JP4524775B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, a game area is formed by partitioning a game board with a partition member, a plurality of winning areas are arranged in the gaming area, and a gaming area where a game ball that has not won any of these winning areas reaches The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with an out area at the lower end of the game machine and further provided with a large winning opening for processing the received game ball as a winning ball.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine that is a gaming machine that uses a game ball as a gaming medium, a gaming area is formed by partitioning the front side of the gaming board with a partitioning member such as a guide rail, and various kinds of accessories in the gaming area. And winning holes were arranged.

  Then, the game balls that have been driven through the guide rails into the game area are processed as winning balls by winning in any of the winning holes, or the best in the gaming area without winning any of the winning holes. It became the structure discharged | emitted from the out port provided in the lower part.

  By the way, there are a variable display device for performing a variable display game that displays a plurality of pieces of identification information in a plurality of variable display areas, and a stop display mode of the variable display game. A variable winning device that changes from a first state that does not accept a game ball to a second state that easily accepts a game ball when a special display mode determined in advance (when the start condition of the jackpot game is achieved); There are pachinko machines equipped with.

  As the above-mentioned variable winning device, a device having a so-called attacker-type big winning opening is generally used, and the big winning opening is in front of the front door by an open / close door in a first state where a game ball is not received (that is, a normal gaming state). In the second state in which the side opening is closed and the game ball can be easily received (that is, in the big hit state), the open / close door is tilted forward with the lower horizontal axis as the rotation axis to open the front side opening. Is configured to do.

  In the above-described attacker-type grand prize opening, even when the big prize opening is in an open state, a game ball that has dropped from above the gaming area may pass through the right and left sides of the big prize opening and reach the out mouth. There were not a few, and it was a waste ball for players. If there are many such useless balls, the time required for a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls to be awarded to the grand prize opening as the closing condition of the big prize opening (1 until the big prize opening opens and closes) The time until the round ends) becomes longer, and eventually, the time until the predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 lands) determined as the end condition of the jackpot game also becomes longer, and the award is efficiently received in a short time. It was not in line with the player's desire to earn.

  Therefore, by forming the attacker device and the out port as a single unit, an open / close door for the large winning port is provided at a position close to the upper of the out port, and when the large winning port is opened, it leaks from the left and right sides. There has been proposed a pachinko gaming machine that prevents the game balls from being dropped out to the out mouth and efficiently wins the prize winning mouth (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-25535 A

  However, in a pachinko gaming machine as described in Patent Document 1, a game ball flowing down from above the out port can be awarded to the open large winning port, but from the side of the out port A game ball flowing down along the guide rail cannot be awarded to the grand prize opening. In other words, in pachinko games, the flow-down state of the game ball depends on the randomness based on subtle errors such as blurring of the ball launch force and the impingement angle to the obstacle nail. It is practically impossible to flow down toward the mouth, and a considerable amount of game balls flow to the side along the way, from the side to the out mouth along the guide rail. Therefore, simply placing the big prize opening close to the top of the out mouth does not solve the fundamental problem of suppressing the useless balls for the player in the jackpot game where the big prize opening is open.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention has the possibility of winning all the game balls that are driven into the game area and reach the out mouth when the big winning mouth is open. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can suppress useless balls for a player who does not win a big winning opening in an open state.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a game area is formed by partitioning a game board with a partition member, and a plurality of winning areas are arranged in the gaming area. A gaming machine is provided with an out area at the lower end of the game area to which a game ball that has not won a prize is further provided, and further provided with a large winning opening for processing the received game ball as a prize ball. Is an opening in the front of the game board at a portion corresponding to the lowermost end of the partition member, and has an opening-shaped game ball inlet having a height and a width at which at least three game balls can flow side by side, and the game An out channel forming groove that is formed on the back side of the game board so as to be connected to the ball inlet, and the lower and back surfaces are opened, and the large winning opening is formed, and the back surface opening of the out channel forming groove is closed. Is installed from the back of the game board A special winning opening device for forming an out flow path together with the out-flow path formation groove is formed at the upstream end of the out-flow path, a game ball that has flowed from the recreation sphere inlet communicates with the said game ball inlet An out-out port that passes through and is discharged to the outside of the gaming area, and the first prize-winning device closes the first prize-winning port and does not accept a gaming ball from the gaming ball inflow port ; the winning opening conversion member game balls can be converted the to the second state winning opening into the flow can under become so winning opening induction path is formed from said game ball inlet is provided, the special winning The mouth converting member has a shape that closes the prize winning opening, and has a substantially horizontal rotation shaft at the lower portion, and is tilted forward around the shaft so that the upper end portion is close to the partition member. In the state, the out mouth so that the game ball can flow into the grand prize winning mouth. Game balls from the game balls inlet closes the substantially center is constituted by the opening and closing door rear that enables a stream of a winning opening taxiways, the partition member, corresponding to the front side of the game balls inlet comprising a out area induction unit to the in-out area leading portion of the partition member is closed by a door opening and closing door is a winning opening taxiways or the second state is formed when a second state A distribution part that distributes game balls to any of the out-out openings is provided , and the opening and closing doors are closed on both the left and right sides of the big winning opening guide path formed when the opening and closing door is in the second state. A left split-out port and a right split-out port are formed, respectively, and the allocating unit distributes the left split-out port and the prize winning port guide path, and the right split-out port Parts allocated to the grand prize winning taxiway And each of them is provided .

