JP4557138B2 - Prize-winning device for bullet ball machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning device used in a ball game machine, and more specifically, a storage passage (ball storing portion) for storing a game ball dropped into a winning opening inside the device and providing it to a predetermined game, and the outside of the device The present invention relates to a winning device having a discharge passage to be discharged.

The prize-winning device having the storage passage and the discharge passage as described above has been widely used for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine. Such a winning device generally has a variable winning opening that is opened for a predetermined period, and game balls that have dropped into the winning opening within this predetermined period flow into either the storage passage or the discharge passage and flow down. The game conditions are set according to the passage that has flowed down, or the stored game balls are collapsed at a time so that the subsequent games are developed. In other words, the game balls dropped into the winning device are not stored in the storage passage in order to be stored in the storage passage, and the excess balls are not discharged. It is uncertain which passage will flow into due to the direction of movement or the collision of game balls in the winning device, etc. For example, when 5 game balls fall into a winning device that can store 3 Of these, even if a situation occurs in which the first and fourth pieces flow down to the storage passage and the second, third, and fifth pieces flow down to the discharge passage side, this is allowed. (For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
JP-A-8-182831 JP 2001-340575 A

  However, in the conventional winning device as described above, the game balls bounce inside the device and the discharge passages even though the number of game balls exceeding the maximum number of stored balls that can be accommodated in the storage passage has been won. As a result, a player who was unable to receive a profit in the game development that can be enjoyed was a cause of dissatisfaction. In particular, when the situation as described above is repeated, the player gradually becomes uncomfortable, and there is a risk that the gaming machines of the model are generally avoided and the operation rate is lowered.

  In addition, even when trying to create a game structure that uses a game ball (stored ball) stored in the storage passage to develop a new game, the uncertainty of the new game can be accepted in situations where the number of stored balls is uncertain Therefore, there is a problem that the mechanism configuration and the game configuration of the winning device are limited. For example, even if an attempt is made to take out a game ball stored in the storage passage and develop a new game, in the situation where the presence and quantity of the storage ball are uncertain, the existence of the new game itself is uncertain. However, there is a problem that an empty operation may be performed in the absence of a game ball, or an error may occur because a game ball to be passed within a certain time is not detected.

  Furthermore, for example, a lottery is performed corresponding to the winning ball dropped into the winning opening, and the winning ball is distributed to the downstream passage of the next step based on the lottery result, and the game is played. In order to have a 1: 1-compatible game configuration with unique meaning, game balls dropped into the winning opening are sequentially stored in the storage passage up to the maximum number of stored balls, and the stored balls are stored in the order in which they are stored. However, it is difficult to construct such a game structure with a conventional winning device in which the number of stored balls is uncertain and the individual winning balls are not particularly meaningful as described above. There was a problem that there was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and does not impair the player's expectation, and expands the degree of freedom of game development using winning balls, and is unique to each winning ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a winning device capable of constructing a new game configuration with the meaning of the above.

For the purposes achieved, winning device according to the present invention, game ball落入possible winning opening, reservoir passage may sequentially stored in the order in which flowed a plurality of game balls that落入the winning hole,落入the winning openings in the discharge passage for discharging the game balls, falling path reservoir passage or exhaust passage changeover by a stream is to flow path switching structure of a game ball that落入the winning hole, a plurality of game balls of predetermined quantities reservoir passage stored Fullness detection means for detecting that the tank is full (for example, the reservoir full detector 151 in the embodiment) , flow path control means for controlling the operation of the flow path switching structure (for example, the shutter drive control means 514 in the embodiment, etc.) ) has a flow path control means, a game ball that落入the winning openings set a falling path of the game ball to the storage aisle when filling state of the storage passage has not been detected in the fill detecting means sequentially And have guide to the next storage path is stored in the order in which they are flowed into the accumulating passage, since become filled state by switching the flow-down path of the game ball to the discharge passage side when the charging status of the storage passage is detected at the filling detecting means to a configured spheres storing mechanism to direct the game balls that落入the winning opening in the discharge passage, turntable accommodating portion provided on the downstream end side of the storage passage, the outer peripheral side can receive a game ball to sphere A ball receiving rotating disk (for example, the first rotating body 220 in the embodiment) that has a receiving part and is rotatably provided in the rotating disk accommodating part, and rotates the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise and counterclockwise. A turntable drive structure, an introduction port that leads to a ball receiving portion of a ball receiving turntable at a reference position, which is provided in communication with the downstream end of the storage passage and is guided from the winning opening through the storage passage Sphere by rotating the ball receiving rotating disk The first lead-out port and the second lead-out port for leading the game ball received and moved by the base and the turntable control means for controlling the operation of the turntable drive structure (for example, the first rotary body drive control in the embodiment) And the rotating disk control means rotates the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise or counterclockwise based on the winning condition, and the game ball received by the ball receiving portion at the reference position is first guided. A sorting mechanism configured to discharge to the outlet or the second outlet .

In this winning device, a first condition channel connected to the first outlet and a second condition channel connected to the second outlet and a game ball discharged from the first outlet through the first condition channel are detected. First condition flow path detection means (for example, game ball discharge detector 422 in the embodiment) and second condition flow path detection means for detecting game balls discharged from the second outlet through the second condition flow path ( For example, when the discharge of the game ball is detected by the second condition channel passage detector 262) and the first condition channel detection means or the second condition channel detection means in the embodiment, the ball is detected by the turntable control means. Rotate the receiving rotating disk clockwise or counterclockwise, return the ball receiving rotating disk to the reference position, and wait for a new game ball from the storage passage to be received in the ball receiving part of the ball receiving rotating disk Game ball discharge monitoring means for performing control It is preferable that the formed.

In the ball storage mechanism in the winning device having the above-described configuration, when the storage passage is not in a full state filled with a plurality of game balls of a constant amount , that is, game balls are not stored up to the maximum number of stored balls in the storage passage and can still be stored. In such a state, the flow path of the game balls is set on the storage passage side, and the winning balls are sequentially guided to the storage passage. On the other hand, when the storage passage is filled with the predetermined number of winning balls guided in this way, the flow path of the game balls is switched to the discharge passage side, and the subsequent winning balls are guided to the discharge passage. For this reason, in a non-filled state where the storage passage is not full, the winning ball is always guided to the storage passage, and the winning ball flows down to the discharge passage even though the maximum number of stored balls is not stored in the storage passage. There is no such thing as

  In addition, the winning balls that have dropped into the winning opening are reliably guided and stored in the storage passage up to the maximum number of stored balls, and after the storage passage is full, the winning balls are released until the full state is released. Due to the structure of being discharged to the discharge passage, even if the number of winning balls exceeds the maximum number of stored balls, the game balls stored in the storage passage will not be indeterminate and new games can be played using the stored balls. The game composition to develop becomes possible.

  Furthermore, until the storage passage is full, the winning balls guided to the storage passage are stored in the order in which they are introduced.Therefore, for example, lottery is performed according to the winning at the winning opening, and the storage passage is guided to the storage passage. Based on the lottery result, a 1: 1-compatible game configuration is possible in which each winning ball has a unique meaning, such that a new game is developed by distributing the stored balls to the downflow passage of the next step. Become.

