 16 at right and left intervals.
It has 2,23. Each of the symbol display sections 22 and 23 is designed to display a numeral symbol from 0 to 9 in dots. The symbol display sections 22 and 23 are used for random number processing that operates by random number processing. When the game ball passes the starting means 19, the symbol is changed by the random number processing of the random number processing means 78 (see FIG. 15), and the symbol is changed for a predetermined time. After the time elapses, the game is stopped at a symbol of a predetermined combination according to the random number.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, the central winning means 16 includes a winning case 24 mounted on the game board 5 and a tulip opening / closing means 26 provided at an entrance 25 of the winning case 24.
A rotating body 28 having a plurality of ball entry portions 27 in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side and rotatably incorporated around the horizontal axis in the winning case 24, and a game ball winning from the entrance 25 A ball entry guide path 29 that guides the player to enter one of the ball entry sections 27 of 28
A ball entry position detection switch 30 that detects a ball entry portion 27 into which a game ball has entered, a fall passage 31 that guides a game ball released from the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28, and a fall passage 31 A stop means 32 for temporarily stopping the falling game balls, and a distribution means 35 for distributing the game balls falling from the stop means 32 to the off-side passage 33 and the hit-side passage 34 are provided.

The winning case 24 includes, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, a base plate 36 attached to the front side of the game board 5,
A display window 37 made of a transparent plate formed in the center of the base plate 36 to be long in the left-right direction, and a base plate 36 above the display window 37.
And a base plate 36 below the display window 37.
And a rear case section 40 mounted on the back side of the base plate 36 and covering the rotator 28 and the like from the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of left and right display mounts 41, 42 are arranged at a predetermined interval on the back side of the display window 37. The symbol display sections 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 are mounted via the rear side. In the upper part 38, an entrance 25 and an opening / closing means 26 are provided at the center upper part, and a game ball entered from the entrance 25 is guided to one side in the left and right direction at the front side of the base plate 36. A front passage 43 of the guide passage 29 is provided inside.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the rear case section 40 is composed of a plurality of divided bodies divided into front, rear, left and right, and is detachably mounted on the back side of the base plate 36. In addition, a rotator housing chamber 44 for housing the rotator 28 is provided at the left and right central portions, and a ball entry guide passage
29 rear passages 45 are provided respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the rotating body housing chamber 44 has inner surfaces of left and right display unit mounting bases 41 and 42,
A pair of side walls 46, 47 arranged flush with the inner surfaces of the display mounting bases 41, 42, and left and right side walls so as to cover from the upper side to the lower side through the rear side of the rotating body 28. It is formed by a peripheral wall portion 48 provided between 46 and 47.

FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 7 show the opening / closing means 26.
As shown in the figure, a pair of left and right opening / closing claws 50 arranged on both left and right sides of the entrance 25, a front and rear support shaft 51 for pivotally supporting the opening / closing claw 50 in the opening / closing direction, and fixed to each opening / closing claw 50 The base plate
An operation pin 52 that penetrates through and protrudes rearward, and a base plate 36
An opening / closing solenoid 53 mounted on the back side of the device, and an interlocking mechanism 54 for interlocking the opening / closing solenoid 53 and the operation pin 52,
When the opening / closing solenoid 53 is excited, each opening / closing claw 50 is rotated around the support shaft 51 in the opening direction via the interlocking mechanism 54 and the operation pin 52. The pair of opening / closing claws 50 are arranged at intervals at which game balls can win even in the closed state, and a winning ball detection switch 55 for detecting a game ball won from the entrance 25 is provided below the opening / closing means 26. Have been.

