JP3810066B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

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【００４８】
導入空間３４の左右両端の開口３４Ａ，３４Ａは、張出部３２の両側部に備えた可変入賞ガイド３５の回動位置に応じて開閉される。各可変入賞ガイド３５は、上下に延びたアーム状をなし、下端部に回動軸を備えて図示しないモータにより駆動される。また、可変入賞ガイド３５の上面は、開口３４Ａ側に向かって傾斜すると共に、その傾斜角度が開口３４Ａに向かう途中で緩くなっている。そして、図３の左側の可変入賞ガイド３５のように、通常は、可変入賞ガイド３５の先端部で開口３４Ａを塞いでおり、可変入賞ガイド３５が駆動されると、図３の右側の可変入賞ガイド３５のように、可変入賞ガイド３５の先端が開口３４Ａから離れ、可変入賞ガイド３５の上面をガイドにして遊技球を開口３４Ａから導入空間３４の奥側に案内する。
【００４９】
導入空間３４の奥側、即ち、導入空間３４のうちの入賞装置１３の幅方向の中央部分には、その下面に１対の内部入賞口４０，４０が並んで開口している。そして、内部入賞口４０に入賞した遊技球が、入賞装置１３の下端寄り位置で前面に開口した奥行空間３６の奥側に誘導される。なお、図４に示した空間１００には、前記検出スイッチ（図示せず）が収容されている。
【００５０】
図４には、入賞装置１３の前面壁１３Ｆを裏側から見た状態が示されており、内部入賞口４０に入賞した遊技球は、入賞装置１３内に設けた固定球誘導路３７を通過して、入賞装置１３の奥側（図４の左手前側）に案内される。固定球誘導路３７は、両内部入賞口４０，４０に対応して入賞装置１３の左右対称に対をなして形成され、内部入賞口４０から前面壁１３Ｆに沿って左右両側に傾斜し、入賞装置１３の左右両側部で方向を変えて、入賞装置１３の奥側に向かって斜め下方に傾斜している。
【００５１】
そして、図５に示すように、各固定球誘導路３７は、入賞装置１３の奥壁１３Ｒに沿って真下に延び、途中で両固定球誘導路３７，３７が左右方向の中央に向けられ、奥壁１３Ｒの下側における左右方向の中央で合流する。また、その固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅは、前方に向かって僅かに傾斜している。以上により、何れかの内部入賞口４０に入賞した遊技球は、奥行空間３６の奥側に誘導される。
【００５２】
奥行空間３６は、図２に示すように、入賞装置１３の前面に円形開口３６Ａを備えて、遊技者が奥側を見ることが出来るようになっている。そして、奥行空間３６は、円形開口３６Ａ寄り位置に備えた内壁４３によって、奥側と前面側とに区画されており、内壁４３より手前側の下面には、遊技球が入球可能な３つの入球口が横並びに形成されている。それら３つの入球口のうち真ん中の入球口は、特別入賞口４１であって、ここに遊技球が入賞すると、例えば、１０個の遊技球が払い出されることに加えて、さらに所定の利益が遊技者に付与される。また、特別入賞口４１の両側の入球口は、外れ入球口４２，４２であって、これら外れ入球口４２，４２に遊技球が入球した場合には、内部入賞口４０に入賞したときの賞球のみで、遊技者には前記所定の利益が付与されずに、遊技球が遊技盤１１の裏側に回収される。
【００５３】
さて、奥行空間３６のうち内壁４３より奥側には、１対の回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂ（本発明の「駆動体」に相当する）が奥行空間３６の奥行き方向に並べて設けられている。両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂのうち前側に位置した回転リール５０Ａ（以下、適宜、「前側回転リール５０Ａ」という）は、図６に示すように、同軸上に間隔を空けて並べた複数のリング部６０Ａを備える。それらリング部６０Ａを周方向で３当配する位置には、帯板部材６３Ａが、複数のリング部６０Ａの内周の軸方向（即ち、前側回転リール５０Ａの回転軸１０１の軸方向）に架け渡して固定されて、前側回転リール５０Ａ全体が略筒状をなしている。また、前側回転リール５０Ａの内側空間は、前側回転リール５０Ａの回転軸１０１から放射状に３方向に延びた回転壁６２Ａによって、均等に３区分され、それら回転壁６２Ａの先端は、リング部６０Ａのうち隣り合った帯板部材６３Ａ，６３Ａの間に接合されている。
【００５４】
これに対し、奥行空間３６の奥側に位置した回転リール５０Ｂ（以下、適宜、「後側回転リール５０Ｂ」という）は、帯板部材６３Ｂが同回転軸１０１上に並べた複数のリング部６０Ｂの内周面を４当配する位置に固定され、回転壁６２Ｂが、後側回転リール５０Ｂの内側空間を均等に４区分するように設けられている。
【００５５】
前後の各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの中心には、それぞれ軸受筒６１Ａ，６１Ｂが設けられ、これら軸受筒６１Ａ，６１Ｂを貫通した図示しない軸体によって、各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂが回転可能に軸支されている。ここで、軸受筒６１Ａ，６１Ｂの回転軸１０１（回転中心軸）は、図４に示すように、一直線上に並んでいるので、回転軸が一直線上に並んでいないものに比べてコンパクトな構成にすることができる。また、回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの回転軸１０１を、遊技盤１１と直交する方向に向けたので、斬新な役物演出を行うことができると共に、遊技盤１１に奥行き感が生じて趣向性が向上する。
【００５６】
各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂに備えた帯板部材６３Ａ，６３Ｂには、リング部６０Ａ，６０Ｂの回転中心側を向いた略平面に凹部が形成され、この凹部によって、遊技球を軸方向に確実性を増して案内する分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが構成される。
【００５７】
なお、本実施形態では、これら分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂにより、本発明に係る可動誘導路６４（図３参照）が構成され、さらにその可動誘導路６４と前記した固定球誘導路３７とを合わせた全体で、本発明に係る誘導路が構成されている。そして、この誘導路により、内部入賞口４０に入賞した遊技球が入賞装置１３内の所定位置としての特別入賞口４１まで案内される。
【００５８】