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the big winning opening guide path which is the back surface of the open / close door in the second state is connected to the big winning opening from the game ball inflow port. A guiding portion for guiding the game ball is provided.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the big winning opening guide path that is the back surface of the open / close door in the second state is connected to the big winning opening from the game ball inflow port. A left guide wall and a right guide wall projecting from the left and right side edges are provided as guide portions for guiding the game balls to the left and right, respectively, and the out region guide portion of the partition member projects to the left by protruding at substantially the same height. A left-distribution convex portion that distributes between the split-out exit and the grand prize exit taxiway, and a right-distribution convex portion that projects at approximately the same height in the front-rear direction and distributes to the right split-out exit and the grand prize exit taxiway, Provided as a distribution part, the rear end of the left distribution convex part is brought close to the front end of the left guide wall, and the rear end of the right distribution convex part is made close to the front end of the right guide wall It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the front side of the big winning opening guideway which is the back surface of the open / close door in the second state. The upper edge and the rear end edge of the partition member facing the prize winning guideway are located on substantially the same horizontal plane .

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the out area is opened to the front surface of the game board at a portion corresponding to the lowest end portion of the partition member, and the height at which at least three game balls can flow side by side. And an opening-shaped game ball inlet having a width, an out-flow path forming groove formed on the back side of the game board so as to be connected to the game ball inlet, and the lower and back surfaces being open, and the big prize opening A large winning opening device that is formed and mounted from the back of the game board so as to close the back surface opening of the out channel forming groove, and forms an out channel together with the out channel forming groove, and an upstream end of the out channel is formed, the a-out port for discharging to the outside of the game area by passing the inflow game balls from the recreation sphere inlet and provided communicates with the game ball inlet, the special winning port device, the the game ball to close the special winning opening Converting a first state that does not accept the game balls from the inlet, and a second state in which game balls from the game balls inlet is said that winning opening taxiway to allow under the special winning hole flow is formed A possible prize winning opening conversion member is provided, and the prize winning opening conversion member has a shape that closes the prize winning opening, and has a substantially horizontal rotation shaft at the lower part, and is tilted forward around the axis. In the second state in which the upper end portion is close to the partition member, the game ball from the game ball inflow port is closed by closing the approximate center of the out port so that the game ball can flow into the prize winning port. It is composed of an open / close door having a rear face capable of flowing down as a large winning opening guide path, and the partition member includes an out region guide portion corresponding to the front side of the game ball inflow port, and the out region guide portion of the partition member In addition, there is also a large winning opening guideway formed when the door is in the second state. Ku is provided a distribution unit for distributing game balls to one of the out-ports that are not closed by the door became the second state, special winning opening the door is formed when a second state A left split-out port and a right split-out port that are not blocked by the open / close door are formed on both the left and right sides of the guideway, respectively, and the distribution unit guides the left split-out port and the big prize port Since it is provided in each of the part that distributes to the road and the part that distributes to the right divided out opening and the grand prize exit guide path, it is a big prize opening for all the game balls that are driven into the game area and reach the out area The opening / closing door, which is a big prize opening conversion member of the big prize opening device, is converted to the second state and the big prize opening is opened. Suppressing and efficiently winning balls to the big prize Can be generated. Moreover, since a big prize opening is provided in the out area, there is no need to separately provide a variable winning device for forming the big winning opening on the game board, and it is flexible even when an accessory such as a variable display device is enlarged. It is possible to effectively utilize the limited space of the game board. In addition, when the open / close door, which is the big prize opening conversion member of the big prize opening device, is in the second state and the big prize opening is opened, it becomes possible to efficiently win game balls to the big prize opening, Game balls can flow from the out port to the out flow path in a reasonable manner, and while giving profits to the player, the business form of the game store can be taken into account, and both profits can be kept in a balanced manner. It becomes possible. Furthermore, the game balls that flow into the game ball inflow port are distributed to either the big winning port guide path leading to the big winning port or the out port leading to the out flow path by the distributing unit provided in the partition member. You can enjoy the movement of the game ball in the out area. In addition, when the open / close door is in the second state and the big prize opening is opened, the big prize opening guide path is at the approximate center of the out area guiding portion of the partition member, and the left divided side is left and right respectively. The mouth and the right split-out port will be located, and the game balls flowing down from the left side along the partition member will be distributed to either the left split-out port or the grand prize exit guideway by the distribution unit, The game ball flowing down from the right side along the member is distributed to either the right split-out port or the big prize exit guide path by the allocating part, so it is difficult to cause a bias due to the flow-down direction of the game ball. Can be properly distributed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the special winning opening taxiway which is a back of the door with a second state, provided the induction portion for inducing the game balls from game balls inlet into the special winning opening Therefore, when the door is in the second state, it is possible to prevent the game balls placed on the door from falling to the outlet in the middle of the grand prize exit guideway, and to effectively win the grand prize opening. Is possible.

