JP4117200B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a game machine using a game ball that rolls on an inclined surface and flows downward.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Conventionally, there is a game machine installed at a game corner of a game center or shopping center using a medal as a medium (for example, Patent Document 1).
  The so-called medal pusher game machine disclosed here drops its own gaming medals among many medals on the tray (pusher plate) and drops surrounding medals from the tray based on the dropping action of the medals. Let me win a medal. Since the upper tray reciprocates, if the medals fall well to the lower tray, the medals in the front row on the lower tray are pushed out from the rear by the upper tray and fall, leading to the takeout port and the player can acquire this Is the basic mechanism of this kind of game.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
  JP 2000-126442 A (paragraph numbers 0002, 0003, 0017, 0018, FIG. 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, the medal pusher game machine in the above-mentioned prior art lacks playability because it is a game that merely pushes out medals. Specifically, since the medals are simply pushed from behind and the medals only move slowly on the tray as a whole, the actual movement of the medals is monotonous and slow, and lacks speed. It was.
  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that is more speedy and rich in playability as a pusher game.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a game machine using a game ball that rolls on an inclined surface and flows downward, a large number of the game balls are adjacent to each other. Storage part to be stored and storage partFrom aboveDirectly or indirectlyIn the reservoirA game ball supply unit for supplying the game ball;SaidReservoirThe game ball placed and stored behind the vehicle is directed toward the fall position formed at the end of the storage unit.A pushing part to push,SaidReservoirAn inclined surface is formed in front of and at a lower position of the game ball falling position to receive the dropped game ball.With a game side,SaidDropped from the reservoirSaidGame ballsSaidWhen flowing down the game sideProfit acquisition behaviorThe gist is that a predetermined game benefit is given to the player based on making the game.
  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball supply unit andSaidA relay unit for releasing the game balls replenished from the game ball replenishment unit is disposed between the storage unit and the predetermined game balls selected by the relay unit.SaidThe gist is that it is allowed to flow down to the reservoir.
  In the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2,The game sphere replenished from the game sphere replenishment section is once released to the game sphere guidance section and supplied to the storage section via the game sphere guidance section.RuI didThis is the gist.
  In the invention according to claim 4, the claim2In the described invention,The game balls replenished from the game ball replenishment unit are once released to the game ball guidance unit and supplied to the relay unit via the game ball guidance unit.The gist of this is to do so.
  In the invention according to claim 5, in the invention according to claim 2 or 4, the predetermined game ball selected by the relay unit flows down and is stored in a standby storage unit provided alongside the storage unit, The gist thereof is that the standby storage unit is caused to flow down toward the storage unit based on the establishment of a predetermined game mode.
  The gist of the invention described in claim 6 is that, in the invention according to claim 5, a display unit for displaying the total amount of game balls flowing down and stored in the standby storage unit is provided. .
  According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, when the game ball is replenished from the game ball replenishing section, the replenishment amount is changed by the operation of the player operating means. The gist of that is.
  In the invention according to claim 8, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the predetermined profit acquisition operation is that the game ball wins a winning opening formed on the game surface. And the gist.
  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, an obstacle that is an obstacle to winning a game ball is disposed at the winning opening, and the obstacle prevents the winning of the game ball. The gist is that the first position and the second position allowing the winning can be taken.
  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the eighth or ninth aspect, a plurality of types of predetermined game benefits to be provided to the player are prepared and change with the winning of the game ball into the winning opening. This is the gist.
[0006]
  In such a configuration, from the game ball supply unit to the storage unitFrom aboveGame balls replenished directly or indirectlyBehind the reservoirFrom the pusherIn the direction of the drop position formed at the end of the reservoirA game ball that is pushed to the forefrontOrderIt falls in the next game surface direction. The fallen game ball will flow in the predetermined direction when flowing down the game surface.Profit acquisition behaviorMakebe able to.What is profit acquisition?For example, winning a prize hole placed in the middle of flowing down or contacting an interference bodyIs that. Then, for example, a predetermined game profit is given to the player by winning the winning hole. For example, it can be considered that a free gift is obtained or a predetermined point is given. The predetermined point is a value obtained by quantifying the profit that a prize can be obtained or the game machine can be used again, and the form of grant is not limited. For example, writing on a magnetic card or storing in a memory chip of the card can be considered.
