JP4289876B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including a gaming member including a stage that temporarily retains a gaming ball and changes its flow-down mode.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine is equipped with a gaming member having a passage for rolling a gaming ball in the left-right direction and having a stage for dropping the gaming ball placed thereon from the front edge. There is something. This stage is provided, for example, at the lower edge of a gaming member (so-called center accessory) that is equipped with a variable symbol display device and is installed at a substantially central portion of the game board, and changes the flow-down mode of the game ball. In general, since there is a certain prize opening below the center role, it contributes to differentiating the winning rate to the prize opening by the flow path of the game ball and enhancing the interest of the game. .
[0003]
As a technology related to such a stage, conventionally, by providing a plurality of rows of passages on the stage and distributing the game balls to the plurality of passages, the flow of the game balls is changed and the winning rate to the start winning opening is increased. There are those that change (for example, see Patent Document 1), those that provide a movable part on the stage to change the flow of the game ball, and change the winning rate to the start winning opening (for example, see Patent Document 2). Proposed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-263274 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-85676 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the invention as described in Patent Document 1, for example, since the stage itself is stationary, there is still room for improvement in terms of changes in the flow of game balls. Further, in the invention as described in Patent Document 2, the stage has a movable part due to the load of the game ball, and changes the flow of the game ball, but the operation is performed on the movable part. There is room for improvement in terms of interest as a game, as well as adding playability to the moving game ball itself.
[0006]
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming member that changes the flow of the game ball and adds fun as a game to the distribution of the flow path of the gaming ball, and a gaming machine equipped with the gaming member The purpose is to do.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a stage having a region where game balls on the game board are temporarily retained, and a discharge unit for discharging the game balls on the region onto the game board. A discharge passage that discharges game balls on the area onto the game board, the discharge passage being distinguished from the discharge portion, and a restricting means that restricts the inflow of game balls to the discharge passage. With , The stage includes a fixed stage that extends in the left-right direction, and a movable stage that is disposed in front of the fixed stage and extends substantially in parallel with the fixed stage over the same range. A discharge port that communicates with the discharge passage; the discharge portion is formed at a front edge of the movable stage; the movable stage is provided with a rotation shaft extending left and right on the front edge side; and the fixed stage The movable stage is in a normal state when the total value of the couples around the rotation axis due to the load of one or more game balls that flow down from and roll on the movable stage does not reach a predetermined value And when the total value of the couple has reached the predetermined value, it is displaced from the normal state to a guiding state rotated around the rotation axis, The regulating means is A movable rib that varies the height of projection from the surface of the fixed stage in conjunction with the displacement of the movable stage is provided, and the movable rib projects from the surface of the fixed stage when the movable stage is in the normal state. The inflow of the sphere to the discharge port is restricted, and the ball is accommodated under the surface of the fixed stage when the movable stage is in the guiding state. It is characterized by that.
[0009]
Claims 2 The gaming machine according to claim 1 In the gaming machine described in ,in front The movable stage includes a protective wall that divides the surface into a plurality of passages extending in the left-right direction, and the protective wall has a passage through which a game ball can pass.
[0010]
And claims 3 The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein Or 2 In the gaming machine according to claim 1, the game ball discharged through the discharge passage is set so that it is easier to win a predetermined winning opening than a game ball that follows another path on the game board. To do.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board of a first type pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the game machine according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the game board 1 is formed with a game area 10 surrounded by the guide rails 2, and the game area 10 includes general winning ports 4 a, 4 b, 4 c, 4 d, a start winning port 5, a grand prize. A mouth 6 is installed, and an out mouth 9 is installed at the bottom thereof. Further, a center accessory 20 is installed in the approximate center of the game area 10, and the center accessory 20 includes a variable symbol display device 3, warp passages 11 and 11, and a stage 30. In the game area 10, wind turbines 7 and 7 and ramp wind turbines 8 and 8 are disposed, and game nails (not shown) are planted in the entire area. In the present invention, the direction concept such as “left and right”, “back, front”, etc. is based on the case where the game board is viewed from the front of the game area (in this embodiment, FIG. 1). It is.