  Therefore, according to the winning device according to the present invention, each player's winning ball has a specific meaning without increasing the degree of freedom of game development using the winning ball without harming the player's expectation. A winning device capable of constructing a new game configuration can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As an example of a composite winning device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 1 shows a front view of a composite winning device that is attached to a game board of a pachinko machine and a composite winning device that is detached from the game board. With reference to, the overall configuration of the game board including the composite winning device will be briefly described. The configuration of the main body of the pachinko machine to which the game board is mounted is the same as that of a known pachinko machine, and a person skilled in the art can easily understand the configuration and application thereof, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The game board 10 uses a decorative board 11 which is a router processed by attaching cells to the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness, and a substantially circular game area PA is defined on the front side surrounded by upper and lower rail decorations. Is done. A central ornament 20 is attached to the central portion of the game area PA, and a windmill, lower general prizes 13 and 13 and a gate 15 are attached to each portion of the game area PA surrounding the central ornament 20 together with a number of game nails (not shown). The game components such as the composite winning device 50 and the game effect lamp 16 using LEDs, which will be described in detail later, are attached.

  The lower general prize-winning tool 13 is a fixed-type prize-winning tool having a winning opening into which a game ball can enter, and a game ball dropped into the winning hole is detected by a winning detector provided therein and makeup is applied. It is discharged to the back side of the plate 11. The gate 15 is a gate-type fixed winning tool through which a game ball can pass, and the game ball that has passed up and down the gate 15 is detected by a gate passage detector (15s, see FIG. 8) built in the gate 15. It has become so. The signals of the winning detector and the gate passage detector are input to a game control device (500) that controls the operation of the pachinko game.

  The central ornament 20 includes a frame-shaped decorative frame 21, a symbol display device 22 attached to the central back of the decorative frame, an upper general prize device 23 (23L, 23C, 23R provided on the upper portion of the decorative frame, and It consists of a special prize-winning device 40 provided by using the lower center and the left frame portion of the decorative frame 21, and is attached to a central ornament mounting hole penetrating the decorative plate 11 in the front-rear direction and fixed to the decorative plate 11 with screws.

  The upper general prize-winning tool 23 is a fixed-type prize-winning tool having a winning opening similar to the lower general prize-winning tool 13, and game balls that have been dropped into the upper general prize-winning tool 23 are placed on the left and right frame portions of the decorative frame 21. A guiding passage for guiding is formed. Among these, the front left guide passage guides the game ball dropped into the left upper general prize-winning tool 23L to the lower center of the game board 10 through the left side of the symbol display device 22, and again from the opening at the lower end of the decorative board 11 It is formed so as to lead out to the front side. The right guide passage guides the game ball dropped into the center and right upper general winning devices 23C, 23R to the lower center of the game board through the right side of the symbol display device 22, and the decorative board 11 is opened from the lower end opening. It is formed to discharge to the back side. A winning detector for detecting that a game ball has won the upper general winning device 23 is provided in the left and right guide passages, and the signal is input to the game control device.

  The special prize-winning device 40 includes a rotary prize-winning mechanism 400 provided at the lower part of the decorative frame 21, an open / close prize-winning mechanism 450 provided at the left frame portion of the decorative frame 21, and a game ball control device that controls the operation of these mechanisms. Thus, when the special game condition is satisfied in the rotary prize winning mechanism 400, the special prize opening of the open / close prize winning mechanism 450 is opened and the special game is executed. The operation of the special winning device 40 is configured to be controlled by the game control device in association with the composite winning device 50. The detailed device configuration and operation will be described later together with the description of the composite winning device 50. To do.

  At the lower end of the game area PA, the game area PA is not dropped into any of the central and right upper general prizes 23C and 23R, the lower general prizes 13 and 13, the special prize device 40, and the composite prize device 50. An outlet 18 for discharging the game ball that has dropped to the lower end of the game board 10 to the back side of the game board 10 is formed through the decorative board 11 in the front-rear direction. A ball cover that guides the entered game balls and the game balls discharged from the out-ports (referred to as game-completed balls) downward along the back surface of the decorative board 11 is attached. The back set board disposed behind the game board 10 is formed with a game ball discharge path that collects the game balls guided by the ball cover and guides them to the lower part of the pachinko machine. The game-completed balls discharged from the game are discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed ball discharge path.

  Then, in the gaming state where the game board 10 is assembled in the pachinko machine and used for the game, the game balls launched from the game ball launching device into the game area PA are the general winning tools 13 and 23, the gate 15, and the special winning device 40. When winning a winning device such as the composite winning device 50, winning is detected by a winning detector and a gate passage detector provided in each winning device, and the game control device receiving these detection signals determines the type of the winning device. The command signal according to the winning conditions based on the above is output to control the operation of each part of the pachinko machine. For example, based on the winning detection signal from the winning detector, the operation of the ball paying device is controlled to pay out the game ball (prize ball) as a reward, and based on the gate passing detection signal from the gate passing detector The opening / closing operation of the winning device of the winning device 50 is controlled, and the blinking of the effect lamp and the generation of the sound effect are performed based on the respective detection signals.

  Now, in the gaming board 10 schematically configured as described above, a composite winning device 50 is provided below the central ornament 20. Hereinafter, the structure of the composite winning device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8 as appropriate. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the composite winning device 50, FIG. 3 is a front view of the composite winning device showing a state before the storage passage is filled with the cover member removed from the front of the device, and FIG. The front view of the compound prize-winning device showing the state after the storage passage is filled with the cover member removed, FIG. 5 and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view taken along arrows VII to 1 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram schematically showing a control form of the composite winning device.

  The compound winning device (object (game part)) 50 can be broadly classified into its combined functions. A: A storage passage for storing game balls and a discharge passage for discharging the game ball to the outside of the device are dropped into the winning opening. The ball storage mechanism 100 that switches the flow path of the game ball to flow down, and B: a first rotating body that can rotate the ball receiving portion that can receive the game ball in both forward and reverse directions, is guided through the storage passage. A distribution mechanism 200 that moves the discharged game balls to the first outlet or the second outlet according to the rotation of the ball receiving turntable and discharges them, and C: is discharged to either the first outlet or the second outlet. And a lifting mechanism 300 that conveys the game ball above the winning opening, and is assembled to a housing 51 serving as a common base for each mechanism to form an integrated composite winning device, and to operate pachinko games. Each game control device 500 to be controlled It is controlled by the control means.

  A: The storage mechanism 100 has a prize-winning tool 110 having a prize opening into which a game ball rolling and falling on the game board surface can fall, a storage passage 120 that can sequentially store the game balls dropped into the prize-winning slot, and a drop in the prize opening. A discharge passage 130 that discharges the game ball that has entered, a flow path switching structure 140 that switches the flow path of the game ball that has dropped into the winning opening to the storage passage or the discharge passage, and the flow path switching structure 140 that flows down, and the game ball in which the storage passage is stored A fullness detecting means 150 for detecting the fact that this is the case, and an accessory (game part) control means 510 incorporated in the game control device 500. When the game ball has not been detected, the flow path of the game ball is set to the storage passage side, and the game ball dropped into the winning opening is guided to the storage passage 120, and the full state of the storage passage is filled in the filling detection means 150. It is configured to guide the game balls that 落入 the winning openings switch the falling path of the game ball to the discharge passage side to the discharge passage 130 while being detected.