  The mechanism may be such that not only the game balls are directly supplied from the game ball replenishment unit to the storage unit, but also the game balls are separated by the relay unit and reach the storage unit via the relay unit. Alternatively, the separated game balls may be temporarily held in the standby storage unit and flowed down from the standby storage unit toward the storage unit based on establishment of a predetermined game mode.
  The amount of game balls supplied from the game ball supply unit to the storage unit changes depending on the operation of the operation means of the player. In other words, it is more interesting as a game machine that the gameability is increased by generating some by the skill of the operation means of the player.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
  As shown in FIG. 1, the casing 11 constituting the game machine includes a base portion 12 and a show window portion 13 formed on the upper portion of the base portion 12. Transparent acrylic glass G is placed on the front of the show window 13 and enclosed inside.ConditionThe gaming part 15 stored in the state is visible through the acrylic glass G. On the upper surface of the table 16 projecting forward from the base portion 12, a first and second operation buttons 17, 18, a start button 19 and a point display portion 22 comprising LEDs are arranged. A coin insertion slot 20 is disposed on the front surface of the table 16. A prize box 21 for storing prizes is disposed around the casing 11 (nine in this embodiment).
[0008]
  Next, the mechanical configuration of the gaming unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the front side means the player side, that is, the front side in FIG. Further, left and right refer to the left and right direction viewed from the player side. A ball receiving groove 23 extending in the left-right direction is formed at the foremost position of the gaming portion 15. A game ball B is stored in the ball receiving groove 23. As the game ball B in the present embodiment, a steel ball such as a pachinko ball formed into a perfect spherical shape is used.
  A game base 24 is formed at a rear position of the ball receiving groove 23. The game unit base 24 made of a flat plate is configured to be slightly forwardly inclined so that the game ball B reaching the game unit base 24 flows down toward the front.
  A top plate 25 of a planar plate body that is a ceiling portion of the base 24 is disposed at an upper position that covers the gaming unit base 24. The top plate 25 is supported at a predetermined interval by a plurality of legs (not shown) with respect to the game unit base 24. The front side of the top plate 25 is a game plate 25a configured to be inclined forward, and the surface of the game plate 25a is a game surface 26 that is decorated (not shown in the present embodiment). Since the game plate 25a is formed to be inclined forward, the game ball B reaching the game surface 26 flows down toward the front. The rear side of the top plate 25 is a step 25b that is one step higher.
[0009]
  The game plate 25a has four through holes 27a and 27b in the front row and three in the rear row. Elevating cylinders 28 are fitted in the through holes 27a and 27b, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the elevating cylinder 28 is a tapered cylindrical body whose upper part is slightly narrowed, and light reflecting optical sensors S <b> 1 and S <b> 2 are disposed inside. As shown in FIG. 6, a plate cam 29 is in contact with the lower end edge of each elevating cylinder 28. Each plate cam 29 is arranged in a state in which the phase is shifted from the adjacent plate cam 29. Each plate cam 29 is connected by a rotating shaft 30, a drive transmission pulley 31, a belt 32, and a driven shaft 33, and a series of drive transmission mechanisms is configured as a whole. The rotating shaft 30 and the driven shaft 33 are rotated by driving a first motor 35 provided therewith, and the plate cams 29 are also rotated as the shafts 30 and 33 are rotated. In the present embodiment, the drive transmission mechanism and the first motor 35 are disposed on the back surface of the game plate 25a.
  As shown in FIG. 6, each elevating cylinder 28 moves up and down between its upper end and substantially the same height as the game surface 26 and a position protruding upward from the game surface 26. The game ball B can be won in the elevating cylinder 28 when the elevating cylinder 28 moves down and the upper end thereof is at least equal to or lower than the gaming surface 26. Since the plate cams 29 are out of phase, the lifting cylinders 28 are lifted and lowered at slightly different timings.
