JP3526937B2 - Game machine winning distribution system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention, in the gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, as it relates to the winning distribution equipment for distributing to the favorable conditions and adverse conditions of the player a game manner by the occurrence of a predetermined condition is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, a game ball shot in a game area of a game board wins a prize hole, and a movable member operates to play a prize ball which is a game ball entering the prize hole. It is known that the prize is distributed to either a general prize hole which is disadvantageous to the player or a specific prize hole which is advantageous to the player.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, the distribution ratio for distributing the winning balls to the general winning holes and the specific winning holes by the operation of the movable member is changed to 1 / N and 1/1. In this case, if two game balls enter the distribution prize hole in succession, the game due to the distribution ends and the playability as the fun of the game is halved, so it is sensed at the bottom of the distribution prize hole. A switch is provided, and the detection switch detects that one game ball has entered the distribution winning opening and closes the distribution winning opening.

However, when the distribution game is started, the player tends to concentrate the hit balls on the distribution prize hole, and two game balls are continuously distributed between the detection of the ball by the sensing switch and the closing of the distribution prize hole. It has been pointed out that a lot of prizes will be won at the prize-winning openings, and moreover, not only a dead space for installing a detection switch in the vicinity of the prize-winning openings is required, but also there is a limit to cost reduction. .

[0005] Therefore, this invention can be reliably prevented continuous containing two or more game balls to winning regions, winning distribution <br/> equipment of the game machine which is capable of varying the distribution ratio it is intended to provide.

[0006]

The prize distribution device according to the present invention is a game machine for preventing the continuous entry of two or more game balls into the game area of the game board while deriving the prize balls that have entered the prize area downward. A winning distribution device for a gaming machine, comprising: a winning device and a sorting device that receives a winning ball derived from the winning device and sorts it into a gaming state that is disadvantageous to a player and a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. It is protruding a base fit these to the game board, in front of the front surface of the base over the scan
Of the winning area surrounded by the first and second walls
One side is larger than the diameter of one game ball
Insert formed between separated ends with a size smaller than
Game balls at the entrance to the prize area and below the first and second walls
Larger than one diameter but smaller than the combined diameter of the two
Exit from the winning area formed between the ends separated by the method
When a slider that over both the winning areas and outlet incorporated in the lateral direction in the forward <br/> possible backward movement, the front of the slider
Can project more forward and accommodate one game ball
And first and second projections which faced each other in the left and right at intervals, provided on the back side of the base and a reciprocating drive mechanism for round trip driving the slider, the first protrusion of the slider base by the reciprocating drive mechanism
It is located outside the entrance to the winning area and
The second protrusion of the rider is placed inside the winning area of the base
The second wall and the first wall forming the lower edge of the inlet.
・ Three parties with the second protrusion are near the entrance of the accommodation space for one game ball.
Formed inside the prize area by the side, this formed accommodation space
By taking in one game ball in the
The game ball, the first protrusion, and the first wall are
While preventing game balls from entering, the reciprocating drive mechanism
By placing the first protrusion of the Ida near the entrance,
The first wall, which forms the upper edge of the entrance, and the first projection are
It is a structure that prevents one game ball from entering the mouth,
The distribution device has a base attached to the game board and a base.
The wall structure that projects forward from the front of the
Above the center of the formed rotor body and the rotor body
Inside the rotating body accommodating chamber and the entrance opened in the half wall structure
Disadvantageous for players opening in the wall structure on the lower half side of the heart
The exit for the game state and the other half below the center of the rotating body storage chamber
An advantageous gaming state outlet opened in the wall construction of the section,
It is accommodated in the rolling element accommodation chamber coaxially so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction.
A rotating body and one game ball can be stored on the peripheral surface of the rotating body
A plurality of cutouts formed and one of these cutouts
From the above, the circumference of the notch is one less than the total number.
From one side of the opening edge on the peripheral surface side to the other side
Rotating with the sorting protrusion protruding and the back side of the base
Equipped with a rotation drive mechanism that drives the body in forward and reverse directions,
, Just below the outlet of the prize winning device,
It is characterized by having an entrance . Winning distributor of the invention is also the outlet of the incoming prize opening device is connected to the inlet of the sorting apparatus, it is also possible to three or more the number of notch on, a plurality of distribution projections It is also possible to provide only one of the notches.

[0007]

[Action] According to the winning sorting device, put the winning port device
Reciprocating drive mechanism causes the slider's first protrusion to
Slider located outside the entrance to the prize area
The second protrusion of the base is disposed inside the winning area of the base, so that the second wall and the first and second walls forming the lower edge of the entrance are formed.
The projection and the three enter the accommodation space for one game ball near the entrance.
Was formed in the prize area, the one of the gaming ball enters the game area in this accommodation space, a game ball which enters this receiving space first
The one projection and the first wall prevent the three game balls following the game ball from entering the accommodation space, and by the reciprocating drive mechanism.
In that the first protrusion of the slider is positioned near the entrance Ri
I, second and first wall and the first protrusion forming the inlet of the upper edge
Since the person is to prevent the entering of one of the game balls into the inlet, winning
Mouth apparatus, appropriately captures only one game ball from the playfield, or the outlet of the winning device one game ball captured with its
And discharge it directly below. And it was ejected from the winning opening device
When one game ball is taken into the entrance of the distribution device located just below the exit of the winning device,
Forward or reverse rotation of the rotating body by the rotary drive mechanism
And the presence or absence of the distribution protrusion, the distribution device
One game ball that has been loaded is an exit for the game state that is disadvantageous to the player
Appropriately distribute to the advantageous game state exit. Winning mouth
If the exit of the device is connected to the entrance of the sorting device, you will win
Ensures delivery of game balls from the device to the distribution device
It Or a three or more the number of notch on the sorting device, vibration
By providing a separation protrusion in one of the notches,
One game ball in the distribution device is unfavorable to the player
Distributing to the state exit and the advantageous game state exit
The split rate can be changed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device of the embodiment, and FIG.
Is a cross-sectional view showing a reciprocating drive mechanism in the winning a prize device of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the operation of the winning a prize device of the embodiment, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a distribution device of the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the rotation body, the connecting shaft, and the connection in the distribution device, FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the distribution device of the embodiment, FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing the prize distribution device of the embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a prize distribution of the embodiment. It is an operation explanatory view of a device.

In FIG. 1, a gaming board 1 has a substantially rectangular veneer board with a cell board (not shown) having a design drawing (not shown) printed thereon, and the cell board is fired from a firing device (not shown). A band 2 for guiding a game ball (not shown) to the game area is installed, and in the game area of the game board 1 formed in the band 2, an upper distribution device 3, a ceiling passage 4, a plurality of lamp wind turbines 5 are provided. , 6, general winning openings 7, 8, 9, 10, third-class starting opening 11, large winning opening (attacker) 12, side lamp 1
3, 14, the winning opening device 15, the lower distribution device 16, the outlet 17, and a large number of game nails 18 are installed in a scattered arrangement.

Specifically, the upper distribution device 3 is located substantially in the center of the game area, the sky passage 4 is located directly above it, and the winning opening device 15 is located directly below the upper distribution device 3 and directly below it. Is a lower distribution device 16, an outlet 17 is located at the center of the lowermost part, a plurality of lamp windmills 5 and 6 are arranged laterally between the upper distribution device 3 and the ceiling passage 4, and an upper distribution device 3 is provided.
The general winning opening 7 is on the left side of the central part, the side lamp 13 is on the left side, the third kind starting port 11 is on the right side of the central part of the upper sorting device 3, and the side lamp 14 is on the right side.
On the left side of the upper distribution device 3 and the winning opening device 15, there is a general winning opening 8, and the lower distribution device 16 and the winning opening device 1.
The special winning opening 12 is arranged on the right side of 5, and the general winning openings 9 and 10 are arranged on the left and right sides of the lower allocating device 16.

In FIG. 1, the game nail 18 is shown at the uppermost part, but it is possible to bring out the fun of the game which draws various game paths, in which the game balls fall while going around the game area. , Scattered throughout the game area.

Therefore, in this pachinko machine,
Band 2 is a game ball (not shown) launched from a launcher (not shown).
Is guided to the game area along with the upward thrust of the game ball becomes smaller than the gravity of the game ball, the game ball rolls downward in the game area and passes through the sky passage 4 on the way of rolling. Or, while hitting the game nail 18 or the lamp windmill 5 or the like, it enters the general winning openings 7 to 10 and becomes a constant supply ball for supplying a constant number of game balls to the upper plate set (not shown) as a ball, or enters the upper sorting device 3. A winning ball that opens the winning a prize device 15 and a right generating ball that occurs thereafter, or a game ball that has not entered the general winning holes 7-10 and the upper sorting device 3 enters an out port 17 and becomes an out ball. .

Variable design operation of the upper distribution device 3, opening and closing operation of the winning opening device 15, distribution operation of the lower distribution device 16, operation of the third kind starting opening 11 due to the generation of rights, opening and closing operation of the big winning opening 12, lamp windmill Blinking of 5 and 6 and blinking of the side lamps 13 and 14 are controlled by the game control device 50 mounted on the back surface of the game board 1.

