JP3527698B2 - Winning device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning device used in a gaming machine, such as a pachinko machine, for playing a game with a game ball and winning a prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A winning device used for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is a tulip type composed of a pair of left and right movable wing pieces in order to change the degree of winning of a game ball that dances on a game board. There are many things called, and those that open and close the plate-shaped guide plate to the player side. FIG. 11 shows an example of a conventional tulip type winning device. The prize winning device shown in FIG. 11 has a pair of movable wing pieces 1 and 1 whose axial center hole 1b is supported by a game board or the like (not shown), and the movable wing pieces 1 and 1 are rotated about the axial hole 1b. It is composed of, for example, a direct-acting solenoid 3 (driving means) for dynamically driving, and a connecting mechanism 4 for transmitting the movement of the movable member 3a of the direct-acting solenoid 3 to the movable wing pieces 1, 1 as an opening / closing movement. .

The connecting mechanism 4 has a power arm 5 holding the movable member 3a of the direct acting solenoid 3 at one end, and a base end 6a holding the other end of the power arm 5 at the base end 6a.
From the movable wing piece 1, 1 into two forks and a tip 6
of the movable wing pieces 1 and 1, which are engaged with the crank member 6 in which b and 6b are extended, and the tip end portions 6b and 6b of the crank member 6 in a play state (movably in the left-right direction when viewed from the game board side). It is composed of respective operating pins 2 and 2 which hold the movable wing pieces 1 and 1 at a position slightly deviated from the center of rotation. The power arm 5 is a swingable member having a support shaft 5a in the middle.
The crank member 6 is a swinging member having a support shaft 6c between the base end portion 6a and the tip end portions 6b, 6b.

The prize winning device operates as follows. The operation of the linear solenoid 3 causes the power arm 5 to move to the support shaft 5a.
The base end portion 6a of the crank member 6 is driven up and down by swinging about. Tip 6b of crank member 6
Moves up and down similarly to the base end 6a via the support shaft 6c.
The operating pin 2 has a play in the left-right direction with respect to the tip portion 6b of the crank member 6, and the operating pin 2 is the movable wing piece 1.
Of the movable wing piece 1 at a position deviated from the center of rotation (shaft hole 1b) of
Therefore, the tip 6b moves in the left-right direction in response to the vertical movement of the tip 6b, and as a result, the movable wing piece 1 makes an arc around the center of rotation. Therefore, the tip portion 6 of the crank member 6
The movement of b will create the rotational movement of the pair of movable wings 1, 1. The rotating motion of the pair of movable wing pieces 1, 1 is a substantial prize placed on the game board when the distance between the shaft hole 1b and the free end 1c on the opposite side becomes large (hereinafter referred to as an open state). It becomes easy to win the game ball to the inlet as the mouth (the opening of the member having the opening provided at the lower position of the movable wing pieces 1, 1), and the distance between the free ends 1c is about the opening degree of the inlet. In a state close to (hereinafter referred to as a closed state), it becomes difficult to win a game ball at the entrance. In the actual machine, the above-mentioned winning device is the free end 1 of the movable wing piece 1, 1 in the closed state.
A nail is provided in the vicinity of each c to form a winning opening.

[0005]