Further, according to the invention according to claim 3 , in the large winning opening guidance path that is the back of the open / close door in the second state, as a guiding portion for guiding the gaming ball from the gaming ball inflow port to the large winning opening, A left guide wall and a right guide wall projecting from the left and right side edges are provided, respectively, and an out region guiding portion of the partition member projects at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction, and includes a left divided out port and a big winning port guiding path. A left distribution convex portion that distributes to the right and a right distribution convex portion that protrudes at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction and distributes to the right split-out port and the prize winning guideway, Since the rear end of the convex portion is provided close to the front end of the left guide wall and the rear end of the right distribution convex portion is provided close to the front end of the right guide wall, the left guide convex portion to the left guide Misalignment is less likely to occur on the wall, and from the right distribution convex part to the right guide wall Alignment is unlikely to occur, it is possible to smooth the distribution operation of a game ball according to the right and left distribution protrusions.

Moreover, according to the invention which concerns on Claim 4 , the front side upper edge of the big winning opening guideway which is the back surface of the opening-and-closing door which became the 2nd state, and the rear end edge of the division member which faces this big winning opening guideway However, since it is located on substantially the same horizontal plane, the flow from the partition member to the big winning opening guideway is smoothly performed.

  Next, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  A gaming machine (a so-called pachinko machine) capable of performing a ball game in which a game ball is played as a game medium includes a game board 1 shown in FIG. This game board 1 is a main body of the ball game, and various prize holes and game devices are provided in the game area 3 surrounded by the guide rails 2 as partition members, and various lamps and LEDs are provided in the non-game area. Etc. are provided with a decorative display made up of and the like.

  When a game ball that is ejected by an electric drive source such as a rotary solenoid (not shown) reaches the game area 3 along the guide rail 2, it flows down while hitting a game nail, a windmill, etc. When winning a prize in any one of the various winning openings 4..., Which is a winning area provided inside, the winning opening sensor (not shown) provided for each winning opening 4 (for example, the first winning opening to the Nth winning opening) A winning ball is detected, a winning ball is given to the player based on this detection signal, and a ball that has not won the winning area such as the winning opening 4... Is formed in the out area 5 formed at the lower end of the gaming area 3. It reaches.

  In addition, what is given to a player with respect to winning in a winning opening is not limited to a prize ball. For example, in an enclosed ball type game machine (a game machine in which a player can circulate a ball enclosed in the machine and can play a ball game without handling an actual ball), virtual ball number data You may make it provide game value with the form which adds. The game value to be given to the player is not limited to game media such as pachinko balls and medals, and various prizes may be given to the player.

  Also, in the game area 3, the game start ball 6 passes through the normal start gate 6 through which the game ball passes, the normal variable winning device 7 which is a normal electric accessory having a special start port 7a inside, and the above-mentioned general start gate 6 is connected to the game ball. A variation display device 8 and the like used for a normal symbol variation display game that is played by passing and a special symbol variation display game that is performed when a game ball wins in the special symbol start winning opening 7a are provided. Further, although illustration is omitted, obstacle nails, windmills, and the like are appropriately arranged in the game area 3 so that the flow path of the game ball is complicated and unpredictable.

  The normal variation winning device 7 includes, for example, a pair of left and right movable pieces 7b and 7b connected to an electric drive source such as a solenoid via a link mechanism, and in accordance with the operation / stop of the electric drive source, The movable piece 7b, 7b stands upright so that it is difficult to receive the game ball into the special figure starting port 7a, and the upper end of the movable piece 7b, 7b is opened so as to be separated from each other, and the game ball is easily received into the special figure starting port 7a. Convert to open state. The normal variation winning device 7 shown in this example can accept a game ball even in the closed state, but may have a structure that does not accept any game ball in the closed state. Further, the special figure starting port 7a may be provided independently as a normal winning port without being provided integrally with a winning tool whose game ball receiving state changes like the normal variation winning device 7.

  The variable display device 8 is a large game device (special symbol display device) provided substantially at the center of the game board 1, and is an image display unit (configured by a liquid crystal display or the like capable of variable display of a plurality of identification information). A normal symbol variation display game that includes a display surface 8a, and displays a plurality of pieces of identification information in a variable manner, and determines whether or not to perform a game for converting the normal variation prize-winning device 7 to an open state based on the stop result mode; Then, a special symbol variation display game is performed in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed and whether or not to generate a special game (to be described in detail later) that gives a profit to the player based on the stop result mode. Note that various controls for realizing the pachinko game, such as the start / end of the normal symbol variation display game and the special symbol variation display game and the special game, are performed by a gaming machine control unit (detailed later). This gaming machine control unit includes various control devices such as a game control device, a display control device, a decoration control device, a discharge control device, and a sound control device.