The upper distributing device 3 has a guide ornament 3a formed in a semicircular shape to the left and right, and the upper surface of the guide ornament 3a is from the front side of the game board 1 to the other side (from the front side to the back side of the paper of FIG. 1). Guide the game ball to the hole 3c formed in the base 3b of the upper distribution device 3 located on the upper part of the guide decoration 3a, which is inclined downwardly toward the hole 3c.
The game ball entered enters the guide decoration 3 through the back side of the guide decoration 3a.
It falls to the distribution unit 3d located at the bottom of a.

The distributing section 3d has a large number of corrugated members 3e arranged in multiple stages. These corrugated members 3e are located in the front side in order from the uppermost part to the lower side, and the corrugated member 3 on the lower side is arranged.
The convex part of e is located in the concave part of the upper corrugated member 3e, and the concave part of the upper corrugated member 3e is rolled to the front side, and the game ball is brought into contact with the convex part of the lower corrugated member 3e to either the left or the right. Sort.

Then, the gaming ball that has reached the bottom is passed through a hitting passage (not shown) arranged in the lower center of the distributing portion 3d, and a detector such as a detection switch (not shown) provided in the hitting passage. When it is detected, the variable operation of the symbols of the normal symbol variable display portions 3f arranged on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the sorting portion 3d starts and stops after a predetermined time.

The variable operation start, stop and combination of the stop symbols of this symbol are controlled by the game control device 50.

The control of the normal symbol variable display portion 3f by this game control device 50, when the game control device 50 receives the detection signal of the detector, the game control device 50 starts the symbol variable start on the left and right symbol variable display portions 3f. A signal is output to start the variable operation of each symbol in the normal symbol variable display portion 3f, and the combination of the two symbols stopped by the stop symbol combination determination means using a random number not shown incorporated in the game control device 50 is stopped. Determined, this stop symbol combination determining means outputs the combination signal of the symbols determined above after the lapse of a predetermined time from the reception of the detection signal to each of the normal symbol variable display portions 3f to output the left and right normal symbol variable display portions 3f.
Stop the pattern.

The symbols on the left and right normal symbol variable display portions 3f may be stopped at the same time on the left and right, but by providing a time difference on the left and right, it is possible to enhance the game playability.

When the stopped two symbols are aligned with a specific symbol such as "7", the game control device 50 outputs a game start signal from the lower distribution device 16 to the winning opening device 15 and the lower distribution device 16.

The third type starting port 11 is a lower distribution device 16
When a game ball enters the third-class starting opening 11 while the right is generated by the specific winning a prize, the opening and closing plate of the special winning a prize 12 is opened via the game control device 50, and the right by the specific winning is not generated. At this time, it becomes a general winning opening that supplies a constant number of hit balls like the winning openings 7 to 10.

The general-purpose winning opening of the third-class starting opening 11, the opening time of the opening and closing plate in the large-winning winning opening 12, and the number of times of opening and closing a single game ball to the third-class starting opening 11 for winning are determined by the game control device. Controlled by 50.

The winning opening device 15 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, the winning opening device 15 roughly includes a base 20, a slider 21 and a reciprocating drive mechanism 22 that reciprocates the slider 21, and the slider 21 can be laterally moved along the base 20 on the front surface of the base 20. Built-in, attach the reciprocating mechanism 22 to the back surface of the base 20,
This reciprocating drive mechanism 22 is inserted from the front surface of the game board 1 into a winning opening device mounting opening (not shown) formed in the game plate 1, and the peripheral portion of the base 20 is the gaming plate 1 around the winning opening device mounting opening. By attaching to the game board 1 from the front surface of the base 20 with a screw nail such as a wood screw outside the drawing, the base 20 covers the winning opening device mounting opening, and the winning opening device 15 is the gaming plate 1 Attached to.

The base 20 is made of synthetic resin, the front surface of which has an opaque and vivid color design, and the winning area 20a is defined in the game area of the game board 1.
The winning area 20a is formed by the first and second walls 20b and 20c that integrally project forward from the front surface of the base 20, and between the end portions separated on the left side of the first and second walls 20b and 20c. Has an entrance 20d to the winning area 20a,
An exit 20e from the winning area 20a is formed between the ends separated below the first and second walls 20b and 20c.
The opening widths of d and the exit 20e are larger than the diameter of one game ball, but smaller than the combined diameter of the two, that is, the opening areas of the entrance 20d and the exit 20e are one through each game ball. It is possible, but the size is set so that two or more cannot pass at the same time.

The first wall 20b is provided with a mountain portion on the upper side, a semi-circular arc portion which is continuous from the right slanting piece portion of the chevron portion to the right side, and extends from the lower end of the semi-circular arc portion to the left side. And a bottom piece of the chevron that extends horizontally in a substantially parallel manner at a predetermined interval, a vertical piece that extends downward from an extended end of the bottom piece, and a sloped piece on the left side of the chevron. It has a vertical piece extending downward, and the chevron has a hollow inside which is opened to the back surface of the base 20 for weight reduction. The vertical piece is connected to the bottom piece of the chevron, The connecting portion between the piece and the bottom piece forms the upper edge of the inlet 20d.

The second wall 20c is a horizontal piece located below the bottom piece of the chevron portion of the first wall 20b and on the left side of the lower piece, an inclined piece extending from the right side of the horizontal piece to the diagonally right side, and A vertical strip portion extending downward from the lower end of the inclined strip portion is provided, and a left end portion of the horizontal strip portion forms a lower end edge of the inlet 20d, and a lower end portion of the vertical strip portion and a vertical strip portion of the first wall 20b. The gap with the lower end portion forms the outlet 20e.

The base 20 is the entrance 20 from the winning area 20a.
20 f of lateral oblong holes located through the d to the left side portion, a plurality of countersink holes 20 h located in the peripheral portion of the base 20, the base 20
Pillars 20i that integrally project rearward from the rear surface of the
These pillars 20i are located inside the countersink 20h so that they can be inserted into the opening for attaching the winning opening device (not shown) formed in the game board 1, and the end surface of each pillar 20i is It has an unillustrated pilot hole for the tapping screw.

The slider 21 is made of synthetic resin in a laterally elongated plate shape larger than the laterally elongated hole 20f of the base 20, and is incorporated in the front side of the laterally elongated hole 20f so as to be capable of reciprocating along the base 20. It has an opaque and clear color design, and also has a first protrusion 21a and a second protrusion 21a.
The protrusion 21b is integrally formed, and the first and second protrusions 21a, 2 are formed.
1b is relatively laterally facing with a space 21c through which one game ball can pass, the first protrusion 21a is formed in a substantially triangular columnar shape in plan view, and the triangular ridge portion is formed in an arc surface, and from this arc surface. The inner side surface extending to the right side is formed into a vertical surface, and the outer side surface extending to the left side from the arc surface is a slope.
The protrusion 21b is formed into a substantially hole-shaped columnar shape in a plan view, and has a horizontally long prismatic portion that protrudes from the columnar portion toward the first protrusion 21a.
The space 21c is formed between the inner surface of the protrusion 21a and the inner surface.

A plurality of columns 21d are provided on the back surface of the slider 21.
Are integrally formed, and these columns 21d are the first protrusions 21a.
Further, it is arranged coaxially with the columnar portion of the second protrusion 21b, and a prepared hole for a tapping screw (not shown) is formed on the end face of each column 21d.

Further, the first protrusion 21a and the second protrusion 21
Projection amount (height) from the front surface of the slider 21 at b
In the state where the slider 21 is incorporated in the front surface of the base 20, the tip end surfaces (end surfaces) of the first protrusion 21a and the second protrusion 21b are the first and second walls 20a, 20 of the base 20.
The front plate 21f is designed to have a size slightly protruding from b, and the designed front plate 21f shown in FIG. 1 is joined to the end faces of the first and second protrusions 21a and 21b with an adhesive.
Is due to the slider 21 stopping at the winning position, which will be described later.
One game ball first and second projections 21a, when entering the receiving space 25 formed by the three parties of the end portion of 21b and the second wall 20c, the the game ball pops out forward from the housing space 2 5 Prevent.

The reciprocating drive mechanism 22 is provided with an electromagnetic solenoid 22a of an electromagnetically driven self-returning type as a drive source, the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is mounted in a rectangular cylindrical solenoid casing 22b, and the armature 22c is electromagnetically coupled from one side wall of the solenoid casing 22b. A flange 22 formed at one end of a side wall of the solenoid casing 22b and one end of an armature 22c projecting to the outside of the side wall of the solenoid casing 22b passing through the inside of the solenoid 22a.
A return spring 22e is mounted between the spring and d.

A mounting portion 22f extending in the direction of movement of the armature 22c is joined to the back surface of the solenoid casing 22b by spot welding or the like, and both end portions of the mounting portion 22f projecting from the solenoid casing 22b on both sides are screwed. Forming a through hole 22g for insertion,
The intervals between the through holes 22g are set to be the same as the intervals between the unillustrated pilot holes of the plurality of columns 20i of the base 20.