各分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂは、回転軸１０１に対して、奥行空間３６の奥側から手前側に向かって各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの径方向外側に、例えば約５度傾斜している。これにより、各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの下方に位置した各分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂに遊技球が乗った場合に、奥行空間３６の奥側から手前側に転動する。
【００５９】
また、図３及び図６に示すように、回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの内部は、前側回転リール５０Ａの前端部から後側回転リール５０Ｂの後端部に向かうに従い、尻窄み状になっている。これにより、後側回転リール５０Ｂに備えた分割可動誘導路６４Ｂと、前側回転リール５０Ａに備えた分割可動誘導路６４Ｂとが下方位置で並んだ場合に、奥側の分割可動誘導路６４Ｂから手前側の分割可動誘導路６４Ｂへの遊技球が転動して移動することができる。
【００６０】
各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂにおけるリング部６０Ａ，６０Ａ（リング部６０Ｂ，６０Ｂ）同士の間の隙間は、遊技球が通り抜けることが可能な大きさにっている。これにより、分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂから外れた遊技球は、各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの下方に転落する。奥行空間３６のうち回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの下方は、本発明に係る転落空間６９になっている。遊技球がこの転落空間６９に転落すると、内部入賞口４０に入賞したときの賞球のみで、他に遊技者に利益が与えられることがなく、遊技球が回収される。
【００６１】
両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂのうち、駆動力が伝達される互いに対向したリング部６０Ａ，６０Ｂには、対向する側に向かって同じ角度で傾斜したテーパ面６６Ａ，６６Ｂが形成されている。そして、モータ駆動される駆動軸の先端に備えた回転子５１に形成されたテーパ面５１Ｔを、両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの上方から各テーパ面６６Ａ，６６Ｂに当接させてある。これにより、回転子５１を回転駆動すると、両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂが等速で逆回転する。
【００６２】
このように、本実施形態のパチンコ遊技機では、本発明の駆動体に相当する両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂを１つのモータ（駆動源）で駆動するので、モータの数を削減することができ、製造コストを抑えることができる。また、回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの各々が異なる方向に回転され、このような役物演出は新しいので、斬新な遊技感覚を遊技者に提供することができる。
【００６３】
遊技盤１１の裏側に備えた図示しない遊技制御装置（本発明に係る「誘導状態変更制御手段」に相当する）は、可変入賞ガイド３５，３５と、回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂとを以下のように駆動制御する。
【００６４】
可変入賞ガイド３５に関しては、中央入賞口１４に遊技球が入賞したことを遊技球検出スイッチにて検出したときには、１つの遊技球の入賞につき、両方の可変入賞ガイド３５，３５を、２回だけ０．４秒間、拡開する。また、遊技盤１１に向かって左側の袴入賞口１５に遊技球が入賞した場合には、表１に示すように７個の賞球が払い出されると共に、左側の可変入賞ガイド３５が１回だけ０．４秒間、拡開し、遊技盤１１に向かって左右両側の袴入賞口１５に遊技球が入賞した場合には、７個の賞球が払い出されると共に、左右両側の可変入賞ガイド３５が１回だけ０．４秒間、拡開する。これらにより、導入空間３４内に遊技球が入球可能になる。
【００６５】
回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂは、５秒間で１回転しており、両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂに備えた分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが下方位置で並んだ位置となると１秒間停止する。即ち、６秒間のうち１秒間は、遊技球が可動誘導路６４を通過し易くなり、特別入賞口４１に入賞し易い状態となる。なお、分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが下方位置で並んだか否かは、後側回転リール５０Ｂに形成された原点位置検出用切欠き部６７（図６を参照）が、図示しない原点検出センサによって検出されたか否かでもって判断されている。
【００６６】
次に、上記構成からなる本実施形態の動作を説明する。
遊技を開始して、遊技球が中央入賞口１４又は袴入賞口１５に入賞して可変入賞ガイド３５が拡開し、導入空間３４の内部に遊技球が入球すると、その遊技球は、何れかの内部入賞口４０に入賞する。
【００６７】
すると、遊技球は、入賞装置１３内の固定球誘導路３７により奥行空間３６の奥側に誘導される。そして、固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅから前方に転動しながら入賞装置１３内の転落空間６９に設けた後側回転リール５０Ｂの内部に進入する。
【００６８】
このとき、後側回転リール５０Ｂの回転位置により、固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅに、後側回転リール５０Ｂに設けた何れの分割可動誘導路６４Ｂも連絡していない状態（本発明にかかる「第２の状態」）になっていた場合には、遊技球は、後側回転リール５０Ｂのうちリング部６０Ｂ，６０Ｂの隙間から後側回転リール５０Ｂの下方の転落空間６９に転落する。
【００６９】
一方、固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅに後側回転リール５０Ｂに設けた何れかの分割可動誘導路６４Ｂが連絡した状態（本発明に係る「第１の状態」）になっていた場合には、遊技球は、後側回転リール５０Ｂの分割可動誘導路６４Ｂ上に乗り移り、後側回転リール５０Ｂの前端まで転動し、前側回転リール５０Ａの内側に進入する。
【００７０】