  The prize-winning tool 110 is a so-called electric tulip-type movable prize-winning tool. The prize-winning tool 110 has tulip blades 111, 111 that can swing left and right. A changing ball entrance device driving solenoid 113 to be changed is mounted, and an accessory entry detector 114 for detecting the passage of the game ball is provided inside the winning opening 112. The entrance part enlarging device drive solenoid 113 is turned on and off by the entrance part enlarging device drive control means 511 in the accessory control means 510 to control the opening / closing operation. It is input to the determination means 512 and a winning determination is performed.

  Below the winning opening 112, an introduction passage 115 is formed that guides the game ball dropped into the winning device 110 into the housing 51 and guides it toward the storage passage on the right side of the front. On the other hand, a shutter base 101 that is a frame of the storage mechanism 100 is assembled behind the introduction passage 115, and a storage passage 120 and a discharge passage 130 are formed in the shutter base 101.

  The storage passage 120 is provided so as to protrude obliquely downward to the right from the main body portion of the shutter base 101. The passage width and height of the storage passage 120 are set somewhat larger than the spherical shape of the game ball, and the passage length is the number of game balls to be stored in the passage (the maximum storage ball set according to the game configuration). Number). A passage surface inclined rearward is formed at the downstream end portion of the storage passage 120 and is connected to an introduction port 240 of the distribution mechanism 200 described below. As a result, the game balls that have flowed into the storage passage can flow smoothly toward the sorting mechanism 200, and a predetermined number of game balls can be stored in the passage in the order in which they flow. In the present embodiment, an example in which five game balls including the game balls received by the ball receiver 222 of the first rotating body at the reference position can be stored is shown (see FIG. 4). A passage wall in front of the storage passage 120 is formed by a cover member 52 attached to cover the front surface of the housing 51. The cover member 52 is formed using a transparent resin material (a material having a property of transmitting light, such as a colored transparent or translucent resin material), and is stored in the game ball flowing down the storage passage 120 and the passage. The game ball can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine.

  The discharge passage 130 is formed in the main body of the shutter base 101 adjacent to the storage passage 120, and merges with the upstream portion of the storage passage 120 at the upper end portion of the spherical passage extending vertically. The downstream side of the discharge passage 130 is bent rearward and is opened downward on the back side of the decorative board 11, and the game-completed ball is discharged together with the played balls guided to the back side of the decorative board through the out port 18. It is discharged to a collection device on the amusement island through a passage.

  The flow path switching structure 140 is slidably supported by the shutter base 101 and is fitted to a shutter 142 that opens and closes an upper end opening of the discharge passage 130, a shutter drive solenoid 143 that opens and closes the shutter 142, and a plunger of the shutter drive solenoid. The sliding angle 144, the swing base 145 that is pin-coupled to the shutter base 101 and the shutter 142 and engaged with the sliding angle 144 in the middle of the arm, the shutter drive control means 514 that controls the operation of the shutter drive solenoid 142, etc. Consists of

  On the other hand, the shutter base 101 has a guide rail 102 that supports the shutter 142 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, a solenoid mounting portion 103 that supports the shutter drive solenoid 143, and a slide angle insertion hole 104 that is formed through the solenoid mounting portion. , And a support pin 105 and the like formed on the lower surface side of the solenoid mounting portion 103.

  The shutter 142 has a downward convex cross-sectional shape and is supported by the guide rail portion 102 of the shutter base 101 so as to be slidable. A lower surface of the shutter 142 has a connecting pin 142p that fits into a pin receiving hole of the swing arm 145. Yes. The shutter drive solenoid 143 is a spring return type direct acting solenoid in which a return spring (coil spring) is mounted on the outer periphery of the plunger. When the drive signal is turned on, the plunger is pulled in and contracted, and the drive signal When is turned OFF, the plunger is pushed out by the spring force of the return spring and returns to the original extended state.

  The slide angle 144 has a bottom side and an upright side and has an L-shaped angle shape when viewed from the front, and a receiving slit is formed on the upright side for receiving the plate portion at the tip of the plunger. The slide angle 144 is inserted through the upright side from the lower side of the slide angle insertion hole 104 formed vertically through the shutter mounting portion 103, and the shutter drive solenoid 143 is mounted from the front to attach the plate portion at the tip of the plunger. Is fitted to the shutter base 101 together with the shutter drive solenoid 143 by fitting the main body case of the solenoid from behind the solenoid mounting portion 103. Drive transmission protrusions 144a and 144b are formed on the bottom side of the slide angle 144 to engage the intermediate portion of the swing arm 145 from the left and right to transmit the driving force.

  The swing arm 145 has cylindrical boss portions at both ends of a flat arm portion, and a support pin hole pivotally connected to a support pin 105 formed on the lower surface of the shutter support portion 103 is formed at one end of the boss. The boss portion at the other end is formed with a connecting pin receiving hole for receiving and engaging the connecting pin 142p protrudingly formed on the lower surface of the shutter 142. The connecting pin receiving hole is formed in a long hole shape in which the groove width is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the connecting pin 142p, and the length of the groove is long in the extending direction of the arm in accordance with the swing radius of the swing arm 145. Yes.

  For this reason, by inserting the support pin hole into the support pin 105 and fixing the fixed collar to the tip of the pin by press-fitting or bonding, the swing arm 145 is pivotably pivoted about the support pin 105 and receives the connection pin. By engaging the connecting pin 142p in the hole and supporting the shutter 142 on the guide rail 102, the shutter 142 is slid to the left and right as the swing arm 145 swings. Further, when the swing arm 145 is pivotally connected to the support pin 105, the middle part of the arm passes between the drive transmission protrusions 144 a and 144 b on the lower surface of the slide angle so as to be in sliding contact with the left and right protrusions. Is transmitted to the swing arm 145 via the drive transmission projection, and the shutter 142 is slid in the left-right direction via the swing arm 145.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the shutter 142 is disposed at a closed position that covers the upper end of the discharge passage 130 when the drive signal is OFF, and a game that has entered the game through the introduction passage 115 from the winning opening 112. The sphere rolls on the upper surface of the shutter 142 in the closed position and is guided to the storage passage 120. On the other hand, when a drive signal is output from the shutter drive control means 514 and the shutter drive solenoid 143 is turned ON, the slide angle 144 is moved to the left together with the plunger that is pulled into the case, and is pressed by the right drive transmission projection 144b to swing. The shutter 142 is slid to the left through the moved swing arm 145, and the upper end of the discharge passage 130 is opened. For this reason, the game ball that has entered through the winning opening 112 through the introduction passage 115 falls into the discharge passage 130 from the opened opening, and is discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  Here, in the flow path switching mechanism of this configuration, the drive transmission protrusion is engaged with the intermediate portion of the swing arm 145 (intermediate portion between the support pin hole serving as the fulcrum and the connection pin receiving hole serving as the action point). It is configured to swing. For this reason, the expansion / contraction stroke of the shutter drive solenoid 143 for driving the shutter can be suppressed to about ½ times the sliding displacement amount of the shutter 142 necessary for opening and closing the discharge passage 130, The flow path switching mechanism 140 can be configured with a small and inexpensive apparatus configuration using a small solenoid.