The reciprocating drive mechanism 22 is an electromagnetic solenoid 22a.
U-shaped connecting member 22 for incorporating the slider 21 in the
An annular convex portion 22i for positioning a plurality of columns 21d of the slider 21 is integrally formed on the front surface of the back wall that connects the opposite side walls of the connecting member 22h. A through hole 22j for screw insertion is formed in the back part of the connecting member 22h.

To attach the slider 21 to the connecting member 22h, the support 21d of the slider 21 is inserted into the laterally long hole 20f of the base 20 from the front and the connecting member 22 is attached.
h is inserted between the columns 20i of the base 20, and the connecting member 22
The pillar 21d of the slider 21 protruding from the back surface of the base 20 is inserted into the convex portion 22i of h, and the tapping screw 23
3 (see FIG. 3) is fastened to each of the support columns 21d from the back surface of the back wall of the connecting member 22h through each through hole 22j, using the prepared hole of the support column 21d of the slider 21 as a guide.
The end face of 1d is received by the back wall of the connecting member 22h, and the slider 21 is firmly assembled to the connecting member 22h. In this state, the slider 21 is arranged on the front side of the base 20, and the support column 21d of the slider 21 has the horizontally elongated hole 20.
The slider 21 is attached to the connecting member 22h so that the base 20 is sandwiched between the slider 21 and the connecting member 22h.

The electromagnetic solenoid 22 is connected to the connecting member 22h.
In order to attach a, the flange portions 22d and 22k (see FIG. 3) formed at both ends of the armature 22c of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a are in contact with the inner side surfaces of both side walls of the connecting member 22h while being formed between the two side walls. 2m in the groove 22m
2d and 22k are inserted and engaged, and the connecting member 22h and the collar 22
The tapping screw 24 shown in FIG.
Is fastened to each of the columns 20i by using the prepared hole of the column 20i of the base 20 as a guide from the rear surface side of the mounting portion 22f of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a through the through hole 22g.
The electromagnetic solenoid 22a is firmly attached to the base 20, and the assembling of the winning opening device 15 is completed.

When the assembly is completed, the slider 21 and the base 20 are connected to each other by the relationship between the height of the column 20i of the base 20, the height of both side walls of the connecting member 22h, and the height of the column 21d of the slider 21. Member 22h
There is a slight gap between the four members and the mounting portion 22f, and the connecting member 22h smoothly reciprocates as the armature 22c is driven by the electromagnetic solenoid 22a to be electrically driven and self-returning. As a result, the slider 21 is connected to the connecting member 22h. Along with the electric power drive and the self-recovery drive of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a via 22h, the horizontally long hole 20f of the base 20
It reciprocates in the left and right lateral directions inside.

The electric wire (not shown) of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is used when the winning opening device 15 is attached to the game board 1.
It is located on the back (back side) of the game board 1 and is wired to the corresponding connection terminal of the game control device 50 assembled on the back side of the game board 1.

Therefore, when the electric power controlled by the game control device 50 is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, the electromagnetic solenoid 22a attracts the armature 22c against the elastic force of the return spring 22e, and the armature 2
The collar portion 22d of 2c moves a predetermined distance toward the casing 22b while compressing the return spring 22e.

The predetermined distance that the armature 22c moves by electric power driving is set at the time of design.

On the other hand, when the power supply is stopped, the return spring 22e extends and pushes the collar portion 22d of the armature 22c, and the collar portion 22k formed on the other end side of the armature 22c as shown in FIG. Casing 22
The armature 22c makes a self-return by contacting the other side wall of b.

That is, when the slider 21 moves forward to the left and stops at its most forward movement position due to the electromagnetic drive of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, as shown in FIG. Between the vertical piece and the bottom piece connecting corner of the first wall 21b that is located on the left outer side of the end of the second wall 20c that forms the lower edge of the inlet 20d and that forms the upper edge of the inlet 20d. An opening through which one game ball can pass is formed, and the second protrusion 21b of the slider 21 is located on the right inside of the end portion of the second wall 20c, so that the first and second protrusions 21 are formed.
a and 21b are arranged inward and outward of the lower edge of the entrance 20d, and the end of the second wall 20c that constitutes the lower edge of the entrance 20d and the first and second protrusions 21a and 21b are three game balls. The accommodation space 25 is formed near the entrance 20d, and the most forward movement stop position of the slider 21 in which the accommodation space 25 is formed is referred to as a winning position.

With the slider 21 stopped at this winning position, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The horizontally long hole 20f near d is closed by the slider 21,
Entrance 20d without the game ball caught in the oblong hole 20f
When entering one of the game balls 26 through the accommodation space 25 and entering the accommodation space 25, another game ball 27 indicated by a phantom line in FIG. The game ball 26 in the space 25 and the first projection 20a cannot be contacted to enter the accommodation space 25, and the repulsive force at the time of contact causes the winning opening device 15 to face downward to the outside game area. Falls while rolling.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when one game ball 26 enters the accommodation space 25, another game ball 27 is prevented from entering the accommodation space 25 during the game. In the above, it is possible to reliably prevent the game balls from continuously entering the winning area 20a.

After that, when the slider 21 starts returning to the right side due to the self-return of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, in FIG. 4A, both the first and second protrusions 20a and 20b are horizontally moved to accommodate the accommodation space. The game ball 26 in 25 moves toward the outlet 20e side along the horizontal piece of the second wall 20c while being pushed by the first protrusion 20a, and the first protrusion 20a moves to the second wall by the further movement of the slider 21. When moving to the inclined piece portion side of 20c, the game ball 26 moves from the horizontal piece portion of the second wall 20c to the inclined piece portion, and from the accommodation space 25 to the inclined piece portion of the first wall 20c and the vertical direction of the first wall 20b. After moving to the passage between the two parts, it is led out to the outlet 20e.

From the start of the backward movement of this slider 21, the game ball 2
In the process of leading 6 to the outlet 20e side, the ridge line portion formed on the semi-circular surface of the first protrusion 21a and the first wall 20b.
The opening width between the first projection 21a and the end of the first projection 21a gradually decreases as the horizontal movement of the first projection 21a progresses.

Therefore, for example, as described above, the slider 2
1 stops at the winning position, one game ball 2 in the accommodation space 25
In the state where 6 is accommodated, another game ball is the accommodation space 2
Even if the game ball 26 and the first protrusion 21a in 5 are caught by the two, the caught game ball moves with the horizontal movement of the first protrusion 21a whose opening width becomes gradually smaller, and finally, The upper part of the game ball contacts the end of the first wall 20b, and the lower part of the game ball crosses the top of the first protrusion 21a to the outside (left side), and the catching of the game ball is released and drops downward. .

Subsequently, when the slider 21 moves back to the right and stops at its most returning position, as shown in FIG. 4B,
The first protrusion 21 a of the slider 21 is connected to the inlet 20 of the base 20.
A pair of the end of the first wall 20b and the first protrusion 21a, which are arranged rearward near the end of the second wall 20c forming the lower end edge of d and form the upper end of the entrance 20d, are connected to the entrance 20d. A slider 21 for blocking entry of a game ball 27 shown by a virtual line in FIG. 4B and blocking of the game ball 20 at the entrance 20d
The most backward movement stop position is called the entrance closed position.

When the slider 21 is stopped at the inlet closed position, the inlet 20 is closed as shown in FIG. 4B.
The horizontally elongated hole 20f near d is closed by the slider 21, and when the game ball 26 tries to enter the entrance 20d, the game ball 2
6 is the first protrusion 21a without being caught in the horizontally elongated hole 20f.
It cannot contact the first wall 20b and enter the entrance 20a, and the repulsive force at the time of contact causes the winning opening device 15 to roll downward and drop to the outside game area.

The lower sorting device 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 5, the lower sorting device 16 is
Roughly, a base 30 and a rotating body 31 as a distribution actuating member and a rotation drive mechanism 32 for driving the rotating body 31 in the forward and reverse directions are provided. The drive mechanism 32 is attached, and the rotary drive mechanism 32 is attached to the opening for attaching a lower sorting device (not shown) formed in the game board 1 to the game board 1
Of the base 30 and the peripheral portion of the base 30 is attached to the front surface of the game plate 1 around the opening for mounting the lower distribution device, the base 30 covers the opening for mounting the lower distribution device, and the lower distribution device 16 is used for the game plate. It is attached to 1.

The base 30 is made of synthetic resin, and on the front surface thereof is a design with opaque and clear colors, a rotary body accommodating chamber 30a as a distribution area partitioned into a game area of the game board 1, and a rotary body accommodating room. It has a boss portion 30b located at the center of 30a and a plurality of countersink holes 30c located at the outer peripheral edge portion.

The rotating body accommodating chamber 30a is formed by a circular inner wall 30e located slightly lower than the wall forming body 30d protruding forward from the front surface of the base 30.
d is made of synthetic resin and is bonded to the front surface of the base 30 with an adhesive or a screw.