[0012]
A game ball launched by a launching device (not shown) is guided by the guide rail 2 to enter the game area 10, and then flows down the game area 10 to any of the winning openings 4 a to 4 d, 5, 6. A prize is won, or the prize is not entered at any prize opening, and is discharged from the out slot 9. Here, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out for winning in various winning openings, but for winning in the starting winning opening 5, whether or not the winning is a big hit along with the payout of prize balls. If the lottery is determined and the lottery is won, the large winning opening 6 having a wide winning opening is controlled to be opened and closed in a predetermined manner, and the jackpot is advantageous to the player. The variable symbol display device 3 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and has a region where a special symbol can be stopped and variably displayed. The result of the lottery for the winning at the start winning opening 5 is notified to the player by starting the variable display of the special symbol displayed on the variable symbol display device 3 and stopping in a predetermined manner after a predetermined time. .
[0013]
Here, the center accessory 20 is surrounded by a frame-like member so that the display surface of the variable symbol display device 3 is arranged in the back thereof, and a concave space is formed in the opening facing the variable symbol display device 3. Is formed. The stage 30 is provided at the bottom of the space, and temporarily changes the game balls that have entered the space to change the flow of the game balls. In addition, since the start winning opening 5 is arranged directly under the center of the stage 30, the game ball that is once placed on the stage 30 and then falls is compared with the game ball that is not placed on the stage 30 and follows another path. There is an effect that it is easy to win the winning prize opening 5. Furthermore, in order to win the game ball to the start winning opening 5, it is advantageous that the game ball falls from the center of the stage 30, so that the stage 30 moves the game ball on the stage, which will be described later, from the center. It also has a mechanism that sorts between falling and not falling.
[0014]
The warp passages 11 and 11 are the flow paths of the game balls provided inside the center accessory 20, and the exit faces the left and right ends of the stage 30, and the game balls that have entered the warp passages 11 and 11 enter the stage 30. It is a guide. In the present embodiment, the entrances of the warp passages 11 and 11 are arranged on the upper left and right of the center accessory 20, but the position of the entrance is not limited to this position. Depending on the configuration, it is arranged at an appropriate position.
[0015]
Hereinafter, based on FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. 5, the principal part of the center accessory 20 in this embodiment is demonstrated. One feature of the gaming machine according to the present invention is that it has a movable member that is displaced by the load of the game ball. In this embodiment, the movable member is mounted as a front stage 32 described later. The overall configuration will be described using an embodiment in which no game ball is present on the stage 30 (FIGS. 2 and 3), and thereafter, the game ball is placed on the front stage 32 to be described later with reference to FIGS. A mode in the case where exists is described.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the bottom portion of the center accessory 20 as an integrated stage unit when there is no game ball on the stage 30. Similarly, FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is an AA cross-sectional view of FIG. In the present embodiment, the stage 30 includes a back stage 31 and a front stage 32, and a lower passage 33, which is a discharge passage according to the present invention, is provided below the lower stage 33 with its outlet disposed in the center. It has been. The back stage 31, which is a fixed stage according to the present invention, is arranged on the back side of the stage 30 and extends in the left-right direction, and a drop port 34 communicating with the lower passage 33 is formed at the center thereof. Inside the drop opening 34, which is a discharge port according to the present invention, plate-like stoppers 35a, 35b, which are movable ribs according to the present invention, are spaced along the left and right end faces so that a game ball can pass through. And is contained. The front stage 32, which is a movable stage according to the present invention, is disposed on the front side and extends substantially parallel to the back stage 31, and protective walls 39a and 39b are suspended between the back stage 31 and the front stage 32. It is installed.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described configuration, an integrated stage unit is configured with side members 43a and 43b having side passages 36a and 36b, a back substrate 42, and the like, and the back stage 31, the lower passage 33, and the side member 43a. , 43b are formed integrally with or fixed to the back substrate 42 and fixed to the center accessory 20 provided in the gaming machine main body. However, the gaming member provided with the stage according to the present invention is not limited to one integrally formed as the stage unit as described above, and a portion corresponding to each of the above members is appropriately provided on the main body 20 side. It may consist of. For example, the back stage 31, the lower passage 33, the side passages 36a and 36b, and the rear substrate 42 are formed integrally with the center accessory 20 main body as a lower edge portion of a frame-like member that forms the outer periphery of the center accessory 20 main body. May be.
