JP4368818B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that can automatically flatten game media paid out to a payout tray and prevent the fall of the game media.

A conventional gaming machine using a gaming medal such as a slot machine is provided with a payout tray in the lower part for storing game media paid out by winning. In the case of winning, a considerably large number of game medals can be stored in such a payout tray provided above the payout tray.
However, the game media payout port was paid out even though the game media accumulated near the game media payout port and the left and right areas of the payout tray had room to accept the game media. The game medium may be blocked by the game medium, causing an error, or the game medium may overflow from the payout tray and fall to the floor. In order to prevent this from happening and to ensure that the game medium is paid out to the entire payout tray and to store the game medium almost uniformly on the payout tray, the player usually collects the game media near the game medium discharge port. The pile of media is moved by hand to the left and right areas of the dispensing tray.

However, such work is not directly related to the progress of the game, and is a cumbersome work for the player. Further, in such a moving operation, a large amount of game media is directly handled by hand, which is a major cause of dirty hands with oil or the like adhering to the game media.
Therefore, as a conventional gaming machine, one having a mechanism for moving the game medium payout port to the left and right has been studied (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-166705 A

However, the conventional gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1 described above includes a guide rail and a moving member having a pinion that engages with a rack formed on the guide rail, and a medal payout port for paying out medals has a bellows shape. The structure is formed to be extendable and contractable, and the payout port is moved to the left and right. This has the first problem that the structure of the payout port becomes quite complicated.
In addition, since the game medium is always forcibly moved to the left and right regardless of the amount of game media stored in the payout tray, there is a second problem in that it is wasteful and wears severely.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques described above, and the object thereof is as follows.

  (Claim 1) That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the first and second problems of the above-described conventional technology, and the purpose thereof is on a medal tray. To provide a gaming machine capable of distributing game media substantially uniformly on a payout tray with a simple structure and corresponding to the storage amount of the game media inside the payout tray without moving medals by hand. It is in.

Furthermore, the invention described in claim 1 is intended to provide a gaming machine which can change the payout direction of the game medium with a simple structure such as a change plate.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide a gaming machine that can detect a pile of stored game media until it reaches the position of the lower surface of the change plate.
(Claim 2 ) The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1 . That is, the invention according to claim 2 is to provide a gaming machine in which a pile of game media accumulated up to the bottom of the change plate can be distributed and formed across the left and right inside the payout tray. is there.

(Claim 3) The invention of claim 3, wherein, in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 2 described above, an object of the following points. That is, the invention according to claim 3 is to provide a gaming machine that can automatically distribute the game medium to be paid out to the left and right inside the payout tray.

(Claim 1) The invention according to claim 1 is characterized by the following points. That is, a winning lottery for determining a winning combination constituted by a combination of a plurality of symbol display means (41) for variably displaying or stopping a plurality of symbols (61) and the symbol (61) by lottery A stop operation means capable of independently stopping the plurality of the symbol display means (41) by the player in order to shift the variable display of the symbol display means (41) to the stop display; 51) and a game control means (27) for performing stop control for shifting the symbol display means (41) from the variable display to the stop display, and setting a predetermined number of game media as a condition for starting the game Set, the lottery result of the winning lottery means (70), winning the predetermined winning combination, and the symbol display of the symbol display means (41) the predetermined display according to the winning combination (61) display As a result, a predetermined number of game media are paid out. In the gaming machine (10) capable of executing the game, the storage and payout means (65) for storing the inserted game medium and paying out the game medium to the player at the time of winning, and a predetermined number of results as a result of winning A game medium payout port (100) for paying out the game media from the storage and payout means (65) toward the player, and the game medium payout port (100) below the game medium payout port (100). A payout tray (90) for receiving and storing the game medium paid out from the mouth (100), and as a result of winning, the game medium is transferred from the storage and payout means (65) through the game medium payout opening (100). The payout control means (80) for paying out to the payout tray (90) toward the player, and the payout direction of the game medium from the game medium payout port (100) to the payout tray (90) is changed. Payout direction changing means (110) for the payout The game medium stored in the tray (90) includes a quantity detection means (130) that detects that the game medium has reached a certain quantity and outputs a certain quantity detection signal, and the payout direction changing means (110) The payout direction of the game medium is changed by inputting a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means (130) .
The game medium payout port (100) is single and is formed in a wide shape in which the longitudinal direction is arranged in the horizontal direction, and the payout direction changing means (110) is provided in the game medium payout port (100). A change plate (111) for changing the payout direction of the game medium to the horizontal direction by closing a part in the horizontal direction is provided.
The amount detection means (130) includes a detection sensor (131) capable of detecting the presence of a game medium on the lower surface of the change plate (111).

In addition, here, “gaming medium” is not limited to a disk-shaped game medal, but may be a normal coin or a spherical pachinko ball used in so-called pachinko. .
(Operation) In the present invention, the amount detection means (130) detects that the game medium stored in the payout tray (90) has reached a certain amount, and outputs a certain amount detection signal. Then, the payout direction changing means (110) changes the payout direction of the game medium in response to the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means (130). Accordingly, the game media can be distributed to the left and right of the payout tray (90) as compared with the case where the payout direction of the game media is always the same. And, a problem that occurs when the payout direction of the game media is always the same, that is, the game media is stored in one place of the payout tray (90), overflows from the payout tray (90), and falls to the floor. Can be prevented from occurring. Also, since the discharge of game media can be swung from side to side, it is possible to prevent an overflow of game media from being collected in front of the game media discharge port (100) and making it impossible to perform the payout operation. Can do.

Further, as a result of detecting that the game medium stored in the payout tray (90) has reached a certain amount by the amount detection means (130), the payout direction changing means (110) is operated. Therefore, the payout direction changing means (110) can be operated in accordance with the amount of game media stored in the payout tray (90). Thereby, when the storage amount of the game medium inside the payout tray (90) is small, the payout direction changing means (110) can be prevented from being operated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent useless operation of the payout direction changing means (110), prevent useless wear, and suppress useless power consumption.
Also, the payout direction changing means (110) only changes the payout direction of the game medium from the game medium payout opening (100) to the left and right, so that the game medium payout opening (100) itself is moved left and right. The structure can be simplified as compared with that.