次いで、後側回転リール５０Ｂから前側回転リール５０Ａ内に遊技球が進入する際に、遊技球が転動してきた分割可動誘導路６４Ｂに、前側回転リール５０Ａにおける何れの分割可動誘導路６４Ａも連絡しない状態になっていた場合には、遊技球は、前側回転リール５０Ａのうちリング部６０Ａ，６０Ａの隙間から下方の転落空間６９に転落する。
【００７１】
一方、後側回転リール５０Ｂから前側回転リール５０Ａ内に遊技球が進入する際に、遊技球が転動してきた分割可動誘導路６４Ｂに、前側回転リール５０Ａにおける何れかの分割可動誘導路６４Ａが連絡していた場合には、遊技球は、前側回転リール５０Ａの分割可動誘導路６４Ａ上に乗り移る。そして、遊技球の転動速度が速い場合には、前側回転リール５０Ａの前端まで転動して、その前側に排出される。すると、前端まで転動した遊技球の殆どは特別入賞口４１に入賞し、希に外れ入球口４２，４２に入球する。このとき、遊技球が特別入賞口４１に入賞した場合には、次述する一定の利益が遊技者に付与される。また、遊技球の転動速度が遅いと、前側回転リール５０Ａの前端まで遊技球が転動する前に、分割可動誘導路６４Ａが断絶状態になって遊技球が転落空間６９に転落することになる。ここで、本実施形態では、６秒に１回は各分割誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが転落空間６９を挟んだ対向部分の間に差し渡された状態になるので、そのタイミングで遊技球が後側回転リール５０Ｂの分割可動誘導路６４Ｂに乗り移ると、安定して各分割可動誘導路６４Ｂ，６４Ａ上を後端から前端まで転動することができる。
【００７２】
さて、遊技球が特別入賞口４１に入賞した場合には、前記として一定の利益として、例えば、１０個の賞球が遊技者に払い出されると共に、大当たり遊技が実行される。大当たり遊技状態となると、可変入賞ガイド３５，３５が回動して、開口３４Ａ，３４Ａが連続的に開閉状態を繰り返す連続開閉状態となり、可変入賞ガイド３５，３５を案内にして、入賞装置１３に多くの遊技球が入賞可能となる。ここで、開口３４Ａ，３４Ａの連続開閉状態の開始から終了までの間を「ラウンド」と称すると、１つのラウンドは、可変入賞ガイド３５，３５の回動が１８回繰り返されたか、内部入賞口４０に１０個の遊技球が入賞したかのいずれかの条件が先に満たされた場合に終了する。また、ラウンド中に、遊技球が特別入賞口４１に入賞した場合には、継続権利が発生して、１つのラウンドが終了した後、連絡して次のラウンドが実行される。なお、本実施形態では、連絡して実行されるラウンド回数は最大で１５回に設定されており、１５ラウンド目が終了すると、大当たり遊技が終了する。
【００７３】
なお、各ラウンドには、継続権利が発生しやすいように、各ラウンドにおいて、入賞装置１３の内部入賞口４０，４０に備えた遊技球検出スイッチが遊技球の入賞を５回検出すると、各回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが下方位置で並んだ位置となるように強制的に回転して、ラウンドが終了するまでの間停止する。
【００７４】
このように本実施形態では、入賞装置１３の内部に設けた各分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂの位置に応じて、隣り合った分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが連絡した状態と断絶した状態とに変化する。これにより、遊技球が可動誘導路５０上を転動して、転落空間６９の上を渡った先の特別入賞口４１まで誘導され得る第１の状態と、遊技球が可動誘導路５０から外れて転落空間６９に転落する第２の状態とに変更されるから、遊技者に回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの動作に注目させることができる。そして、可動誘導路６４の誘導により、遊技球が特別入賞口４１に入球した場合には、入賞装置１３に多くの遊技球が入賞し易い大当たり遊技が実行されると共に、大当たり遊技中に可動誘導路６４を通って更に特別入賞口４１に入賞した場合には、大当たり遊技の継続権利が与えられるので、遊技者を、可動誘導路６４の状態の変化に注目させることができる。
【００７５】
ここで、本実施形態では、前側回転リール５０Ａに備えた分割可動誘導路６４Ａの数と、後側回転リール５０Ｂに備えた分割可動誘導路６４Ｂの数とを異ならせたので、それら回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂが移動している状態では、どのようなタイミングで、前後の分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが連絡するかの予測が困難になり、遊技の趣向性が高まる。また、本実施形態では、所定のタイミングで、分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂが、転落空間６９を挟んだ対向部分の間に差し渡された状態に所定期間、停止されるので、停止されたときに、遊技球が固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅから現れた場合には、遊技者は特別入賞口４１への入球を期待するという遊技の趣向性を向上させるばかりか、役物演出のバリエーションが増し、趣向性をさらに向上させることができる。以上纏めると、上述したような役物演出を行うパチンコ遊技機は、斬新な遊技感覚を提供することができる。
【００７６】
＜他の実施形態＞
本発明は、前記実施形態に限定されるものではなく、例えば、以下に説明するような実施形態も本発明の技術的範囲に含まれ、さらに、下記以外にも要旨を逸脱しない範囲内で種々変更して実施することができる。
（１）前記実施形態では、両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂの互いに対向したリング部６０Ａ，６０Ｂに形成されたテーパ面６６Ａ，６６Ｂと、駆動軸に備えた回転子５１のテーパ面５１Ｔとを、当接させて、両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂを回転させていたが、リング部６０Ａ，６０Ｂにベベルギアを形成し、このベベルギアに係合するベベルギアを備えた回転子によって両回転リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂを回転させてもよい。
【００７７】
（２）前記実施形態では、分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂは回動リール５０Ａ，５０Ｂに設けられて、回転移動されていたが、図７に示すように、振り子体９０Ａ，９０Ｂの内部に分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂを備えて、それぞれ所定の回転角度内で振り子動作するようにしてもよい。
【００７８】
