JP4470140B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention sequentially displays the identification symbol in the variation state and the variation stop state on the symbol display based on the winning of the pachinko ball in the starting port, and notifies the lottery result of the privilege according to the mode when the variation of the identification symbol is stopped. The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a configuration.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Some of the above gaming machines are configured to swing a pachinko ball in the left-right direction along an arcuate stage. In this configuration, when the pachinko ball is supplied to the stage, the pachinko ball stalls while swinging left and right, and exhibits a uniform behavior that rolls off from the bottom of the stage. There is little.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the fun of following the behavior of a pachinko ball.
[0003]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine having a symbol display device having a shelf portion in front of a symbol display and a starting port, wherein the pachinko ball wins in the starting port. In the configuration in which the identification symbol is sequentially displayed in the variation state and the variation stop state on the symbol display, and the lottery result of the privilege is notified according to the mode at the time of the variation stop of the identification symbol, the shelf board portion is the pachinko ball in the horizontal direction. An upper stage having a concave swinging part that swings, and a lower stage having a concave swinging part provided in front of the upper stage and positioned below the swinging part of the upper stage. The upper stage and the lower stage are provided with a guide part for dropping a pachinko ball toward the start port, and the upper stage guide unit drops the pachinko ball toward the start port . Through None of Jo, induction portion of the lower stage, have a feature in that forms an inclined surface shaped for dropping toward the starting opening based on rolling a pachinko ball into the passage-shaped induction portion of the upper stage is doing.
According to the above means, the upper stage and the lower stage are arranged in two upper and lower stages. For this reason, the pachinko ball swings along the swinging part of the upper stage, swings along the swinging part of the lower stage, or along the swinging part of the upper stage and the swinging part of the lower stage. The swinging motion is divided into two upper and lower stages, which increases the fun of pachinko balls.
In addition, guidance sections are provided on both the upper stage and the lower stage. Accordingly, or is supplied to the induction unit pachinko balls from the pivot portion of the upper stage, it falls toward the starting opening when the pachinko ball is supplied to the induction unit from the oscillating portion of the lower stage, high in starting opening Since the prize is won with probability, it is possible to enjoy watching the behavior of the pachinko sphere with the expectation that the pachinko sphere will be supplied to the upper stage guiding section and the lower stage guiding section.
Further, the bottom part of the swing part of the upper stage and the bottom part of the swing part of the lower stage are displaced in the lateral direction. For this reason, when the pachinko ball stalls while swinging along the swinging part of the upper stage, it falls from the bottom of the swinging part onto the swinging part of the lower stage and rises along the swinging part of the lower stage. Since it re-oscillates with probability, it is possible to look at the pachinko ball on the lower stage in anticipation that the pachinko ball on the lower stage is supplied from the swing unit to the guiding unit.
[0005]
Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the upper stage guide portion forms a passage that causes the pachinko ball to drop toward the start port , and the lower stage guide portion guides the pachinko ball to the upper stage passage. It is characterized in that it has an inclined surface shape that drops toward the start port based on rolling into the part.
According to the above means, the pachinko sphere rolls along the inclined plane-shaped guiding portion of the lower stage and into the passage-shaped guiding portion of the upper stage, so that the behavior of the pachinko sphere is further enhanced.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the outer frame 1 is installed on the Taijima island of the pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular tube shape with front and rear surfaces open. On the left side of the outer frame 1, as shown in FIG. The two hinge brackets 2 are rotatably mounted with both vertical shafts 4 of the front door 3. The front door 3 has a rectangular opening in the center, a U-shaped metal frame 5 is fixed in the opening of the front door 3, and a lower plate 6 is fixed to the lower end of the front door 3. Has been.
[0008]
A horizontally long rectangular dish plate 7 is mounted on the lower end of the metal frame 5 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side. An upper plate 8 is fixed to the front surface of the plate 7, and pachinko balls P (see a in FIG. 1) are stored in the upper plate 8. The upper plate 8 is formed with a plurality of slits 9 as shown in FIG. A speaker 10 is fixed behind the plurality of slits 9, and various sound effects are output from the speaker 10.