  In addition, instead of the drive transmission protrusions 144a and 144b that slidably contact with the swing arm 145 sandwiched from the left and right, it can be similarly configured using an engagement form of a pin and a long hole, and the shutter 142 is disposed in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane. May be configured to open and close the upper end opening of the discharge passage 130, and a valve member capable of swinging left and right is provided in the introduction passage 115 and the valve member is swung to flow down the flow path. You may comprise so that it may switch.

  The fullness detection unit 150 is mainly configured by a storage unit fullness detector 151 provided at the upper end of the storage passage 120 and a storage unit fullness determination unit 513 provided in the accessory control unit 510. The storage unit full detector 151 is a passing type detector (penetration type proximity switch) similar to the winning detector, the accessory ball detecting detector 114, and the like, and passes through this detector as shown in FIG. When a game ball passes through the detection hole formed in this way, a pulse-shaped game ball detection signal is output, and as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball is continuously detected when the game ball is stopped in the detection hole. Output a signal. The storage unit full determination unit 513 determines whether or not the storage passage 120 is full based on a signal input from the storage unit full detector 151. Specifically, it is determined that the storage passage 120 is full when the input detection signal is a game ball detection signal that continues for a predetermined time or more. The accessory control unit 510 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control unit 514 to the shutter drive solenoid 143 when the storage unit full determination unit 513 determines that the storage passage is full, and the shutter 142 is opened. Switch to.

  Therefore, in the storage mechanism 100, before the storage passage 120 is filled with game balls, the game balls dropped into the winning opening 112 are guided to the storage passage 120 through the introduction passage 115 and the upper surface of the shutter 142, They are stored in an aligned state in the order of introduction into the storage passage 120. On the other hand, when the storage passage 120 becomes full and the storage portion full determination means 513 determines that the storage passage is full, the accessory control means 510 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control means 514 to the shutter drive solenoid 143. Thus, the shutter 142 is switched to the open state. For this reason, the game ball that has fallen into the winning opening 112 and led through the introduction passage 115 falls into the discharge passage 130 from the opened opening, and passes through the game ball discharge passage to the game island collection device. Discharged. A B: distribution mechanism 200 is provided on the downstream side of the storage mechanism 100 configured as described above.

  B: The distribution mechanism 200 includes a turntable housing portion 210 provided on the downstream side of the storage passage 120 and a ball receiving portion 222 that can receive a game ball on the outer peripheral side, and is rotatable to the turntable housing portion 210. The first rotary body 220 provided, the first rotary body drive motor 230 that rotates the first rotary body 220 clockwise and counterclockwise, and the downstream end of the storage passage 120 are provided in alignment with the winning opening 112. An introduction port 240 that guides the game ball guided from the ball to the ball receiving portion of the first rotating body at the reference position, and a game ball that is provided in the turntable housing portion across the introduction port and is moved by the rotation of the first rotating body The first derivation port 250 and the second derivation port 260 for deriving the symbol, the accessory control means 510 and the like, and the accessory control means 510 receives a winning condition (for example, a combination of stop symbols determined by the symbol control means 520 described later) In Accordingly, the ball receiving rotating disk is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise so that the game balls received by the ball receiving portion 222 at the reference position are discharged to the first outlet 250 or the second outlet 260. The

  The turntable housing portion 210 is a turntable base 211 that is a base of the sorting mechanism 200 and is fixed to the housing 51, and a rotator case 212 that is screwed to the turntable base 211 so as to surround the front surface and the periphery of the first rotator 220. It is formed by. The partition wall of the turntable base 211 is formed with a boss insertion hole through which the boss of the first rotator 220 is inserted through the front and rear, and the first rotator drive motor 230 is screwed to the motor mounting portion behind the boss insertion hole. Yes. The first rotating body drive motor 230 may be fixed by a fixing means other than a screw, for example, other fixing means such as fitting a motor flange portion to the rotating disk base 211. Also, a second outlet 260 is formed on the right side of the boss insertion hole through the partition wall, and a second outlet for discharging the game ball led out from the second outlet 260 toward the played ball discharge passage. A condition channel 261 is formed, and a second condition channel passage detector 262 that detects a game ball discharged through the second condition channel is mounted. The second condition passage passage detector 262 is a passage type detector similar to the reservoir full detector 151 described above, and its signal is input to the game ball discharge monitoring means 517 in the accessory control means 510 and stored. The processing status of the sphere is monitored.

  The rotating body case 212 has a housing recess having an inner diameter and a thickness slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first rotating body 220, and is formed in a cap shape. The first outlet 250 is formed vertically below the inlet 240 and obliquely above and to the left of the rotation axis (at an angular position of about 150 degrees clockwise from the inlet 240). A first condition channel 251 that guides the game ball led out from the first lead-out port 250 to the lifting mechanism 300 is provided in front of the first lead-out port 250.

  The first rotating body 220 has a thickness larger than the spherical shape of the game ball and has a circular rotating disk shape when viewed from the front. The first rotating body 220 protrudes rearward at the center thereof and serves as a spindle of the first rotating body drive motor 230. A boss to be connected is formed, and a U-shaped groove-shaped ball receiving portion 222 that opens in the outer diameter direction on the outer peripheral portion is an angular pitch of 180 degrees that bisects the entire circumference around the rotation axis of the first rotating body 220 In two places.

Each of the ball receiving portions 222 and 222 is formed into a U-shaped groove whose overall projection shape in front view has a width and depth somewhat larger than the ball diameter of the game ball, while forming a U-shaped groove. The left and right groove wall surfaces are formed as inclined surfaces that open in the reverse direction from the center of the U-shaped bottom surface. In other words, the left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward in an angular posture in which the U-shaped groove opens upward. Therefore, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 222 is guided backward according to the inclination of the right wall surface when the ball receiving portion 222 is in the right half region from the center, and the ball receiving portion 222 is located at the left half from the center. When in the area, it is guided forward according to the inclination of the left wall surface.

  The first rotating body drive motor 230 is a gear motor with a built-in speed reduction mechanism with a predetermined reduction ratio, and the spindle rotates clockwise or counterclockwise by a predetermined angle according to a drive signal from the first rotating body drive control means 515. Let The tip of the spindle has a part of the outer peripheral surface that is chamfered flat and formed into a D-shape in cross section (see FIG. 11), and the first rotor 220 having the same hole shape at the tip of the spindle. By inserting and connecting the bosses, the reference angular position on the motor side and the angular position of the ball receiving portion on the first rotating body side are matched, and the rotational torque of the first rotating body drive motor 230 is applied to the first rotating body 220. It can be transmitted reliably.

  On the back side of the turntable base 211 to which the first rotating body drive motor 230 is assembled, the first rotating body 220 is positioned at the reference position (the ball receiving portions 222 and 222 are vertically above and below the rotation axis, and the inlet 240 is provided. The first rotating body motor sensor (reference position detector) 235 for detecting whether or not the rotation angle position is in alignment with the signal is input to the accessory control means 510. The detection signal of the first rotating body motor sensor 235 is used as an initial setting of the angular position of the first rotating body 220 when the power is turned on or a reference for returning the first rotating body 220 to the reference position after the sorting operation by the first rotating body. By this control, the first rotating body 220 is surely stopped at the reference position where the ball receiving portion 222 is aligned with the introduction port 240.