Furthermore, the change plate (111) changes the payout direction of the game media by closing a part of the game media payout port (100). Thereby, the payout direction of the game medium can be changed with a simple structure.

Further, the amount detection means (130) includes a detection sensor (131) capable of detecting the presence of the game medium on the lower surface of the change plate (111). Therefore, it is detected that the game medium is accumulated like a mountain until it is stored below the change plate (111) of the payout tray (90) and reaches the position of the lower surface of the change plate (111). be able to.

(Claim 2) The invention of claim 2, wherein, in addition to feature points of the invention described in claim 1 described above, the following features. That is, the payout direction changing means (110) moves the change plate (111) left and right by the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means (130), and the amount detection means (130) It is characterized by moving to a position where the presence of the game medium is not detected.

  (Operation) The payout direction changing means (110) moves the change plate (111) left and right in response to the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the quantity detection means (130). Then, the payout direction changing means (110) moves the detection sensor (131) on the lower surface of the change plate (111) to a position where the presence of the game medium is not detected. Thereby, the direction of the game medium to be paid out can be set to a direction in which the game medium is not stored up to the lower surface of the change plate (111). As a result, it is possible to distribute and form a pile of game media that reaches the lower surface of the change plate over the left and right sides of the payout tray (90).

(Claim 3 ) The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the characteristics of the invention described in claim 2 . That is, the amount detection means (130) is provided with two detection sensors (131) separated by a predetermined specific interval, and both of the two detection sensors (131) are provided inside the dispensing tray (90). When the stored game media made of metal come into contact with each other, a current flows between the two detection sensors (131) via the game media, so that the fixed amount detection signal is output.

  It should be noted that here, “two detection sensors (131) separated by a predetermined specific interval” specifically refers to detection sensors arranged at intervals separated by the maximum distance of the game medium ( 131). For example, in the case where the game medium is a disk-shaped game medal, it includes one in which two detection sensors (131) are separated by a distance of the diameter of the game medal.

  (Operation) In the present invention, game media are paid out into the payout tray (90), and a pile of game media is formed inside the payout tray (90). Then, when the two detection sensors (131) come into contact with the game medium stored in the payout tray (90), an electric current flows inside the game medium. For this reason, a current flows through the two detection sensors (131), and a certain amount of detection signal is output. Then, the payout direction changing means (110) moves the change plate (111) in either the left or right direction in response to the input of the constant amount detection signal. When the change plate (111) moves in either of the left and right directions, the two detection sensors (131) move when the change plate (111) moves to a position where the two detection sensors (131) do not contact the game medium. ) No current flows between them, and a certain amount of detection signal is not output. Thereby, the payout direction changing means (110) stops the movement of the change plate (111) in the left-right direction. That is, the change plate (111) can be automatically moved together with the detection sensor (131) to a position where no game medium is stored until the detection sensor (131) on the lower surface of the change plate (111) is reached. . As a result, the game media to be paid out can be automatically distributed in the left-right direction inside the payout tray (90).

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1) According to the invention of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game medium is paid out with a simple structure and corresponding to the storage amount of the game medium in the payout tray without manually moving the medal on the medal tray. A gaming machine that can be distributed substantially uniformly on a dish can be provided.
Furthermore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can change the payout direction of the game medium with a simple structure such as a change plate.

Furthermore, according to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can detect a pile of stored game media until it reaches the position of the lower surface of the change plate.

(Claim 2 ) According to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 , the following effect is achieved. That is, according to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which a pile of game media accumulated under the change plate can be distributed and formed across the left and right sides of the payout tray. it can.

According to a third aspect of the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3 mentioned above, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can automatically distribute the game medium to be paid out to the left and right inside the payout tray.

(First form)
(Explanation of Drawings) FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a payout direction changing means, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a contact switch, (a) and (b) are schematic plan views of the contact switch, (C), (d) is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the contact switch, FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of the payout direction changing means, FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of the change plate, and FIG. And FIG. 6 is a block diagram of input, control and output of the gaming machine, and FIG. 7 is an external front view of the gaming machine.
(Gaming Machine 10) The gaming machine 10 includes a square box-shaped casing 11, as shown in FIG. A display window 12 having a substantially square window shape facing the player side is formed from the central part to the upper part of the casing 11. A symbol display window 13 through which the symbols 61 of the three rotary reels 40 can be seen is formed in the approximate center of the display window 12.

  The rotating reel 40 includes a left rotating reel 43 positioned on the left end side in FIG. 7, a right rotating reel 45 positioned on the right end side in FIG. 7, and the left rotating reel 43 and the right rotating reel 45. And a central rotating reel 44 located at the center. On the front side of the gaming machine 10, although not particularly shown, a total of five winning lines are formed, three in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction on the left and right diagonal lines. This winning line is a winning effective line in which winning is valid according to the number of inserted medals. Specifically, when the number of inserted game medals is 1, one of the five horizontal winning lines is the winning effective line. When the number of inserted game medals is 2, three of the five winning lines are the winning effective lines. Then, when the number of game medals inserted is 3, all of the five winning lines including the diagonal lines are winning effective lines.

In the lower part on the front side of the gaming machine 10, a game medium payout port 100 for paying out a predetermined number of game media from the stored payout means 65 to the player as a result of winning is formed.
The game medium payout port 100 is single (one) and is formed in a wide shape in which the longitudinal direction is arranged in the horizontal direction. A payout tray 90 for receiving and storing the game media paid out from the game media payout port 100 is formed below the game media payout port 100.
Inside the gaming machine 10, although not shown, a control device 20 (see FIG. 6) for controlling the entire operation of the gaming machine 10 is incorporated.
(Control Device 20) Although not shown, the control device 20 is configured around a CPU and includes a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. Then, the CPU has the following (1) game control device 21 and (2) effect control device 22 by reading the program stored in the ROM.

As shown in FIG. 6, by operating the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50, a game control device 21 for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40, and an effect for controlling the notification device 66 such as a lamp or a speaker. A control device 22 is incorporated. Further, although one CPU is arranged in each of the game control device 21 and the effect control device 22, it is not particularly limited to this, and may be controlled by one CPU, or two or more. The CPU may be controlled. Further, the CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like may be integrated to form a one chip.
(Game Control Device 21) The game control device 21 is for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 by operating the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50. The game control device 21 functions as the following means.