  The normal symbol variation display game performed by the variation display device 8 is, for example, by displaying a passing ball to the universal diagram start gate 6 to display, for example, one digit numbers 0 to 9 at a speed that is difficult to visually recognize. When the stop symbol at this time is a predetermined symbol (for example, 3 or 7), the normal variable game start condition using the normal variable winning device 7 is set. It is assumed that the movable pieces 7b and 7b of the normal variation winning device 7 are converted to the open state for a relatively short time, and a normal variation game is performed to facilitate the ball winning to the special figure starting port 7a.

  The special symbol variation display game that the game machine control unit uses the display surface 8a of the variation display device 8 based on the ball winning at the special figure start opening 7a is, for example, a high-speed three-digit number or various symbols. After the conversion display, the display is stopped in a predetermined order, and a special display mode (for example, “0, 0, 0”, “2, 2, 2”, “3, 3” is set in advance). , 3 ”,“ 7, 7, 7 ”, etc., a stop mode in which all three-digit numbers and symbols match each other), the game transition condition to the special game is achieved.

  In addition, special prize result modes (for example, “1,1,1”, “3,3,3”, “5, which are odd numbers”), which are particularly defined among the special display modes in which the transition condition to the special game is achieved. 5, 5 ”,“ 7, 7, 7 ”,“ 9, 9, 9 ”), the special display mode is generated from the normal first probability as the probability of the special display mode occurring in the variable display game. By changing the second probability to be higher than the first probability (changing to a so-called probability change mode), a privilege that makes it easy to achieve the next special game transition condition may be given. In addition, when a winning ball is detected in the special drawing start port 7a during the execution of the variable display game, a predetermined number (for example, four) is stored in the gaming machine control unit, and the start winning of the variable display device 8 is stored. The display is visually displayed on the memory display 8b, and the next variable display game can be executed based on the start-up memory after the variable display game is over.

  The special game described above is performed using the special prize opening device 9 provided on the back side of the out area 5. Hereinafter, the out area 5 and the special prize opening device 9 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  On the front side of the game board main body 10 which is a thick board material made of plywood constituting the game board 1, a height sufficient to allow a game ball to flow into a portion corresponding to the lowermost end part of the guide rail 2 which is a partition member, A substantially horizontally long game ball inlet 11 having a width corresponding to at least three game balls is opened (see FIG. 2), and an out-flow channel connected to the game ball inlet 11 is provided on the back side of the game board main body 10. Formation grooves 12 are formed (see FIG. 3). The out flow path forming groove 12 includes a front surface portion 12a having an inlet bottom wall 12a 'serving as a bottom portion of the game ball inlet port 11 on the upper surface, a left side portion 12b (right inner wall portion in FIG. 3), It consists of a right side portion 12c (the left inner wall portion in FIG. 3), and the lower portion is open.

  When the back surface mounting wall 91 of the special prize opening device 9 is mounted on the back surface side of the game board main body 10 so as to close the back surface opening of the out channel forming groove 12, the front portion 12a of the out channel forming groove 12 is formed. The out flow path 51 surrounded by the left side part 12b, the right side part 12c, and the back surface mounting wall 91 of the special prize opening device 9 is formed (see FIG. 7). This out flow path 51 allows the game ball flowing in from the game ball inflow port 11 to pass through and is discharged to the outside of the game area 3, and its upstream end serves as an out port 52. Normally, the game ball inflow port 11 Since the area corresponding to the entire width of the game ball functions as the out port 52, a game ball flows into the out channel 51 regardless of where it enters the game ball inflow port 11, and is led out to an appropriate position through the processing ball outlet channel 13. Will be discharged.

  On the other hand, the large winning opening device 9 is configured such that a substantially rectangular large winning opening 92 opened above the rear portion of the out opening 52 is closed by an opening / closing door 93 as a large winning opening conversion member. The first state (see FIG. 4) in which the prize winning opening 92 is closed and does not accept the gaming ball, and the big winning entrance guiding path through which the gaming ball can flow from the gaming ball inlet 11 to the prize winning opening 92 is formed. To the second state (see FIG. 5).

  Then, the opening / closing door 93 is in the second state, and the game balls received from the big winning opening 92 into the winning room 94 are processed as winning balls. More specifically, a winning ball discharge port 95 is provided at an appropriate position at the bottom of the winning room 94 (preferably, the lowest part where the game balls naturally gather), and one winning ball is discharged from the winning room 94 and discharged. The one winning ball is detected by the count sensor 96, is led out from the processing ball lead-out path 13 to the appropriate place in the same manner as the out ball, and is discharged outside the machine.