[0009]
A firing handle 11 is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front door 3 at a lower right portion, and a firing motor 12 is mounted behind the firing handle 11. A ball striking ball (not shown) is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor 12 via a ball striking mechanism, and when the firing handle 11 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. Power is supplied to the firing motor 12, and the hitting ball punches the pachinko ball P in the upper plate 8 from the upper plate 8.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 5A, the metal frame 5 has a rectangular window frame 14 positioned above the plate 7 and rotated around a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side. A transparent glass window 15 is held on the inner peripheral surface of the window frame 14. A frame-like mechanism panel (not shown) is fixed to the rear surface of the front door 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the mechanism board holds a game board 16, and the game board 16 is covered from the front by a glass window 15 of the window frame 14.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 5A, a frame key 17 is mounted on the front surface of the front door 3 so as to be positioned on the right side, and the frame key 17 closely contacts the front door 3 with the front end surface of the outer frame 1. The window frame 14 is locked in the closed state in which the window frame 14 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the metal frame 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an outer rail 18 and an inner rail 19 are fixed to the front surface of the game board 16, and the pachinko ball P that is hit by the hitting ball passes between the outer rail 18 and the inner rail 19. 16 is released at the top. A plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the front surface of the game board 16, and the pachinko balls P released to the upper part of the game board 16 fall while hitting the obstacle nails.
[0012]
A special symbol starting port 20 is fixed to the front surface of the game board 16. The special symbol starting port 20 has a pocket shape whose upper surface is open, and a starting port sensor 21 (see FIG. 8) is fixed in the special symbol starting port 20. The start port sensor 21 is composed of a proximity switch, and detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the special symbol start port 20 and outputs a start signal.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 16 is provided with a symbol display device 22 located at the center. This symbol display device 22 is formed by mounting a symbol display 24 comprising a color liquid crystal display on a display base plate 23, and the display base plate 23 is configured as follows.
[0014]
<About the display base plate 23>
As shown in FIG. 1B, a through hole 25 is formed in the front surface of the game board 16, and a central decorative member 26 made of synthetic resin is fitted into the through hole 25 from the front. . As shown in FIG. 1 (a), four through holes 27 are formed in the central decorative member 26, and the central decorative member 26 nails to the game board 16 through the through holes 27 from the front (see FIG. 1). (Not shown) is fixed to the game board 16 based on driving.
[0015]
A synthetic resin ceiling decoration member 28 is fixed to the central decoration member 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the ceiling decoration member 28 has a bowl shape protruding forward from the central decoration member 26, and the ceiling decoration member 28 has a left side portion and a right side portion as shown in FIG. As shown, an L-shaped upper sphere passage 29 is formed, and an inlet 30 opening toward the outside of the central decorative member 26 is formed at the upper end of each upper sphere passage 29.
[0016]
A casing 31 is fixed to the rear surface of the central decorative member 26 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1A, an arc-shaped lower sphere passage 32 is formed on the left and right sides of the casing 31, and the lower end of each lower sphere passage 32 faces inward. An outlet 33 that opens is formed. The upper end portions of the lower sphere passages 32 are connected to the lower end portions of the upper sphere passages 29, and the pachinko spheres P that have entered the upper sphere passages 29 from the entrance 30 pass through the upper sphere passages 29. 32. A circular arc surface 34 is formed at the lower end of each of the lower sphere passages 32, and the pachinko balls P that have entered the lower sphere passages 32 change the rolling direction to the inside based on the contact with the circular arc surface 34, It is discharged inward from the outlet 33. Reference numeral 35 denotes a warp route composed of an upper sphere passage 29 and a lower sphere passage 32, and the warp route 35 corresponds to a sphere passage.
[0017]
An upper stage 36 is formed in the casing 31. The upper stage 36 has two swinging portions 37, and the pachinko balls P discharged from the outlets 33 of the respective lower ball passages 32 fall on the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36. These two swinging portions 37 are arranged in a line object with respect to the center line CL in the left-right direction of the central decorative member 26, and have an inclined shape in which the front view has an arc concave shape and the side view has a downward movement. ing.