(1) Game control means 27
(2) Winning lottery means 70
(3) Payment control means 80
Further, the game control device 21 is not limited to the above-described means, and may include other means.
(Production control device 22) The production control device 22 is mainly related to production data, and controls the notification devices 66 such as the notification lamp 69 and the speaker 67. In order to secure the reliability of the internal data of the game control device 21, the exchange of signals between the game control device 21 and the effect control device 22 is set to be one-way. That is, it is set so that only an output signal is sent from the game control device 21 toward the effect control device 22, and no signal is sent from the effect control device 22 toward the game control device 21. Thereby, the data protection of the game control device 21 having data relating to the lottery such as the winning rate can be facilitated.

The effect control device 22 functions as the following means (1) and (2).
(1) Production data storage means 25
(2) Production control means 26
Further, the production control device 22 is not limited to the above-described means (1) and (2), and may include other means.
Input means for sending a signal to the control device 20 is mainly arranged on the input side of the control device 20, and output means for mainly sending a signal from the control device 20 is arranged on the output side of the control device 20. Yes.

(Input Means) The following parts are connected to the input side of the control device 20 as shown in FIG.
(1) Switch 15
(2) Bet switch 16
(3) Checkout switch 17
(4) Start switch 30
(5) Stop switch 50 (stop operation means 51)
(6) Amount detection means 130
Note that the input means is not limited to the above-described parts.

(Output means) As shown in FIG. 1, the following parts are connected to the output side of the control device 20.
(1) Dispensing direction changing means 110
(2) Storage / dispensing means 65
(3) Reel unit 60 (design display means 41)
(4) Notification device 66 (notification lamp 69, speaker 67, and display device 68)
The output means is not limited to the above-described parts.
(Insertion Switch 15) As shown in FIG. 7, the insertion switch 15 is a switch positioned obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and detects a game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 18 of the game medal. Is.

(Bet Switch 16) As shown in FIG. 7, the bet switch 16 is a switch located below the rotary reel 40, and is for reducing the number of stored medals and replacing it with medals.
(Settlement Switch 17) As shown in FIG. 7, the settlement switch 17 is a switch located obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and is used for paying out the stored inserted medal.
(Start Switch 30) As shown in FIG. 7, the start switch 30 is a lever that is positioned obliquely below the rotary reel 40. On the condition that a game medal is inserted or a bet switch 16 is inserted, At the time of “game (Replay)”, the reel unit 60 is started to be driven on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous game.

Here, “replay (Replay)” means that the “replay (Replay)” flag is established by the lottery of the winning lottery means 70, and “replay (Replay)” When the symbols are aligned on the winning line, the game can be played again in the next game without newly inserting a game medal.
(Stop Switch 50) The stop switch 50 is for stopping the driving of the reel unit 60. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the stop switch 50 includes three switches corresponding to each rotary reel 40, and one stop switch 50 is disposed below each rotary reel 40. The rotation reel 40 corresponding to the rotation reel 40 is set to stop rotating by a stop operation such as pressing or touching the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotation reel 40 with a finger.

(Quantity detection means 130) The quantity detection means 130 is for detecting that the game medium stored in the payout tray 90 has reached a certain amount and outputting a certain amount detection signal.
The amount detection means 130 includes a detection sensor 131 that can detect the presence of a game medium on the lower surface of the change plate 111. The detection sensor 131 is a contact-type sensor that is separated from the lower surface on the right side of the change plate 111 by a distance within a range equal to or less than the diameter of a game medal as a game medium. When the two detection sensors 131 come into contact with a game medal as a game medium, the two detection sensors 131 can be detected to be in a conductive state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a pile of game media stored under the two detection sensors 131 contacts the two detection sensors 131 at the same time, so that the two detection sensors 131 are in a conductive state. It will be. As shown in FIG. 5, when the two detection sensors 131 are in a conductive state, electricity from the power source flows to the drive motor 113 via the moving terminal 118, and the drive belt 112 is rotated and driven. A change plate 111 connected to the belt 112 moves in the left-right direction. When the change plate 111 moves in either the left or right direction and comes off the peak of the stored game medium, the conductive state between the two detection sensors 131 is released and the non-conductive state is established. As a result, electricity from the power source for rotating the drive motor 113 is interrupted, and the movement of the change plate 111 can be stopped. As a result, the change plate 111 can be moved to a place where there is no pile of game media.

The detection sensor 131 is formed on the lower surface of the change plate 111, but is not particularly limited to this, and may be provided at another location. For example, the change plate 111 may be formed on the front side or the right end side. In this way, by adjusting the setting position of the detection sensor 131, it is possible to freely set the storage amount of the game medium that triggers the movement of the change plate 111.
Further, the detection sensor 131 may be provided inside the dispensing tray 90. Specifically, it is possible to grasp the distribution distribution state of game media on the payout tray 90 by providing a set of two such detection sensors 131 on the left and right sides of the internal side of the payout tray 90. it can. Then, according to the storage distribution situation, the payout direction changing means 110 may change the payout direction of the game medium to the left and right so that the game medium is not stored in a specific part of the payout tray 90. It becomes possible.

(Payout direction changing means 110) The payout direction changing means 110 is for changing the payout direction of game media from the game medium payout port 100 to the payout tray 90. The payout direction changing means 110 blocks a part of the game medium payout port 100 in the horizontal direction to change the payout direction of the game medium in the horizontal direction, and drives the change board 111 in the left-right direction. Plate drive means 124 and movement restriction means 114 for restricting the movement distance of the change plate 111 are provided.
The payout direction changing means 110 moves the change plate 111 to the left and right by the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the quantity detection means 130, and moves the quantity detection means 130 to a position where the presence of the game medium is not detected. Is.

(Plate Driving Unit 124) The plate driving unit 124 includes a driving motor 113 that is rotationally driven by electricity to generate a rotational driving force, a rotational driving shaft 121 that is coupled to the rotational central axis of the driving motor 113, and the rotational driving. A free rotation shaft 122 having a rotation center axis parallel to the axial direction of the rotation drive shaft 121 at a position away from the shaft 121 by a predetermined distance, and passed between the rotation drive shaft 121 and the free rotation shaft 122 A belt-like drive belt 112 having a change plate 111 fixed to the part is provided.
The rotation drive shaft 121 of the drive motor 113 and the rotation center axis of the free rotation shaft 122 are arranged in parallel to the vertical direction and arranged in a standing state in the vertical direction. Then, the rotation driving shaft 121 of the drive motor 113 is rotated so that the rotation driving force is transmitted to the free rotation shaft 122 via the driving belt 112. The drive belt 112 can rotate around the rotary drive shaft 121 and the free rotary shaft 122 by rotating the rotary drive shaft 121 of the drive motor 113.