The opening / closing means 26 is provided on the left and right symbol display portions 2.
2,23 symbols are "0""0","1""1","9"
When the reach state of the same symbol as in “9” is reached, the opening / closing claw 50 is intermittently opened / closed, for example, six times, and the winning ball detection switch 55 detects a predetermined number, for example, one game ball winning. Is configured not to open and close.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, and 8, a pair of left and right symbol display portions 22, 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 are provided.
It is arranged behind the winning case 24 so as to correspond to the display window 37 between them. The rotating body 28 is fixed to one end of the rotating drum 56, and ten partitioning projections 57 integrally formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side of the rotating drum 56. And a side plate 58.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, each of the partitioning projections 57 is for partitioning the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 56 into ten ball insertion portions 27, and has a full width in the width direction of the rotary drum 56. It is provided over. In each of the partitioning projections 57, a ball shifting portion 57a is formed at the center in the width direction to shift the game ball entered into each of the ball entry portions 27 from the ball entry guide passage 29 to the left or right side wall portion 46, 47 side. Have been. The distance between each ball shifter 57a and the side walls 46, 47 on both sides of the rotary drum 56 is about the diameter of a game ball. Each ball entry section 27 displays a symbol of the same type as the numeric symbol displayed on each symbol display section 22, 23 of the variable symbol display means 17.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rotating drum 56 has side plates.
The stepping motor 59 is fixed to the rotating shaft 60 of the stepping motor 59 through 58, and the rotating body housing chamber is driven by the driving of the stepping motor 59.
The rotation in the direction indicated by the arrow a is made around the axis of the rotation shaft 60 in the lateral direction in the inside 44. The stepping motor 59 is arranged such that the front-rear position on the front side of the rotary drum 56 in the display window 37 is substantially the same as the front side of each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17. 44 side walls 46,4
7, the rotary drum 56 is fixed to the side wall 47 opposite to the side plate 58. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, an illumination lamp 61 and an origin detection switch 62 are fixed to the side wall 47 before and after the stepping motor 59.

The illumination lamp 61 is provided at each ball entry portion of the rotating drum 56.
When 27 corresponds to the display window 37, this is for illuminating the display of the ball entry section 27 from the rear side. Home position detection switch 62
Are for detecting the origin position of the rotary drum 56, and these are fixed to the side walls 46, 47 inside the rotary drum 56. The entry position detection switch 30 is a non-contact type which detects when a game ball approaches, and is detachably attached to switch attachment portions 46a, 47a formed outside the upper ends of the left and right side walls 46, 47.

As shown in FIG. 11, ten pieces 63 to be detected are mounted on the side plate 58 of the rotary drum 56 so as to correspond to each ball-in section 27, and a non-contact type for detecting the pieces 63 to be detected. The rotation position detection switch 64 is mounted on the side wall portions 46, 47. The rotation position detection switch 64 detects the detected piece 63 when the ball entry portion 27 between the partition projections 57 corresponds to the display window 37.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a rear end of the rear passage 45 of the ball entry guide passage 29 communicates with an outer end of the front passage 43 through a through hole 65 of the base plate 36. Is the rotating body accommodation room 44
Is connected to a ball entry hole 66 formed in the side wall portion 47 of the base member. The ball entry hole 66 is located obliquely above the rear side of the rotating body 28,
The game ball is made to enter the ball entry portion 27 on the outer periphery of the rotating drum 56 which rotates in the rotating body housing chamber 44 from above.