（３）前記実施形態の分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂでは、回転動作によって位置が変更されていたが、スライド動作によって分割可動誘導路の位置を変更する構成にしてもよい。具体的には、図８に示すように、固定球誘導路３７の終端部３７Ｅからの遊技球の転動方向と直交する方向に往復スライドするスライド駆動部８０，８０を、前記遊技球の転動方向に２つ設け、それらスライド機構にて分割可動誘導路８４Ａ，８４Ｂを上面に有した帯板部材８３Ａ，８３Ｂを往復移動させる構成にしてもよい。
【００７９】
（４）前記実施形態では、分割可動誘導路６４Ａ，６４Ｂは直線状であったが、分割可動誘導路は蛇行した形状であってもよい。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施形態に係る弾球遊技機の遊技盤の正面図
【図２】入賞装置の斜視図
【図３】入賞装置の正面図
【図４】入賞装置の前面壁の斜視図
【図５】入賞装置の奥壁の斜視図
【図６】回転リールの斜視図
【図７】他の実施形態（２）に係る可動誘導路の斜視図
【図８】他の実施形態（３）に係る可動誘導路の斜視図
【符号の説明】
１１…遊技盤
１３…入賞装置
３５…可変入賞ガイド
３７…固定球誘導路（誘導路）
４１…特別入賞口
５０…可動誘導路（誘導路）
５０Ａ，５０Ｂ…回転リール（駆動体）
５１…回転子
６０Ａ，６０Ａ…リング部
６３Ａ，６３Ａ…帯板部材
６４…可動誘導路
６４Ａ，６４Ｂ…分割可動誘導路
６９…転落空間
９０Ａ，９０Ｂ…振り子体（駆動体）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine represented by a second type pachinko game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In addition to changing the game content according to the display image of the image display device provided in the game board, whether the game ball has entered a specific area inside the winning device provided in the game board There is a ball game machine represented by a so-called second-type pachinko game machine that changes game contents depending on whether or not.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the ball game machines represented by the type 2 pachinko machine have fewer variations of the model compared to the ball game machines that change the game content according to the display image on the image display device. Development was required.
[0004]
In addition, what was published in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-11170 is known as a ball game machine represented by the 2nd type pachinko machine developed in recent years.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a novel ball game machine.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A bullet ball game machine according to the invention of claim 1 made to achieve the above object includes a guide path in which a game ball that has won a prize in the prize winning device rolls inside a prize winning device in which the game ball can win. The guide path includes a movable guide path that moves. A fall space is provided below the movable guide path for the game ball to fall, and the game ball rolls on the movable guide path according to the position of the movable guide path. The first state that can be guided to a predetermined position after moving over the fall space and the second state in which the game ball falls off the movable guide path and falls into the fall space are changed. In the winning device, a plurality of rotary reels are provided coaxially and side by side, and the movable guide path is composed of a plurality of divided movable guide paths that can communicate with each other, and the inner peripheral surface of each of these rotary reels Split movable guideways are formed on the In the first state, the divided movable guide paths of adjacent rotary reels are in contact with each other so that a game ball can pass between the divided movable guide paths. It has a feature where you configured.