The drive motor 113 is a direct current motor, and is configured to reverse the rotation direction to the right rotation and the left rotation when the positive and negative poles of the input current are reversed.
(Change Plate 111) The change plate 111 is arranged inside a change plate storage portion 128 formed of a square box-like space located on the left side from the front of the game medium payout port 100. A hidden plate 119 for concealing the stored change plate 111 and the like is formed on the front side of the change plate storage portion 128 from the left end side of the change plate storage portion 128 toward the right side. The change plate 111 is formed so as to be able to advance and retract in the right direction from the gap between the right end of the hidden plate 119 and the front side of the gaming machine 10.

  The change plate 111 changes the payout direction of a game medal as a game medium in the left-right direction by partially closing the game medium payout port 100 from the left side. That is, in a state where the change plate 111 is stored in the change plate storage portion 128, the game medals are discharged straight from the game medium payout port 100 toward the front. Then, as the change plate 111 moves to the right side, the game medal discharged from the game medium payout port 100 hits the back surface on the right end side of the change plate 111, and the discharge direction is changed from the front side to the right side. It is. Then, the greater the distance that the change plate 111 moves to the right, the greater the change in the game medal discharge direction to the right.

  The change plate 111 is formed in a square plate shape having a dimension such that the entire shape can cover the game medium payout port 100. The change plate 111 is arranged on the front side of the game medium payout port 100 in a state of being erected in the vertical direction with the longitudinal direction being lateral. The rear surface side of the change plate 111 is fixed to a part of the front surface side of the drive belt 112. Then, on the back surface side of the right end portion from the front of the change plate 111, as shown in FIG. 4, there is an inclined surface 123 that inclines in an oblique direction so that the wall thickness decreases as the right end is reached. Is formed. Note that the game medal paid out from the game medium payout port 100 abuts on the inclined surface 123, so that the game medal that collided with the inclined surface 123 slightly pushes the change plate 111 leftward. Accordingly, the change plate 111 can be moved to the left by having the inclined surface 123.

(Movement restricting means 114) The movement restricting means 114 is fixed to a part of the drive belt 112 and moves with the rotational movement of the drive belt 112, and the contact switch 116 moves left and right. And a stopper 115 that comes into contact therewith.
The contact switch 116 has a right terminal 127 connected to the drive motor 113, a center terminal 126 connected to the DC power source and the detection sensor 131, and an internal wiring for reversing the positive and negative poles of the drive motor 113. 3 is provided with a left terminal 125 crossed with respect to the right terminal 127 as shown in FIG. The right terminal 127, the center terminal 126, and the left terminal 125 are formed as a set of two each. The contact switch 116 includes a moving terminal 118 that moves between the right terminal 127, the center terminal 126, and the left terminal 125. The moving terminal 118 includes a moving terminal 118 capable of switching between the connection of the right terminal 127 and the center terminal 126 and the connection of the left terminal 125 and the center terminal 126. One end of a switch lever 117 that is pivotally supported in the middle of the longitudinal direction is fixed to the moving terminal 118. The moving terminal 118 is connected to the right terminal 127 and the central terminal 126 and the left terminal 125 and the central terminal 126 by switching the lever-like switch lever 117 protruding from the contact switch 116 to the left and right. It is configured to be switchable between connections.

The stoppers 115 are plate-like ones projecting from the back side to the front side of the change plate storage portion 128, and are arranged at two positions on the left and right sides so as to be in contact with the switch lever 117 of the contact switch 116. Is arranged. Then, when the right end of the change plate 111 is positioned at the right end of the game medium payout port 100, the right stopper 115 is disposed at a position so as to contact the switch lever 117 of the contact switch 116. When the right end of the change plate 111 is positioned at the left end of the game medium payout port 100, the left stopper 115 is disposed at a position so as to contact the switch lever 117 of the contact switch 116.
(Operation of Dispensing Direction Changing Unit 110) Specifically, the movement of the dispensing direction changing unit 110 will be described. The game medals paid out from the game medium payout port 100 are stored in the payout tray 90, and the stored game medals come into contact with the detection sensor 131. As a result, a current flows between the two detection sensors 131 to establish a conduction state. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the current of the DC power source is input to the drive motor 113, the drive motor 113 is rotationally driven, and the right end of the change plate 111 moves to the vicinity of the right end of the game medium payout port 100. . At this time, the opening width between the right end of the change plate 111 and the right end of the game medium payout port 100 is slightly larger than the diameter of the game medal. At that time, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the switch lever 117 of the contact switch 116 is tilted to the left side, and the position shown in FIG. The moving terminal 118 is disposed on the side. In this state, the drive motor 113 is still rotating counterclockwise (counterclockwise) when viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 2A, the switch lever 117 that has fallen to the left side of the contact switch 116 contacts the stopper 115 on the left side. Further, when the contact switch 116 moves to the left side, the switch lever 117 falls to the right side as shown by the dotted line in FIG. As a result, inside the contact switch 116, as shown in FIG. 2C, the moving terminal 118 moves to the left side, and the positive and negative poles of the DC power source of the current input to the drive motor 113 are Instead, the drive motor 113 rotates clockwise (clockwise). Then, the contact switch 116 moves to the right, and at the same time, the change plate 111 moves to the left. That is, the change plate 111 moves in a direction to open the game medium payout opening 100. Then, the game medals discharged from the game medium payout port 100 are changed in the discharge direction from the right direction to the left direction.