As shown in FIG. 8, the drop passage 31 is provided on the back side of the base plate 36 and below the left and right display unit mounting bases 41 and 42, and extends from the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28. The dropped game balls are guided to the left and right one side along the base plate 36. At the lower end of the drop passage 31, a drop detection switch 67 for detecting a drop of the game ball, and this drop detection switch
Stop means 32 which is activated when the game ball is detected by 67 is provided. The drop detection switch 67 is detachably mounted on the switch mounting portion 68 on the back side of the base plate 36 so that the ball passage hole matches the drop passage 31.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the stopping means 32 opens and closes the collision wall 69 corresponding to the lower end of the fall passage 31 and the fall opening 70 between the fall passage 31 and the collision wall 69. And a stop solenoid 72 that drives the stop member 71 to open and close in the front-rear direction. The stop solenoid 72 is excited when the fall detection switch 67 detects a game ball, and a stop member.
71 is driven in the opening direction. The stop solenoid 72 is mounted on the base plate 36 via a bracket.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, below the dropping port 70 of the stopping means 32, an off-side passage 33 and a contact-side passage 34 are arranged on the left and right, and are distributed between these two passages. Means 35 are provided. The off-side passage 33 is provided in the front-rear direction so as to guide the game ball from behind to the back side of the game board 5. The contact passage 34 is provided in the left-right direction along the base plate 36 so as to be gently inclined from the disengagement passage 33 to the opposite side, and guides the game ball from the opposite end to the back side of the game board 5. It has become. In addition, the base plate 36 has a see-through window along the contact side passage 34 so that a player can see a game ball moving in the contact side passage 34 from the front.
73 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the distributing means 35 includes a distributing member 74 disposed between the off-side passage 33 and the contact-side passage 34, and distributing the distributing member 74 about an axial center in the front-rear direction. And a rotary sorting solenoid 75 that rotates.

The distribution member 74 normally distributes the game ball falling from the drop port 70 to the off-side passage 33, and the display of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 and the game ball are displayed. When the display of the entered ball entry portion 27 matches, the distribution solenoid 75 is operated to distribute the distribution member 74 to the contact side passage 34 side. A confirmation switch 76 is provided on the rear end side of the contact side passage 34 so as to detect a game ball passing to the back side of the game board 5. Note that the distribution solenoid 75 is mounted on the base plate 36 via a bracket.

Each of the winning means 12 to 15 is for paying out a predetermined number of game balls each time a game ball wins.
The grand prize winning means 18 has an opening and closing plate 77 for guiding a game ball falling from above at the time of opening and entering the ball, and after the occurrence of a profit state,
Each time a game ball enters the upper right winning means 13, the opening / closing plate 77 is opened for a predetermined time each time. In addition,
The opening and closing of the special winning means 18 is up to 16 times for one profit state.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a control system.
In FIG. 15, reference numeral 79 denotes an operation area setting means which reads and determines a random number from the random number processing means 78, and
When a random number for matching the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23 is output, the ball entry portions 27 corresponding to the symbols on the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the respective ball entry portions 27 of the rotating drum 56 are output. Is set as the operation area.

Reference numeral 80 denotes opening / closing control means, and each of the symbol display sections 22, 23
When the symbols match, the opening / closing means 26 is operated by the output of the operation area setting means 79, and the winning ball detection switch 55
When the game ball is detected, the operation of the opening / closing means 26 is stopped. 81 is a motor control means, which is a starting means 19
Activates the stepping motor 59 when detects a game ball, and when the drop detection switch 67 detects a game ball in the fall passage 31, or when the rotating drum 56 rotates a predetermined angle without the game ball entering, The motor 59 is stopped.

Numeral 82 denotes counting means for counting the number of drive pulses from the motor control means 81 with the rotation of the rotary drum 56 after the origin detection switch 62 detects the return of the rotary drum 56 to the home position. ing. 83 is a ball entry position discriminating means, which reads the count value from the counting means 82 when the ball entry position detection switch 30 detects the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating drum 56 in which the game ball has entered, and actually executes the game. It is determined whether the ball entry portion 27 at the position where the ball entered corresponds to any of the symbols from 0 to 9.

Reference numeral 84 denotes an operation area judging means which reads the setting signal from the operation area setting means 79 and the position signal from the ball entry position judging means 83, and enters the ball entry section 27 of the rotary drum 56 in which a game ball has entered. It is determined whether or not the position corresponds to the operation area set by the operation area setting means 79.

Reference numeral 85 denotes distribution control means. When the operation area determination means 84 determines that the position where the game ball has entered is the operation area and the drop detection switch 67 detects a game ball in the fall path 31, the distribution means is selected. Passage the distributing member 74 of 35
Switching from 33 to the contact side passage 34 is performed.