[0018]
In this embodiment, the exits of the warp passages 11 and 11 face the side passages 36a and 36b, respectively, and the exits of the side passages 36a and 36b face the left and right ends of the back stage 31, respectively. The exit of the warp passages 11 and 11 may directly face the backstage 31 without having a passage corresponding to the above.
[0019]
The rolling path of the game ball in the back stage 31 descends to the right with the left end facing the exit of the side passage 36a as the highest position, and after passing through the lowest position, rises again to the central drop port 34. The left passage 31a that forms a concave curved surface, and symmetrically with it, descends to the left with the right end facing the exit of the side passage 36b as the highest position, descends to the left, passes through the lowest position, and rises again to the center It comprises a right passage 31b having a concave curved surface reaching the drop opening 34. At this time, the height of the central portion of the back stage 31 is set to be lower than the heights of its upper left and right ends. In the lowest position on each passage, connecting grooves 41a and 41b that form a shallow concave curved surface, have a deep back side and a low front side, and are gently inclined, are engraved on the protection walls 39a and 39b. A notch is provided in accordance with the position of the communication grooves 41a and 41b, and a communication passage connecting the back stage 31 and the front stage 32 is formed.
[0020]
Here, the rolling direction and speed of the game balls when they appear at the exits of the side passages 36a and 36b, the rising height of the protective walls 39a and 39b, and the like are guided through the warp passages 11 and 11. However, it is assumed that it is first set to be guided onto the back stage 31 and start rolling. In addition, the shape of the curved surface forming the rolling passages 31a and 31b of the back stage 31 is such that the above-mentioned game ball is left at least slightly at the time of rolling first started after being guided onto the back stage 31. However, it is set to reach the center. However, it is not necessary to completely eliminate the occurrence of a rolling game ball in a manner different from the above setting, which is explained below in various modes of rolling and flowing down of the gaming ball on the stage 30. The same applies to. In the gaming machine according to the present invention, whether or not the occurrence of such an exceptional event is permitted in each aspect of the rolling and flowing down of the game ball, and to what extent, if allowed, whether the game is interesting. In consideration of the above, it is set as appropriate, and does not affect the gist of the present invention.
[0021]
The front stage 32 has bearing holes (not shown) on the left and right side surfaces on the front edge side, and projecting locking portions 45a and 45b shown in FIG. 3 are formed on the left and right side surfaces on the rear edge side. The side members 43a and 43b have bearing holes (not shown) on the inner side surfaces thereof, and the locking grooves 46a and 46b for receiving the locking portions 45a and 45b respectively have predetermined widths, depths, and lengths. It is formed with. The front stage 32 rotates the fulcrum shafts 44a and 44b by inserting one end of the fulcrum shafts 44a and 44b into the bearing holes on the front stage 32 side and the other end into the bearing holes on the side members 43a and 44b side. As the moving shaft, it is rotatably joined to the side members 43a and 43b. At this time, the locking portions 45a and 45b of the front stage 32 are respectively inserted into the locking grooves 46a and 46b of the side members 43a and 43b. It is housed with enough room for vertical movement.