(1) In the conventional winning apparatus using a pair of movable wing pieces 1 and 1, the movable wing pieces 1 and 1 are rotated about the shaft hole 1b so as to move between the free ends 1c. Is changed from a closed state in which is close to an open state in which it is separated, and when moving from an open state in which the degree of winning is high to a closed state in which the degree of winning is low, the free end 1c approaches the nail of the winning opening, It is unavoidable that a game ball is sandwiched between the free end 1c and the nail, that is, so-called "ball clogging" occurs. (2) Further, since the operating pin 2 engaged with the movable wing piece 1 is only held by the tip portion 6b of the crank member 6 on one side thereof, the game sphere is particularly attached to the movable wing piece 1 in the open state. There is a possibility that the load when dropped may cause a deflection over time, causing rattling. When the operating pin 2 bends, the distance between the free ends 1c of the movable blades 1 and 1 in the open state, that is, the opening angle of the movable blades 1 and 1 is narrowed in this case, so the winning degree is lowered. Put it in (the operating pin 2 is the shaft hole 1
If it is provided on the free end 1c side from b, the degree of winning will be increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to realize a winning system which can avoid a ball clogging and can stably play a game for a long period of time. Another object of the present invention is to provide a winning device which has little influence on the winning degree even if a load of a game ball is received.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention according to claims 1 to 3 , in the invention according to claims 1 to 3 , there is a winning opening provided between the nails on the game board .
And provided rotatably in a direction intersecting the game board in the vicinity of the receiving opening of disposed the receiving member directly below that winning opening, said receiving the leading portion and the game ball to induce game ball to the receiving port A substantially cylindrical turning member having a non-guiding portion which is not guided to the entrance on the circumferential surface in the turning direction, a first attitude in which a game ball is guided to the receiving opening by the guiding portion, and a game ball A movable part for rotating the rotating member to a second posture in which the non-guide part is not guided to the receiving port.
A direct-acting solenoid having a material ,
It is a notch formed on the circumferential surface, and the notch
An inclined surface that is inclined toward the receiving port is formed.
The direct-acting solenoid is located in the radial direction from the peripheral surface position of the rotating member.
In a play state in which the rotation member is allowed to rotate on the inner end surface.
Engage with the movable member and connect the movable member to the rotating member.
By moving it back and forth along the line direction,
When the rotating member is driven to the first posture and the second posture and the rotating member rotates from the first posture to the second posture, the inclined surface is retracted from the nail and The guide part employs a technical means of protruding from the game board surface. The winning device employing the invention according to claim 1 has a guide part for guiding the game ball to the receiving port and a non-guide part for not guiding the game ball to the receiving port on the circumferential surface of the rotating member in the rotating direction. It is equipped. And since the guiding part guides the game ball to the entrance ,
By driving the rotating member to the first position, the game ball
It becomes easier to win prizes at the entrance . Also, non-leading portion receiving game balls
Since it is not guided to the entrance , by driving the rotating member to the second posture, it becomes difficult for the game ball to enter the entrance . In winning apparatus employing the invention described in claim 1, when the second position the pivot member is difficult to prize from the first position tends to prize the receiving port is rotated, the inclined surface is retracted from the nail Since the non-induction part protrudes from the game board surface, the game ball is a rotating member, especially a tilting member.
It is possible to avoid the phenomenon of being sandwiched between the slope (or the non-induction part) and the nail (detailed in the embodiment). Also, the rotating part
Inclination toward the inlet side of the notch formed on the peripheral surface of the material
The inclined surface is orthogonal to or intersects with the rotating direction of the rotating member.
It is a surface that spreads in the direction of the
The degree affects the degree of winning by the guide portion of the rotating member. This
The inclined surface of the player is a player regardless of the amount of rotation of the rotating member.
Seen from the above, the inclination angle becomes constant (the depression angle component to the player side increases
Eating is excluded.) Therefore, the game ball falling
Phase of the rotating member in the first posture due to the load of
Even if there are variations, the sloped surface is always constant with respect to the inlet.
It has a slanting angle and has relatively little effect on the winning degree,
It does not make a person feel that the winning degree is lowered. Furthermore
The movable member along the tangential direction of the cylindrical body of the rotating member.
Is driven to move the rotating member from the first position.
When rotating to the second position, the inclined surface retracts from the nail
The guide part projects from the game board surface. Therefore, on the inclined surface
Be in the first position no matter how many times the load of the falling game ball is received
This has the effect that the deviation of the winning degree is relatively small. You
That is, the inclined surface is the position of the peripheral surface of the rotating member to load the game ball.
The movable member receives the maximum, whereas the movable member has a peripheral surface position of the rotating member.
Since it is engaged with the end surface on the radially inner side, the inclined surface
The load received at the surface position is the engaging portion between the movable member and the rotating member.
In addition, the principle of lever is small. So for example
As in the first embodiment described later, a pin is attached to the end surface of the rotating member.
When a movable member is engaged with the pin in a play state
In addition, the load applied to the pin is reduced, and
The rotation phase of the rotating member that does
It is possible to reduce the influence on the result. In other words, the linear motion
Reduces rattling in the connecting mechanism between the noid and the rotating member
Can be reduced. More preferably, the pin is a rotating member of the rotating member.
It can be provided near the center of motion.