  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a fan-shaped sorting plate 37 is attached on the game surface 26 at an intermediate position between the elevating cylinders 28. The game ball B reaching the game surface 26 is diffused in the left-right direction by the sorting plate 37. A roulette display board 38 shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 8 is disposed at a central position on the game surface 26. A 7-segment display board 39 made of LEDs is disposed in front of the roulette display board 38.
[0010]
  A game ball tray 40 serving as a storage unit for storing the game ball B also serving as a display is disposed at a position behind the top plate 25. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the game ball tray 40 includes a bottom plate 41 made of a planar plate body extending in the left-right direction on which the game ball B is placed, and wall portions erected on both left and right ends of the bottom plate 41. 42, and has a substantially dust-free shape as a whole. For this reason, the game balls B are basically spread horizontally and shallowly on the bottom plate 41 so as not to be stacked very much. A pusher 43 as a pushing portion is disposed at a rear position of the bottom plate 41. The pusher 43 is a rectangular box that is long on the left and right of the plane, and is fitted on the bottom plate 41 of the game ball tray 40 and between the left and right wall portions 42. The front end of the pusher 43 is a press surface 43 a that pushes the game ball B. The upper surface of the pusher 43 is slightly inclined forward, and the game ball B reaching here flows down toward the front.. Figure4, a rack portion 44 is formed on the back surface of the pusher 43, and a gear 47 that rotates in conjunction with the driving of the second motor 45 disposed on the gaming portion base 24 is provided in the rack portion. 44 is engaged. As a result, the pusher 43 is driven via the gear 47 and the rack portion 44 based on the driving of the second motor 45 so as to advance and retreat on the bottom plate 41 of the game ball tray 40.
  The tip of the bottom plate 41 of the game ball tray 40 is slightly bent upward to prevent the game ball B stored in the game ball tray 40 from falling.
[0011]
  A storage box 50 serving as a standby storage unit is disposed behind the game ball tray 40. As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the storage box 50 is a box that is formed of a flat plate plate 51 and a wall 52 that is erected on the left and right sides and the rear side of the bottom plate 51. It is assumed to be a body. A guide plate 51 a is formed so as to protrude forward from the bottom plate 51. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 50 is rotatably supported by a support 54 erected from the gaming unit base 24 at a position near its front, and is disposed on the back surface of the gaming unit base 24 at a position near its rear. The solenoid 55 is supported by an advance / retreat rod 56. As a result, the storage box 50 can take two positions, that is, a backward tilt position indicated by a solid line and a forward tilt position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. In the storage box 50, the guide plate 51a is in contact with the upper surface of the stepped portion 25b at the forwardly inclined position.
  Between the game ball tray 40 and the storage box 50, a discharge rod 57 extending in the left-right direction is disposed. The upper surface of the bottom plate 58 of the discharge rod 57 is an inclined surface that gently falls in the left-right direction from the center position. The left and right ends of the discharge basket 57 face a drop opening 59 formed in the top plate 25, and the game ball B (out ball) flowing down the discharge basket 57 flows down from the drop opening 59 onto the game section base 24. It is like that. The game ball B that has flowed down on the game unit base 24 is further collected in the ball receiving groove 23.
[0012]
  A tray 61 serving as a relay unit is disposed at the upper positions of the game ball tray 40 and the storage box 50. The tray 61 is supported by a bracket 62 erected on the top plate 25. The tray 61 is composed of a circular bottom plate 63 and a wall portion 64 erected on the periphery of the bottom plate 63. The bottom plate 63 is configured in a curved shallow bowl shape. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, six drop holes 65 a and 65 b are formed near the center of the bottom plate 63. Four drop holes 65 a closer to the rear are opened at the upper position of the discharge rod 57, and two drop holes 65 b closer to the front are opened at the upper surface position of the pusher 43. One special drop hole 65c is formed near the rear of the bottom plate 63 (in the vicinity of the wall 64). The special drop hole 65 c is opened at an upper position of the storage box 50. A light reflection type optical sensor S3 is disposed in the passage of the special drop hole 65c.