[0022]
Further, the front stage 32 is supported from below by a coil spring 47 which is a return means according to the present invention. The coil spring 47 has a lower end abutted on the upper surface of the lower passage 33 and an upper end abutted on the lower surface of the front stage 32 (or fixed if necessary), and the elastic force of the coil spring 47 in the ascending direction around the rotation axis. Coupled force (hereinafter referred to as push-up force) is applied to the front stage 32. Due to its own weight, the front stage 32 also has a couple of forces in the downward direction around the rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a push-down force), and the equilibrium position of the front stage 32 is determined by the above-described push-up force and push-down force. Determined by balance. In the present embodiment, the variables that determine the equilibrium position, such as the mass distribution of the front stage 32, the specifications of the coil spring 47 (natural length, diameter, elastic constant, etc.), the attachment position of the coil spring 47, etc. When the game ball does not exist, the front stage 32 is set to reach the equilibrium position in a state where the front stage 32 is inclined with the back side being high and the front side being low.
[0023]
On the other hand, the locking portions 45a and 45b are set so as to contact the upper ends of the locking grooves 46a and 46b in a state where the front stage 32 is pushed down slightly from the equilibrium position. When there is no game ball on the front stage 32, the locking portions 45a and 45b are pressed against the upper ends of the locking grooves 46a and 46b while maintaining a certain inclination as shown in FIG. (Hereinafter, this state of the front stage 32 is referred to as a normal state). As for the height relationship between the back stage 31 and the front stage 32, even when the front stage 32 is in the normal state, at least a portion adjacent to the front ends of the connecting grooves 41a and 41b of the back stage 31 is the It is assumed that the rear edge is set to be lower than the front ends of the communication grooves 41a and 41b of the back stage 31.
[0024]
In the present embodiment, the stoppers 35a and 35b are formed integrally with the front stage 32 as shown in FIG. 3 (c), and constitute the regulating means according to the present invention. When the front stage 32 is in the normal state, the upper ends of the stoppers 35a and 35b are set so as to protrude from the upper end of the drop port 34 with a sufficient height, and roll on the back stage 31. The movement of the game ball that reaches the central portion by moving is prevented from flowing into the drop port 34, and the discharge of the game ball from the lower passage 33 that communicates with the drop port 34 is restricted.
[0025]
Here, the rolling path of the game ball in the front stage 32 is divided into a first path 32a on the back side and a second path 32b on the near side by the protective wall 38, and the front edge and the rear edge of the front stage 32 are separated. Protection walls 37 and 39c are also suspended from the edges. Here, the first passage 32a is formed so as to form a concave curved surface with the left and right ends being the highest position and the center being the lowest position. Further, at the lowest position of the first passage 32a, a communication groove 41c is formed which has a shallow concave curved surface, which is gently inclined with the back side being high and the front side being low, and the protective wall 38 is The cutout portion is provided in accordance with the position of the communication groove 41c to form a communication passage connecting the first passage 32a and the second passage 32b.
[0026]
On the other hand, the second passage 32b has a concave curved surface with the left and right end portions having the same height as the left and right end portions of the first passage 32a at the highest position, and a convex portion 40c is formed at the center thereof. The lowest position of the curved surface is provided so as to be located on the left and right of the central convex portion 40c. At the lowest position of the second passage 32b, discharge grooves 40a and 40b that form a shallow concave curved surface, have a deep back side and a low front side, and are gently inclined are engraved, and the protective wall 37 has A notch is provided in accordance with the position of the discharge grooves 40a and 40b, and a general discharge portion is formed for discharging the game ball on the stage to the outside of the stage and returning it to the game area 10. At this time, the rising height of the central portion of the protective wall 37 is set high enough to prevent the game ball from being discharged from the center of the front edge of the front stage 32 almost certainly. Further, the central convex portion 40c of the second passage 32b is adjacent to the end portion on the near side of the communication groove 41c and is adjacent to each other, and the discharge grooves 40a and 40b are respectively engraved. It is assumed that the lowest position of the passage 32b is set to be lower than the lowest position of the first passage 32a where the communication groove 41c is formed.