  The open / close door 93 has a pivot shaft 97 in the substantially horizontal direction at the bottom, and the open / close door 93 is moved forward around the axis in accordance with the excitation / de-excitation of the big prize opening solenoid 98 as an electric drive source. It will be tilted and turned to the second state where the big prize opening 92 is opened, or it will be turned in the opposite direction to return to the first state where the big prize opening 92 is closed. When the open / close door 93 is in the second state, the upper end portion (the front end portion when the front door is pivoted forward) comes close to the rear edge portion of the out region guiding portion 2a of the guide rail 2 and goes to the big prize opening 92. The center of the out port 52 is closed so that a game ball can flow in (see FIG. 6B). As a result, the area of the out port 52 that occupies the full width of the game ball inlet 11 is reduced to the left divided out port 52a and the right divided out port 52b that are not closed by the open / close door 53.

  Furthermore, the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93 in the second state is a flat surface that does not hinder the flow of the game ball, so that the game ball can flow from the game ball inlet 11 to the grand prize winning port 92. Functions as a grand prize exit taxiway. In addition, on the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93, a left guide wall 93b and a right guide wall 93c projecting from both right and left side edge portions are provided as guide portions for guiding the game ball from the game ball inlet 11 to the big winning opening 92, respectively. , Before reaching the grand prize winning port 92, the left and right divided out ports 52a, 52b are prevented from falling. In addition, the guidance | induction part provided in the back surface 93a of the opening-and-closing door 93 is not restricted to this structure, For example, you may comprise by the bowl-shaped shallow guidance groove | channel.

  On the other hand, the out region guide portion 2a formed at the lowermost end portion of the guide rail 2 and corresponding to the out region 5 is slightly depressed downward so as to follow the lower edge of the game ball inlet 11, for example. In addition, the rear edge portion is set in a substantially horizontal direction (see FIGS. 4 and 5). By doing so, the front upper edge of the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93 in the second state and the rear end edge of the out area guide portion 2a are positioned on substantially the same horizontal plane (see FIG. 7), and the out area guide path 2a prevents a step from occurring between the rear edge of the door 2a and the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93, which is a large winning opening guide path, so that the game ball can flow smoothly.

  In this configuration example, when the open / close door 93 is converted to the second state, the portion that contacts the inlet bottom wall 12a ′ (the upper front edge in the first state and the lower front edge in the second state) However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the position of the open / close door 93 at the inlet bottom wall 12a ′ is not limited to this. The position may be adjusted by providing a groove in the contact portion, or the formation position of the out region guiding portion 2a in the guide rail 2 may be adjusted. In addition, as in the present configuration example, if the opening / closing door 93 has a structure in which the edge of the opening / closing door 93 is in contact with the inlet bottom wall 12a ′ and is close to the rear edge of the out area guiding portion 2a, the opening / closing door is provided. Even if a large number of game balls flow down the back surface 93a of 93, it is possible to secure a strength that can sufficiently resist the weight load. Further, as in the present configuration example, if the front-rear direction inclination of the out region guiding portion 2a is matched with the front-rear direction inclination of the rear surface 93a of the open / close door 93 in the second state (see FIG. 7), The game ball flow from the out area guiding part 2a to the special winning opening 92 becomes smoother.

  In addition, on the upper surface of the out area guiding portion 2a, the game balls are distributed to either the back surface 93a or the left divided out port 52a that forms a big winning opening guiding path when the open / close door 93 is in the second state. As the allocating portion, a left allocating convex portion 2b having a triangular cross-section projecting at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction, and a back surface 93a that forms a big winning opening guiding path when the open / close door 93 is in the second state or A right distribution convex portion 2c having a triangular cross-section projecting at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction is provided as a distribution portion for distributing game balls to any one of the right divided out ports 52b.

  As described above, the game ball that has flowed down vigorously along the guide rail 2 provided with the out area guiding portion 2a provided with the left and right distribution convex portions 2b and 2c is vigorous from the portion that becomes the out area guiding portion 2a. If there is a high possibility of popping out well and falling between the left distribution convex portion 2b and the right distribution convex portion 2c, and the open / close door 93 of the prize winning device 9 is in the second state, this right / left distribution convex The game ball that has fallen between the parts 2b and 2c flows down from the rear edge of the open / close door 93 and enters the winning room 94 through the big winning opening 92. On the other hand, a game ball with a weak downward flow may fall along a recessed portion serving as the out region guiding portion 2a and reach the left side of the left distribution convex portion 2b or the right side of the right distribution convex portion 2c. Even if the open / close door 93 of the special prize opening device 9 is in the second state, it falls to the left divided out port 52a or the right divided out port 52b and is processed as an out ball from the out channel 51.