Reference numeral 86 denotes a profit state generating means for generating a specific profit state which is advantageous to the player when the operation area determination means 84 determines the operation area and the confirmation switch 76 detects a game ball. Each time one game ball enters the upper right winning means 13 of the game board 5, the opening / closing plate 77 of the special winning means 18 is opened for a predetermined time, and the opening and closing operation of the special winning means 18 is repeated 16 times. I have.

Reference numeral 87 denotes a stop control means.
Each time a game ball is detected, the game ball falling in the fall path 31 is once stopped by the stop member 71, and then the stop solenoid 72 is excited to drop the game ball from the drop port 70. Next, a control operation in the pachinko machine will be described.

In the game, when the operating handle 10 of the firing means 9 is operated, the game balls are supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 9, and the game balls are supplied to the guide rail 11. Along the upper part of the game board 5 is sequentially fired. When the starting means 19 detects the game ball, which is fired on the upper side of the game board 5 and falls along the game board 5, the stepping motor 59 drives the rotary drum 56 to rotate. And random number processing means
78 operates to change the symbols of the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23, and when a predetermined variation time has elapsed, the respective symbol display portions 22 and 23
Stop the symbol.

At this time, the fluctuation and stop control of each of the symbol display sections 22 and 23 is performed by reading a random number when the starting means 19 detects a game ball and processing the random number by the random number processing means 78. When the pattern is a predetermined random number, the symbols in the symbol display sections 22 and 23 match, and the value "0" is displayed.
Symbols such as "0", "1", "1", "2", "2", "9", and "9" are displayed.

Each of the left and right symbol display units 2 from the random number processing means 78
When a random number for matching the stop symbols of 2, 23 is generated, the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 22, 23 fluctuate for a predetermined time, and then both stop simultaneously or with a slight time difference, The same symbols, for example, "7" and "7" are displayed on the left and right symbol display sections 22 and 23, respectively. Therefore, in this case,
Of the ball entry portions 27 of the rotating drum 56, the ball entry portion 27 at the position corresponding to the symbol "7" becomes an operation area, and if a game ball enters the ball entry portion 27, a specific profit state occurs. I do.

That is, when the symbols on the left and right symbol display sections 22 and 23 are in the reach state of "7" and "7", the random number at this time is determined by the operating area setting means 79 and the symbol corresponding to the symbol "7" is determined. The entering ball section 27 is set as an operation area, the operation area setting signal is output to the operation area determination means 84, and the opening / closing control means 80
The opening / closing claw 50 of the opening / closing means 26 intermittently repeats the opening / closing operation a predetermined number of times. For example, 0.
This opening and closing operation is repeated six times, with one operation of opening for 9 seconds and closing for 0.25 seconds. Then, when the opening / closing means 26 is opened, the pair of opening / closing claws 50 open left and right, so that the game ball easily enters the entrance 25.

When a game ball enters from the entrance 25 through the opening / closing means 26, the winning ball detection switch 55 detects the game ball, and
26 stops operating while the game ball enters the ball entry guideway 29.
From the front side passage 43 through the rear side passage 45 to the ball entry hole 66 side of the side wall portions 46, 47 of the rear case portion 40, and is rotated from the ball entry hole 66 in the rotating body housing chamber 44 in the direction indicated by the arrow a. Rotating drum in state
The ball enters one of the ball entry sections 27 of 56.

When the game ball that has fallen from the ball entry hole 66 into the rotator housing chamber 44 enters one of the ball entry portions 27 on the outer periphery of the rotary drum 56, the game ball from the ball entry hole 66 It falls on the partitioning projection 57, and the ball shift portion 57a causes the left and right side wall portions 46, 47 to fall.
Guided to contact any of The game balls in the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating drum 56 are sent in the direction indicated by the arrow a by the rotation of the rotating drum 56 in a state of contacting one of the left and right side walls 46, 47.