[0027]
The configuration of the stage 30 in the present embodiment is as described above. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a mode in the case where a game ball exists on the front stage 32 will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bottom portion of the center accessory 20 as an integrated stage unit when a game ball is present on the front stage 32. Similarly, FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view, FIG. 5 (b) is a front view, and FIG. 5 (c) is an AA cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 (b) (however, in FIGS. 4 and 5, The illustration of the game balls existing on the front stage 32 is omitted). When a game ball is present on the front stage 32, a couple force due to the load of the game ball is also applied to the above-described push-down force, and the equilibrium position of the front stage 32 is a game ball on the front stage 32. The position changes from the equilibrium position in the case where there is no rotation to the position rotated in the downward direction around the rotation axis described above. Here, variables that determine the equilibrium position, such as the mass distribution of the front stage 32, the specifications of the coil spring 47 (natural length, diameter, elastic constant, etc.), the mounting position of the coil spring 47, and the like are on the front stage 32 described above. In addition to the conditions that should be satisfied when there is no game ball, when the game ball is present on the front stage 32, the front stage 32 is balanced in a state where it tilts with the back side low and the front side high. Set to reach position.
[0028]
On the other hand, the locking portions 45a and 45b are set so as to come into contact with the lower ends of the locking grooves 46a and 46b in a substantially horizontal state before the front stage 32 is pushed down to the equilibrium position. Therefore, when there is a game ball on the front stage 32, the front stage 32 has the locking portions 45a and 45b in the locking grooves 46a and 46b in the substantially horizontal state shown in FIG. It is brought into contact with the lower end and is stationary (hereinafter, this state of the front stage 32 is referred to as a guide state). Note that the discharge grooves 40a and 40b and the communication groove 41c described above all maintain the inclined state with the back side being high and the front side being low, even when the front stage 32 is in the guiding state. It shall be engraved in
[0029]
Note that the game ball on the front stage 32 reduces the couple due to the load in the process of flowing forward, and the couple becomes zero when it reaches the rotation axis. More precisely, “when there is a game ball”, “there is one or more game balls on the front stage 32, and the total of the couple in the downward direction around the rotation axis due to the load is a predetermined value. It means "if you have reached". Specifically, for example, with the hatched portion B shown in FIG. 5A as an effective area, the variable for determining the above-described equilibrium position is set to at least one game ball within the effective area and the rolling path. When rolling while abutting the curved surface to be formed, the front stage 32 may be set so as to take the above guiding state.
[0030]
In this case, “the minimum value that can be taken by the couple due to the weight of one game ball in contact with the curved surface in the effective area” is set as the predetermined value. This definition is not limited to the case where a game ball is present in the effective area, but one or more game balls are all present outside the area, and the couple (total value thereof) is the predetermined value. The case where the value of is reached is also included. Further, when a game ball having a certain momentum jumps from the front edge of the front stage 32 and lands, for example, an instantaneous impact force due to the change in the momentum acts on the front stage 32 along with the weight of the game ball. Therefore, when the impulse is at least large enough to affect the displacement of the front stage 32, the “load” of the game ball includes this impact force.
[0031]
In the present embodiment, when the front stage 32 is in the guiding state, the stoppers 35 a and 35 b are accommodated inside the dropping port 34 without protruding the upper ends from the upper end of the dropping port 34. In this state, the game ball that rolls on the back stage 31 and reaches the center thereof at an appropriate speed can flow into the drop opening 34 without being blocked by the stoppers 35a and 35b.