[0018]
A tunnel 38 is formed in the upper stage 36 so as to be positioned at the center between the swinging portions 37. This tunnel 38 has a wide entrance 38a that opens upward, and the width dimension W in the left-right direction of the tunnel 38 is set to be approximately equal to the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P (so that the pachinko sphere P does not shake). Set to a value that can be passed). In this tunnel 38, the entrance 38a is arranged at the highest part of the upper stage 36, and the pachinko ball P on each swinging part 37 falls from the entrance 38a into the tunnel 38 along the arc of the swinging part 37. Or, as shown in FIG. 3, while reciprocating in the left-right direction along the arc of the swinging portion 37, it falls forward along the inclination. Note that the tunnel 38 corresponds to a guiding portion.
[0019]
A lower stage 39 is formed on the central decorative member 26 as shown in FIG. The lower stage 39 protrudes forward with respect to the upper stage 36 as shown in FIG. 2, and the lower stage 39 has a front of the exit of the tunnel 38 as shown in FIG. The discharge port 40 is formed at the position of the hole 38, and the discharge port 40 has an elliptical hole shape wider than the tunnel 38. As shown in FIG. 4, a special symbol start port 20 is arranged directly below the tunnel 38, and the pachinko ball P in the tunnel 38 rolls in the tunnel 38 and the rolling direction is a special symbol start. It is regulated right below the mouth 20 and wins the special symbol start opening 20 with a high probability.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1A, two swinging portions 41 are formed on the lower stage 39. Each of these swinging portions 41 protrudes forward with respect to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, and the pachinko ball P rolling forward along the inclination of each swinging portion 37 falls onto the lower swinging portion 41. To do. These two swinging portions 41 are arranged in line with respect to the center line CL of the central decorative member 26, and have an inclined shape in which the front view has a circular arc concave shape and the side view has a downward movement.
[0021]
An arc-shaped protrusion 42 is formed in the lower stage 39 at the center between the two swinging parts 41, and the front end of the protrusion 42 is as shown in FIG. A wall 42a is formed. This protrusion 42 is arranged at the highest part of the lower stage 39, and the pachinko ball P on each swinging part 41 rides on the protrusion 42 along the arc of the swinging part 41, or is shown in FIG. As shown, it falls forward along the slope while reciprocating in the left-right direction along the arc of the swinging portion 41.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 1B, a guide part 43 corresponding to a guide part is formed on the protrusion 42 of the lower stage 39 and is located on the center line CL. The guide portion 43 has an inclined surface shape that descends toward the rear, and the pachinko ball P riding on the guide portion 43 of the protrusion 42 rolls into the rear tunnel 38 along the guide portion 43. And it is discharged | emitted in the game board 16 through the discharge port 40, and falls right below toward the special symbol starting port 20. FIG. In addition, the pachinko balls P may be supplied to each swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and each swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 by a route in which the pachinko ball P hits the obstacle nail without passing through the warp route 35.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 3, the lowest point D2 of each swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 is located at the center in the left-right direction (center line CL side) with respect to the lowest point D1 of the upper swinging portion 37. The pachinko balls P that have been shifted and fall on the lower swinging portion 41 from the lowest point D1 of each swinging portion 37 do not fall directly into the game board 16 but along the swinging portion 41. Swing with high probability in the left-right direction. Therefore, even when the pachinko ball P on the swing part 37 falls on the swing part 41 without winning in the tunnel 38, a chance to win the tunnel 38 from the guide part 43 is generated.