That is, by attaching the wall structure 30d formed separately from the base 30 to the base 30,
Since a plurality of guide passages, which will be described later, are arranged around the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a, the arrangement setting (layout of the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a is different from the case where the base 30 and the wall forming body 30d are molded at once by one mold. ), The degree of freedom is increased, and it is cost effective.

The wall structure 30d includes an inner wall 30e and an inner wall 30e.
A front plate 30 that is provided so as to straddle the front end edges of the outer wall 30f, the outer wall 30f, and the inner wall 30e that surround the outside of the
g, it has an inlet 30h located at the uppermost top part as a wall surface in the upper half of the center of the rotator housing chamber 30a.

Inside the wall structure 30d covered with the front plate 30g, as shown in FIG.
0i, a disadvantageous guide passage 30j and a plurality of guide passages 30k are formed between the inner wall 30e and the outer wall 30f, thereby forming a plurality of guide passages around the rotor accommodating chamber 30a. Arranged and configured.

The distribution guide passage 30i is vertically separated from the disadvantageous guide passage 30j by a partition wall 30m formed in a straight downward slope which is continuous with both the inner wall 30e and the outer wall 30f, and is divided into the inner wall 30e and the outer wall 30f. And a partition 30n that is formed in a downwardly sloping semi-circular shape that is continuous with both of the above, is vertically separated from the advantageous guide passage 30k, and has the inlet 30h,
Outlet 30 formed on inner wall 30e above partition wall 30n
with p and.

The disadvantageous guide passage 30j is separated from the advantageous guide passage 30k by the outer wall 30f, and the inlet 30q and the outlet 30 are separated.
r has an inlet 30q, and the inlet 30q is an inner wall 30e as a wall surface in the vicinity of a horizontal position passing through the center of the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a in the wall structure 30d or in the lower half of the center of the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a.
And the outlet 30r is formed in the base 30 located in the lower part of the disadvantageous guide passage 30j.

Disadvantageous guide passage 30j and advantageous guide passage 3
In the part separating 0k, the outer wall 30f is the inner wall 30e.
It is integrated with.

The advantageous guiding passage 30k has an inlet 30s and an outlet 30t, and the inlet 30s is in the vicinity of a horizontal position passing through the center of the rotary body accommodating chamber 30a in the wall structure 30d or in the lower half of the center of the rotary body accommodating chamber 30a. The outlet 30t is formed in the inner wall 30e as a wall surface, and the outlet 30t is formed in the base 30 located at the lower part in the advantageous guide passage 30k. This exit 3
0r and the outlet 30t are connected to the winning ball detection passage of the winning ball discharging mechanism (not shown).

Returning to FIG. 5 again and explaining, the rotating body 31
Is configured so as to be rotatably accommodated in the rotor accommodating chamber 30a by a synthetic resin so as to be rotatable around the boss portion 30b. The through hole 31a for screw insertion is located at the center, and the plurality of notches located at the peripheral edge. 31b and a distribution protrusion 31c located in one of the plurality of cutouts 31b.

The notch 31b is formed in a size capable of storing one game ball and has an opening on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 through which one game ball can pass. In this embodiment, the game ball is divided into six equal parts. Has become.

The distribution projection 31c projects in the circumferential direction from one opening edge in the rotation direction of the rotating body 31 at the connecting corner between the notch 31b and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31, and the distribution projection 3c.
An opening through which one game ball can pass is formed between 1c and the other opening edge in the rotation direction of the rotating body 31 in the cutout portion 31b.

The rotary drive mechanism 32 uses the motor 3 as a drive source.
2a, the motor 32a has a plurality of mounting portions 32b protruding outward from the front surface of the motor casing, a boss portion 32c protruding forward from a lower portion of the front surface of the motor casing, and an output shaft 32d protruding forward from the boss portion 32c. However, the tip end portion of the output shaft 32d has a cut surface 32e for preventing rotation from being formed on the peripheral surface thereof.

In the motor 32a, the output shaft 32d and the boss portion 32c are inserted into the through holes (not shown) formed in the bulging portion 32g of the case 32f from the back side, and the plurality of mounting portions 32b are attached.
Is attached to the case 32f by fastening it to the back surface of the bulging portion 32g with a tapping screw (not shown).

The case 32f is made of synthetic resin, and has a gate-shaped opening 32h and an opening 32h located in the central portion of the lower portion.
Of the bulging portion 32g projecting in a U shape from the left and right opening edges of the bulging portion toward the rear surface, and the plurality of detector accommodating chambers 32 projecting outward from the left and right side walls of the bulging portion 32g.
i, 32j, a support column 32k protruding rearward from the back surface of each of the plurality of detector accommodating chambers 32i, 32j, and an opening 3
There is a prepared hole 32m located near the upper edge of 2h, and a prepared hole for a tapping screw (not shown) is formed on the rear end surface of the plurality of columns 32k.

Further, the rotary drive mechanism 32 has a connecting shaft 3 for attaching the rotating body 31 to the output shaft 32d of the motor 32a.
2n, the connecting shaft 32n has its front portion rotatably inserted from the rear into the boss portion 30b of the base 30.
Is formed with a pilot hole 32p for inserting a screw in the front end surface of the boss portion 30b when the connecting shaft 32n moves forward.
It has a stopper portion 32q that comes into contact with the rear end surface, and the rotation stop detection mechanism 3 of the rotating body 31 is provided on the rear end surface of the stopper portion 32q.
The receiving recess 32r shown in FIG. 6 is formed to connect the dog shaft 33a in FIG.

In the state where the connecting shaft 32n is inserted into the boss portion 30b, as shown in FIG. 6, at the front end protruding from the boss portion 30b of the connecting shaft 32n to the bottom surface of the rotating body storage chamber 30a, the rotating body storage chamber is provided. The rotating body 31 housed in 30a is coupled with the tapping screw 34.

The tapping screw 34 is inserted into the through hole 31a from the front side of the rotating body 31 to insert the pilot shaft 32n into the pilot hole 32n.
By being fastened to p, the rotating body 31 is rotatably housed in the rotating body housing chamber 30a about the boss portion 30b, and when the connecting shaft 32n moves forward, the stopper portion 32
When q comes into contact with the boss portion 30b and the connecting shaft 32n moves rearward, the rotating body 31 comes into contact with the base 30 that constitutes the bottom surface of the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a, so that the rotating body 31 moves in the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a. The maximum outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 has a slight gap with the inner wall 30e forming the peripheral wall surface of the rotating body housing chamber 30a.

Returning to FIG. 5 again, the rotation stop detection mechanism 33
Is provided with a dog shaft 33a and a sensor holder 33b, and the dog shaft 33a is made of metal. The dog shaft 33a is disposed as an insert member in a resin molding die (not shown), and a molding material is injected and solidified in the resin molding die. By doing so, the dog plate 33c is integrally formed at the front end portion of the dog shaft 33a.

The dog plate 33c has a slit 33d which is open at the peripheral edge and front and rear,
The front surface of 3c has a bolt 33e as a connecting member,
The bolt 33e penetrates the center of the dog plate 33c and is fastened to the center of the dog shaft 33a.
Head protrudes forward from the dog plate 33c.

The dog shaft 33a is located on the rear end surface thereof and a receiving hole (not shown) for accommodating the output shaft 32d of the motor 32a rotatably with the cut surface 32e and a peripheral surface on the rear end side of the dog plate 33c. Cut-out surface 3 of the receiving hole
2e and a screw hole 33f penetrating the corresponding portion,
Since the screw hole 33f is provided in the dog shaft 33a, the dog shaft 33a is made of metal.

The reason is that when the dog shaft 33a is made of synthetic resin, when the thread cutting process with a small screw diameter is performed on the synthetic resin, the viscosity of the synthetic resin takes time and labor, and the rigidity of the processed screw thread is low. Moreover, it is expensive to form the screw hole 32f at the same time when the dog shaft 33a is made of synthetic resin, but on the other hand, when the dog shaft 33a is made of metal, thread cutting is easier than in the case of synthetic resin. In addition, the processed thread has high rigidity.

The output shaft 32d of the motor 32a, which projects forward from the back wall of the bulging portion 32g of the case 32f, is inserted into the screw hole 33f, and then the set screw 35 is fastened, and the set screw 35 is attached to the dog shaft 33a. When the set screw 35 is coupled to the dog shaft 33a in the axial direction, a spring washer 36 is provided between the head of the set screw 35 and the dog shaft 33a to prevent the set screw 35 from loosening when the set screw 35 is fastened to the dog shaft 33a. Intervene.