[0013]
  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a supply rail 68 serving as a game ball guiding portion is arranged from the front to the rear in the upper left position of the game portion 15 inside the show window portion 13. The rolling surface 68a of the supply rail 68 is an inclined surface that gently falls from the front toward the rear. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the supply rail 68 includes a square 69 having a relatively large area formed in the front and a guide portion 70 extending from the square 69 while gradually narrowing toward the rear. . The distal end of the guide portion 70 is disposed at an upper position of the tray 61 and is disposed in a direction substantially along the wall portion 64 of the tray 61 as shown in FIG. As a result, when the game ball B flowing down the supply rail 68 is released to the tray 61, the game ball B behaves so as to circulate inside the tray 61 substantially along the wall portion 64.
[0014]
  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), a rod 73 having an external thread formed on the outer surface is installed along the horizontal direction of the ball receiving groove 23 at the upper position of the show window portion 13. Yes. A carriage 75 is attached to the rod 73 via a female screw 74. A ball screw mechanism is configured between the rod 73 and the female screw 74. The female screw 74 is rotationally driven by a third motor 76 disposed inside the carriage 75, and as a result, the carriage 75 moves in the left-right direction along the rod 73.
  An arm 77 is suspended and supported on the carriage 75. The arm 77 is configured such that the wire 79 is wound and fed out by driving a fourth motor 78 disposed in the carriage 75. An electromagnet 80 is disposed inside the arm 77. The rod 73, the female screw 74, the carriage 75, the third and fourth motors 76 and 78, the wire 79, the electromagnet 80, and the like constitute a game ball supply unit.
[0015]
  Next, an electrical configuration of the game machine according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that a configuration not directly related to the present embodiment is omitted.
  As shown in FIG. 9, the controller C includes first and second operation buttons 17, 18, a start button 19, a point display unit 22, first to fourth motors 35, 45, 76, 78, a roulette display board. 38, solenoid 55, 7-segment display board 39, coin selector 81, electromagnet 80, lamp button 83 of the gift box 21, electromagnetic lock 84, and optical sensors S1 to S3 are connected.
  The coin selector 81 outputs a coin insertion signal to the controller C when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 20. The controller C allows the signal input from the start button 19 on condition that a coin insertion signal is input from the coin selector 81. Then, the controller C permits signal input from the first and second operation buttons 17 and 18 on condition that the signal is input from the start button 19. The controller C rotates the third motor 76 based on the signal input from the first operation button 17 and rotates the fourth motor 78 based on the signal input from the second operation button 18. The controller C controls excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnet 80 on condition that a signal is input from the start button 19. In addition, the controller C displays the points acquired by the player on the point display unit 22 and displays the total amount of the game balls B stored in the storage box 50 on the 7-segment display board 39.
[0016]
  In addition, the controller C controls the driving of the first and second motors 35 and 45, and always raises and lowers each lifting cylinder 28 and reciprocates the pusher 43 in the front-rear direction. Further, the controller C gives points to the player based on the detection signals of the optical sensors S1 and S2, and causes the point display unit 22 to display the accumulated points. Further, the controller C operates a built-in random number counter based on a detection signal of the optical sensor S1 to take out a predetermined random number, determines a point value to be given to the player based on the random number value, and drives the solenoid 55. I will let you. At the same time, the drive of the roulette display board 38 is controlled. Further, the controller C causes the 7-segment display board 39 to display the number of game balls B stored in the storage box 50 based on the detection signal of the optical sensor S3.
  Further, the controller C turns on the lamp button 83 of the prize box 21 in accordance with the earned points after the game ends. As the lamp button 83 is turned on, the electromagnetic lock 84 of the door of the gift box 21 is unlocked on condition that the lamp button 83 is pressed. That is, the controller C allows the input of the electromagnetic lock 84 release signal by pressing the lamp button 83 on condition that the lamp button 83 is turned on. As a result, it is possible to take out a prize from a predetermined prize box 21.
[0017]
  Next, the operation of the game machine of the above embodiment will be described.
  In the present embodiment, the pusher 43 of the game machine is slowly reciprocated in the front-rear direction at a constant speed under the control of the controller C as a premise for the player to play. Each lifting cylinder 28 is also always lifted and lowered at a constant speed under the control of the controller C.