[0024]
1A is a shelf provided with an upper stage 36 having two swinging portions 37 and a tunnel 38, and a lower stage 39 having two swinging portions 41 and a guide portion 43. The board part is shown and the shelf board part 72 is arrange | positioned ahead of the symbol display 24, as shown to (b) of FIG.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1A, a decoration plate 44 is fixed to the ceiling decoration member 28 at the center in the left-right direction, and two pieces are positioned at the left side and the right side of the decoration plate 44. A holding ball lamp 45 is fixed. This decorative plate 44 is imitating a character and is formed of a semitransparent synthetic resin.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 1B, a printed wiring board 46 (PC board 46) is fixed in the ceiling decoration member 28, and a plurality of LEDs 47 are mounted on the upper surface of the PC board 46. A passage-shaped light guide member 48 is fixed above the PC plate 46, and when a plurality of LEDs 47 emit light, light is projected through the light guide member 48 onto the decoration plate 44, and the decoration plate 44 emits light. A cover 49 is fixed to the rear surfaces of the central decorative member 26 and the casing 31, and the symbol display 24 is held by the cover 49. The display base plate 23 is configured as described above.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 8, a main control device 50 mainly composed of a microcomputer is electrically connected to the start port sensor 21. The main control device 50 is fixed to the rear surface side of the front door 3, and adds a big hit counter No. in a ring shape when the power is turned on. The jackpot counter No is added based on the start of the timer interrupt routine by the main controller 50. The main controller 50 detects the jackpot counter No. based on detecting the start signal from the start port sensor 21. The measured value is acquired and compared with the big hit value. Then, the big hit and miss are determined based on the comparison result between the acquired value of the big hit counter No. and the big hit value, and the big hit symbol and the miss symbol are set based on the determination result of the big hit and miss. The jackpot symbol and the off symbol refer to a combination of three symbols in the left column, the middle column, and the right column. Further, the main control device 50 corresponds to a determination means for determining a big hit or a miss. The jackpot is equivalent to a privilege.
[0028]
The main control device 50 is electrically connected to a symbol control device 51 mainly composed of a microcomputer. The symbol control device 51 is electrically connected to a symbol display 24 via an LCD drive circuit 52. ing. The symbol control device 51 and the LCD drive circuit 52 are fixed to the rear side of the front door 3, and the main control device 50 displays the set results of the big hit symbol and the out symbol together with the determination result of the big hit and the out symbol. Output to. Then, the symbol control device 51 displays the numerical symbols “1” to “12” in the set order in the left column, the middle column, and the right column of the symbol display 24, and the left column, the middle column, and the right column are main-controlled Based on the fact that the variation is stopped with the set symbol from the device 50, the player is notified of the determination result of the big hit and miss.
[0029]
FIG. 9 shows the screen of the symbol display 24. When the pachinko ball P has not won the special symbol start opening 20, the symbol indicator 24 shows a number as shown in FIG. The symbol ZS is statically displayed in three horizontal rows. When the pachinko ball P wins in the special symbol starting port 20 in this state, as shown in FIG. 9B, the numerical symbol ZS of each column becomes “1” → “2” …… “11” → “12 "→" 1 "... It changes in a loop shape in the setting order. Then, the three columns of numerical symbols ZS stop changing in the order of left column → right column → middle column, and based on the combination of the three columns of numeric symbols ZS as shown in FIGS. 9 (c) and (d). A big hit and miss is reported. The numerical symbol ZS corresponds to the identification symbol, and the symbol HE indicates the fluctuation region of the numerical symbol ZS.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 4, a prize opening base plate 53 is fixed on the front surface of the game board 16 below the special symbol start opening 20, and the prize opening base plate 53 is shown in FIG. In addition, a rectangular large winning opening 54 having a front opening is formed. In addition, a door 55 is attached to the winning prize base plate 53. The door 55 is pivotable about a horizontal axis (not shown) at the lower end, and the front face of the big prize opening 54 is rotated in a vertical state as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the door 55 is closed based on the movement, and the door 55 is opened based on turning to a horizontal state where the door 55 has fallen forward.
[0031]
A large winning opening solenoid 56 is fixed to the rear surface of the winning opening base plate 53. A door 55 is mechanically connected to the plunger of the big prize opening solenoid 56. When the big prize opening solenoid 56 is energized, the door 55 is rotated to a horizontal open state based on the advance of the plunger. When the prize opening solenoid 56 is de-energized, the door 55 is rotated in a vertical closed state based on the retracting of the plunger. As shown in FIG. 8, the special winning opening solenoid 56 is electrically connected to the main control device 50 via a solenoid drive circuit 57, and the main control device 50 determines the big winning based on determining the big hit. A drive power supply is applied to the mouth solenoid 56 to open the special winning opening 54.