  The distribution mechanism 200 screws the first rotating body drive motor 230 to the motor mounting portion of the rotating disk base 211 and inserts the boss of the first rotating body 220 into the front end portion of the spindle from the front of the partition wall. The rotating body case 212 is attached to the rotating disk base 211 and fixed to the rotating disk base 211 by screws, and the partial assembly is assembled to the housing 51 from the rear, whereby the storage passage 120 of the flow path switching mechanism 100 described above, The first condition flow path 251 connected to the lifting mechanism 300 described below is disposed in alignment.

  The accessory control means 510 outputs a drive signal from the first rotary body drive control means 515 to the first rotation drive motor 230 based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 518 inside the control means, and the first The rotating body 220 is controlled to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise so that the game ball guided from the inlet port 240 to the ball receiver 222 is discharged to the first outlet port 250 or the second outlet port 260. The condition achievement determination unit 518 includes a first condition achievement determination unit 518a and a second condition achievement determination unit 518b. A combination of stop symbols determined by lottery and determination by the symbol control unit 520 described later is a first condition ( For example, the condition (777) as described in the upper part of the symbol display device 22 in FIG. 1 has been achieved, or the second condition (similarly, in the lower part of the symbol display device 22). This is a determination means for determining whether or not the condition (378), as described above, has been achieved.

  For example, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining unit 518 is the first condition (winning), the first rotating body drive control unit 515 rotates the first rotating drive motor 230 about 150 degrees clockwise. A driving signal to be moved is output to rotate the first rotating body 220, and the ball receiving portion 222 that has received the game ball is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet 250. Further, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 518 is the second condition (displacement), a driving signal for rotating the first rotation driving motor 230 by about 90 degrees counterclockwise is output to output the first condition. The rotating body 220 is rotated to temporarily stop the ball receiving portion 222 in which the game ball is received at an angular position aligned with the second outlet 260.

  As described above, the ball receiving portion 222 is formed with an inclined surface in which the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove open in the front-rear reverse direction with the center of the bottom surface as a boundary, The left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward, and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward. For this reason, the game ball received at the ball receiving portion 222 and disposed at an angular position aligned with the first outlet port 250 is guided forward according to the inclination of the left wall surface, and the first condition channel is passed from the first outlet port 250. It is discharged to 251 and guided to the lifting mechanism 300. On the other hand, the game ball received at the ball receiving portion 222 and disposed at an angular position aligned with the second outlet 260 is guided rearward according to the inclination of the right wall surface, and the second condition channel 261 is supplied from the second outlet 260. Then, the passage is detected by the second condition passage passage detector 262 and discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed discharge passage.

  After the processing of discharging the game ball derived by the sorting operation to the first outlet port 250 or the second outlet port 260 is confirmed, the accessory control unit 510 specifically detects the second condition passage passage detector. When a game ball is detected by the H.262 and the discharge of the game ball is confirmed by the game ball discharge monitoring means 517 that monitors the signal from the detector, or when the game ball is detected by the special winning device 40 described later, the game ball discharge monitoring is performed. When the discharge of the game ball is confirmed by the means 517, a driving signal is output from the first rotating body drive control means 515 to the first rotating drive motor 230, and the first rotating body 220 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise again. The first rotating body 220 is returned to the reference position by rotating.

  For example, when the ball receiving portion 222 is in a state where the first rotating body 220 is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet 250, the first rotation driving motor 230 is again rotated about 30 degrees clockwise. When a drive signal is output to rotate the first rotating body 220 to the vicinity of the reference position, and it is determined by the detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 235 that the first rotating body 220 has reached the reference position. The rotation of the first rotation drive motor 230 is stopped. Similarly, when the ball receiving portion 222 is in a state where the first rotating body 220 is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the second outlet 260, the first rotation driving motor 230 is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise again. A drive signal to be moved is output to rotate the first rotating body 220 to the vicinity of the reference position, and it is determined that the first rotating body 220 has reached the reference position based on a detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 235. The rotation of the first rotation drive motor 230 is stopped.

  For this reason, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 518 is the first condition, the game ball received by the ball receiver 222 at the reference position is transferred from the first outlet 250 to the first condition channel 251. When the winning condition is the second condition, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 222 at the reference position is transferred from the second outlet 260 to the second condition. It is discharged to the game island collection device via the flow path 261 and the game-completed ball discharge passage, and then the first rotating body 220 is rotated to the reference position so that a new game ball can be received by the ball receiver 222. Wait. The overall operation control of the composite winning device including determination of the winning conditions by the condition achievement determining means 518 will be described in detail after the description of the configuration of the next lifting mechanism 300.

  C: The lifting mechanism 300 is configured to convey the game ball discharged to the first outlet port 250 of the distribution mechanism 200 and guided through the first condition channel 251 above the winning port 112.

  The lifting mechanism 300 includes a lifting screw 310 having a spiral ball feeding plate on the outer periphery of a rotating shaft, a lifting device driving motor 320 that rotationally drives the lifting screw 310, a driving gear 331, a transmission gear 332, and a driven gear 333. The driving force transmission structure 330 that transmits the rotational driving force of the lifting device drive motor 320 to the lifting screw 310, the transparent resin guide cover 301 that covers the front of the lifting screw 310, and the support of the lifting device drive motor 320 A motor base 302 serving as a base, a cap 303 fitted on the upper end of the guide cover 301, and the like, and a game ball transferred upward by a lifting screw 310 on the game board 10 side, is a rotary prize winning mechanism of the special prize winning device 40. A guide channel 360 leading to 400 is provided.

  The lifting screw 310 includes a rotating shaft 311 extending vertically and a ball feeding plate 312 protruding from the rotating shaft 311 in the outer peripheral direction and spirally extending in the vertical direction. For example, a thin plate is formed on the outer periphery of a metal shaft having a predetermined wire diameter. A metallic ball feeding plate is wound spirally at a pitch slightly larger than the spherical shape of the game ball, and is fixed integrally by a fixing means such as welding. A driven gear 333 of the driving force transmission structure 330 is provided at the lower portion of the lifting screw 310 and is integrally coupled by, for example, press fitting and fixing a resin driven gear to the lower end portion of the metal shaft.

  The guide cover 301 has a U-shaped bowl shape that opens rearward in a plan view. A partition wall 301 s is formed at the lower part of the inside of the bowl to separate the upper and lower sides. A gear housing 301b to be housed is partitioned (see FIG. 13). The partition wall 301s is formed with a long hole-like support groove having an open rear end through which the rotary shaft 311 is inserted vertically, and a bearing hole that pivotally supports the lower end of the rotary shaft 311 is formed on the lower surface of the gear housing portion 301b. Has been. The cap 303 is formed so as to be fitted in accordance with the shape of the upper end portion of the guide cover 301, and a bearing hole that pivotally supports the upper end portion of the rotating shaft 311 is formed on the inner surface of the downward cap.