[0032]
Next, based on FIG. 6, the operation of the game ball rolling down and flowing down on the stage 30 will be described. In FIG. 6, P1 and P2 are game balls, and arrows e to s indicate typical flow paths that can be taken by the game balls. First, focusing on only the game ball P1, a typical flow-down mode in which one game ball that has entered the warp passages 11 and 11 follows when there is no game ball on the front stage 32 will be described. For example, the game ball P1 that has entered the warp passage 11 on the left side of the board is guided to the left passage 31a of the back stage 31 through the side passage 36a and starts rolling to the right. Thereafter, the game ball P1 gradually rolls up and down along the curved surface of the left passage 31a (f), gradually loses its speed, and is eventually captured in the connecting groove 41a carved at the lowest position. Then, it flows down to the front stage 32 on the near side along the inclination (g, h). At this time, the game ball P1 normally reaches the right end of the left passage 31a while leaving a slight rightward speed at least for the first rightward rolling, as shown in FIG. 6 (a). In this way, it collides with the stopper 35a protruding to the left end of the drop port 34, changes the rolling direction, and starts to descend to the left. After that, the speed is lost due to the repetition of rolling as described above, and is captured by the connecting groove 41a.
[0033]
The game ball P1 flowing down from the communication groove 41a to the front stage 32 is guarded by a protective wall 38 suspended from the front side, and temporarily stays on the first passage 32a of the front stage 32. At this time, the front stage As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the position 32 is displaced from the normal state to the induced state by the pressing force due to the load of the game ball P1. Thereafter, the game ball P1 repeatedly rolls up and down along the curved surface of the first passage 32a (n), gradually losing its speed, and eventually lapses in the lowest position in the center of the first passage 32a. It is captured by the connecting groove 41c provided and flows down to the second passage 32b on the near side along the inclination. The game ball P1 flowing down from the communication groove 41c to the second passage 32a is immediately distributed to either the left or right along the curved surface formed by the central convex portion 40c, and is discharged from one of the discharge grooves 40a, 40b. (Q, r) to return to the gaming area 10. The front stage 32 starts the return operation by the pushing-up force from the coil spring 47 when the game ball passes the above-described effective region, and returns to the normal state again.
[0034]
Here, as shown in FIG. 6A, while the game ball P1 is rolling on the stage 30, the next game ball P2 that has entered the warp passage 11 is guided to the side passage 36a. Shall. As described above, when the front stage 32 is in the guiding state, the stoppers 35a and 35b are accommodated in the drop opening 34, and the game ball P2 is usually at least initially rolled to the right. In this case, the vehicle reaches the right end of the left passage 31a while leaving a slight rightward speed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the game ball P2 is in the left passage 31a while the previous game ball P1 is still rolling on the front stage 32 and the front stage 32 is in the guiding state. When it reaches the right end, it flows into the drop port 34 without being blocked by the stopper 35a ( m ). In this case, the game ball P2 is discharged from the stage through the lower passage 33 (s), and returns to the game area 10. When the game ball P2 reaches the right end of the left passage 31a, the game ball P2 is already discharged from the front stage 32 and the front stage 32 is returned to the normal state. Following the flow down path (i, j, k) similar to the game ball P1, it flows down to the front stage 32, is discharged from one of the discharge grooves 40a, 40b, and returns to the game area 10. As described above, the distribution of the game ball discharge path is realized.
[0035]
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein, and includes various changes and modifications, and the appended claims or their claims. Including those that do not depart from the technical idea. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the front stage 32 is set within the range of the equilibrium position in both the normal state and the guidance state, and when the game ball is not on the front stage 32, the front stage 32 is in the normal state and is stationary. When the ball is on the front stage 32, it is assumed that the ball is stationary and stationary, but the displacement mode of the movable member according to the present invention is not limited to this mode. It may take a form that starts swinging with a load as a trigger, and may further continue swinging for a while after the game ball falls.