[0032]
A big prize opening sensor 58 is fixed at the entrance of the big prize opening 54, and the big prize opening sensor 58 is electrically connected to the main controller 50. The big prize opening sensor 58 is composed of a proximity switch that detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the big prize opening 54 and outputs a prize signal. The main controller 50 receives a prize from the big prize opening sensor 58. Based on the signal, the winning number Np of the pachinko ball P with respect to the big winning opening 54 is measured. Then, it is detected that the winning number Np of the pachinko balls P has reached the maximum value (for example, 10), or the opening time To of the big winning opening 54 has reached the maximum value (for example, 29.5 seconds). Is detected, the special winning opening 54 is closed based on the disconnection of the special winning opening solenoid 56.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 6, a hole-shaped specific winning port 59 and a hole-shaped detaching port 60 are formed on the rear wall of the big winning port 54 as shown in FIG. A movable piece 61 is mounted between the release port 60. The movable piece 61 is in a specific winning state (see FIG. 6) inclined downward from the right exit port 60 toward the left specific winning port 59 and from the left specific winning port 59 toward the right exit port 60. The pachinko ball P that has won a prize in the big prize opening 54 is movable when the movable piece 61 is swung in a specific winning state. When the movable piece 61 swings in a disengaged state along the inclination of the piece 61 and the movable piece 61 swings in a disengaged state, the pachinko ball P won in the large winning opening 54 comes off along the inclination of the movable piece 61. Win in the mouth 60.
[0034]
A movable piece solenoid 62 is fixed to the rear surface of the winning opening base plate 53, and the movable piece 61 is mechanically connected to a plunger of the movable piece solenoid 62. The movable piece solenoid 62 is for rotating the movable piece 61. When the movable piece solenoid 62 is turned off, the movable piece 61 is held in a specific winning state in which the pachinko ball P is guided into the specific winning opening 59 and is movable. When the single solenoid 62 is energized, the movable piece 61 swings to a disengaged state in which the pachinko ball P is guided into the disengagement port 60.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 8, the movable piece solenoid 62 is electrically connected to the main control device 50 via a solenoid drive circuit 63, and the main control device 50 immediately after the big prize opening 54 is opened, 62 is disconnected, and the pachinko ball P is guided into the specific winning opening 59 based on holding the movable piece 61 in the specific winning state. Further, a specific winning port sensor 64 is fixed in the specific winning port 59. The specific winning port sensor 64 is composed of a proximity sensor, and detects that the pachinko ball P has won the specific winning port 59 and outputs a specific winning signal.
[0036]
The specific winning opening sensor 64 is electrically connected to the main control device 50, and when the main control device 50 detects a specific winning signal from the specific winning opening sensor 64, the pachinko ball P has won the specific winning opening 59. This is recorded in the RAM. Then, a driving power is applied to the movable piece solenoid 62 to guide the pachinko ball P into the release port 60 based on the swinging movement of the movable piece 61 to the detached state.
[0037]
When the main prize-winning port 54 is closed, the main control device 50 determines the winning state of the pachinko ball P with respect to the specific winning hole 59 based on the recorded data in the RAM. Here, when the winning of the pachinko ball P is detected, the large winning opening 54 is reopened based on applying the driving power to the large winning opening solenoid 56, and the movable piece solenoid 62 is turned off. 61 is returned to the specific winning state. The opening operation of the large winning opening 54 on condition that the pachinko ball P is awarded to the specific winning opening 59 is called a round operation, and the set number of times (for example, 15 times) is repeated as the upper limit.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 8, the main control device 50 is electrically connected with a payout control device 65 mainly composed of a microcomputer. The payout control device 65 is fixed to the rear surface side of the front door 3, and the main control device 50 detects the start signal from the start port sensor 21 and the winning signal from the big winning port sensor 58. A payout command is output to the payout control device 65.
[0039]
A payout mechanism is mounted on the rear side of the front door 3. This payout mechanism uses a payout motor 66 as a drive source, and pays out a pachinko ball P into the upper plate 8 based on the drive of the payout motor 66. The payout motor 66 is electrically connected to the payout control device 65 via a motor drive circuit 67, and the payout control device 65 drives the payout motor 66 based on detecting a payout command from the main control device 50. Then, the pachinko balls P are paid out into the upper plate 8 as prize balls.