[0025]
[Action and effect of the invention]
<Invention of Claim 1>
In the ball game machine according to the first aspect, the game ball rolls on the movable guide path according to the position of the movable guide path provided inside the winning device, and can be guided to a predetermined position across the fall space. The first state and the second state in which the game ball falls off the movable guide path and falls into the fall space are changed. Specifically, a plurality of rotating reels are provided, and a split movable guide path is formed on each inner peripheral surface of each of the rotary reels. It changes to the disconnected second state. And when it will be in a 1st state, the adjacent division | segmentation movable guide paths will connect, and a game ball will be able to pass between these division | segmentation movable guide paths. As described above, in the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, since whether or not the game ball can cross the fall space changes depending on the position where the movable guide path has moved, a change occurs in the mode of the guide path, which is highly interesting. An effect production can be performed.
[0042]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a game board 11 provided in a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine of the present invention.
[0043]
The game board 11 includes a winning device 13 according to the present invention at the center of a substantially circular game area R1 surrounded by the guide rails 12. Below the winning device 13 in the game area R1, a central winning port 14 and a pair of winning winning ports 15 and 15 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction. The first ordinary winning openings 16 and 16 are arranged. In addition, second normal winning holes 17 and 17 are provided at the lower ends of the side lamps 20 provided on both sides of the game area R1, respectively, and a dislodging ball receiving opening 25 is opened at the lower end of the game area R1. ing. In addition to these winning holes and the like, a windmill 23 and a plurality of nails 24 stand up in the game area R1.
[0044]
FIG. 2 shows the entire winning device 13. The winning device 13 is inserted into a through window (not shown) whose rear end is formed through the game board 11, and a laying piece 31 projecting laterally from a position near the front end is screwed to the front surface of the game board 11. Attached to the game board 11.
[0045]
The overhanging portion 32 protruding from the front surface (the surface facing the player) of the game board 11 in the winning device 13 has a bilaterally symmetric structure and includes a top winning port 33 at the top of the rounded upper surface. Further, an introduction space 34 is formed in a horizontal direction at a position near the upper end of the overhanging portion 32, and both ends of the introduction space 34 are opened to both sides of the overhanging portion 32 to form openings 34 </ b> A and 34 </ b> A.
[0046]
The top winning opening 33 is open upward, and the game balls that have been entered are taken into the back side of the game board 11 in the same manner as the various winning openings 14, 15, 16, and 17 described above. A game ball detection switch (not shown) is provided in each of the winning ports 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, and an internal winning port 40 and a special winning port 41, which will be described later. By this, it is possible to detect that a game ball has won a prize winning slot 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 40, 41. When a game ball wins each winning opening 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 40, 41, a predetermined number of prize balls shown in Table 1 below are given to the player for one game ball. .
[0047]
[Table 1]

[0048]
The openings 34 </ b> A and 34 </ b> A at both left and right ends of the introduction space 34 are opened / closed according to the rotation position of the variable winning guide 35 provided on both sides of the overhang portion 32. Each of the variable winning guides 35 has an arm shape extending vertically, and has a rotation shaft at the lower end portion and is driven by a motor (not shown). Further, the upper surface of the variable winning guide 35 is inclined toward the opening 34A, and the inclination angle is loosened on the way to the opening 34A. Then, like the variable winning guide 35 on the left side of FIG. 3, the opening 34A is normally closed at the tip of the variable winning guide 35, and when the variable winning guide 35 is driven, the variable winning guide on the right side of FIG. Like the guide 35, the tip of the variable winning guide 35 is separated from the opening 34 </ b> A, and the game ball is guided from the opening 34 </ b> A to the back side of the introduction space 34 using the upper surface of the variable winning guide 35 as a guide.
[0049]
In the rear side of the introduction space 34, that is, in the center portion of the introduction space 34 in the width direction of the winning device 13, a pair of internal winning ports 40 and 40 are opened side by side on the lower surface. Then, the game ball won in the internal winning opening 40 is guided to the back side of the depth space 36 opened to the front surface near the lower end of the winning device 13. In the space 100 shown in FIG. 4, the detection switch (not shown) is accommodated.
[0050]
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the front wall 13F of the winning device 13 is viewed from the back side, and the game ball that has won the internal winning opening 40 passes through a fixed ball guiding path 37 provided in the winning device 13. Then, it is guided to the back side (the left front side in FIG. 4) of the winning device 13. The fixed ball guide path 37 is formed in a pair symmetrically with respect to the prize winning device 13 corresponding to both the internal prize winning openings 40, 40. The fixed ball guiding path 37 is inclined to the left and right sides along the front wall 13F from the internal prize winning opening 40. The direction is changed on both the left and right sides of the device 13, and the device 13 is inclined obliquely downward toward the back side of the winning device 13.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 5, each fixed ball guide path 37 extends directly below the back wall 13 </ b> R of the winning device 13, and both the fixed ball guide paths 37 and 37 are directed to the center in the left-right direction along the way. It merges at the center in the left-right direction below the back wall 13R. Further, the end portion 37E of the fixed ball guiding path 37 is slightly inclined toward the front. As described above, the game ball won in any of the internal winning ports 40 is guided to the back side of the depth space 36.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 2, the depth space 36 includes a circular opening 36 </ b> A on the front surface of the winning device 13 so that the player can see the back side. The depth space 36 is divided into a back side and a front side by an inner wall 43 provided near the circular opening 36A, and three lower spaces on the front side of the inner wall 43 can enter a game ball. The entrance is formed side by side. The middle entrance of the three entrances is a special prize entrance 41, and when a game ball wins, for example, in addition to paying out 10 game balls, a predetermined profit is also given. Is given to the player. In addition, the entrance holes on both sides of the special prize opening 41 are out-going entrance openings 42 and 42, and when a game ball enters the out-going entrance entrances 42 and 42, the internal winning entrance 40 is won. The game balls are collected on the back side of the game board 11 without giving the predetermined profit to the player with only the winning balls at the time.