  First, the player inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 20. When a predetermined amount of coins is inserted, the operation of the start button 19 becomes valid and a game can be played. At this stage, the controller C excites the electromagnet 80. After pressing the start button 19, the player presses the first operation button 17. Based on the input signal resulting from this operation, the controller C drives the third motor 76 to move the arm 77 at the initial position (position 69 of the supply rail 68) to the right. Next, the player releases the first operation button 17 at a desired position and stops the arm 77. Next, the player presses the second operation button 18. Based on the input signal resulting from this operation, the controller C drives the fourth motor 78 to pull out the wire 79 and lower the arm 77. A large number of game balls B are attracted to the lowered arm 77 by the action of the electromagnet 80. After a predetermined amount of the wire 79 is pulled out and a large number of game balls B are attracted, the controller C reversely drives the fourth motor 78 to rewind the wire 79 and simultaneously reversely drives the third motor 76. Let That is, the arm 77 is moved to the left simultaneously with the ascent. The controller C stops the third and fourth motors 76 and 78 with the arm 77 returned to the initial position. At the same time as the arm 77 is stopped at the initial position, the controller C demagnetizes the electromagnet 80, and a large number of game balls B are dropped on the square 69 of the supply rail 68.
[0018]
  A large number of game balls B that have fallen on the supply rail 68 roll downstream to reach the tray 61 first. A large number of game balls B that have reached the bottom plate 63 of the saucer 61 circulate along the wall 64 of the saucer 61 by the momentum flowing down the supply rail 68, and the momentum gradually declines and gathers in the center. In the process, all of the game balls B fall downward from any of the drop holes 65a to 65c. The game ball B that has fallen from the drop hole 65a travels through the discharge rod 57, reaches the game unit base 24 from the drop port 59, and is collected in the ball receiving groove 23. The game ball B dropped from the special drop hole 65c is stored in the storage box 50. When the game ball B is added to the storage box 50, the total storage amount added to the 7-segment display board 39 is displayed. The game ball B dropped from the drop hole 65b reaches the upper surface of the pusher 43, flows down forward, and joins the other game balls B already stored in the game ball tray 40. Since the total amount of game balls B in the group of game balls B is increased by the new game balls B, the pusher 43 is pushed to fall from the game ball tray 40 onto the game surface 26. Alternatively, the game ball B may be dropped onto the game surface 26 by jumping over another game ball B already stored in the game ball tray 40 with the momentum of dropping from the drop hole 65b.
[0019]
  The game ball B reaching the game surface 26 in this way rolls forward according to the inclination of the game surface 26. When the game ball B wins one of the three through holes 27a on the rear side, the controller C extracts the random number value from the random number counter as described above based on the detection signal from the optical sensor S1, and based on the value, The lamp 87 of the 8 roulette display board 38 is controlled to rotate. That is, when the random number value gives a predetermined point to the player, control is performed so that the numerical lamp corresponding to the point is turned on and stopped.
  On the other hand, if the extracted random number value is to operate the solenoid 55, the controller C stops the lamp 87 of the roulette display board 38 at just JP (jackpot) as shown in FIG. Then, the controller C controls the excitation of the solenoid 55. As a result, the storage box 50 is inclined forward to the imaginary line position of FIG. As a result, the game balls B stored in the storage box 50 in the past flow down toward the game ball tray 40 at a stretch, and as a result, the game balls B are released to the game surface 26. Accordingly, the display on the 7-segment display board 39 is cleared.
  When the game ball B wins any of the four through holes 27b on the front side, the controller C gives a predetermined point to the player based on the detection signal from the optical sensor S2. Thus, the points acquired by the player are sequentially added and displayed on the point display unit 22.
  When a predetermined point is acquired at the end of the game, the controller C turns on the lamp button 83 of the predetermined prize box 21 corresponding thereto. The player selects a desired prize and presses the lamp button 83 of the prize box 21. Then, the controller C unlocks the electromagnetic lock 84 on the door of the prize box 21 and the player can take out the prize.