[0040]
According to the first embodiment, the upper stage 36 and the lower stage 39 are arranged in two upper and lower stages, and the swinging part 41 of the lower stage 39 is arranged in front of the swinging part 37 of the upper stage 36. For this reason, the pachinko ball P swings along the swinging part 37 of the upper stage 36, swings along the swinging part 41 of the lower stage 39, or the swinging part 37 and the lower stage of the upper stage 36. Since the swinging motion is divided into two upper and lower stages along the swinging portion 41 of 39, the behavior of the pachinko ball P is enhanced.
[0041]
Further, a tunnel 38 is provided on the upper stage 36. For this reason, when the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38 from the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, it falls straight toward the special symbol starting port 20 and wins the special symbol starting port 20 with high probability. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy watching the behavior of the pachinko sphere P with the eye in the hope that the pachinko sphere P will roll into the tunnel 38. Moreover, since the guide part 43 is provided on the lower stage 39 and the pachinko ball P is supplied into the tunnel 38 along the inclination of the guide part 43, the fun of the pachinko ball P is further enhanced. At the same time, the chance of looking at the pachinko ball P in the expectation that the pachinko ball P wins a prize in the special symbol starting port 20 increases, so that the pleasure of following the behavior of the pachinko ball P is increased.
[0042]
Further, the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 are arranged so that the bottoms D1 and D2 are displaced in the left-right direction. For this reason, when the pachinko ball P stalls while swinging along the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, it falls from the bottom D 1 of the swinging portion 36 onto the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39, and the lower stage 39. Oscillates along the oscillating part 41 with high probability. Therefore, since the pachinko sphere P on the lower stage 39 can be stared at the guide unit 43 in the hope that the pachinko sphere P on the lower stage 39 will ride on the guide unit 43, the pleasure of following the behavior of the pachinko sphere P with eyes is further enhanced. .
[0043]
Further, the swinging portions 37 are provided in two rows on the left and right with the tunnel 38 sandwiched between the upper stage 36, and the swinging portions 41 are provided in the two rows on the left and right with the guide portions 43 sandwiched on the lower stage 39. Swings on the upper stage 36 and the lower stage 39 in two right and left rows. For this reason, the plurality of pachinko spheres P are divided and floated in a total of four places, two in the upper and lower rows and two in the left and right rows, and the behavior of the pachinko spheres P is further enhanced.
[0044]
In addition, a tunnel 38 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the upper stage 36. For this reason, since the tunnel 38 is arranged in front of the player's eyes, it is easy to visually recognize how the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38.
In addition, a guide portion 43 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the lower stage 39. For this reason, since the guide part 43 is arrange | positioned in front of a player's eyes, it becomes easy to visually recognize a pachinko ball P rolling into the tunnel 38 through the guide part 43.
Further, a warp route 35 for supplying the pachinko ball P to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 is provided. For this reason, the pachinko sphere P that has entered the warp route 35 from the inlet 30 suddenly appears on the swinging portion 37 through the outlet 33, so that the behavior of the pachinko sphere P is further enhanced.
[0045]
Further, since the movable piece 61 is held in a specific winning state based on the disconnection of the movable piece solenoid 62, the movable piece 61 is specified when power is not applied to the movable piece solenoid 62 due to trouble such as damage to the wiring path. You will be tied to the winning state. For this reason, since the pachinko ball P always wins in the specific winning opening 59, it is possible to prevent the round operation from being ended midway due to troubles such as the wiring path of the movable piece solenoid 62 (prevention of puncture).
[0046]
Further, the width dimension W of the tunnel 38 is set to be approximately the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P. For this reason, since the shake of the falling direction of the pachinko ball P is regulated by the tunnel 38, the winning rate for the special symbol starting port 20 of the pachinko ball P is increased.
[0047]
In the first embodiment, the display base plate 23 is provided with the tunnel 38, and the pachinko ball P is dropped from the upper stage 36 through the tunnel 38 into the special symbol starting port 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 showing the second embodiment of the present invention, the lower stage 39 has an arcuate guide passage 70 corresponding to the guiding portion (the width dimension W in the left-right direction is about the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P). The pachinko ball P on the upper stage 36 is dropped onto the special symbol starting port 20 through the guide passage 70 from the opening 71 corresponding to the guide portion, and the pachinko ball P on the lower stage 39 is It may be dropped onto the special symbol starting port 20 through the guide passage 70. In the case of this configuration, there is an advantage that the height dimension of the display base plate 23 can be shortened.