[0008]

The winning device adopting the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the non-induction part is an arcuate curved surface formed in the rotational direction on the peripheral surface. In the winning device adopting the invention as set forth in claim 3, since the non-guide portion is an arcuate curved surface formed in the rotating direction on the peripheral surface of the rotating member, the rotating member has the first posture. From the second
Even if it rotates in the posture of or in the opposite direction, the curved surface only moves with respect to the winning opening of the game board surface without changing the distance, and the game ball is on or near the game board. It is possible to reliably avoid the phenomenon of being sandwiched between the nail and the non-guide portion. That is, it is possible to reliably prevent the game ball from being caught between the winning opening and the turning member.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the curved surface of the non-guide portion has a relatively gentle downward slope toward the outer region of the winning opening. In the winning device employing the invention according to claim 4, the non-guide portion that does not guide the game ball to the winning opening is relatively gentle toward the outer area of the winning opening (when the conventional tulip-type movable wing piece is closed). Since the slope is gentler than the slope of the outer surface of the movable wing piece toward the outside of the winning opening), it has the effect of giving the possibility that the game ball hitting the curved surface off the winning opening will win.

[0011]

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below for each embodiment with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each of the embodiments described below, a pachinko machine having a first-type starting port will be described as an example. Further, since the normal winning device to which the present invention can be applied is disposed, for example, at a lower position of the first type starting port, the first type starting port will be described as an example of the winning port. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration on a game board of a gaming machine adopting a winning device according to a first embodiment which realizes claims 1 to 5 of the present invention. The game board 15 has guide rails (outer rail 21 and inner rail 2) on the front side thereof.
Various game members such as windmills 23, 23 and gates 24, 24 are provided in the circular game area defined by 2), and corner decorations 25, 25 are provided outside the guide rails 21, 22. . The game area of the game board 15 has a winning hole 26 in the center thereof and a normal symbol display 2
7, a center case 30 in which the special symbol display 28 and the sorting device 29 are integrally formed is provided. Below the center case 30, the normal winning device 3 having a winning opening 37a (so-called first-class starting opening) for the nails 18 and 18
1 (normal electric prize) and a special winning device 33 having a special winning opening 32 are provided. In addition, the center case 30
The left sleeve winning device 34
And a right sleeve winning device 35 is provided.

On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 15, game balls (winning balls) sent from various winning ports and game balls (out balls) flowing down from the out port 36 are collected and a ball path of the back mechanism board. A collecting path (not shown) for discharging to is formed. The winning device of the present invention can be applied to the normal winning device 31, the large winning device 33, the left sleeve winning device 34, the right sleeve winning device 35, and the like, but in the following description, the normal winning device 31 will be described as an example. As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the normal winning device 31 has a mounting hole 15a for the game board 15.
A frame member 38 mounted in (FIG. 4) in a fitted state and having a pair of windows 381 (FIG. 2), and drum-shaped rotating members 39, 39 inserted into the windows 381 of the frame member 38, respectively. An intermediate plate 382 for dividing the window 381 of the frame member 38 (FIG. 3 (A))
The receiving member 40 integrally configured in (B) and the electromagnetic direct-acting solenoid 4 disposed on the back surface side of the game board 15, for example.
1 and 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the frame member 38 is a member in which the front surface is covered with a decorative portion 383 and a pair of windows 381 and 381 are divided by an intermediate intermediate plate 382. is there. On the lower side of the intermediate board 382, a through hole 384 communicating with the mounting hole 15a (FIG. 4) of the game board 15 is formed. The receiving member 40 is integrally formed in the through hole 384 by fitting. The receiving member 40 is composed of a box portion 402 having a top opening opening 401 that substantially constitutes a winning opening, and a gutter portion 403 extending from the box portion 402 to the game board 15 side. In the gutter 403,
A ball passage 404 is formed for discharging the game balls that have won a prize into the receiving port 401 to the collecting route of the back mechanism board. A decorative portion is also provided on the front surface of the box portion 402.
The rotating members 39, 39 are shown in FIG. 4 (right side view of the normal winning device 31 mounted on the game board 15), FIG. 5 (B).
As shown in (a perspective view in which the rotating members 39, 39 are extracted from the frame member 38), it is a drum-shaped member, that is, a substantially flat cylindrical member. The rotating members 39, 39 are, for example, the respective axial pins 397 axially protruding from the rotational center end surface.
Is a bearing 39 fixed to a predetermined position of the frame member 38.
By being supported by the shaft 8, the shaft pin 397 is rotatable. The rotating members 39, 39 are
The receiving member 40 is sandwiched to form a pair of structures (FIG. 2).