[0053]
In the depth space 36, a pair of rotating reels 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B (corresponding to the “driving body” of the present invention) are provided side by side in the depth direction of the depth space 36 from the inner wall 43. As shown in FIG. 6, a rotary reel 50A located on the front side of both rotary reels 50A and 50B (hereinafter referred to as “front rotary reel 50A” as appropriate) has a plurality of ring portions arranged coaxially and spaced apart from each other. 60A is provided. At the position where the ring portions 60A are arranged in three circumferential directions, the strip plate member 63A is extended in the axial direction of the inner periphery of the plurality of ring portions 60A (that is, the axial direction of the rotary shaft 101 of the front rotary reel 50A). The entire front rotation reel 50A is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. Further, the inner space of the front rotating reel 50A is equally divided into three by rotating walls 62A extending radially in three directions from the rotating shaft 101 of the front rotating reel 50A, and the tips of the rotating walls 62A are arranged at the ends of the ring portion 60A. Of these, the belt members 63A and 63A adjacent to each other are joined.
[0054]
On the other hand, the rotating reel 50B (hereinafter referred to as “rear rotating reel 50B” as appropriate) positioned on the back side of the depth space 36 has a plurality of ring portions 60B in which the strip plate members 63B are arranged on the same rotating shaft 101. The inner peripheral surface of the rear rotating reel 50B is fixed at a position where four inner peripheral surfaces are arranged, and a rotating wall 62B is provided so as to equally divide the inner space of the rear rotating reel 50B into four.
[0055]
Bearing cylinders 61A and 61B are provided at the centers of the front and rear rotary reels 50A and 50B, respectively, and each rotary reel 50A and 50B is rotatably supported by a shaft body (not shown) penetrating the bearing cylinders 61A and 61B. Has been. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotation shafts 101 (rotation center shafts) of the bearing cylinders 61A and 61B are arranged in a straight line, so that the structure is more compact than that in which the rotation shafts are not arranged in a straight line. Can be. In addition, since the rotary shafts 101 of the rotary reels 50A and 50B are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the game board 11, a novel accessory effect can be performed, and a sense of depth is generated in the game board 11 to improve the preference. To do.
[0056]
The strip plate members 63A and 63B provided on the rotary reels 50A and 50B each have a concave portion formed in a substantially flat surface facing the rotation center side of the ring portions 60A and 60B. Divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B are provided to guide the increase.
[0057]
In the present embodiment, the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B constitute a movable guide path 64 (see FIG. 3) according to the present invention, and the movable guide path 64 and the fixed ball guide path 37 described above. The taxiway according to the present invention is configured as a whole. Then, the game ball that has won the internal winning opening 40 is guided to the special winning opening 41 as a predetermined position in the winning apparatus 13 by this guide path.
[0058]
Each of the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B is inclined about 5 degrees, for example, outward in the radial direction of each of the rotary reels 50A and 50B from the rear side of the depth space 36 toward the front side with respect to the rotary shaft 101. As a result, when a game ball rides on each of the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B located below the respective rotary reels 50A and 50B, the ball rolls from the back side to the front side of the depth space 36.
[0059]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the insides of the rotary reels 50A and 50B are tapered from the front end portion of the front rotary reel 50A toward the rear end portion of the rear rotary reel 50B. . As a result, when the split movable guide path 64B provided in the rear rotary reel 50B and the split movable guide path 64B provided in the front rotary reel 50A are aligned at the lower position, the rear movable movable guide path 64B is closer to the front. The game ball to the divided movable guide path 64B on the side can roll and move.
[0060]
The gap between the ring portions 60A and 60A (ring portions 60B and 60B) in each of the rotary reels 50A and 50B is sized so that a game ball can pass through. As a result, the game balls that have deviated from the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B fall down below the rotary reels 50A and 50B. Below the rotary reels 50A and 50B in the depth space 36 is a fall space 69 according to the present invention. When the game ball falls into the fall space 69, only the winning ball when winning the internal winning opening 40 is collected, and the gaming ball is collected without any other benefit being given to the player.
[0061]
Of the rotary reels 50A and 50B, the ring portions 60A and 60B facing each other to which the driving force is transmitted are formed with tapered surfaces 66A and 66B inclined at the same angle toward the facing sides. A taper surface 51T formed on the rotor 51 provided at the tip of the drive shaft driven by the motor is brought into contact with the taper surfaces 66A and 66B from above the rotary reels 50A and 50B. Thereby, when the rotor 51 is rotationally driven, both rotary reels 50A and 50B are reversely rotated at a constant speed.