  The lifting screw 310 to which the driven gear 333 is coupled inserts the rotary shaft 311 into the support groove formed in the partition wall 301s of the guide cover to support the outer peripheral portion of the shaft, and the lower end portion of the shaft is the lower surface of the gear housing portion 301b. It is pivotally supported by being inserted into the bearing hole of the guide cover 301, and the cap 303 is inserted from above the guide cover 301 and the upper end of the shaft is inserted and supported in the bearing hole of the cap 303, so that it can be rotatably mounted inside the guide cover 301. It is done. Then, by attaching and fixing this from the front of the housing 51, it is attached to the front surface side of the housing 51, and the lifting portion 301a immediately above the partition wall is aligned with the downstream opening of the first condition channel 251. Arranged.

  On the other hand, a lifting drive motor 320 that rotationally drives the lifting screw 310 is a gear motor with a built-in reduction mechanism having a predetermined reduction ratio, and a driving gear 331 having a driving force transmission structure is press-fitted and fixed to the tip of the spindle. The lift drive motor 320 is screwed to the motor base 302 on which the transmission gear 332 is pivotally supported, and the drive gear 331 and the transmission gear 332 are engaged with each other so that the rotational driving force can be transmitted. By mounting the motor base 302 from the rear side of the housing 51, the transmission gear 332 and the driven gear 333 of the lifting screw are meshed with each other, and the motor base is fixed by a fixing means not shown in detail. To be attached to the housing 51.

  Accordingly, the rotational driving force of the lifting drive motor 320 is transmitted to the lifting screw 310 via the driving force transmission structure 330 including the driving gear 331, the transmission gear 332, and the driven gear 333, and the lifting driving motor 320 is rotated. Thus, the lifting screw 310 can be rotated in the same direction at a rotational speed corresponding to the reduction ratio (gear ratio) of the driving force transmission mechanism 330. In the present embodiment, a configuration example is shown in which the reduction ratio is set to 1 (the reduction ratio at which the lifting screw 310 rotates once for one rotation of the spindle of the lifting drive motor 320). It is also possible to use a belt and pulley, a chain and sprocket, etc. as the driving force transmission mechanism.

  The operation of the lifting drive motor 320 is controlled by the lifting device drive control means 516 in the accessory control means 510, and the lifting device drive control means 516 outputs a drive signal to the lifting drive motor 320 under predetermined winning conditions. The spindle is rotated counterclockwise in plan view, and the lifting screw 310 is rotated at the same rotational speed in the same direction. As a result, the game ball introduced from the first condition channel 251 to the lifting unit 301a is lifted to the spiral inclined surface of the rotating ball feeding plate 312 and conveyed above the winning port 112. The lifting drive motor 320 may be always rotated.

  Here, a guide protrusion 301g that protrudes inwardly from the wall surface is formed on the inner wall surface on the left side of the front surface of the guide cover 301 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Therefore, the game ball introduced from the first condition channel 251 to the lifting unit 301a is supported by the guide protrusion 301g and does not roll down the spiral inclined surface of the ball feeding plate 312. While being guided by the guide protrusion 301g along with the rotation of 310, it is lifted vertically upward. The guide cover 301 is molded using a transparent resin material or a translucent resin material, and a game ball lifted by the lifting screw 310 is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine.

  In the vicinity of the upper end of the lifting unit 301a, a decorative board 11 positioned on the rear side of the lifting unit is cut away to form an upper end opening that opens the lifting unit rearward, and a game ball discharged from the upper end opening behind the opening. Is provided to the rotary winning mechanism 400 of the special winning device 40. In the vicinity of the upper end of the lifting unit 301a, the bottom surface of the cap 303 that constitutes the upper surface of the lifting unit is formed so as to be obliquely opened rearward from the guide protrusion 301g, and is transported to the upper end of the lifting unit 301a. The game ball is abutted against the inclined surface and pushed backward, and is discharged from the upper end opening to the guide channel 360.

  The guide channel 360 is disposed in alignment with the upper end opening and extends to the rear side of the decorative plate 11. The guide channel 360 is connected to the rear guide channel 361 and extends to the left. It consists of a central guide channel 362 that communicates. The guide channel 360 is formed in an inclined bowl shape having an open top surface that inclines downward from the entrance side of the rear guide channel unit 361 toward the exit side of the central guide channel unit 362. The game balls discharged from the vehicle roll down the rear guide flow path part 361 and the central guide flow path part 362 and are guided to the rotary winning mechanism 400 positioned above the winning tool 110.

  Therefore, by providing the lifting mechanism 300, the game ball dropped into the winning opening 112 can be guided to the rotary winning mechanism 400 provided above the winning opening 112, and the limited board surface size of the game board 10 is effective. The layout setting utilized in The lifting screw 310 may be configured by integrally forming a semicircular groove in a spiral shape on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft in accordance with the ball diameter of the game ball. Instead of the lifting screw 310, a lifting belt is used in which a plurality of tab-like support pieces capable of lifting and supporting a game ball are formed on the outer peripheral surface of a polymer material or metal endless belt at predetermined intervals. Use a magnet that rotates between pulleys installed on the top and bottom of the feeding unit, or rotates a chain with a similar support piece between the upper and lower sprockets, or attracts and transports game balls. The mechanism configuration may be such that the game ball is conveyed upward.

  The rotation winning mechanism 400 includes a tapered cone receiving tray 410 that receives a game ball guided through the guide channel 360, a second rotating body 420 that is rotatably provided at the center of the receiving tray 410, and a second rotating body. The second rotary body drive motor 430 that rotationally drives the 420 is configured, and the operation of the second rotary body drive motor 430 is controlled by the second rotary body drive control means 530 in the game control device 500. The second rotating body 420 is formed with four ball receiving holes that open in a U shape in plan view, one of which is a special region and the other three are non-special regions.

  Below the second rotating body 420, a game ball discharge passage for guiding the game balls transferred into the special area and the non-special area to the game-completed ball discharge path is formed, and the game balls transferred into the special area are detected. A special area passage detector 421 and a game ball discharge detector 422 for detecting a game ball discharged from the rotary winning mechanism 400 through the game area discharge passage are provided. The signal of the special area passage detector 421 is input to the special game determination execution means 540 of the game control device 500, and the signal of the game ball discharge detector 422 is input to the game ball discharge monitoring means 517.

  The special game determination execution means 540 is provided with a special game transition determination means 541 having a special area passage determination means 541a and a special game execution means 542 having a special winning opening opening / closing drive control means 542a. When the special region passage determination unit 541a determines passage of the special region, and when the special game transition determination unit 541 determines transition to the special game, the special game execution unit 542 starts the special game execution program and opens / closes a prize. A special game by the mechanism 450 is executed. The open / close winning mechanism 450 is provided on the left frame portion of the decorative frame 21.

  The open / close prize winning mechanism 450 is a so-called attacker-type movable prize-winning tool, and an open / close door 451 that covers a large rectangular rectangular winning opening is attached to the left frame part of the decorative frame 21 so as to be openable and closable. It is opened / closed by a big prize opening / closing drive solenoid 452. The operation of the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 452 is controlled by the special prize opening / closing drive control means 542a of the special game execution means, and an opening process for opening the opening / closing door 451 in the special game execution program started by the special game execution means 542. When the step is reached, an open command signal (for example, a drive signal for turning on the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 452) is output from the special prize opening / closing drive control means 542a to the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 452, and the opening / closing door 451 The top is tilted 90 degrees to the left and the grand prize opening is opened.