Further, each rotating member 39 has a peripheral surface 391.
2 has a notch 392 (FIG. 2) in the circumferential direction and a curved surface 393 in which the circumferential surface 391 is left in a predetermined shape. Notch 3
As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the reference numeral 92 is defined by an axial plane 394 corresponding to the radius of the cylindrical body and an inclined surface 395 according to the present invention, which is one of the axial inclined surfaces. The axis plane 394 is a surface that imitates the game board surface when the rotation member 39 is in the rotation phase (hereinafter referred to as the first attitude) shown in FIG. 2 (the same applies to FIG. 5B), and the first attitude. 5 to the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 5B (hereinafter referred to as the reversal direction) at a phase rotated by approximately 90 ° (hereinafter referred to as the second posture), the player stands downward from the game board surface. On the contrary, the inclined surface 395 rises upward from the game board surface in the first posture, and becomes a surface following the game board surface in the second posture (see FIG. 8A). The inclined surface 395, as shown in FIG.
It is inclined toward the receiving port 401 side. The inclined surface 395
Is also preferably inclined toward the inner diameter side of the rotating member on the side of the receiving port 401 in terms of inducibility. That is, FIG.
The part indicated by Q in (B) is the downstream point where the game ball is guided.

The curved surface 393 is the inclined surface 3 as shown in FIG. 6B showing the right side surface in the second posture.
It is inclined to the side opposite to the inclination direction of 95. That is, it has a relatively gentle downward slope toward the outside of the inlet 401. This tilt is maximum at the location of the axial plane 394 and zero at approximately 90 ° from the axial plane 394. That is, the curved surface 393 gradually becomes gentler and finally coincides with the peripheral surface 391. With this configuration, as will be described later, there is a possibility of winning the game ball that comes off the receiving port 401 and hits the curved surface 393.

Next, the direct acting solenoid 41 is a direct acting type actuator for advancing and retracting the movable member 411 whose position is returned by a built-in spring (not shown). The movable member 411 has a tip end as shown in FIG. An engaging member 413 having a long hole 412 extending in the radial direction of the rotating member 39 is attached to the. As is clear from FIG. 2, the engaging member 413 has four elongated holes 412 corresponding to both end surfaces of the rotating member 39.
With. The long hole 41 of the engaging member 413
The operation pins 396 axially projecting from both end surfaces of the rotating member 39 are engaged with the shaft 2. With this configuration, the direct-acting solenoid 41 rotates (reverses) the rotating member 39 from the first attitude to the second attitude and rotates the second member from the second attitude to the first attitude, as described later. It can be moved (normal rotation).