[0062]
As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, since both the rotating reels 50A and 50B corresponding to the driving body of the present invention are driven by one motor (drive source), the number of motors can be reduced. Manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, since each of the rotary reels 50A and 50B is rotated in different directions and such an accessory effect is new, a novel gaming sensation can be provided to the player.
[0063]
A game control device (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 11 (corresponding to the “guidance state change control means” according to the present invention) includes the variable winning guides 35 and 35 and the rotary reels 50A and 50B as follows. Drive control.
[0064]
With respect to the variable winning guide 35, when it is detected by the gaming ball detection switch that a gaming ball has won the central winning opening 14, both variable winning guides 35, 35 are only held twice for each winning game ball. Expand for 0.4 seconds. Further, when a game ball is won at the left side winning opening 15 toward the game board 11, seven prize balls are paid out as shown in Table 1, and the left variable winning guide 35 is only once. When the game ball is expanded for 0.4 seconds and the game balls are won at the left and right side winning opening 15 toward the game board 11, seven prize balls are paid out and the left and right variable winning guides 35 are displayed. Expand once for 0.4 seconds. Thus, a game ball can enter the introduction space 34.
[0065]
The rotary reels 50A and 50B rotate once for 5 seconds, and stop for 1 second when the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B provided on both rotary reels 50A and 50B are aligned at the lower position. That is, for 1 second out of 6 seconds, it becomes easy for the game ball to pass through the movable guide path 64 and to enter the special winning opening 41 easily. Whether or not the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are arranged at the lower position is determined by an origin position detection notch 67 (see FIG. 6) formed on the rear rotation reel 50B by an origin detection sensor (not shown). Judgment is made based on whether or not it has been detected.
[0066]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
When the game is started, the game ball is won in the central winning port 14 or the winning prize port 15, the variable winning guide 35 is expanded, and when the game ball enters the inside of the introduction space 34, the game ball is The internal winning opening 40 is won.
[0067]
Then, the game ball is guided to the back side of the depth space 36 by the fixed ball guide path 37 in the winning device 13. Then, while rolling forward from the end portion 37E of the fixed ball guide path 37, the fixed ball guide path 37 enters the rear rotating reel 50B provided in the falling space 69 in the winning device 13.
[0068]
At this time, according to the rotational position of the rear rotating reel 50B, any divided movable guiding path 64B provided on the rear rotating reel 50B is not in communication with the terminal portion 37E of the fixed ball guiding path 37 (according to the present invention). In the “second state”), the game ball falls from the gap between the ring portions 60B and 60B of the rear rotating reel 50B to the falling space 69 below the rear rotating reel 50B.
[0069]
On the other hand, when any of the split movable guide paths 64B provided on the rear rotating reel 50B is in contact with the end portion 37E of the fixed ball guide path 37 (the “first state” according to the present invention). The game ball moves onto the split movable guide path 64B of the rear rotation reel 50B, rolls to the front end of the rear rotation reel 50B, and enters the front rotation reel 50A.
[0070]
Next, when a game ball enters the front rotary reel 50A from the rear rotary reel 50B, any split movable guide path 64A in the front rotary reel 50A is connected to the split movable guide path 64B on which the game ball has rolled. If the game ball is not in the state, the game ball falls from the gap between the ring portions 60A and 60A of the front rotary reel 50A to the fall space 69 below.
[0071]
On the other hand, when a game ball enters the front rotary reel 50A from the rear rotary reel 50B, any of the split movable guide paths 64A in the front rotary reel 50A is connected to the split movable guide path 64B from which the game ball has rolled. When in contact, the game ball is transferred onto the split movable guide path 64A of the front rotary reel 50A. When the rolling speed of the game ball is fast, it rolls to the front end of the front rotary reel 50A and is discharged to the front side. Then, most of the game balls that have been rolled to the front end win the special winning opening 41 and rarely come off and enter the entering openings 42 and 42. At this time, when the game ball wins the special winning opening 41, a certain profit described below is given to the player. In addition, if the rolling speed of the game ball is slow, the divided movable guide path 64A is disconnected and the game ball falls into the fall space 69 before the game ball rolls to the front end of the front rotation reel 50A. Become. Here, in this embodiment, since each divided guiding path 64A, 64B is passed between the opposing portions sandwiching the fall space 69 once every 6 seconds, the game ball is moved to the rear side at that timing. If it transfers to the division | segmentation movable guide path 64B of the rotating reel 50B, it can roll stably on each division | segmentation movable guide path 64B, 64A from a rear end to a front end.
[0072]
Now, when a game ball wins the special winning opening 41, for example, ten prize balls are paid out to the player as a predetermined profit, and a jackpot game is executed. When the big win game state is reached, the variable winning guides 35 and 35 are rotated, and the openings 34A and 34A are continuously opened and closed repeatedly. The variable winning guides 35 and 35 are used as a guide to the winning device 13. Many game balls can be awarded. Here, when the period from the start to the end of the continuous opening / closing state of the openings 34A, 34A is referred to as “round”, one round is the rotation of the variable winning guides 35, 35 repeated 18 times, or the internal winning opening The process ends when any one of the conditions in which 10 game balls are won in 40 is satisfied first. Further, when the game ball wins the special winning opening 41 during the round, a continuation right is generated, and after one round is completed, the next round is executed by contacting. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of rounds to be executed in contact is set to 15, and when the 15th round ends, the jackpot game ends.