The sensor holder 33b includes through holes 33g for screw insertion located at the left and right ends, an arm portion 33h protruding rearward from the central portion, a support portion 33i extending downward from the rear end of the arm portion 33h, and a support portion 33i. Sensor holder 33b
Has a gap 33j formed between it and the back surface thereof, and this support portion 33i is provided with a non-contact type sensor such as a reflection type or transmission type optical sensor (not shown), and a tapping screw (not shown) is penetrated. The sensor holder 33b is attached to the case 32f by fastening the hole 33g to the prepared hole 32m of the case 32f.
Is attached to the back surface of the dog holder 33b, and is connected to the output shaft 33d of the motor 32a in the gap 33j of the sensor holder 33b. The sensor (not shown) held in the support portion 33i of the sensor holder 33b in a non-contact manner is detected by the game control device 50 during the forward / reverse rotation drive of the motor 32a, and the motor 32
The slit 33 of the dog plate 33c for each rotation of a.
The detection signal is output to the game control device 50 each time d is detected.

The motor 32a and the rotation stopping mechanism 33.
The case 32f assembled with is attached by fastening a tapping screw (not shown) to a prepared hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the base 30 through a through hole (not shown) formed in the case 32f. When the dog plate 33
The head of the bolt 33e protruding from the front of c
By inserting the connecting shaft 32n into the receiving recess 32r (see FIG. 6) of the connecting shaft 32n projecting rearward from the boss portion 30b of 0, the connecting shaft 32n is coaxially and integrally rotatable with the dog shaft 33a. The motor 31 can be rotationally driven by the motor 32a.

In the attachment by the tapping screw, the tapping screw is distributed to the base 30 by the guide passages 30i,
The disadvantageous guide passage 30j, the advantageous guide passage 30k, the rotary body accommodating chamber 30a, and the front surface of the base 30 should not be projected so as not to damage the ball passage and the design.

When the case 32f is attached to the back surface of the base 30, one of the plurality of detector accommodating chambers 32i and 32j located on both the left and right sides of the case 32f has the advantageous guide passage 30k. The other detector storage chamber 32j is located near the outlet 30t, and the other detector storage chamber 32j is located near the outlet 30r of the disadvantageous guidance passage 30j.
A detector (not shown) is attached to 2i and 32j.

After the motor 32a is attached to the case 32f, a cover 37 formed in a substantially rectangular plate is attached to the case 32f.

The cover 37 has a leg portion 37a protruding forward from both left and right ends thereof, a seat portion 37b extending outward from each leg portion 37a, and a through hole 37c for screw insertion formed in each seat portion 37b. The cover 37 to the case 32.
When attached to f, the front surface of the cover 37 and the leg portion 37
The electric wires (not shown) coming out of the motor 32a are gathered between a and the tapping screw (not shown) is attached to the through hole 37 of the seat portion 37b.
C is fastened to the prepared hole of the column 32k of the case 32f to cover the case 32 while covering the back of the motor 32a.
attached to f.

At this time, when the sensor holder 33b is already attached to the case 32f, the electric wire extending from the sensor (not shown) is also covered by the cover 3 like the electric wire of the motor 32a.
If the wires are put together in 7, the wires for the sensor will not be put together and the wires will not sway, and the subsequent work will be easier.

When the lower allocating device 16 is attached to the game board 1, the electric wire of the motor 32a, the electric wire of the sensor, and the electric wire of the detector are located at the back of the game board 1, and on the back surface of the game board 1. This is wired to the corresponding connection terminal of the assembled game control device 50, whereby the rotary drive, the drive stop, the rotation direction (forward / reverse) of the rotating body 31 in the lower allocating device 16, the emergency drive stop at the time of abnormality, and the disadvantageous guidance. The game control device 50 shows the winnings in the passage 30q, the number of winnings, the winnings in the advantageous passage 30s, the number of winnings, and the like.
Is monitored and controlled by.

For example, when the symbols of the left and right ordinary symbol display devices shown in FIG. 1 are stopped and two specific symbols such as "7" are aligned, the normal rotation power is supplied from the game control device 50 to the motor 32a. The motor 32a starts the normal rotation drive,
As a result, when the rotating body 31 is normally rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7A, the game balls are distributed from the entrance 30h during the rotation as shown from the solid line to the dotted line.
After entering the upper part of i, sort the guide passage 3 as shown by the arrow.
0i downstream, just before the downstream game ball reaches the outlet 30p of the distribution play guide passage 30i, the opening of the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c of the rotating body 31 is positioned so as to substantially coincide with the outlet 30p. Subsequently, when the game ball reaches the outlet 30p, the reached game ball is captured from the outlet 30p in the cutout portion 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c of the rotating body 31 as shown by the phantom line.

The game balls captured by this phantom line are distributed projections 3 as the rotary body 31 continues to rotate in the direction of the arrow.
It moves while being captured in the notch 31b having 1c,
Eventually, it moves to a position facing the entrance 30q of the disadvantageous guidance passage 30j, and at this time, the game ball is caught by the distribution protrusion 31c and remains trapped in the notch 31b and cannot enter the entrance 30q (see FIG. 9C). reference).

Then, the rotation of the rotating body 31 advances in the direction of the arrow, the distribution protrusion 31c passes through the inlet 30q, and the opening edge of the notch 31b facing the distribution protrusion 31c advances to the middle of the inlet 30q. The opening width between the opening edge and the lower edge of the entrance 30q becomes narrower than the diameter of one game ball, and the game ball captured in the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c is still captured and is a rotating body. With the rotation of 31, the advantageous guide passage 30k side is moved, and in this movement process, the game ball gets over the distribution protrusion 31c and moves to the opening of the cutout portion 31b to connect the inlet 30q and the inlet 30s (the inner wall 30e (the outer wall 30f). (Integrated with), the notch 31 on the side facing the distribution protrusion 31c while contacting
It is pushed by the wall surface of b and moves to the advantageous guidance passage 30k side.

With the subsequent rotation of the rotating body 31 in the direction of the arrow, the distribution protrusion 31c reaches a position facing the entrance 30s of the advantageous guiding passage 30k, and the opening width between the distribution protrusion 31c and the entrance 30s is one game. Notch 31b having a distribution protrusion 31c at the same time as being wider than the diameter of the sphere
The game ball inside passes through the entrance 30s from the notch 31b and enters the advantageous guiding passage 30k as shown in FIG. 7B.

When the game ball is caught from the outlet 30p of the distribution guide passage 30i in the cutout portion 31b where the distribution projection 31c does not exist during the rotation of the rotation body 31 in the direction of the arrow, the cutout portion 31c is the rotation body. With the rotation of 31, it reaches a position facing the entrance 30q of the disadvantage guiding passage 30j, and the opening width formed by the meeting of the opening of the cutout 31c and the entrance 30q becomes wider than the diameter of one game ball, and at the same time, The game ball captured in the notch 31b where the distribution protrusion 31c does not exist enters the disadvantageous guide passage 30j from the notch 31b through the entrance 30q.

In addition, reverse rotation power is supplied from the game control device 50 to the motor 32a, the motor 32a starts reverse rotation drive, and when the rotating body 31 reverses in the direction opposite to the arrow shown in FIG. The game ball that has entered the notch 31b of the rotating body 31 from the guide passage 30i is the notch 3
The width of the opening formed by the meeting of one opening and the entrance 30s becomes larger than the diameter of one game ball, and at the same time, the advantageous guide passage 30k passes from the notch 31b through the entrance 30s.
Enter all.

That is, according to the lower allocating device 16, when the rotating direction of the rotating body 31 is viewed with the notch 31b having the distributing protrusion 31c as a reference, the rotating direction of the rotating body 31 is preceded by the distributing protrusion 31c. Direction, that is, the normal rotation in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7, the game balls that have entered the distribution guide passage 30i are distributed to the advantageous guide passage 30k by a fraction of the total number of the cutout portions 31b.
If the total number of b is N, the game state advantageous to the player is 1 /
It is possible to occur at a rate of N, and the case where this advantageous game state occurs at a rate of 1 / N is called a distribution rate 1 / N.

The direction of rotation of the rotating body 31 is reversed in the reverse direction of the distribution protrusion 31c, that is, the direction opposite to the arrow shown in FIG.
All the game balls that have entered 0i can be distributed to the advantageous guidance passage 30k, and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be generated at a rate of 1/1.

In other words, according to the lower allocating device 16, the game balls that have entered the entrance 30h are allocated to the unfavorable game state and the advantageous game state by the normal rotation of the rotating body 31 while N: 1. The distribution ratio can be changed to 1 / N and 1/1 depending on the rotation direction of the rotating body 31.

The game control device 50 is composed of a microcomputer which operates according to a preset program. The control of the winning opening device 15 and the lower distribution device 16 in the game control device 50 will be explained. Two stop symbols of the normal symbol display device 3f in the distribution device 3 generate a combination signal of symbols in which the specific symbols are aligned, and from the occurrence of the predetermined time at which the two specific symbols stop, the winning opening device 15
Power is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a of the lower distribution device 16 and the motor 32a of the lower distribution device 16 is supplied with the normal rotation power, and the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is stopped after a predetermined time.
After receiving a game ball detection signal from a detector (not shown) installed near the exit 30s of k (specific area), the maximum of the big winning opening 12 accompanying the detection of the winning of the game ball to the third-class starting opening 11 When the number of times of opening and closing is completed, the supply of the normal rotation power to the motor 32a is stopped and the reverse rotation power is supplied to the motor 32a for a predetermined time.