Here, the protruding position of the operating pin 396 is
It is set radially inward of the peripheral surface 391 of the rotating member 39. With this setting, as will be described later, the impact load of the game ball dropped on the inclined surface 395 in the first posture (the inclined surface 39
5 is the load when it falls near the outer edge of 5)
A small addition to 6. The direct acting solenoid 41 may be integrally formed with the frame member 38, or may be provided on the game board 15 as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

The normal winning device 31 having the above-mentioned structure is extremely prize-winning from the second position in which it is relatively difficult to win a prize, when a predetermined release condition is established when the lottery of the normal symbol display 27 is successful. A motion for changing to a first posture that is easy to perform is performed. Hereinafter, this operation will be described with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG.
This will be described with reference to (B) to FIGS. 8 (A) and (B). 7 (A) is a perspective view showing the operation of the rotating members 39, 39 including the frame member 38 in the second posture, FIG. 7 (B).
Are rotating members 39, 3 excluding the frame member 38 in the same posture.
9 a perspective view showing the operation of FIG. 8 is a front view showing the operation of the rotating member 39 in relation to the game ball P, (A) represents a first orientation, (B) a second position Represents First, in the game state where the predetermined release condition is not established, the direct-acting solenoid 41 is de-energized, and the movable member 411 is engaged on the tip side as shown in FIGS. Composite member 41
3 is projected by the force of the built-in spring. Therefore, the operating pin 39 engaged with the elongated hole 412 of the engaging member 413
6 is regulated to a position slightly higher than, for example, the shaft pin 397, and the rotation phase of the rotation member 39 accompanying this is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the inclined surface 395 is sunk into a state in which it substantially coincides with the window 381 of the frame member 38 that coincides with the game board surface, and the curved surface 393 takes a second posture in which it protrudes from the window 381.

In the second posture, the end surface of the rotating member 39 in the range of the curved surface 393 has the receiving port 401 of the receiving member 40.
It will be a wall that stands parallel to both sides of. Further, in the second posture, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the curved surface 393 is inclined to the side opposite to the inclination direction of the inclined surface 395, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 (B). The game ball P hitting the curved surface 393 is flipped to the outside of the receiving port 401. That is, the curved surface 393 does not guide the game ball P to the receiving port 401. For this reason, the rotating member 39 performs only the function of maintaining the winning degree of the receiving port 401, which makes the winning relatively difficult. However, this inclination of the curved surface 393 is gentler than the inclination of the outer surface of the movable wing piece 1 toward the outside of the winning opening when the conventional tulip-type movable wing piece 1 (FIG. 11) is closed. Therefore, the curved surface 393 is removed from the inlet 401.
This has the effect of giving the possibility that a game ball that has fallen above will win the prize.

On the other hand, when the predetermined release condition is satisfied, the direct acting solenoid 41 is energized. When energized, the movable member 411 of the direct acting solenoid 41 moves from the state of FIG. 6B to the case portion 414 as shown in FIG.
Withdraw 13. Along with this, the operating pin 396 engaged with the rear end of the long hole 412 of the engaging member 413 is driven in the downward direction, so that the inside of the long hole 412 moves to the front end side,
The rotating member 39 is normally rotated.

When the rotating member 39 rotates forward, the curved surface 3
Numeral 93 sinks while moving with respect to the game board surface while intersecting with the game board surface (see the arrow in FIG. 7 (A)). When the operation pin 396 reaches the front end of the elongated hole 412, the normal rotation of the rotating member 39 ends, and the rotating member 39 moves to the first position shown in FIG.
Take the posture of. In the posture of FIG. 5 (A), as shown in FIG. 8 (A), the inclined surface 395 stands up from the game board surface. The game ball P is guided to the inlet 401 by the inclination of the standing inclined surface 395 toward the inlet 401 side. In other words, the inclined surface 395 expands the substantial opening degree of the receiving port 401 and enhances the winning degree. Moreover, to return to the second position, linear solenoid 41 is de-energized, the movable member 41
By causing the engaging member 413 at the one tip to protrude upward, the operating pin 396 moves from the front end to the rear end of the elongated hole 412, and the rotating member 39 is reversed. As a result, the inclined surface 395 tilts in the depression angle direction and sinks in a state substantially coincident with the game board surface (FIG. 7 (A)). That is, the rotating member 39
Returns to the second posture in FIG. 8 (B).