Then, when the detection sensor 131 leaves the game medal, the change plate 111 stops at a predetermined position. In this state, the payout is continued, and the game medals are stored like a mountain, and the detection sensor 131 finally comes into contact with the game medals even at that position. As a result, the drive motor 113 rotates in the clockwise direction, and the change plate 111 further moves to the left. Then, the right end of the change plate 111 moves to the vicinity of the left end of the game medium payout port 100.
That is, the game medium payout port 100 is substantially open. At that time, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the switch lever 117 of the contact switch 116 is tilted to the right side, and the position shown in FIG. The moving terminal 118 is disposed on the side. In this state, the drive motor 113 rotates clockwise (clockwise) when viewed from above.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, the switch lever 117 that has fallen to the right side of the contact switch 116 contacts the stopper 115 on the right side. Further, when the contact switch 116 moves to the right side, the switch lever 117 falls to the left side as shown by the dotted line in FIG. As a result, inside the contact switch 116, as shown in FIG. 2D, the moving terminal 118 moves to the right side, and the positive pole and the negative pole of the DC power source of the current input to the drive motor 113 are Instead, the drive motor 113 rotates counterclockwise (counterclockwise). Then, the contact switch 116 moves to the left, and at the same time, the change plate 111 moves to the right. That is, the change plate 111 moves in a direction to close the game medium payout port 100. Then, the game medal discharged from the game medium payout port 100 collides with the change plate 111 and is discharged in the right direction. Thereby, the discharge direction of the game medal can be changed from the left direction to the right direction.

By performing the above-described operation, it is possible to guide the discharging direction of the game medals in the left-right direction different from the place where the game medals are accumulated in the payout tray 90.
(Storing / dispensing means 65) The storage / dispensing means 65 is a so-called hopper unit for paying out a game medal to the player based on the result of the game. Specifically, the storage and payout means 65, although not specifically shown, stores a hopper-shaped storage unit for storing game medals and a game medal stored in the storage unit at the bottom of the storage unit. And a sending section for feeding one by one. The delivery unit includes a disk-like delivery disk located at the lower part of the storage part, and a rotation drive device for rotating the delivery disk, a so-called stepping motor. A hole into which a game medal can be inserted is formed around the delivery disk.

  (Reel Unit 60) The reel unit 60 is a plurality of symbol display means 41 for variably displaying or stopping a plurality of symbols. The reel unit 60 includes three motors fixed to or supported by a frame body and three rotating reels 40 fixed to the output shafts of the motors, although not particularly shown. Each rotating reel 40 includes a rotating drum made of a synthetic resin and a tape-like reel tape 42 attached around the rotating drum. On the outer peripheral surface of the reel tape 42, a plurality of (for example, 21) symbols 61 are displayed. A so-called start index is formed on a part of the rotating reel 40. Then, after the rotation by the motor is started, the current position is identified by recognizing the rotation angle after detecting the start index, and then stop control is performed by stopping at a predetermined angle. is there.

  (Notification Device 66) The notification device 66 is for causing the player to notify the winning, winning, etc. with sound, light or video. Specifically, the notification device 66 includes two left and right speakers 67 embedded in the lower portion of the casing 11, and a display device 68 including a large dot-shaped panel LED disposed in the upper center of the display window 12. It is provided with five notification lamps 69 arranged on the peripheral edge of the display window 12. Then, the notification device 66 generates a winning sound or winning sound from the speaker 67 at the time of winning or winning under the control of the effect control device 22, and turns on or blinks the notification lamp 69. By lighting up a design pattern or a character string, the player is notified of winning or winning.

(Game Control Means 27) The game control means 27 is for performing stop control for shifting the symbol display means 41 from the variable display to the stop display.
When the start switch 30 is operated on the condition that the medal is inserted or the bet switch 16 is inserted, or when a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous game at the time of “replay (replay)”, the reel unit 60 is driven, The rotating reels 40 start to rotate. Thereafter, when one of the stop switches 50 is operated, the rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 40 is stopped. When all three stop switches 50 have been operated, all the rotations of the three rotary reels 40 are stopped. At this time, when a preset symbol 61 is stopped on the winning line of the display window 12, a predetermined number of medals are paid out via the storage payout means 65. In addition, you may credit instead of paying out a medal.

  When winning a prize, a game medal will be paid out, and a small role winning that will give the player a profit (if this small role winning wins will be a small role winning), and if winning, this small role will be awarded Special wins that give players even greater profits than wins (if this special win wins, a special win will be awarded), and when winning, no game medals will be paid out, but a new game medal will be thrown in And “winning replay (replay)” (when this replay win is won, it becomes a replay win). When the lottery result is one of the winnings (also referred to as an internal winning), a winning flag corresponding to the winning is established.

  Here, the “flag” is a memory for storing the fact that the lottery result of the winning lottery means 70 is won when a predetermined winning combination is won. A small winning combination flag is established, and when the lottery result is a special winning, a special winning flag is established. While the special winning flag is established, the combination of the stop symbol 61 of the rotating reel 40 of the reel unit 60 is a predetermined winning symbol 61 (for example, three “7” s on the winning line). It is formed so that a special game advantageous to the player can be performed on the condition that the game matches. If the special winning flag is established by lottery, but the combination of the stop symbol 61 of the rotating reel 40 does not match the winning symbol 61, the right to establish the winning flag is set to be carried over to the subsequent games. Yes. Note that the winning flag for winning the small role is not carried over to the next game with the right to establish the winning flag when the winning flag is not awarded in the game in which the winning flag is established.

  In the present embodiment, a stop table is used as stop control. For this reason, whether or not the corresponding winning symbol 61 can be aligned on the winning winning line while any one of the winning flags is established corresponds to the 21 symbols previously described on the selected stop table. It is determined by the number of sliding frames at each stop operation position (No0 to No20). For example, the symbols on the winning effective line of the left rotating reel 43, the central rotating reel 44, and the right rotating reel 45 are set to win the BB game by sequentially stopping in blue seven, blue seven, and blue seven. . When the winning flag of the BB game is established and the stop operation position at the reference position on the right rotating reel 45 is No6, the blue sevens are three frames after the No6 position of the selected stop table. And 3 is set in advance as the number of sliding frames at the position No. 6. In such a case, at the reference position, the symbol of No. 6 is rotated by 3 frames and the winning symbol of Blue Seven is stopped. Thus, the number of sliding frames at each stop operation position is set in advance in the stop table. And, like the stop table in the case of winning the BB game, a stop table when each winning combination is won and a stop table in the case of losing are prepared in advance, depending on the lottery result of the winning lottery means 70 A predetermined stop table is selected.