  The decorative frame 21 is formed with a winning ball discharge passage that guides a game ball dropped from the opened opening / closing door 451 into the big winning opening to a played ball discharge passage below the game board. Is provided with a big prize opening detector 453 for detecting a game ball, and the signal is input to the game control device 500. The game control device 500 is provided with a symbol control means 520 having a symbol variation storage means 521 and a stop symbol determination means 522, and the operation of the symbol display device 22 is controlled under a predetermined condition described later.

  Therefore, the configuration in which the game ball conveyed by the lifting mechanism 300 is guided to the rotary prize winning mechanism 400 can be a complicated game configuration in which the game balls distributed by the distribution mechanism 200 are further distributed to develop a new game. It is possible to provide a gaming machine rich in taste that does not bore the player.

  Next, the operation of the composite winning device 50 configured as described above will be described with reference to each of FIGS. 9 to 13 including the operation control of the symbol display device 22 and the special winning device 40. To do. 9 is a timing chart illustrating the operation timing of each part of the composite winning device 50 and the special winning device 40. FIGS. 10 and 12 are angular positions at which the ball receiving portion 222 of the first rotating body is aligned with the second outlet 260. A rear view and a front view of the composite winning device 50 in a temporarily stopped state (hereinafter referred to as “second lead-out position”), FIGS. 11 and 13 show that the ball receiving portion 222 of the first rotating body is aligned with the first lead-out port 250. FIG. 14 shows a relationship between the inlet port 240 and the first outlet port 250, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view and a front view of the composite winning device 50 in a state of being temporarily stopped at the angle position (hereinafter referred to as “first outlet position”). It is explanatory drawing (front view) of a distribution mechanism part.

  Now, when the game board 10 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on the pachinko machine and the game ball is launched from the game ball launcher to the game area PA in the game state in which the glass door is closed, a large number of game balls are obtained. It falls down while being hit by a windmill or the like. In a normal game state in which no special game is executed, the open / close door 451 of the open / close prize mechanism provided in the central ornament 20 is in a closed state, and the upper general prize device 23 at the top of the central ornament is not dropped. The game ball falls on the game area PA through the side of the frame portion of the decorative frame 21 projecting forward. The game ball dropped into the left upper general winning tool 23L is guided to the game area from the opening at the lower end through the guide passage formed in the left frame part of the decorative frame 21, and falls below the game area.

  Among a number of game balls that fall sequentially, some of the game balls fall into the lower general prize device 13 and are guided to the back side of the decorative board 11, and some of the game balls pass through the gate 15. In addition to falling to the lower end of the area, most of the game balls fall to the lower end of the game area PA and are led to the back of the decorative board 11 from the out port 18 and together with the game balls dropped into the general winning devices 13, 23C, 23R It is collected by a collection device on the game island through the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  When the game ball is dropped into the upper general winning device 23 or the lower general winning device 13 and a winning detection signal is input from a winning detector provided in each winning device, the gaming control device 500 is connected to the ball payout device. A payout command signal is output and the payout operation is performed, so that a game ball as a reward is paid out to a ball tray in front of the aircraft.

  On the other hand, when a game ball falling in the game area passes through the gate 15 and a gate passage detection signal is input to the game control device 500 from the gate passage detector 15s built in the gate, the game control device 500 detects the gate passage. A control flow based on the signal is called to control the operation of the winning tool 110 in the composite control device 50. For example, a driving signal is output from the ball entrance unit expansion device drive control unit 511 of the accessory control unit 510 to the ball entrance unit expansion solenoid drive solenoid 113 of the winning tool 110, and the left and right tulip blades 111 are set to a predetermined range of about 0.5 seconds to 1 second. The winning opening 112 is expanded by releasing the time.

  When the winning opening 112 is enlarged, the game balls rolling and falling around the winning device 110 become easy to win, and are successively received by the left and right tulip blades 111, 111 and successively fall into the winning opening 112. . The game ball dropped into the winning opening 112 flows through the introduction passage 115 after the passage of the game ball is detected by the accessory entry ball detector 114, and rolls on the upper surface of the shutter 142 which is always closed as shown in FIG. It moves and flows into the ball storage passage 120.

  The signal from the accessory entry detector 114 is input to the entrance determination means 512, and the entrance determination means 512 determines whether or not a game ball has entered from the input signal. Then, in the game control device 500, when the determination in the entrance determination means 512 is the entrance determination, the memory control unit 500 refers to the memory value of the storage ball memory that temporarily stores the number of game balls stored in the storage passage. Is less than a predetermined maximum number of stored balls (for example, 5), the memory value is added (counted up) and temporarily stored in the stored ball memory.

  In addition, when the memory value of the stored ball memory is 1 or more, the game control device 500 outputs a symbol variation control start command signal to the symbol control means 520 under a predetermined condition to start symbol variation. In the symbol control means 520, the stop symbol determination means 522 determines the combination of the stop symbols by lottery, and the symbol variation storage means 521 calls the symbol variation pattern that reaches the stop symbol based on the determined stop symbol, The display operation of the display device 22 is controlled.

  For example, when five game balls fall into the winning opening 112, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), five pulsed ball detection signals are output from the accessory ball detection detector 114. Each received ball determination is performed by the received accessory ball determining means 512, and the memory value of the stored ball memory is incremented by 1 for each ball determination and increased to 1, 2,. When the symbol variation control is started by the symbol control means 520, the memory value of the stored ball memory is decremented by 1, and the remaining symbol variation count 4 is stored, and the number of times is stored, for example, on the game board. It is displayed on LED (various game effect lamps) 16. As a result, the player can directly view the game balls aligned and waiting in the storage passage 120 through the transparent cover member 52 from the front side of the pachinko machine, and can also check the remaining number of symbol fluctuations with the memory display LED.

  Further, when five game balls flow into the storage passage 120 as described above, the flow-in game balls are received by the ball receiver in which the first game ball is first in the reference position from the introduction port 240 as shown in FIG. Is received by the club (hereinafter referred to as “first ball receiving section”) 222 for convenience of explanation, and the second to fifth game balls are stopped in the storage passage 120 and dropped into the winning port 112. It is stored and waited in an aligned state in the order in which the balls flowed.

  At this time, the fifth game ball is stopped in the detection hole of the storage portion full detector 151 at the entrance of the storage passage. Therefore, the detection signal of the storage unit full detector 151 is in a detection state in which the detection signal of the fifth game ball is continuous as shown in FIG. Since the input detection signal is a game ball detection signal that is continuous for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the storage passage 120 is full. The accessory control unit 510 outputs a drive signal from the shutter drive control unit 514 to the shutter drive solenoid 143 when the storage unit full determination unit 513 determines that the storage passage 120 is full. As shown in (d), the shutter 142 is switched to the open state.