[Effects of the First Embodiment] Since the above-mentioned normal winning device 31 performs the above-mentioned operation, the following effects are obtained. (1) When the rotating member 39 is rotated from the first posture in which it is easy to win the winning hole 401 to the second posture in which it is difficult to win prize, the inclined surface 395 retracts from the nail 18, and the curved surface 393 is the game board surface. Since it protrudes from the game ball P, it is possible to reliably avoid the phenomenon that the game ball P is sandwiched between the inclined surface 395 and the nail 18 that constitutes the winning opening 37a (see FIG. 1) above the normal winning device 31. Of course, when the rotating member 39 is normally rotated from the second posture to the first posture, the curved surface 393 only moves in the direction of the peripheral surface 391, so there is room for sandwiching the game ball P with the nail 18. There is no danger of "ball clogging". The curved surface 39
As shown in FIG. 6B, 3 is not limited to the one inclined to the side opposite to the inclination direction of the inclined surface 395, and may be the same as the peripheral surface 391, for example. Also in this case, the game ball P is not sandwiched between the winning opening. (2) The inclined surface 395 is a surface that spreads in a direction intersecting with the rotating direction of the rotating member 39, and the inclination angle of the inclined surface 395 is independent of the amount of rotation of the rotating member 39. Maintains a constant tilt angle when viewed from above. That is, the operation pin 396 and the engaging member 413 are repeatedly loaded by the game balls P.
Deflection, and the rotation member 39 is out of phase in the normal rotation direction,
The position of the inclined surface 395 in the first posture is parallel to the specified position as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 8A (excluding an increase in the depression angle component to the player side). Therefore, the inclined surface 395 always maintains a constant inclination angle with respect to the receiving port 401, has a relatively small influence on the winning degree, and does not make the player feel that the winning degree is lowered. (3) The inclined surface 395 receives the load of the game ball received at the position of the peripheral surface of the rotating member 39, the operating pin 396 and the engaging member 4.
13 is transmitted to the inclined surface 395.
Since it can be made smaller than the load received at, the rotation phase of the rotation member in the first posture is not disturbed, and even if the impact load of the game ball with a high degree of winning is received, it is hardly affected. (4) Due to the relatively gentle inclination of the curved surface 393 toward the outer region, the gaming ball P that has fallen off the receiving port 401 and dropped on the curved surface 393 has a possibility of winning. Produce the possibility of winning even in the closed state.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an example of a big winning device 33 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 (A), the special winning device 33 is composed of a spherical rotating member 46, and an L-shaped notch 47 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 461 thereof. The rotating member 46 rotates about a through hole 48 passing through the diameter of the sphere, and the notch 47 has a surface 49 preceding the forward rotation direction (see the arrow in FIG. 10) and the surface 49. It is defined by two inclined surfaces 50, 50 that intersect and have a common concave ridge. Receiving ports 51 having a predetermined width are formed on both sides from the ridgeline position where the inclined surfaces 50 intersect. The entrance 51 is
A ball passage 52 is formed below the outer area of the through hole 48, and the lower end opening of the ball passage 52 communicates the game balls that have won a prize in the receiving port 51 to the collecting route of the back mechanism board.