When the game ball reaches the left and right ball entry position detection switches 30, the entry ball position detection switch 30 detects the game ball, so that the counting means 82 when the ball entry position detection switch 30 detects the game ball. From the count value of the ball entry position determining means 83
Determines the entry position of the game ball. Then, the result of the determination is sent to the operation area determination means 84, and the actual ball entry position is the entry section 27 set as the operation area, that is, the entry section 27 corresponding to the symbol "7". It is determined whether or not.

On the other hand, as the rotating drum 56 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the respective ball-receiving portions 27 sequentially pass through the display window 37 from the upper side to the lower side. If a game ball has entered the ball 27, the player can check the entry section 27 into which the game ball actually enters from the display window 37. Especially rotating drum 56
The illumination lamp 61 illuminates the ball entry part 27 from the inside, so that the ball entry part 27 of the rotating drum 56 corresponding to the display window 37 can be easily confirmed.

When the game ball that has entered the ball entry section 27 passes through the display window 37, the game ball separates from the rotating drum 56 and falls into the falling path.
The fall detection switch falls along the fall path 31
After passing through 67 and being guided to the stopping means 32 side, the stopping means 32
Stops on the stop member 71. When the drop detection switch 67 detects the passage of the game ball, the stop solenoid 72 of the stop means 32 is excited by the stop release command from the stop control means 87, and the stop member 71 opens the drop port 70, so that the game ball It falls downward from the falling port 70.

However, if the entering position of the game ball is not in the operating area, the distribution control means 85 does not work, so that the distribution member 74 of the distribution means 35 remains facing the off-side passage 33, and the game ball is distributed to the distribution member. It is distributed to the off side passage 33 by 74 and guided to the back side of the game board 5.

If the entry position of the game ball is in the operating area, the operating area signal is sent to the profit state generating means 86, and the distribution control means 85 works to issue a distribution command to the distribution means 35. After detecting the game ball, the distributing solenoid 75 is excited and the distributing member 74 is rotated from the off side passage 33 to the hit side passage 34, and the
The game balls falling from are distributed to the hit side passage 34.
For this reason, after the game ball collides with the distribution member 74, it is guided to the back side of the game board 5 through the contact side passage 34,
The confirmation switch 76 detects the game ball. In addition, the player can check the game balls passing through the inside of the contact side passage 34 from the front side through the see-through window 73.

The operating area determining means 84 determines the operating area,
When the confirmation switch 76 detects the game ball and confirms passage,
The profit state generating means 86 operates to generate a profit state. Then, if this profit state occurs, then the top right winning means
Each time one game ball enters 13, the opening / closing plate 77 of the special winning means 18 is opened forward for a predetermined time by a command from the profit state generating means 86, so that the game ball falling from above along the game board 5 is removed. The opening and closing plate 77 guides the player into the special winning means 18 and returns the profit to the player.

In this way, the ball-in section 27, which is the operation area, of the ball-in sections 27 of the rotating drum 56 moves, so that the game content changes compared to the case where the operation area is fixed. As a result, the player can play a variety of interesting games. Also, the left and right symbol display sections 22, 2 of the variable symbol display means 17
3 is moved and set according to the stop symbol displayed in FIG. 3, so that the operation area can be moved according to the probability of the symbol display sections 22 and 23, and Area probability setting is easy.

When the starting means 19 detects a game ball, the rotating drum 56 in the rotating body accommodating chamber 44 starts to rotate, and the game ball entered from the entrance 25 through the opening / closing means 26 is accommodated in the rotating body accommodating passage 29 by the ball entry guide passage 29. Since the ball is guided to the rear side of the chamber 44 and enters one of the ten ball entry portions 27 on the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 56, the position where the game ball enters the ball entry portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 is determined. Can be selected relatively freely.

Further, since the player can check the game balls that have entered the ball entry section 27 of the rotating drum 56 from the display window 37 with the rotation of the rotating drum 56, the player can enter each ball of the rotating drum 56. The game can be played while visually checking the entry position of the game ball with respect to the unit 27 from the display window 37.