  In this way, if the left and right distribution convex portions 2b and 2c are provided, the open / close door 93 as a big winning opening guideway with a certain degree of probability is obtained by allowing the game ball reaching the out area guiding portion 2a to be moved to the out region guiding portion 2a. Can be distributed to either one of the left and right divided out ports 52a and 52b, which are the out ports 52 of the portion not blocked by the rear face 93a or the special winning port guide path. That is, it is possible to adjust the proportion of game balls that have reached the out area when the open / close door 53 of the grand prize opening device 9 is changed to the second state, to the prize winning opening 92 and the out opening 52. While it is possible to efficiently win the game ball to the big winning opening 92, the game ball can appropriately flow from the out port 52 to the out flow path 13 while giving a profit to the player. The business form of the amusement store can also be taken into consideration, and the profits of both can be kept in a well-balanced manner. Further, by providing the left and right distribution convex portions 2b and 2c, it is possible to make the player enjoy the movement of the game ball in the out area 5.

  In the present configuration example, the large winning opening guideway by the rear surface 93a of the open / close door 93 in the second state at the center of the out area guiding portion 2a, the left divided out port 52a and the right Position the split-out port 52b, and distribute it to either the left split-out port 52a or the big winning port guide path, and to the left divided convex port 2b or the big winning port guide path By providing the right-distribution convex portion 2c, the structure is such that the game ball is less likely to be biased due to the flow-down direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this structure. Thus, the occurrence probability of the special winning ball and the out ball may be different depending on the flow direction of the game ball. Alternatively, a large winning opening device having a plurality of open / close doors may be used so that a plurality of large winning opening guide paths are formed in the out area.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the rear end of the left distribution convex portion 2b in the out region guiding portion 2a is brought close to the front end of the left guide wall 93b of the open / close door 93 in the second state, and the out region By bringing the rear end of the right distribution convex portion 2c in the guide portion 2a closer to the front end of the right guide wall 93c of the open / close door 93 in the second state, the left distribution convex portion 2b and the left guide wall 93b are interposed between each other. An inconsistency occurs such that the game balls are inserted into the game ball and the sorting operation cannot be performed smoothly, or an inconsistency occurs in which the game balls are inserted between the right distribution convex portion 2c and the right guide wall 93c. This eliminates the risk that the sorting operation cannot be performed smoothly.

  In the present configuration example, the left and right distribution convex portions 2b, 93c are brought close to each other so that the outer edge portions of the left and right guide walls 93b, 93c and the inner edge portions of the left and right distribution convex portions 2b, 2c substantially coincide with each other. The space between 2c is slightly widened to increase the possibility of being distributed to the prize winning opening. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the left distribution convex portion 2b and the left guide wall 93b and the right distribution convex portion 2c and the right guide wall are not limited thereto. 93c may be provided so as to be aligned on a straight line. Alternatively, the left distribution convex portion 2b and the left guide wall 93b and the right distribution convex portion 2c and the right guide wall 93c are arranged so as to spread from the prize winning opening 92 toward the front edge of the out region guiding portion 2a. The structure may be such that a winning ball for the big winning opening 92 is generated.

  The special game performed using the special winning opening device 9 configured as described above is that the first condition at the end of the cycle in which the second state conversion time of the open / close door 93 of the special winning opening device 9 reaches a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). And the second condition at the end of the cycle in which the number of winning balls (the number of balls detected by the count sensor 96) to the big winning opening 92 after the conversion to the second state reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10). When such a condition is achieved, the cycle game is ended, and the cycle game is performed again after the wait time of a predetermined time width elapses. In addition, the cycle update in the special game is limited to a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times), and when the 16th cycle game is counted from the first cycle game, the special game is terminated at the end of the 16th cycle game. It was supposed to be

  Therefore, in the special game performed with the configuration of the gaming board 1 provided in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the game balls that have flowed down to the out area 5 without winning any of the winning areas arranged in the gaming area 3 are used. A first state in which the open / close door 93 closes the large winning opening 92 provided at the rear upper part of the out port 52 that receives the game ball inflow port 11 from the game ball inflow port 11 to the out flow path 51 (all game balls that flow in from the game ball inflow port 11 When the open / close door 93 is converted to the second state with the start of the cycle game from the state of being discharged from the out port 52 through the out region 51 to the outside of the game region 3, the game ball inflow port 11 A large winning opening guideway through which the game ball can flow down to the winning port 92 is formed by the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93, so that the game ball flowing down to the out area 5 flows down the back surface 93a of the open / close door 93. Winning the grand prize opening 92 The ability.

  That is, it is possible to give a possibility that all of the game balls that are driven into the game area 3 and reach the out area 5 without winning any of the winning areas will win the big winning opening 92, and the open / close door 93 has the first door 93. When the big winning opening 92 is opened in the two states, the useless balls for the player are suppressed, the winning balls are efficiently generated to the big winning opening, and the big winning opening that is the second condition at the end of the cycle is reached. It becomes possible to achieve a predetermined number of game ball winnings to 92 relatively easily. Therefore, the cycle update time is shortened, and hence the time from the start of the special game to the end of the special game is shortened, thereby increasing the profits of the player efficiently, and for the player during the special game. Waste balls can be suppressed.