Here, the “winning combination” means a combination of winning symbols predetermined for each rotary reel 40 and means a generic name of winning modes for winning. Specifically, the winning combination is, for example, winning when the stop symbols on the predetermined winning active line of the left, middle and right rotating reels 40 are blue seven, blue seven and blue seven, respectively. It means such a combination of winning symbols (winning mode).
(Winning lottery means 70) The winning lottery means 70 performs a lottery for determining whether or not to win based on a predetermined winning rate. Then, when the lottery result by the winning lottery means 70 is a win (also referred to as internal winning), a win flag is established, and during this win flag, a combination of stop symbols of the rotating reel 40 is determined in advance. The game is set on the condition that it matches, and the player is given a medal payout or special game profit.

The above-mentioned winning lottery means 70 includes the following means when roughly classified.
(1) Winning random number generator 71
(2) Winning random number extraction means 72
(3) Winning judgment table 73
(4) Winning determination means 74
The winning lottery means 70 is not limited to the one described above.
(Winning random number generating means 71) The winning random number generating means 71 generates random numbers for lottery within a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal number).

  Here, the “random number generating means” includes random numbers such as an average sampling method as a soft random number (a random number generating method by repeating n-digit numbers squared and taking out the central n-digit number). And a counter that uses a counter that adds a certain range of numbers one by one at high speed. For example, a counter in which numbers in the range of 0 to 65535 are sequentially repeated about several million times per second can be considered. The “winning random number extraction means” reads the counter number at the timing when the start switch is pressed. In this way, although the “winning random number generation means” does not generate random numbers, the numbers extracted by the “winning random number extraction means” have a distribution like random numbers. In this case, a means for obtaining a number indicating a distribution such as a random number as a result is considered to be included in the “winning random number generating means” or the “winning random number extracting means”.

(Winning Random Number Extracting Unit 72) The winning random number extracting unit 72 extracts a random number generated by the winning random number generating unit 71 under a predetermined condition (for example, operation of the start switch 30). This extracted random number is used as extracted random number data.
(Winning Determination Table 73) The winning determination table 73 has a winning area for each winning item among all the random number areas taken by the winning random number generating means 71. The winning determination table 73 is formed with a plurality of different lottery probabilities stored therein.
(Winning determination means 74) The winning determination means 74 is based on the extracted random number data extracted by the winning random number extraction means 72 and the winning ratio data in the winning determination table 73 in the entire region of random numbers taken by the winning random number generating means 71. The winning determination area data including the winning area of each winning item is collated, and the winning corresponding to the winning area to which the extracted random number data belongs is determined.

(Payout control means 80) The payout control means 80 is for paying out the game media from the storage and payout means 65 to the payout tray 90 through the game medium payout port 100 as a result of winning.
(Production Data Storage Unit 25) The production data storage unit 25 is for storing production data of the notification device 66. Specifically, for example, sound generated from the speaker 67 of the notification device 66 at the time of winning a prize, data such as lighting and blinking time and sequence of the notification lamp 69, and a design pattern and a character string displayed on the display device 68 Is stored. Needless to say, the contents of the effect to be stored are not limited to these, and may be a sound stored in advance, various notification means such as vibration, lighting of other lamps, and the like.

(Production Control Unit 26) The production control unit 26 outputs each production data from the production data storage unit 25 to the notification device 66 based on a control signal from the control device 20 or the like, and controls the device. belongs to.
Specifically, when there is a high possibility that a winning flag for a small role or the like is established, or when a winning is made by matching the winning symbol on a predetermined winning active line while the predetermined winning flag is established, the effect data storage means Based on the production information from 25, the lamp at a predetermined position of the notification lamp 69 is turned on or blinked, a predetermined electronic sound is generated from the speaker 67, and a predetermined design pattern and character string are lit on the display device 68. It is for making it happen.

  (Operation) When the detection sensor 131 of the amount detection means 130 comes into contact with the stored game medal, it detects that the game medium stored in the payout tray 90 has reached a certain amount, and a certain amount A detection signal is output. Then, the payout direction changing means 110 moves the change plate 111 in response to the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detecting means 130, and changes the payout direction of the game medium. Thereby, the game media can be distributed to the left and right of the payout tray 90 as compared to the case where the payout direction of the game media is always the same. And, the game media payout direction is always the same, game media can be stored in one place on the payout tray 90, overflowing from the payout tray 90, and falling to the floor can be prevented. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of an error that makes it impossible for the game medium to be accumulated in front of the game medium payout port 100 and to make the payout work impossible.

Further, as a result of detecting that the game medium stored in the payout tray 90 has reached a certain amount by the amount detecting means 130, the payout direction changing means 110 is operated. Therefore, the payout direction changing means 110 can be operated in accordance with the amount of game media stored in the payout tray 90. Thereby, when the storage amount of the game media inside the payout tray 90 is small, the payout direction changing means 110 can be prevented from being operated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent useless operation of the payout direction changing means 110, prevent useless wear, and suppress useless power consumption.
In addition, the payout direction changing means 110 only changes the payout direction of the game medium from the game medium payout port 100 to the left and right, so that the game medium payout port 100 itself moves to the left and right, The structure can be simplified.

In this embodiment, the change plate 111 changes the game medium payout direction by closing a part of the game medium payout opening 100. Thereby, the payout direction of the game medium can be changed with a simple structure.
In this embodiment, the amount detection means 130 includes a detection sensor 131 that can detect the presence of a game medium on the lower surface of the change plate 111. Therefore, it is possible to detect that the game medium is accumulated like a mountain until it is stored below the change plate 111 of the payout tray 90 and reaches the position of the lower surface of the change plate 111.
In this embodiment, the payout direction changing means 110 moves the change plate 111 to the left and right in response to the input of a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means 130. Then, the payout direction changing means 110 moves the detection sensor 131 on the lower surface of the change plate 111 to a position where the presence of the game medium is not detected. Thereby, the direction of the game medium to be paid out can be set to a direction in which the game medium is not stored up to the lower surface of the change plate 111. As a result, a pile of game media that reaches the lower surface of the change plate can be distributed and formed across the left and right sides of the payout tray 90.