In particular, the rotating drum 56 is provided with the variable symbol display means 17.
Between the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23, and when the rotating drum 56 rotates, the ball entry portion 27 containing the game ball is moved to the left and right symbol display portions.
Since there are times when they are lined up in a horizontal line at substantially the same position in the front-back direction as 22, 23, it is necessary to check the stop symbols of each symbol display unit 22, 23 and the symbol of the entering ball unit 27 where the game ball actually enters. Easy. For this reason, the interest of the player is significantly improved, and the player can play the game while checking the status of the display window 37 when the game ball enters the central winning means 16.

The rotating body 28 is constituted by projecting a plurality of partitioning projections 57 on the outer periphery of a rotating drum 56 rotating about the horizontal axis in the circumferential direction for partitioning each ball-in section 27. The game balls of the entry portion 27 are supported from both sides by side wall portions 46 and 47 on both left and right sides of 28 so as to be guided in the rotation direction. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a concave portion on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 28, and the rotating body 28
Of the game ball can be simplified, and the supply of the game ball from the ball entry guide passage 29 to the rotating body 28 can also be facilitated. As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

For example, when the starting means 19 detects a game ball, the symbols on the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 change and the rotary drum 56 is rotated by the stepping motor 59. Alternatively, the rotating drum 56 may be rotated when the stop symbols of the symbol display sections 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 match. In addition, when changing the position of the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28 serving as an operation area, in addition to changing according to the stop symbol of the symbol display portions 22 and 23, random number processing,
It may be changed by other means.

Furthermore, when a specific profit state occurs, the opening / closing plate 77 of the special winning means 18 intermittently repeats the opening / closing operation a plurality of times each time a game ball enters the upper right winning means 13. However, the content when the profit state occurs may be determined as appropriate according to the game content, and is not limited to the embodiment. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described as an example, but the present invention can be similarly implemented in an arrangement ball machine.

[0061]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game board 5 is provided with the prize means 16 which is activated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the game ball which has won the prize means 16 is operated in the operating area. In a ball-and-ball game machine that generates a predetermined profit state when passing through, a prize means 16 has a plurality of spheres 27 in the circumferential direction and a rotating body 28 that rotates around a horizontal axis.
And a ball entry guide path 29 for guiding a game ball winning the prize means 16 to enter one of the ball entry portions 27 of the rotating body 28, and a plurality of ball entry sections of the rotating body 28. Of the 27, since there is provided an operating area setting means 79 for changing the position of the ball entry part 27 to be an operating area by random number processing, the operating area of the prize winning means 16 is changed to make a game having a great interest interesting. It can be carried out. A rotator that guides the game ball that has won the prize means 16 through the ball entry guide passage 29 and rotates around the horizontal axis.
Because it is a configuration that allows game balls to enter the ball entry section 27 on the 28 side,
The supply position of the game balls to the rotating body 28 can be relatively freely selected on the rear side of the game board 5.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a symbol corresponding to each of the ball entry portions 27 is displayed on the rotating body 28 and a rotating body is provided on the winning case 24.
A display window 37 that allows the user to check the symbol 28 from the front side is provided, and symbol display portions 22 and 23 that display symbols that fluctuate for a predetermined time when the starting means 19 detects a game ball on both left and right sides of the display window 37.
, The display of the ball entry section 27 in which the game ball has entered can be visually confirmed from the display window 37, and the rotating body 28
The display symbols of the respective symbol display sections 22 and 23 on both sides of can also be confirmed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the rotating body 28 has a rotating drum 56 rotating around a horizontal axis and a rotating drum 56 protruding from the outer periphery of the rotating drum 56. In addition, a plurality of partitioning projections 57 are provided in the circumferential direction for partitioning each of the ball entry portions 27, and the game ball of the ball entry portion 27 of the rotor 28 is supported from both left and right sides on both sides of the rotor 28, and Since the side walls 46 and 47 for guiding the rotating body 28 are provided, there is no need to provide a concave portion on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 28, and the structure of the rotating body 28 can be simplified, and the rotating body 28 is moved from the ball entry guide passage 29 to the rotating body 28 Can easily supply the game balls.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second or third aspect of the present invention, the game balls in the ball entry portion 27 are provided on the side walls 46 and 47 on both sides of the rotating body 28. Is provided with an entry position detection switch 30 for detecting the entry position by detecting the game ball entered in the entry portion 27 in each entry portion 27.
Since the ball shifting portion 57a is provided to approach the side, the ball entry position of the game ball can be reliably detected by the entry position detection switch 30.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the rotating body corresponding to the display window 37 is provided on the side walls 46 and 47 in the rotating body. 28 entry clubs
Since there is an illumination lamp 61 that illuminates 27 from behind,
The ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28 corresponding to the display unit can be easily confirmed.