[0073]
In each round, when the game ball detection switch provided in the internal winning ports 40, 40 of the winning device 13 detects the winning of the game ball five times, each rotation is performed so that a continuation right is likely to be generated in each round. The reels 50A and 50B are forcibly rotated so that the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are aligned at the lower position, and stop until the round is completed.
[0074]
As described above, in the present embodiment, depending on the position of each of the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B provided in the winning device 13, the adjacent divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B are connected to each other and disconnected from each other. Change. As a result, the game ball rolls on the movable guide path 50 and can be guided to the special winning opening 41 that has crossed the fall space 69, and the game ball comes off the movable guide path 50. Thus, the player is allowed to pay attention to the operation of the rotary reels 50A and 50B. Then, when a game ball enters the special winning opening 41 by the guidance of the movable guide path 64, a big hit game in which a large number of game balls are easy to win is executed in the winning device 13, and it is movable during the big win game. When the special winning opening 41 is further won through the guide path 64, the right to continue the jackpot game is given, so that the player can pay attention to the change in the state of the movable guide path 64.
[0075]
Here, in the present embodiment, the number of the split movable guide paths 64A provided in the front rotary reel 50A is different from the number of the split movable guide paths 64B provided in the rear rotary reel 50B. , 50B is moving, it becomes difficult to predict at what timing the front and rear divided movable guiding paths 64A, 64B will be in contact with each other, thereby increasing the game's preference. In the present embodiment, the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are stopped for a predetermined period in a state where the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B are passed between the facing portions sandwiching the fall space 69. In addition, when a game ball appears from the end portion 37E of the fixed ball guide path 37, not only the player expects to enter the special winning opening 41, but also the performance effect of the game is improved. Variations can be increased and the taste can be further improved. In summary, the pachinko gaming machine that performs the above-mentioned accessory effect can provide a novel gaming sensation.
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<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.
(1) In the above embodiment, the tapered surfaces 66A, 66B formed on the ring portions 60A, 60B facing each other of the rotary reels 50A, 50B and the tapered surface 51T of the rotor 51 provided on the drive shaft are The rotary reels 50A and 50B are rotated in contact with each other, but a bevel gear is formed in the ring portions 60A and 60B, and the rotary reels 50A and 50B are rotated by a rotor having a bevel gear engaged with the bevel gear. May be.
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(2) In the above-described embodiment, the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are provided on the rotary reels 50A and 50B and are rotated. However, as shown in FIG. 7, the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are split into the pendulum bodies 90A and 90B. The movable guide paths 64A and 64B may be provided, and the pendulum may be operated within a predetermined rotation angle.
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(3) Although the positions of the divided movable guide paths 64A and 64B of the above embodiment are changed by the rotation operation, the positions of the divided movable guide paths may be changed by the slide operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, slide drive units 80 and 80 that reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the rolling direction of the game ball from the terminal end portion 37E of the fixed ball guiding path 37 are used to move the game ball. Two strips may be provided in the moving direction, and the strip plate members 83A and 83B having the split movable guide paths 84A and 84B on the upper surface may be reciprocated by these slide mechanisms.
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(4) In the above embodiment, the split movable guide paths 64A and 64B are linear, but the split movable guide paths may have a meandering shape.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a winning device. FIG. 3 is a front view of a winning device. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the back wall of the winning device. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a rotating reel. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a movable guiding path according to another embodiment (2). Perspective view of movable guideway according to (3) [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Game board 13 ... Winning device 35 ... Variable winning guide 37 ... Fixed ball guide path (guide path)
41 ... Special prize opening 50 ... Movable taxiway (taxiway)
50A, 50B ... Rotating reel (Driver)
51 ... Rotors 60A, 60A ... Ring portions 63A, 63A ... Strip plate member 64 ... Movable guiding paths 64A, 64B ... Divided movable guiding paths 69 ... Falling spaces 90A, 90B ... Pendulum bodies (driving bodies)

Claims (1)

Inside the award device that can win a game ball, there is a guide path for the game ball that has won the prize device to roll, the guide path includes a movable guide path that moves, and below the movable guide path , A falling space in which the game ball falls,
  A first state in which a game ball rolls on the movable guide path according to a position where the movable guide path has moved and can be guided to a predetermined position over the fall space; and It is configured to be changed to the second state where it falls off the movable guideway and falls into the fall space,
  A plurality of rotating reels are arranged coaxially and horizontally in the winning device, and the movable guiding path is composed of a plurality of divided movable guiding paths that can communicate with each other, and is formed on the inner peripheral surface of each rotating reel. , The split movable guideway is formed,
  Adjacent rotary reels are driven to rotate in different modes, and in the first state, the divided movable guide paths of the adjacent rotary reels are in contact with each other, and a game ball is between the divided movable guide paths. A ball game machine that is configured to be able to pass through.

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