(Form of reference invention to help understanding of the present invention )
FIGS. 8 and 9 are embodiments of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention . FIG. 8 is an external front view of a gaming machine, and FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a payout direction changing means. is there.
In the present embodiment, the payout direction changing means 110 is provided with a sorting means 160 that can swing the game media left and right and sort the payout direction of the game media left and right inside the game medium payout port 100. The game medium payout port 100 includes a right payout port 210 that guides game media in the right direction and a left payout port 220 that guides game media in the left direction. The distribution means 160 is configured to distribute the game medium to the left and right inside the payout tray 90 by guiding the game medium inside the discharge passage to either the right payout opening 210 or the left payout opening 220. ing.

The amount detection means 130 includes a detection sensor 131 that is located inside the payout tray 90 and can detect the presence of the game medium.
This will be specifically described below.
In this embodiment, on the front side of the gaming machine 10, two game medium payout ports 100 are arranged in the lateral direction as shown in FIG. Specifically, a right payout port 210 is formed on the right side from the front side in FIG. 8, and a left payout port 220 is formed on the left side. The right payout port 210 and the left payout port 220 are formed at the same height in the horizontal and horizontal directions. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the payout direction changing means 110 branches from the payout passage 163 that slides and moves the game medal in a laid state into two on the right and left, the right payout passage 166 on the right side, It is formed so as to be divided into a left payout passage 167 on the left side. A right payout port 210 is formed downstream of the right payout passage 166, and a left payout port 220 is formed downstream of the left payout passage 167. The payout passage 163 guides the game medals discharged while sliding down from the discharge port of the storage payout means 65 while sliding down as it is. At the branch point between the right payout passage 166 and the left payout passage 167, a passage switching valve 161 that can distribute game medals from the payout passage 163 to the right payout passage 166 or the left payout passage 167 is formed. ing. The passage switching valve 161 is fixed to the switching valve drive shaft 162, and the right / left distribution is controlled by a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means 130. The switching valve drive shaft 162 is directly connected to a rotary solenoid and is formed to be rotatable by a predetermined angle. The amount detection means 130 includes a right detection sensor 133 disposed below the right dispensing port 210 and a left detection sensor 132 disposed below the left dispensing port 220.

  Specifically, the payout direction changing means 110 rotates the switching valve drive shaft 162 of the rotary solenoid in any direction based on a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means 130 to keep the passage switching valve 161 at a predetermined angle. Rotation determination means is provided. This rotation determination means operates the switching valve drive shaft 162 so that the passage switching valve 161 is tilted to the right side by inputting a certain amount of detection signal only from the right detection sensor 133. Further, the rotation determining means operates the switching valve drive shaft 162 so that the passage switching valve 161 is tilted to the left by the input of a certain amount of detection signal only from the left detection sensor 132. In addition, the rotation determination means is used when a fixed amount detection signal is input from both the right detection sensor 133 and the left detection sensor 132, or when a fixed amount detection signal is not input from both of them. The switching valve drive shaft 162 is not operated.

  More specifically, the right detection sensor 133 in this embodiment is a conduction switch as in the first embodiment, and two contact terminals are arranged at a distance interval smaller than the diameter of the game medal. When game medals are biased and stored on the right side of the payout tray 90, the stored game medals touch the two contact terminals. For this reason, the right detection sensor 133 is turned on, and the right detection sensor 133 is turned on. Thereby, the switching valve drive shaft 162 is driven to rotate, and the passage switching valve 161 is tilted to the right as shown by the solid line in FIG. Accordingly, the game medals that have passed through the payout passage 163 are guided to the passage switching valve 161, and discharged through the left payout passage 167 from the left payout port 220 toward the left side of the payout tray 90. As a result, the distribution distribution of the left and right game medals on the payout tray 90 can be made uniform.

  On the other hand, the left detection sensor 132 in this embodiment is a conduction switch as in the first embodiment, and two contact terminals are arranged at a distance interval smaller than the diameter of the game medal. When game medals are biased and stored on the left side of the payout tray 90, the stored game medals touch the two contact terminals. For this reason, the left detection sensor 132 is turned on, and the left detection sensor 132 is turned on. Thereby, the switching valve drive shaft 162 is rotationally driven in the left rotation direction, and the passage switching valve 161 is tilted leftward as indicated by the dotted line in FIG. Accordingly, the game medal that has passed through the payout passage 163 is guided to the passage switching valve 161, and is discharged from the right payout port 210 to the right side of the payout tray 90 through the right payout passage 166. As a result, the distribution distribution of the left and right game medals on the payout tray 90 can be made uniform.

Other configurations, functions, and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted.
Second Embodiment FIGS. 10 and 11 show a second embodiment, in which FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the payout direction changing means, and FIG. 11 is a schematic circuit diagram of the payout direction changing means.
In this embodiment, the payout direction changing means 110 changes the horizontal direction of the game medium payout direction by closing a part of the game medium payout port 100 in the horizontal direction, and the change plate 111 is moved in the horizontal direction. Although the plate driving means 124 for driving and the movement limiting means 114 for limiting the moving distance of the change plate 111 are the same as in the first embodiment, their specific contents are partially different. Is. The other configurations are formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Specifically, the configuration of the movement restricting means 114 is different, and the movement of the change plate 111 of the plate driving means 124 by the drive motor 113 is set only in the right direction. The change plate 111 is moved to the left only by moving the game medal to the left little by little when the game medal collides with the inclined surface 123. These points are different, and other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the difference of the payout direction changing means 110 compared to the first embodiment will be mainly described.
The plate driving means 124 has its circuit formed as shown in FIG. That is, the contact switch 116 described in the first embodiment is not provided. When the two detection sensors 131 come into contact with the stored game medals and become conductive, the drive motor 113 rotates in the right direction (the counterclockwise rotation in FIG. 10 (counterclockwise rotation). It is set to rotate only in the direction)). The movement of the change plate 111 in the left direction is to move the change plate 111 in the left direction little by little when the paid-out game medal collides with the inclined surface 123 of the change plate 111.