  Moreover, since the big prize opening device 9 is provided so as to position the big prize opening 92 in the out area 5, it is not necessary to separately provide the big prize opening apparatus in the game area 3 of the game board 1, for example, a variable display device. Even when an accessory such as 8 is increased in size, it can be flexibly handled, and there is an advantage that a limited space of the game area 3 in the game board 1 can be effectively used.

  Note that the content of the special game is not limited to the above-described example, and may be set as appropriate in accordance with the purpose of the special game to increase the player's gain. Of course, the normal variation display game, the normal variation game, the variation display game, and the like are not limited to the above-described examples. Moreover, you may make it provide separately the normal symbol display for performing a normal variation display game, without performing a normal variation display game using the display surface 8a of the variation display apparatus 8. FIG.

  Next, the details of the gaming machine control unit that performs various controls of the gaming machine including the above-described special prize opening device 9 will be described. The gaming machine control unit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a device group of a gaming control device 20, a discharge control device 21, a display control device 22, a decoration control device 23, and a sound control device 24.

  First, in the gaming control device 20, a gaming microcomputer 20a having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory), an input interface 20b, an output interface 20c, and the gaming microcomputer 20a are falsified. An external communication terminal 20d for connecting to an external inspection device is provided for inspecting whether or not it has been performed.

  The game control device 20 includes a special drawing start sensor 31 for detecting a winning ball to the special drawing starting port 7a, a general drawing starting sensor 32 for detecting passing balls of the right and left normal starting gates 6 and 6, and a special winning opening. The count sensor 96 for detecting the winning ball into the device 9 and the detection signals from the winning port sensors 33a to 33n provided at the winning ports 4a to 4n for detecting the winning ball are input via the input interface 20b. Then, based on these detection signals, the game microcomputer 20a, via the output interface 20c, has a general electric solenoid 34 as a drive source of the normal variation winning device 7 for performing the normal variation game, a large amount for performing the special game. A large winning opening solenoid 98 as a driving source of the winning opening apparatus 9, various information (information such as the number of award balls paid out to the player and game results) of the game machine, an external hall computer, etc. External information terminal board 35 for board which is a relay board for output, discharge control device 21 for operating a ball discharge device to discharge a prize ball according to various winnings, a normal symbol variation display game, a special symbol variation display game, A signal is sent to the display control device 22 or the like that performs execution control of various performance operations, and control is performed so that games according to various conditions are performed.

  The display control device 22 is generated on the display unit 8a of the variable display device 8 based on a command (display control command) from the game control device 20 in the course of the special symbol variable display game, the normal symbol variable display game, and the game. It controls the effect operations during the game, such as the display of the reach effect in the reach state, various information displays, the effect display during the special game state. Further, based on the command from the display control device 22, the decoration control device 23 controls the lighting of the various LEDs 23a and the lamps 23b, and the sound control device 24 outputs an appropriate sound effect from the speaker to enhance the game. Is done.

  The special prize opening device 9 controlled by the game control unit having the above configuration has a problem that the special prize opening 92 opens to the back side of the out area 5 and it is difficult to visually recognize the open state of the special prize opening 92. . Therefore, in the big prize opening device 9 ′ shown in FIG. 9A, the light emitting unit 40 is provided as an illumination means for illuminating the winning room 94.

  The light emitting unit 40 is configured by housing the LEDs 42 provided on the LED mounting substrate 41 in the lens member 43, and the light emitting surface 43a of the lens member 43 (the surface on which the light of the LEDs 42 can be irradiated most efficiently), for example, By facing the back of the winning room 94 from the appropriate position, when the open / close door 93 is in the second state and the large winning opening 92 is opened, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 40 can be efficiently seen from the out area 5. It becomes like this.

  Further, the lighting control of the LEDs 42 in the light emitting unit 40 is performed by the game control unit. For example, when the special game is started and the door 93 is in the second state, the LEDs 42 are turned on. Thus, the player can easily recognize the state in which the large winning opening 92 provided in the back of the out area 5 is opened by the light visible from the winning room 94.

  The lighting control of the LED 42 in the light emitting unit 40 is not limited to the above example, and the lighting may be performed in any manner. For example, by blinking the LEDs 42 in a relatively short cycle, the player's attention may be drawn to the open winning opening 92 or the open / close door 93 that closes the winning opening 92 is used. Is formed of a transparent or semi-permeable synthetic resin, and the light emitting unit 40 is also from the occurrence of the special display mode in the special symbol variation display game, which is the start condition of the special game, until the cycle game is actually started. The player may be urged to pay attention to the big prize opening 92 in the back of the out area 5 to enhance the expectation. Further, the light emission source for illuminating the inside of the winning room 94 is not limited to the LED 42, and a light emitting lamp may be used, or a light emitting panel that emits light by organic EL or the like may be used for the wall of the winning room.