In the second embodiment, the upper stage 36 is provided with the opening 71 as the guiding portion. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an inclined surface-shaped guiding that is inclined downward toward the inside of the guide passage 70. A part may be provided.
[0048]
In the first to second embodiments, the pachinko ball P is supplied from the side to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 from the outlet 33 of the warp route 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The pachinko sphere P may be supplied from above.
In the first to second embodiments, the pachinko ball P is supplied from the outlet 33 of the warp route 35 to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lower stage 39 You may supply to the rocking | fluctuation part 41 from a side or upper direction.
[0049]
In the first to second embodiments, the warp route 35 is configured as a single passage. However, the warp route 35 is not limited to this. The pachinko ball P may be supplied to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 through the main passage, or may be supplied from the main passage to the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 through the sub-passage. In the case of this configuration, the pachinko ball P that has entered the warp route suddenly appears on the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 or suddenly appears on the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39. The fun of the behavior is further enhanced.
[0050]
In the first and second embodiments, the bottom D2 of the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 is displaced toward the center line CL with respect to the bottom D1 of the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the position may be shifted to the side opposite to the center line CL.
In the first to second embodiments, the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 are formed in a circular arc concave shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be formed as long as it is concave.
[0051]
Moreover, in the said 1st-2nd Example, although the width dimension W of the tunnel 38 and the width dimension W of the guide channel 70 were set to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P, it is not limited to this, For example, You may set larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P, such as setting to about 1.5 times or about twice the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P. In the case of this configuration, since the falling direction of the pachinko sphere P is blurred, the fun of the falling behavior of the pachinko sphere P is increased.
[0052]
In the first to second embodiments, the present invention is applied to one kind of pachinko machine in which a big hit operation is performed based on the display of the big hit symbol on the symbol display device 24. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be applied to three types of pachinko machines. In the case of this pachinko machine, the game board is equipped with a symbol display device and a special winning opening, and the special winning opening is opened based on the specific display being confirmed and displayed on the symbol display device, and the pachinko ball in the special winning opening. A big hit is generated based on the winning of P.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a is a front view showing a display base plate, and b is a cross-sectional view taken along line Xb).
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a display base plate. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a pachinko ball swinging along a swinging portion of an upper stage and a swinging portion of a lower stage. FIG. 4 shows a game board. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the overall configuration (a is a front view, b is an arrow Xb view, and c is an arrow Xc view).
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a big prize opening unit (a view showing a state where the movable piece is rotated to a specific winning state)
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the big prize opening unit (a view showing a state where the movable piece is turned to the disengaged state).
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen of a symbol display device. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention (a perspective view showing a first stage and a second stage). (Figure)
[Explanation of symbols]
P is a pachinko ball, ZS is a numeric symbol (identification symbol), 20 is a special symbol start port (start port), 22 is a symbol display device, 24 is a symbol indicator, 35 is a warp route (ball passage), and 36 is an upper stage. , 37 is a swinging part, 38a is an inlet (guide part), 39 is a lower stage, 41 is a swing part, 43 is a guide part (guide part), 70 is a guide passage (guide part), and 71 is an opening part (guide). Part), 72 shows a shelf part.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having a symbol display with a shelf board in front of the symbol display and a starting port,
Based on the winning of a pachinko ball in the start opening, the identification display is sequentially displayed on the symbol display in a variation state and a variation stop state, and the lottery result of the privilege is notified according to the mode when the variation of the identification symbol is stopped. In things,
The shelf board part is
An upper stage having a concave oscillating portion that causes the pachinko ball to oscillate laterally;
A lower stage provided in front of the upper stage and having a concave swinging portion positioned below the swinging portion of the upper stage;
The upper stage and the lower stage are provided with a guiding part for dropping a pachinko ball toward the starting port ,
The guide part of the upper stage has a path shape that drops toward the start port ,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lower stage guide section has an inclined surface shape that causes a pachinko ball to fall toward the start port based on rolling the pachinko ball into the passage-shaped guide section of the upper stage.

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