FIG. 10B shows a direct acting solenoid 53 for rotating the rotating member 46. The movable member 531 of the direct acting solenoid 53 has the through hole 4 at the tip thereof.
A disk moving body 532 having a diameter that fits in 8 is fixed. A protrusion 533 is formed on the outer edge of the disk moving body 532 in the centrifugal direction, and a spiral groove 54 is formed on the inner wall of the through hole 48 corresponding to the protrusion 533. Linear solenoid 53
Inserts the disc moving body 532 into the through hole 48 with the projection 533 engaged with the spiral groove 54, and mounts the case portion 534 thereof on the game board 15. The rotating member 46 is mounted on the game board 15 in a form integrated with the direct acting solenoid 53. The game board 15 is formed with an accommodating portion in which the rotating member 46 can be mounted in a state of protruding by a hemisphere. In the second posture (winning prevention state) of the big winning device 33, when the direct acting solenoid 53 is not energized, the ridge line corner where the outer peripheral surface 461 and the surface 49 of the rotating member 46 intersect is on the player side. Set the rotation angle to face. When the special winning device 33 is in the first posture, the direct-acting solenoid 53 is energized and the movable member 531 is actuated, so that the outer edge protrusion 53 of the disk moving body 532.
3 is guided by the spiral groove 54, so that the rotating member 4
6, the inclined surface 50, 50 can be in the first posture (large winning state) standing up from the game board surface. As described above, the present invention can be applied to the special winning device 33, and it is possible to prevent the problem of pinching the game ball and the deviation of the winning degree due to the impact of the game ball in the special winning device 33.
Further, the structure is simple, and there are strange effects depending on the decoration of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 46, and the effect of attracting to the game can be expected. For example, the surface 49 is decorated with an eyeball, and the outer peripheral surface 461
By decorating eyes with closed eyes, it is possible to produce an effect in which the eyeballs are opened when the special winning device 33 is activated. [Correspondence between each claim and the embodiment] The guide portion according to claim 1 corresponds to the notch 392 in the first embodiment, and the non-guide portion corresponds to the fan-shaped portion including the curved surface 393. . The drive means corresponds to the direct acting solenoid 41.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration on a game board of a gaming machine that adopts a winning device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a winning device that adopts a first posture of the first embodiment, which is an example of a normal winning device.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing a frame member in the winning device of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of the frame member taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the winning device which is mounted on the game board and adopts the first posture of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5A is an operation explanatory diagram when the winning device of the first embodiment is in the first posture, and FIG. 5B is an operation explanatory diagram showing the rotating member taken out from the frame member.

FIG. 6 (A) is a front view showing the winning device of the first embodiment changed to a second posture, and FIG. 6 (B) is a side view thereof.

FIG. 7A is an operation explanatory diagram when the winning device of the first embodiment is in the second posture, and FIG. 7B is an operation explanatory diagram showing the rotating member taken out from the frame member.

FIG. 8A is a simplified explanatory view showing the behavior of the game ball with respect to the winning device in the first posture of the first embodiment,
(B) is a simplified explanatory view showing the behavior of the game ball with respect to the winning device in the second posture of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a winning device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, taking a big winning device as an example.

FIG. 10A is a side view showing a detailed configuration of a winning device according to a second embodiment, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing a direct-acting solenoid for driving the winning device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional tulip type winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 ... Game board 37a ... Winner 392 ... Notch (guidance part) 393 ... Curved surface (non-induction part) 39 ... Rotating member 41 ... Direct acting solenoid (driving means)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] Claims: A winning opening provided between nails on a game board, and a receiving member arranged immediately below the winning opening.
Rotatably disposed in a direction crossing with the game board in the vicinity of the inlet, the non-guiding portion and the periphery of each rotating direction of the leading portion and the game ball is not induced in the receiving port of inducing game ball to the receiving port A rotation member having a substantially cylindrical body on the surface, and a game ball is guided to the receiving opening by the guiding portion.
And a second attitude in which the game ball is not guided to the receiving opening by the non-guide portion, the rotating member is rotated .
A direct-acting solenoid having a movable member , wherein the guide portion is a notch formed in the peripheral surface.
The notch has a sloping surface that slopes toward the inlet
The direct-acting solenoid has a diameter larger than the circumferential position of the rotating member.
A play shape in which the turning member is allowed to turn on the inner end surface in the direction
In the state of being engaged with the movable member,
The rotating member by advancing and retracting along the tangential direction of
Is driven to the first posture and the second posture, and when the rotating member rotates from the first posture to the second posture, the inclined surface retracts from the nail and The winning device is characterized in that the non-induction part projects from the game board surface. 2. The winning device according to claim 1, wherein the non-guide portion is an arcuate curved surface formed in the rotational direction on the peripheral surface. 3. The winning device according to claim 2 , wherein the curved surface has a relatively gentle downward slope toward the outer area of the receiving opening .