Further, when the game control device 50 receives a detection signal of the slit 33d of the dog plate 33c from a sensor (not shown) held by the support portion 33i of the sensor holder 33b in the lower distribution device 16, the rotating body 31 is rotated. It is determined whether or not the detection signal from the sensor is input in a preset unit time per rotation from the start of rotation, and if the detection signal is input in the unit time, the rotating body 31 normally rotates. It is determined that the rotating body 3 without doing anything
When the rotation of No. 1 is continued and no detection signal is input even after the unit time has passed, for example, the game ball is caught between the rotating body 31 and the wall forming body 30d, or some other cause causes the rotating body 31 to rotate. It is determined that the rotation of the motor has stopped abnormally, and in order to prevent the motor 32a from being burnt out, the power supply to the motor 32a is stopped urgently, and a signal for warning the emergency stop is sent to the game machine or the pachinko parlor Output to alarm parts installed in the room.

According to the configuration of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the winning a prize opening device 15 is arranged on the lower distributing device 16, and the outlet 20e of the winning a prize device 15 is connected to the inlet 30h of the lower distributing device 16. Since they are connected to each other, a plurality of game balls are moved from the game area to the advantageous guiding passages 30 of the lower distribution device 16 at unexpected times other than those preset in the game machine.
The inconvenience of continuously entering k can be reliably prevented.

That is, in this embodiment, the game control device 5
0 supplies electric power to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a of the winning opening device 15 and electric power for normal rotation to the motor 32a of the lower allocating device 16, and the rotating body 31 rotates forward in the arrow direction as shown in FIG. 9A. Driven, the slider 21 moves forward and stops at the prize stop position, forms the accommodation space 25 near the entrance 20d of the prize area 20a, and when one game ball enters the accommodation space 25 from the game area, this game ball The game ball following the game ball in the accommodation space 25 and the first protrusion 21a are prevented from entering the accommodation space 25.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the slider 21 has started a backward movement for a predetermined time, it starts moving backward and stops at the entrance closed position. In the process of moving to the closed position, one game ball is moved from the accommodation space 25 to the exit 20 of the winning opening device 15.
e, entering the distribution guide passage 30i via the entrance 30h of the lower distribution device 16, and subsequently, one game ball that has entered the distribution guide passage 30i is the distribution guide passage 30i.
After rolling along i to the outlet 30p and abutting against the circumferential surface of the rotating body 31 which is being driven in the normal direction and stopping, one notch 31b of the plurality of notches 31b of the rotating body 31 is connected to the outlet 30p. Encounter one of the cutouts 31b and the exit 30p
When an opening through which a game ball can pass is formed by matching one notch 31b with the rotation of the rotating body 31 and the outlet 30p between the one and the other, one game ball goes from the outlet 30p to one notch 31b. enter.

The game ball that has entered one notch 31b is carried to the side of the disadvantage guide passage 30j with the forward rotation of the rotating body 31, but this one notch 31b is the distribution protrusion 31c.
In the case of having the distribution protrusion 31c, it is received by the distribution protrusion 31c as shown in FIG. 9C.
In the reception of the game ball by, the cutout portion 31b having the distribution projection 31c is disadvantageous in the rotation of the rotating body 31.
It continues until the opening through which one game ball can pass, which is formed between the entrance 30q of j and j is closed.

When the rotating body 31 is driven to rotate normally, the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c meets the entrance 30s of the advantageous guiding passage 30k as shown in FIG. 9D, and the notch having the distribution protrusion 31c. When an opening through which a game ball can pass is formed by the alignment of the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c associated with the normal rotation drive of the rotating body 31 between the outlet 31p and the outlet 30p and the inlet 30s, one game ball is formed. From the cutout portion 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c into the advantageous guidance passage 30k via the entrance 30s, one of the game balls is from the advantageous guidance passage 30k to the exit 30 thereof.
Through t, it moves to the winning detection passage of the prize ball discharging mechanism (not shown).

In the process of moving from the advantageous guidance passage 30k of this one game ball to the prize detection passage of the prize ball discharge mechanism, a detector (not shown) installed in the detector accommodating chamber 32i of the lower distribution device 16 is used for the game. After the detection signal that detects the ball is output to the game control device 50, and after the detection signal is received, the special winning opening 12 of the big winning opening 12 that is preset in the game control device 50 is ended. When the closing time of the opening / closing plate has elapsed, the game control device 50 supplies the reverse rotation power to the motor 32a of the lower distribution device 16 in place of the forward rotation power, and as shown in FIG. Reverse rotation is driven in the direction of the arrow.

While the rotating body 31 is being driven in the reverse direction, the slider 21 of the winning opening device 15 moves forward and stops at the winning stop position, and the accommodation space 2 near the entrance 20d of the winning area 20a.
5 forming one game ball from the game area to the accommodation space 25
After entering, the slider 21 stops from the prize stop position to the entrance closed position, and in the process of moving from the prize stop position of the slider 21 to the entrance closed position, one game ball is moved from the accommodation space 25 to the lower distribution device 16 Distribution guidance passage 3
After contacting the circumferential surface of the rotating body 31 that is being driven in the reverse direction through 0i and stopping, one notch 31b of the plurality of notches 31b of the rotating body 31 has an outlet 30 of the distribution guide passage 30i.
When p is encountered and an opening through which a game ball can pass is formed between the one cutout 31b and the exit 30p by the alignment of the one cutout 31b and the exit 30p with the rotation of the rotating body 31, Two game balls enter one notch 31b from the exit 30p.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9F, the game ball that has entered one notch 31b is carried to the advantageous guiding passage 30k side with the reverse rotation of the rotating body 31, and the notch 31
b encounters the entrance 30s of the advantageous guiding passage 30k, and an opening through which a game ball can pass is formed between the cutout 31b and the exit 30p by the alignment of the cutout 31b and the entrance 30s due to the reverse driving of the rotating body 31. Then, one game ball enters the advantageous guidance passage 30k from the cutout portion 31b.

In short, according to this embodiment, the winning opening device 15 properly takes in one game ball from the game area,
Winning prize device 15 by taking in this one game ball
Prevents the continuous entry of another game ball that tries to enter after the one game ball, and surely guides the one game ball taken in by the winning opening device 15 to the distribution guide passage 30i of the lower distribution device 16. Then, the lower distribution device 16 that receives this one game ball drives the rotating body 31 in the normal rotation and the distribution protrusion 31c to change the distribution ratio to 1 / N.
In addition, by setting the distribution ratio to 1/1 by the lower distribution device 16 by the reverse rotation drive of the rotating body 31, a game such as "winning = right is generated" when the game state is advantageous to the player. It is possible to provide a highly entertaining game that is highly entertaining and a game with a high sense of security such as puncture elimination.

With reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 13, a different example of the winning opening device for preventing continuous entry of two or more game balls from the game area of the present invention will be described.

In FIG. 10 to FIG. 13, the winning opening device 15A of this different example is roughly the base 40 and the rotating body 4.
1 and a rotary drive mechanism 42 for rotationally driving the rotary body 41 are provided, the rotary body 41 is rotatably incorporated into the front surface of the base 40, the rotary drive mechanism 42 is attached to the back surface of the base 40, and the rotary drive mechanism 42 is used in the game. By inserting from the front of the game board 1 into the winning opening device mounting opening (not shown) formed in the plate 1, and attaching the peripheral portion of the base 40 to the front surface of the gaming plate 1 around the winning opening device mounting opening,
The base 40 covers the opening for attaching the winning opening device, the winning opening device 15A is attached to the game board 1, and the continuous drive of the two or more game balls from the game area is prevented by the rotational driving of the rotating body 41.

The base 40 is made of synthetic resin, and the front surface of the base 40 has a design with opaque and vivid colors, and the rotary body accommodating chamber 4 as a winning area defined in the game area of the game board 1.
0a, the first and second left and right forming the rotary body accommodating chamber 40a
Walls 40b and 40c, third and fourth walls 40d and 40e located on the left and right around the rotary body storage chamber 40a, and the rotary storage chamber 40
a boss 40f located in the center of a, the rotary body accommodating chamber 40a
40g, which is located at the top of the uppermost part of the upper half of the center, a plurality of out guide passages 40h and 40i arranged around the rotating body accommodating chamber 40a, and the rotating body accommodating chamber 4
The outlet 40j located at the lowermost part of the lower half of the center of 0a, a plurality of countersinks 40k located at the outer peripheral edge, the bulging portion 40m protruding to the back surface, and the left and right of the bulging portion 40m are connected. It has a pillar 40n.

The first wall 40b is located on the left side of the boss portion 40f, and the second wall 40c is located on the right side of the boss portion 40f.
-The second walls 40b and 40c have arc-shaped inner wall surfaces that are opposed to each other on the circumference centering on the boss portion 40f,
The inner wall surface and the front surface of the base 40 located inside the inner wall surface form a rotating body housing chamber 40a, and the vertical wall surfaces extending downward from the inner wall surfaces face each other with an interval through which one game ball can pass. , An outlet 40j is formed between the vertical wall surfaces.