According to the present invention described in claim 6, in the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the display window 37 is provided.
Since the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28 is located at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction of each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23, even when a display is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28, the display of each symbol is displayed. Department
It can be confirmed in the same way as 22, 23, and it is very easy to confirm both.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a center winning unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a central winning unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the central winning means showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the center winning means showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a side view of a rotating body showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a rotating body showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the stepping motor mounting portion side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a stepping motor mounting portion side according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a control system showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Game board 19 Starting means 16 Central winning means 22,23 Symbol display section 24 Winning case 27 Ball entry section 28 Rotating body 29 Ball entry guideway 30 Ball entry position detection switch 37 Display window 46,47 Side wall section 56 Rotating drum 57 sections Projection 57a Ball shift 61 Lighting lamp

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] The game board (5) is provided with a prize means (16) that is activated when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
In a ball game machine in which a predetermined profit state is generated when the game ball winning in 6) passes through the operation area, the winning means (16) is provided with a plurality of ball portions (27) in the circumferential direction. A rotating body (28) having and rotating around the horizontal axis, and a game ball winning the prize means (16) is inserted into one of the ball-in portions (27) of the rotating body (28). A ball entry guide path (29) for guiding, and among the plurality of ball entry portions (27) of the rotating body (28), the position of the ball entry portion (27) to be an operation area is changed by random number processing A prize winning device for a ball game machine, comprising an operation area setting means (79). 2. A rotator (28) displays a symbol corresponding to each ball entry part (27), and a winning case (24) includes a rotator (28).
A display window (37) that can confirm the symbol from the front side is provided, and a symbol display that displays a symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time when the starting means (19) detects a game ball on both left and right sides of the display window (37). Department (2
2) The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein (23) is arranged. 3. A rotating body (28) having a rotating drum (56) rotating about a horizontal axis, and a plurality of circumferentially extending protrusions protruding from the outer periphery of the rotating drum (56) and defining each ball-in section (27). And a plurality of partitioning projections (57), on both sides of the rotating body (28), a ball entry portion of the rotating body (28).
3. The prize winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein side walls (46), (47) for supporting the game ball of (27) from both left and right sides and guiding the ball in the rotation direction are provided. 4. A ball entry position detection switch for detecting a ball entry position by detecting a game ball in the ball entry portion (27) on both side wall portions (46) and (47) sides of the rotating body (28). 30), and in each ball entry part (27),
4. The bullet according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising a ball shifting portion (57a) for shifting the game ball having entered the ball input portion (27) to the side wall portions (46) and (47). Ball game machine winning device. 5. An illumination lamp for illuminating, from the back side, a ball entry portion (27) of a rotating body (28) corresponding to a display window (37) on side walls (46) and (47) in the rotating body (28). The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein 61) is provided. 6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body in the display window is located at substantially the same position as the front-rear position of each of the symbol display portions. 2, 3, 4, or 5
The prize winning device of the ball game machine described in the above.