[0020]
  With this configuration, the following effects can be obtained in this embodiment.
  (1) Since the game ball B rolls, the movement is speedy compared to the coin pusher game machine, and a pusher game machine with high game performance that has never existed can be provided.
  (2) Two types of game scenes: a static game in which the game ball B is pushed out by the pusher 43 and a dynamic game in which the game ball B falling on the game surface 26 rolls while diffusing the game surface 26 This makes it possible to provide a game machine with extremely high entertainment.
  (3) The game balls B that have flowed down the supply rail 68 vigorously are first separated by the tray 61, and at this point, the player reaches the game surface 26 because the game ball B already has unprecedented playability. You can feel speedy gameplay even before. At this time, the game ball B circulates in the tray 61, and it is difficult to go to the next process. In addition, the movement of the game ball B is complicated when sorted, and it can be said that it is a very interesting game machine just by looking at the behavior of the game ball B.
  (4) The player can variably obtain profits (points) by the roulette display board 38, and the game performance is further increased. Further, since the game balls B stored in the storage box 50 sorted by the tray 61 may be released to the game ball tray 40 all at once by a JP generated at a predetermined probability, the game is more playable in this respect. Will increase. At this time, since the game ball B stored in the storage box 50 can be known by the 7-segment display board 39, the gameability is further increased.
[0021]
  The present invention may be embodied as follows.
  In the above embodiment, the gift box 21 is provided in the housing 11, but the profit to the player may not be such a thing. For example, it may be stored as an addition point in a memory chip built in a game card owned by the player.
  In the above embodiment, the game ball is supplied via the supply rail 68 as the game ball guiding unit. However, the game ball B is directly supplied from the arm 77 to the storage unit (the game ball tray 40 in the above) without providing the supply rail 68. You may make it supply.
  In the above embodiment, this is because the game ball B on the bottom plate 41 of the game ball tray 40 does not fall down, so that its tip is formed upward, but the entire bottom plate 41 is slightly inclined backwards. It may be.
  The arm 77 is an example, and for example, a crane may be used. Further, the driving means is not limited to the above.
  The reciprocating motion of the pusher 43 in the front-rear direction may change the amplitude of the reciprocation between the standby state where the player is not playing and the standby state. That is, the control may be performed such that the amplitude amount of the pusher 43 is decreased in the standby state and the amplitude amount is increased in the play state. Similarly, control may be performed to change the reciprocating speed of the pusher 43 (to increase the speed during play) in a standby state in which the player is not playing.
[0022]
  -The receiving tray 61 may not be provided. In short, it is only necessary that the game ball B released by the player's operation reaches the game ball tray 40. Moreover, it is not limited to the shape of the said embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the game ball B released from the supply rail 68 circulates around the wall portion 64 of the tray 61, but such a configuration is not necessarily required.
  -Each raising / lowering cylinder 28 does not need to be. Further, the number and shape of the through holes 27a and 27b are not limited to the above.
  -You may make it arrange | position the nail which the game ball B interferes on the board surface of the game surface 26 in a scattered manner.
  -The storage box 50 is not necessarily required. That is, the game ball B may be released directly onto the game surface 26 on the game ball tray 40. Moreover, it is not limited to the shape of the said embodiment. It may be configured to be operated by means other than means such as the roulette display plate 38 (for example, operated by winning a winning hole such as the through holes 27a and 27b).
  The gaming surface 26 may be formed substantially vertically like the gaming surface of a pachinko gaming machine.
  -Each said actuator (for example, the solenoid 55 which act | operates the storage box 50) is an example, and is not limited to the said embodiment.
  It should be noted that the present invention can be freely implemented in a modified form without departing from the spirit of the invention.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
  Claims 1 to7According to the invention described in (1), it is possible to provide a game machine that is more speedy and rich in playability as a pusher game.
[0024]
  Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiments in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as additional notes.
(1) The game surface is pushed by the pusherSaidThe game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine has a predetermined inclined surface that receives the game balls that sequentially fall from the front of the storage unit.
(2) The game machine according to claim 4 or 1, wherein a display unit for displaying a total amount of game balls flowing down and stored in the standby storage unit is provided.