The third wall 40d forms an out guide passage 40h between itself and the first wall 40b, and the fourth wall 40e forms the second wall 40b.
An out guide passage 40i is formed between the third and fourth parts.
Walls 40d and 40e have vertical wall surfaces located at the upper part thereof, which face each other at an interval allowing passage of one game ball, form an inlet 40g between these vertical wall surfaces, and extend to the outside of each vertical wall surface. Forms a guide passage 40p to the inlet 40g.

The out guide passages 40h, 40i are open downward along the outside of the first and second walls 40b, 40c,
In the state where the winning opening device 15A is attached to the game board 1 shown in FIG. 1, the open portion is connected to the game area through the front surface of the base 40.

The rotor 41 is made of synthetic resin and is contained in the rotor housing chamber 4.
0a is configured to be rotatably housed around the boss 40f, has a through hole 41a for screw insertion located in the center, and one notch 41b located at the peripheral edge. 41b is formed in a size capable of storing one game ball and has an opening on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 41 through which one game ball can pass.

The rotary drive mechanism 42 uses the motor 4 as a drive source.
2a, the motor 42a has a plurality of mounting portions 42b protruding outward from the front surface of the motor casing, a boss portion 42c protruding forward from a lower portion of the front surface of the motor casing, and an output shaft 42d protruding forward from the boss portion 42c. However, the tip end portion of the output shaft 42d has a cut surface 42e for preventing rotation from being formed on the peripheral surface thereof.

In the motor 42a, the output shaft 42d and the boss portion 42c are inserted into the through hole 42g formed in the case 42f from the rear surface side, and the plurality of mounting portions 42b are screwed into the rear surface of the case 42f with tapping screws (not shown). Prepared hole 42
It is attached to the case 42f by being fastened to h.

The case 42f has leg portions 42i projecting forward from both left and right ends thereof, a seating portion 42j extending outward from each leg portion 42i, and a through hole 42k for screw insertion formed in each seating portion 42j. Then, use a tapping screw (not shown) from the through hole 42k of the seat portion 42j to the support 4 of the base 40.
It is attached to the back surface of the base 40 by being fastened to a pilot hole (not shown) formed on the rear end surface of 0n.

Further, the rotary drive mechanism 42 includes the connecting shaft 4 for mounting the rotating body 41 on the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a.
2m, the connecting shaft 42m is rotatably inserted into the boss portion 40f from the rear through the through hole 40q (see FIG. 12) formed in the bulging portion 40m of the base 40, and the front end surface of the connecting shaft 42m. A pilot hole 42n for inserting a screw is formed in the rear portion, and a rear end portion thereof has a stopper portion 42p that abuts a rear end surface of the boss portion 40b when the connecting shaft 42m moves forward. An unillustrated receiving recess is formed to coaxially and integrally rotate the dog shaft 43a in the rotation stop detection mechanism 43 of the rotating body 41.

When the connecting shaft 42m is inserted into the boss 40f, the front end of the connecting shaft 42m protruding from the boss 40f to the bottom surface of the rotating body accommodating chamber 40a has a rotating body housed in the rotating body accommodating chamber 40a. 41 tapping screw 43
By coupling with (see FIG. 11), the rotating body 41 is rotatably housed in the rotating body housing chamber 40a around the boss portion 40f, and when the connecting shaft 42m moves forward, the stopper portion 42p moves to the boss portion 40f. When abutting and moving the connecting shaft 42m rearward, the rotating body 41 comes into contact with the base 40 forming the bottom surface of the rotating body housing chamber 40a, and thus the rotating body 41 is rotatably stored in the rotating body housing chamber 40a. It

The rotation stop detection mechanism 43 is the dog shaft 4
3a and the sensor holder 43b, the dog shaft 43a is made of metal, the dog shaft 43a is placed as an insert member in a resin molding die (not shown), and a molding material is injected and solidified in the resin molding die. ,
The dog plate 43c is provided at the front end of the dog shaft 43a.
Are integrally formed.

The dog plate 43c has a slit 43d which is open at the peripheral edge and the front and rear of the dog plate 43c.
The front surface of 3c has a bolt 43e as a connecting member,
The bolt 43e passes through the center of the dog plate 43c and is fastened to the center of the dog shaft 43a.
Head protrudes forward from the dog plate 43c.

The dog shaft 43a is located on the rear end surface of the dog shaft 43a, and a receiving hole (not shown) for accommodating the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a so that the output surface 42d of the motor 42a can rotate integrally with the cut surface 42e. Cut surface of the receiving hole 4
2e and a screw hole 43f penetrating the corresponding portion,
Since this screw hole 43f is provided in the dog shaft 43a, the dog shaft 43a is made of metal, and the reason is the same as that described for the dog shaft 33a of the lower sorting device 16 shown in FIG. 5 in the above embodiment. Then, the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a protruding forward from the case 42f is inserted into the screw hole 43f, and then a set screw 44 (see FIG. 12) is fastened, and the set screw 44 is connected to the output shaft 42d of the dog shaft 44a. Axial coupling is achieved, and a spring washer (not shown) for preventing the set screw from loosening is interposed between the head of the set screw and the dog shaft 44a when the set screw 44 is fastened to the dog shaft 44a.

The sensor holder 43b includes through holes 43g for screw insertion located at both left and right ends, an arm portion 43h protruding rearward from the central portion, a support portion 43i extending downward from the rear end of the arm portion 43h, and a support portion 43i. Sensor holder 43b
Has a gap 43j formed between it and the back surface thereof, and this support portion 43i is provided with a non-contact type sensor such as a reflection type or transmission type optical sensor (not shown), and a tapping screw (not shown) is penetrated. The sensor holder 43b is attached to the back surface of the base 40 by fastening the hole 43g to a pilot hole (not shown) of the base 40.
In j, the peripheral portion of the dog plate 43c coupled to the output shaft 43d of the motor 42a is taken in non-contact, and the sensor (not shown) held by the support portion 43i of the sensor holder 43b is the game control device shown in FIG. At 50, the motor 42a
While driving, the detection operation is performed and the detection signal is output to the game control device 50 every time when the slit 43d of the dog plate 43c is detected every one rotation of the motor 42a.

The motor 42a and the dog shaft 4
When the case 42f assembled with 3a is attached to the column 40n of the base 40, the head of the bolt 43e projecting forward from the dog plate 43c is not shown in the figure of the connecting shaft 42m projecting rearward from the boss 40b of the base 40. By being inserted into the receiving recess, the connecting shaft 42m is coaxially and rotatably connected to the dog shaft 43a, so that the rotating body 41 can be rotationally driven by the motor 42a.

When the winning opening device 15A is attached to the game board 1, the electric wire of the motor 42a and the electric wire of the sensor are located at the back of the game board 1, and the electric wire of the game control device 50 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1. As a result of being wired to the corresponding connection terminal, the game control device 50 controls the rotation drive, drive stop, rotation direction and emergency drive stop of the rotating body 41 in the winning opening device 15A.

In short, according to the winning opening device 15A, the rotating body 41 has the cutout portion 41 as shown in FIG. 13A.
When b is located right above the exit 40j as a standby stop position, and electric power for rotation is supplied to the motor 42a by a combination signal of symbols in which two specific symbols are aligned, the motor 42a is rotated by 180 degrees in one direction indicated by an arrow. When driven, the notch portion 41b is stopped at the winning stop position just below the entrance 40g as shown in FIG. 13B, and when the stopping time preset by a timer or the like to the winning stop position elapses. As shown in FIG. 13C, it is rotated by 180 degrees in the same direction and then stopped at the standby stop position as shown in FIG. 13D, with a predetermined stop time to the winning stop position. It is driven to rotate intermittently in the direction. Then, when the game ball 45 passes through the entrance 40g and enters one of the notches 41b of the rotating body 41 from the game area during the stop to the winning stop position, as shown in FIG. Another game ball 46 following is blocked from entering by the game ball 45 already in the notch portion 41b, and the other game ball 46 is the rotating body 4
It is discharged from the outer peripheral surface of 1 along the first wall 40b or the second wall 40c through either the out guide passage 40h or the out guide passage 40i to the game area.

On the other hand, one game ball 45 that has entered the cutout portion 41b is carried downward while being caught by the cutout portion 41b as the rotary body 41 is driven to rotate as shown in FIG. 13C. On the way, the opening of the cutout portion 41b is closed by the inner wall surface of the first wall 40b or the second wall 40c, and the game ball 45 thereof.
Is carried to the outlet 40j side while being prevented from coming out of the cutout portion 41b on the inner wall surface.

As the rotating body 41 is subsequently driven to rotate, the notch 41b reaches a position facing the outlet 40j as shown in FIG. 13D, and is formed by the opening of the notch 41b and the outlet 40j. At the same time that the opening width becomes wider than the diameter of one game ball, the game ball 45 captured in the cutout portion 41b enters the exit 40j through the cutout portion 41b, and for example, the lower distribution device 16 shown in FIG.
Is arranged and the outlet 40j of the winning opening device 15A is connected to the inlet 30h of the lower allocating device 16, the game ball entering the outlet 40j is guided to the lower allocating device 16.