  9 (b) has a light emitting section 40 'in which the number of LEDs 42 is reduced at an appropriate position on the bottom surface of a winning room 94' in which a material having a high reflection efficiency is plated on the wall surface of the room. In this way, the light is diffused in the winning room 94 'and the visibility from the big winning opening 92 is improved, so that the number of LEDs 42 ... is reduced and the light emitting section 40' is reduced. Can be reduced in size, and it becomes easy to provide the light emitting portion 40 ′ in the large prize opening device 9 ″ which must be formed relatively small due to the restriction of being provided in the back of the out region 5.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, it should be considered that all of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are examples and are not limited to the disclosed technology. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed in accordance with the description of the scope of claims, and the description of the scope of claims. All modifications within the scope of the claims and the equivalent technology are included.

It is a front view of the game board with which the gaming machine according to the present invention is provided. It is a perspective view of the lower front part of the game board main body which comprises a game board. It is a perspective view of the lower part of the back surface of the game board main body constituting the game board. It is a perspective view of the front lower part of the game board in which the open / close door of the big prize opening device is in the first state. It is a perspective view of the front lower part of the game board in which the open / close door of the big prize opening device is in the second state. It is a schematic cross-sectional view from the out area of the game board to the special prize opening device. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view from the out area | region of a game board to a special winning opening apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram of a game machine control part. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view from the out area | region of a game board to a special winning opening apparatus (with a light emission part).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Guide rail 3 Game area 4 Winning area 5 Out area 51 Out flow path 52 Out opening 9 Outlet opening apparatus 92 Outstanding opening 93 Opening / closing door 11 Game ball inflow

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A game area is formed by partitioning the game board with partition members, a plurality of winning areas are arranged in the gaming area, and a game ball that has not won any of the winning areas is provided at the lower end of the gaming area. Is a gaming machine that has an out area, and further has a big prize opening for processing received game balls as winning balls,
In the out area,
A game ball inlet having an opening shape having a height and a width that is open to the front surface of the game board at a portion corresponding to the lowermost end portion of the partition member, and into which at least three game balls can flow side by side;
An out channel forming groove formed on the back side of the game board so as to be continuous with the game ball inflow port, and the lower and back sides are in an open state;
A large winning opening device that is formed from the back side of the game board so as to close the back surface opening of the out flow path forming groove, and forms an out flow path together with the out flow path forming groove.
An out port formed at the upstream end of the out flow path, communicating with the game ball inflow port and allowing the game ball flowing in from the game ball inflow port to pass through and out of the game area;
Provided,
In the grand prize opening device,
Wherein a first state that does not accept the game ball from occluding the winning opening the game ball inlet, winning opening as gaming ball is made possible under flow to the winning opening from the game balls inlet Provide a large winning opening conversion member that can be converted to the second state where the guide path is formed,
The large winning opening conversion member has a shape that closes the large winning opening, and has a substantially horizontal rotation shaft at the lower portion, and is pivoted forward around the axis so that the upper end portion is close to the partition member. In the second state, the back of the back where the game ball can flow down from the game ball inflow port by closing the approximate center of the out port so that the game ball can flow into the game winning port is guided. It consists of an open / close door as a road,
The partition member includes an out region guide portion corresponding to a front side of the game ball inflow port ,
The out area guiding portion of the partition member is either a large winning opening guiding path formed when the opening / closing door is in the second state or an out opening not blocked by the opening / closing door in the second state . the distribution unit for distributing game ball to provided,
A left split-out port and a right split-out port that are not blocked by the open / close door are formed on both the left and right sides of the big winning opening guideway formed when the door is in the second state. West,
The allocating unit is provided in each of a part that distributes to the left divided out opening and the big winning opening guide path and a part that distributes to the right divided out opening and the large winning opening guiding path, respectively. To play. The guide line for guiding a game ball from the game ball inflow port to the grand prize port is provided in the grand prize opening guide path which is the back surface of the open / close door in the second state. Game machines. The large winning opening guideway which is the back of the open / close door in the second state has a left guide wall protruding from both left and right side edges as a guiding portion for guiding the gaming ball from the gaming ball inflow port to the large winning port, and Each with a right guide wall,
The out area guiding portion of the partition member protrudes at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction and protrudes at substantially the same height in the front-rear direction, with a left distribution convex portion that distributes the left divided out-out port and the big winning port guiding path. A right-distribution convex portion that distributes the right-divided out exit and the grand prize exit taxiway as a distribution portion,
The rear end of the left distribution convex portion is brought close to the front end of the left guide wall, and the rear end of the right distribution convex portion is brought close to the front end of the right guide wall. The gaming machine according to 1 . The front upper edge of the large winning opening guideway, which is the back surface of the open / close door in the second state, and the rear end edge of the partition member facing the large winning opening guide path are positioned on substantially the same horizontal plane. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is any one of the above .

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