The movement limiting means 114 is for limiting the moving distance of the change plate 111. The movement restricting means 114 includes a change plate protrusion 301 protruding from the left end portion of the change plate 111 toward the near side, and a hidden plate protrusion 302 protruding from the back surface of the right end portion of the cover plate 119 toward the back side. ing. The change plate protrusion 301 and the hidden plate protrusion 302 are formed in a protrusion shape in the vertical direction.
Movement of the change plate 111 in the left direction is restricted by the left end portion of the change plate 111 coming into contact with the base end portion of the hidden plate 119 extending from the left end portion of the change plate storage portion 128. The rightward movement of the change plate 111 is restricted by the change plate protrusion 301 coming into contact with the hidden plate protrusion 302.

  (Operation) The game media is paid out into the payout tray 90, and a pile of game media is formed inside the payout tray 90. Then, when the two detection sensors 131 come into contact with the game medium stored in the payout tray 90, a current flows inside the game medium. For this reason, a current flows through the two detection sensors 131, and a certain amount of detection signal is output. Then, a current that is a certain amount of detection signal flows through the circuit of the payout direction changing means 110, the drive motor 113 rotates in a predetermined rotation direction (left rotation direction in FIG. 10), and the change plate 111 is moved in the right direction. Move. When the change plate 111 moves to the right when the change plate 111 moves to a position where the two detection sensors 131 do not contact the game medium, no current flows between the two detection sensors 131, and the circuit shown in FIG. Does not flow a certain amount of detection signal current. Thereby, the payout direction changing means 110 stops the movement of the change plate 111 in the right direction. That is, the change plate 111 can be automatically moved rightward together with the detection sensor 131 to a position where the game medium is not stored at a height until it reaches the detection sensor 131 on the lower surface of the change plate 111.

In this state, a game medal as a game medium is paid out from the game medium payout port 100 and collides with the inclined surface 123 on the back side of the change plate 111. Due to the impact of the game medal colliding with the inclined surface 123, the change plate 111 is moved slightly to the left.
As a result, the above-described operation is repeated, and the game media to be paid out can be automatically distributed in the left-right direction inside the payout tray 90.
The form state described above, as a game machine 10, the use of the slot machine having a rotating reel 40, a mechanism for changing the payout direction of the game medium, such as a dispensing direction changing means 110 is limited to the slot machine It is not something. For example, the present invention can be applied to a so-called parrot having a rotating reel 40 but using a spherical pachinko ball as a game medium.

It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a cross-sectional view which shows a payout direction change means. It is the 1st form of the present invention, (a)-(d) is a schematic diagram of a contact switch, (a) and (b) are the schematic plan views of a contact switch, (c), (D) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view payout notification means of the winning switch. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a schematic circuit diagram which shows a payout direction change means. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a partial top view which shows a change board. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view illustrating a game medium payout port, a change plate, and a payout tray according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing input, control, and output of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view which shows a game machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a gaming machine according to a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention. It is a form of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention, and is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a payout direction changing means. It is a 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a cross-sectional view which shows a payout direction change means. It is the 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a schematic circuit diagram which shows a payout direction change means.

10 gaming machine 11 chassis
12 Display window 13 Symbol display window
15 Insert switch 16 Bet switch
17 Checkout switch 18 Input port
20 Controller 21 Game controller
22 Production control device 25 Production data storage means
26 Production control means 27 Game control means
30 Start switch 40 turn reel
41 Symbol display means 50 Stop switch
51 Stop operation means 60 Reel unit
61 Pattern 65
66 Notification device 70 Winning lottery means
71 Winning random number generation means 72 Winning random number extraction means
73 Winning judgment table 74 Winning judging means
80 Dispensing control means 90 Dispensing tray
100 game media payout port 110 payout direction change means
111 Change plate 112 Drive belt
113 Drive motor 114 Movement limiting means
115 Stopper 116 Contact switch
117 Switch lever 118 Moving terminal
119 Hidden plate 121 Rotation drive shaft
122 Free rotation axis 123 Inclined surface
124 Plate driving means 125 Left terminal
126 Center terminal 127 Right terminal
128 Change plate storage 130 Quantity detection means
131 Detection sensor 132 Left detection sensor
133 Right detection sensor 160 Sorting means
161 Passage switching valve 162 Switching valve drive shaft
163 Dispensing passage 166 Right dispensing passage
167 Left exit passage 210 Right exit
220 Left outlet 301 Change plate protrusion
302 Hidden plate protrusion

Claims (3)

A plurality of symbol display means for variably displaying or stopping a plurality of symbols;
A winning lottery means for determining a winning combination constituted by a combination of the symbols by lottery;
A stop operation means capable of separately and independently stopping a plurality of the symbol display means by a player in order to shift the variable display of the symbol display means to the stop display;
Game control means for performing stop control to shift the symbol display means from the variable display to the stop display,
Setting a predetermined number of game media as a condition for starting the game, the lottery result of the winning lottery means, winning the predetermined winning combination, and the stop display of the symbol display means according to the winning combination in advance In a gaming machine capable of performing a game in which a predetermined number of game media are paid out by becoming a predetermined symbol display mode,
Reserving and paying out means for storing the inserted game media and paying out the game media to the player at the time of winning a prize;
As a result of winning, a game medium payout port for paying out a predetermined number of game media from the storage and payout means toward the player;
A payout tray located below the game medium payout port for receiving and storing the game medium paid out from the game medium payout port;
As a result of winning, a payout control means for paying out game media from the pooled payout means to the payout tray via the game medium payout port,
A payout direction changing means for changing a payout direction of the game medium from the game medium payout port to the payout tray;
The game medium stored in the payout tray is provided with an amount detection means for detecting that the game medium has reached a certain amount and outputting a certain amount detection signal,
The payout direction changing means changes the payout direction of the game medium by inputting a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detecting means ,
The game medium payout port is a single, formed in a wide shape in which the longitudinal direction is arranged in the lateral direction,
The payout direction changing means includes a change plate that changes the payout direction of the game medium in the horizontal direction by closing a part of the game medium payout port in the horizontal direction,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the amount detection means includes a detection sensor capable of detecting the presence of a game medium on a lower surface of the change plate. The payout direction changing means moves the change plate to the left and right in response to an input of a certain amount of detection signal from the amount detection means, and moves the change plate to a position where the amount detection means does not detect the presence of the game medium. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The amount detection means is provided with two detection sensors separated by a predetermined specific interval,
  When the game medium made of metal stored in the payout tray comes into contact with both of the two detection sensors, current flows between the two detection sensors via the game medium, so that the certain amount The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a detection signal is output.

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