[0036]
In the above-described embodiment, the stage and the discharge passage, which are the main parts of the gaming machine according to the present invention, are mounted as a component part of the center accessory 20 or are integrally formed. The gaming member constituting the main part of the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the center accessory 20 but includes, for example, the stage unit itself shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 or members corresponding thereto. Any gaming member may be used. In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the first-class pachinko machine in the above-described embodiment, and the winning opening in which the game ball discharged through the discharge passage according to the present invention is set to be easy to win, The present invention is not limited to the start winning opening. The present invention can be applied to any type of pachinko machine and any prize winning opening.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, there are a route through which a game ball staying on the stage is discharged, a route passing through a general discharge portion, and a route discharged through a specific discharge passage different from that. Since there are two different paths, the flow of the game ball is changed, and the path through which a specific game ball is discharged is not only the rolling mode of the game ball. Since it is also determined whether or not another game ball exists on the movable member in a timely manner, the game ball is generated in the distribution of the discharge path of the game ball, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.
[0038]
Also, For example, the distribution of the discharge path can be executed with a simple structure without requiring an electric drive source.
[0039]
And claims 2 According to the described invention , Keep Since the game balls are prevented from flowing down to the discharge portion at once by the protective wall, it is possible to sufficiently secure the stay time of the game balls staying on the movable stage.
[0040]
And claims 3 According to the described invention, a difference occurs in the winning rate to the winning opening depending on the discharge path of the game balls, so that it is possible to further enhance the interest of distributing the discharge paths of the game balls.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of a game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing, as a stage unit, an aspect of a gaming member constituting a main part of the gaming machine according to the present invention when no gaming ball is present on the stage.
3A is a plan view of the stage unit shown in FIG. 2, similarly, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing, as a stage unit, an aspect in the case where a game ball is present on a stage with game members constituting the main part of the gaming machine according to the present invention.
5A is a plan view of the stage unit shown in FIG. 4, similarly, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5B.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an aspect of a game ball rolling on a stage according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
30 stages
31 Backstage
31a Left passage
31b Right passage
32 Front stage
32a first passage
32b Second passage
33 Lower passage
34 Falling mouth
35a, 35b Stopper
36a, 36b Side passage
37,38,39a, 35b, 39c Protective wall
40a, 40b discharge groove
40c Center convex part
41a, 41b, 41c communication groove
42 Back substrate
43a, 43b Side member
43a, 43b fulcrum shaft
45a, 45b Locking part
46a, 46b Locking groove

Claims (3)

A gaming machine comprising a stage having a region where game balls on the game board temporarily stay and a discharge unit for discharging the game balls on the region onto the game board,
The discharges to the game platen game balls on regions includes a discharge passage that is distinct from that of the discharge portion, and a restricting means for restricting the flow of the game ball into the discharge passage,
The stage includes a fixed stage that extends in the left-right direction, and a movable stage that is disposed in front of the fixed stage and extends substantially in the same range as the fixed stage.
The fixed stage includes a discharge port communicating with the discharge passage, and the discharge portion is formed at a front edge portion of the movable stage,
The movable stage is provided with a pivot shaft extending to the left and right on the front edge side, and around the pivot axis due to a load of one or more game balls that flow down from the fixed stage and roll on the movable stage. A return means for holding the movable stage in a normal state when the total value of the couples has not reached a predetermined value, and the total value of the couples has reached the predetermined value In this case, it is displaced from the normal state to the guiding state rotated around the rotation axis,
The restricting means includes a movable rib that varies a projection height from the surface of the fixed stage in conjunction with a displacement of the movable stage, and the movable rib is fixed when the movable stage is in the normal state. A gaming machine that protrudes from the surface and restricts the flow of game balls into the discharge port, and is accommodated below the surface of the fixed stage when the movable stage is in the guiding state . The movable stage includes a protective wall that divides the surface into a plurality of passages extending in the left-right direction,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the protective wall has a passage through which a game ball can pass . The game balls discharged through the discharge passage, than game balls following the other path of the gaming surface plate, to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is set to make it easier to win a predetermined winning opening The gaming machine described.