Further, during the rotational driving of the rotating body 41 and the stop at the standby stop position, the view of FIG. 13A or the view of C of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the game ball that passed through the entrance 40g is the rotating body 4
It hits the outer peripheral surface of 1 and bounces back to one of the out guide passages 40h, 40i,
It is discharged to the game area through any of i.

Therefore, the winning opening device 15A of this different embodiment can surely prevent the continuous entry of two or more game balls from the game area by the rotational driving of the rotating body 41.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the lower distribution device 16 is connected and arranged below the winning opening device 15 as shown in FIG. 1 has been described. However, in the present invention, the winning opening device 15 and the lower distribution device 16 are connected to each other. Separately arranged in the game area, the positions of the upper distribution device 3 and the lower distribution device 16 are switched up and down, and the winning opening device 15 and the upper distribution device 3
It is also possible to adopt a combination with the above, and further to use a sorting device of the non-illustrated rotating body type as the lower sorting device 16 instead.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the trigger for forming the accommodation space 25 of the winning opening device 15 is illustrated and explained by using an example of using the specific symbol combination signal relating to the ordinary symbol display device 3f of the upper sorting device 3, but this In the present invention, detectors are provided at the sky passage opening 4, the general winning opening 7-10, etc., and the detection signals of the game balls of the sky passage opening 4, the general winning opening 7-10, etc. are used by the detectors to diversify the game. It can also be achieved.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rotary member 31 of the lower allocating device 16 is provided with six notches 31b,
Although the example in which the distribution protrusion 31c is provided in one of them is illustrated and described, in the present invention, two cutout portions 31b are provided, and the distribution protrusion 31c is provided in one of the two cutout portions 31b. It is also possible to diversify the distribution ratio by providing three or more notches and providing the distribution protrusion 31c on one of the three or more or by providing two or more distribution protrusions 31c.

Further, four or more cutouts 31b are provided, and two or more distribution protrusions 31 are provided in the four or more cutouts 31b.
In the case of providing c, various providing methods are conceivable, such as providing the distribution protrusions 31c every other one, every two or more, or a combination of every other and two or more.

Further, in the above embodiment, the electromagnetic solenoid 3
Although the example in which 2a is a single-action spring type and is electromagnetically driven only during the forward movement has been illustrated and described, while the detector for detecting the entry of the game ball into the accommodation space 24 is provided in the winning opening device 15, the spring is provided. A double-action type that does not include a built-in type is adopted, and when the detector detects that a game ball has entered the accommodation space 24, the electromagnetic solenoid 32a is driven back by an instruction from the game control device 50. Even if the electromagnetic solenoid 32a is reciprocally driven in accordance with the above instruction, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[0132]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects. According to the prize distribution device of claim 1, the prize winning device takes in one game ball while preventing two or more game balls from continuously entering from the game area, and distributes the prize balls received from the prize winning device. Since the game is divided into a game state that is unfavorable to the player and a game state that is advantageous to the player, when the game state is advantageous to the player of the game ball, it is interesting that there are a lot of changes in the game content such as "winning prize = right is generated" A game with a high degree of playability and a punk (so-called,
In the 3rd type game, while the right is generated, the player is in a game state (right game) in which the player wins the specific area (right generation opening) again and wins the prize.
It is possible to provide games with a high sense of security such as elimination. In addition, drive back and forth in the input Prize port device
The first mechanism of the slider moves to the winning area of the base by the moving mechanism .
Is located outside the entrance of the slider and the second protrusion of the slider
The origin is placed inside the winning area of the base.
The second wall and the first and second protrusions that form the lower edge of the inlet.
The three players will enter the game ball storage space near the entrance area
It is formed inside the game room, and a single play is
When a game ball enters, the game ball and the first protrusion enter this accommodation space.
The first and the third wall contain another game ball following the game ball.
It prevents entry into the space and the reciprocating drive mechanism
By placing the first protrusion of the Ida near the entrance,
The first wall, which forms the upper edge of the entrance, and the first projection are
A structure that prevents one game ball from entering the mouth
Preventing continuous entry of two or more game balls from the technique area
You can In addition, the rotation drive mechanism in the distribution device
Forward rotation or reverse rotation drive of the rotating body by
Depending on the presence or absence, the sorting device
An exit for the game state that is unfavorable to the player for the game ball and a favorable game state
It can be assigned to the outlet. Also, the winning device
By arranging the entrance of the sorting device just below the exit of
Then, the winning balls are passed from the winning opening device to the sorting device.
It can be done only by dropping the winning ball. According to the prize distribution device of claim 2, the exit of the prize opening device is distributed.
It is connected to the entrance of the winning device,
The winning balls will be reliably delivered to the distribution device. According to the prize distribution system according to claim 3 or claim 4, Ri and the number of the notch and the three or more, the distribution projection plurality of switching
By providing only one of the missing parts, play one game ball
An exit for the game state that is unfavorable to the player and an exit for the game state that is advantageous
You can change the distribution rate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a reciprocating drive mechanism of the winning opening device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the winning opening device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a distribution device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection between the rotating body, the connecting shaft, and the connecting member of the distribution device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the operation of the distribution device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a prize distribution device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the operation of the prize distribution device of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a winning opening device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a winning opening device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view of a different embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game board 15,15A winning a prize device 16 Lower sorting device (sorting device) 20 base 20a Winning area 20d entrance 20e exit 21 Slider 21a First protrusion 21b Second protrusion 21c interval 22 Reciprocating drive mechanism 22a Electromagnetic solenoid 30 base 30a Rotor storage chamber 30i distribution guidance passage 30j disadvantageous passage 30k Advantageous guidance passage 30h, 30q, 30s entrance 30r, 30t exit 31 rotating body 31b Notch 31c Sorting protrusion 32 rotation drive mechanism 32a motor 40 base 40a rotator housing 40g entrance 40h, 40i out guide passage 40j exit 41 rotating body 41b Notch 42 rotation drive mechanism 42a motor

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A winning opening device for guiding downwardly a winning ball that has entered a winning area while preventing continuous entry of two or more gaming balls into a game area of a game board, and a winning opening device derived from this winning opening device. in winning sorter of the gaming machine that includes a winning ball sorter distributed to the advantageous gaming state and unfavorable gaming state to the player receives the above winning opening device includes a base fit these to the game board, base Forward from the front
The winning area surrounded by the protruding first and second walls, and the first and second
Two walls are larger than one game ball on one side, but two
Formed between separated ends with dimensions smaller than the combined diameter
At the entrance to the winning area and below the first and second walls
Game ball Larger than one diameter but smaller than the combined diameter of the two
From the winning area formed between the ends separated by the size
Left and right direction across both the exit and the winning area and exit
Of the slider that is reciprocally movable in the
Projects forward from the front and can accommodate one game ball
And first and second projections which faced each other in the left and right ability intervals, provided on the back side of the base and a reciprocating drive mechanism for round trip driving the slider, the first protrusion of the slider by reciprocating drive mechanism
It is located outside the entrance to the winning area of the base
The second protrusion of the slider is placed inside the winning area of the base
The second wall forming the lower edge of the inlet
The first and second protrusions enter the game ball storage space.
Formed inside the winning area near the mouth, this formed accommodation
By taking in one game ball in the space,
One of the game balls, the first projection and the first wall
While blocking the entry of two game balls, by the reciprocating drive mechanism
By placing the first protrusion of the slider near the inlet,
And the first wall and the first projection that form the upper edge of the entrance.
Is a structure that prevents one game ball from entering the entrance, and the above-mentioned sorting device is a base attached to the game board.
And the wall structure protruding forward from the front surface of the base, and the wall structure.
Rotating body storage chamber formed in adult and center of rotating body storage chamber
An entrance opened in the upper half wall structure and a rotor housing
A player opened in the wall structure on the lower half side from the center of the chamber
Unfavorable game state exit and below the center of the rotor housing chamber
Advantageous gaming state outlet opened in the semi-other side wall structure
It is placed coaxially in the rotor housing chamber so that it can rotate in the circumferential direction.
Contains a rotating body and a game ball on the circumference of the rotating body
A plurality of cutouts that can be formed and of these cutouts
From one or more to one less than the total number
From one side of the opening edge on the peripheral side facing the other in the circumferential direction to the other side
It is provided on the rear side of the base and the sorting protrusion that projects toward
Is a rotary drive mechanism for driving forward and reverse rotation body, further, the sorting instrumentation directly below the outlet of the winning opening device
An award- winning device for gaming machines, characterized by having an entrance for the game. 2. A winning hole device outlets winning distributor of the game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it is connected to the inlet of the sorting apparatus. 3. A notch number of three or more and the possible winning distributor of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the. 4. A winning distributor of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sorting projection provided on only one of the plurality of cutout portions.