(3) The game ball replenished from the game ball replenishing unit is once released to the game ball guiding unit and supplied to the storage unit via the game ball guiding unit. The game machine according to either 1 or 2.
  This corresponds to indirect supply of game balls in claim 1. In the above, the supply rail 68 corresponds.
(4) The game ball replenished from the game ball replenishing unit is once released to the game ball guiding unit and supplied to the relay unit via the game ball guiding unit. The game machine in any one of 1-3.
(5) A winning opening is opened in the gaming surface, and a predetermined gaming profit is given to the player in accordance with the winning of a game ball in the winning opening. Or the game machine in any one of appendices 1-4.
(6) An obstacle that is an obstacle to winning a game ball is arranged at the winning opening, and the obstacle can take a first position that prevents the game ball from winning and a second position that allows the prize to be won. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, or appendices 1 to 5.
  Here, the obstacle corresponds to the lifting cylinder 28 in the above embodiment.
(7) A plurality of types of predetermined game profits to be given to the player are prepared and change for each winning game ball to the winning opening, or any one of appendices 1 to 6 Game machine.
  The predetermined game profit includes the predetermined game mode of claim 4.
[0025]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a game unit which is a main part of the game machine of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the game unit.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged side sectional view of the gaming portion.
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a rod, carriage, arm, etc. as a game ball replenishment section, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view for explaining an elevating mechanism of an elevating cylinder of the same game unit.
FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of a lifting cylinder and its surroundings in the same game unit.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a roulette display board.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the same game machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
  26 ... Game surface, 40 ... Game ball tray as a storage unit, 43 ... Pusher as a pushing unit, 73 ... Rod as a part of a game ball supply unit, 74 ... Female screw as a part of a game ball supply unit, 75: Carriage as part of the game ball supply unit, 77: Arm as part of the game ball supply unit, 79: Wire as part of the game ball supply unit, 80 ... Part of the game ball supply unit Electromagnet, B ... Game ball.

Claims (10)

In a game machine that uses a game ball that rolls down an inclined surface and flows downward,
A storage section in which a large number of the game balls are stored adjacent to each other;
A game ball replenishment unit that replenishes the game ball directly or indirectly from the upper position of the storage unit ;
A pusher that pushes the stored game ball disposed behind the reservoir in the direction of the drop position formed at the end of the reservoir ; and
And a the reservoir the game ball drop position forward in a to and disposed below a position dropped inclined inclined surfaces gaming surface formed section receives the game balls in,
Game machine, characterized in that the game balls dropped from the reservoir is to benefit on a given game to the player based on forming a predetermined benefit acquisition operation when flowing down the game board. The relay unit, wherein the game ball, which is supplied from the game ball supply portion is discharged between the game ball supply portion and the storage portion is disposed, given the game ball that is selected by the relay unit only game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that so as to flow down to the reservoir a. The game balls to be supplied from the game ball supply portion is once released into the game ball guiding portion, a game machine according to claim 1, characterized in Rukoto supplied to reservoir via the same game ball guiding section. The game balls to be supplied from the game ball supply portion is once released into the game ball guiding portion, a game machine according to claim 2, characterized in Rukoto supplied to the relay unit via the same game ball guiding section. Before SL given the game balls that are selected by the relay unit is stored flows down to the standby reservoir provided together in the reservoir, towards the same reservoir from the standby reservoir based on the establishment of predetermined game mode 5. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game machine is caused to flow down. The game machine according to claim 5, further comprising a display unit that displays a total amount of game balls that have flowed down and stored in the standby storage unit. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the game ball is replenished from the game ball replenishing section, the replenishment amount is changed by the operation of the operation means of the player. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the predetermined profit acquisition operation is that the game ball wins a winning opening formed on the game surface. An obstacle that is a hindrance to winning a game ball is disposed in the winning opening, and the obstacle can take a first position for preventing the game ball from winning and a second position for allowing the win. The game machine according to claim 8. 10. The game machine according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of types of predetermined game profits to be given to the player are prepared and change with the winning of the game ball into the winning opening.

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