  For this reason, when the storage passage 120 is full, the shutter 142 of the storage mechanism 100 is opened to open the upper portion of the discharge passage 130 until the full state is released, and the game ball guided through the introduction passage 115 is released. It falls to the discharge passage 130 and is discharged to the game island collection device through the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  As described above, in the storage mechanism 100, in a non-full state before the storage passage 120 is filled with game balls, the game balls dropped into the winning opening 112 are surely guided to the storage passage 120 and arranged in the order of winning. In addition, after the storage passage 120 becomes full, it is guided to the discharge passage 130 and discharged until the full state is released. For this reason, even if a number of game balls exceeding the maximum number of balls stored in the winning opening 112 fall, the game balls already aligned and stored in the storage passage 120 are not affected at all, and are stored in the storage passage 120. The game corresponding to each of the first to fifth game balls can be accurately executed by the distribution mechanism 200 at the next stage.

  On the other hand, when the symbol variation is stopped in the symbol control means 520 and the combination of the stopped symbols is displayed on the symbol display device 22, the accessory control means 510 drives based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 518. A signal is output from the first rotary body drive control means 515 to the first rotary drive motor 230, and the first rotary body 220 of the distribution mechanism 200 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. For example, when the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 518 is the second condition (displacement), the first rotary drive motor 230 is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise as shown in FIG. An angle at which the first rotator 220 is rotated counterclockwise by outputting a driving signal to be moved, and the first ball receiving portion 222 receiving the game ball is aligned with the second outlet 260 as shown in FIGS. The position is temporarily stopped at the second lead-out position.

  As described above, the ball receiving portions 222 and 222 are formed by inclined surfaces in which the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove open in the reverse direction from the bottom center, and the U-shaped groove opens upward. In the posture, the left wall surface is an inclined surface that opens forward, and the right wall surface is an inclined surface that opens backward. For this reason, the game ball received by the first ball receiving portion 222 and disposed at the second lead-out position is guided rearward according to the inclination of the right wall surface of the U-shaped groove, and the second conditional flow path from the second lead-out port 260. It is discharged to H.261, detected by the second condition passage passage detector 262, and discharged to the game island collection device via the already-played discharge passage.

  When the game ball is detected by the second condition flow passage detector 262 and the game ball discharge monitoring means 517 for monitoring this signal confirms the discharge of the game ball, that is, by the distribution operation to the second outlet 260. After confirming the discharged processing of the game ball, the first rotation drive motor 230 is again rotated by about 90 degrees counterclockwise, and a drive signal is output and temporarily stopped at the second release position. The rotating body 220 is rotated to the vicinity of the reference position, and when it is determined that the first rotating body 220 has reached the reference position based on the detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 235, the rotation of the first rotating drive motor 230 is performed. Stop turning.

  As a result, the distribution process of the first game balls stored in the storage passage 120 is completed, and the lower ball receiving portion (hereinafter referred to as “second ball”) disposed at the reference position. 222 ”(referred to as“ receiving portion ”) is disposed in alignment with the introduction port 240, and the second game ball is received by the second ball receiving portion 222 and is held on standby for the next sorting operation.

  In the ball storage passage 120, the second game ball is introduced into the second ball receiving portion 222, so that each one of the game balls stored in the passage moves to the inlet side, and the storage portion The signal of the full detector 151 shifts from the continuous detection state to the non-detection state. Therefore, the determination by the storage unit full determination unit 513 changes from the full state to the non-full state, the drive signal output from the shutter drive control unit 514 to the shutter drive solenoid 143 is turned OFF, and the return of the shutter drive solenoid 143 is returned. The shutter 142 is returned to the closed state by the spring force of the spring.

  When the first ball distribution process is completed, the symbol control means 520 starts symbol lottery and variation control for the second game ball, and the memory value of the stored ball memory is subtracted from 4 to 3 and stored. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), when a new game ball enters the winning opening 112 during the change of the symbol, the memory value of the stored ball memory is added to 3 → 4 and stored. The As a result, the storage passage 120 is filled again, and the shutter 142 is opened based on the fullness determination by the storage portion fullness determination means 513 (FIGS. 9C and 9D).

  When the symbol variation is stopped in the symbol control means 520 and the symbol combination is displayed on the symbol display device 22, the accessory control means 510 outputs a drive signal based on the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determination means 518. The first rotary body drive control means 515 outputs the first rotary body motor 230 to rotate the first rotary body 220 clockwise or counterclockwise. FIG. 9 shows a case where the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 518 for the second game ball is the first condition (winning), and the first rotating body drive control means 515 A drive signal for rotating the one-rotation drive motor 230 clockwise by about 150 degrees is output to rotate the first rotator 220 clockwise as shown in FIG. 9 (e), and the game as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. The second ball receiving portion 222 in which the ball is received is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet 250, that is, the first outlet position.

  At this angular position, the game ball received by the second ball receiving portion 222 is supported on the left wall surface of the left and right groove wall surfaces forming the U-shaped groove, and is aligned with the first outlet 250 and opened forward. The played game ball is guided forward in accordance with the inclination of the left wall surface of the U-shaped groove, discharged from the first outlet 250 to the first condition channel 251, and rolling down the first condition channel 251 to the next stage. Guided to the lifting mechanism 300.

  When the winning condition determined by the condition achievement determining means 518 is the first condition, the game ball control device 500 uses the lifting device drive control means 516 and the second rotating body drive control means of the accessory control means 510. The command signal is output to 530 and the drive signals of the lifting device drive motor 320 and the second rotating body drive motor 430 are output, respectively, so that the lifting screw 310 of the lifting mechanism 300 and the second rotating body of the rotary winning mechanism 400 are output. 420 is driven to rotate (FIGS. 9G and 9H).

  Thereby, the game ball introduced into the lifting unit 301a from the first condition channel 251 is rotated by the lifting device drive motor 320 by rolling down the first condition channel 251 and guided to the lifting mechanism 300. It is lifted by the spiral ball feed plate 312 of the driven lifting screw 310 and is lifted vertically upward while being guided by the guide protrusion 301g of the guide cover. The game ball lifted up to the upper end portion of the lifting portion 301a is pushed backward while coming into contact with the inclined surface formed on the bottom portion of the cap 303, and is discharged from the upper end opening to the guide channel 360. Then, it rolls down the rear guide channel portion 361 and the central guide channel portion 362 that are inclined in the downstream direction, and is guided to the rotary prize winning mechanism 400.

  The game ball introduced into the rotation winning mechanism 400 is received by the taper cone-shaped receiving tray 410, rolls around the second rotating body 420, and is rotated by the second rotating body drive motor 430. The body 420 is transferred into one of the four ball receiving holes of the body 420, that is, one of the special areas or three of the non-special areas. Then, the game balls transferred into the special area are detected by the special area passage detector 421 and the game ball discharge detector 422, and the game balls transferred into the non-special area are detected only by the game ball discharge detector 422 and then played. It is discharged to the collection device on the game island through the ball discharge passage. Signals from the special area passage detector 421 and the game ball discharge detector 422 are input to the game control device 500.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the game ball introduced into the rotation winning mechanism 400 is transferred into the special area. As shown in FIGS. 9 (i) and 9 (j), the game ball transferred into the special area is detected as passing through the special area. Is detected by the game machine 421 and the game ball discharge detector 422 and discharged to the game island collection device via the game ball discharge passage. In the special game determination execution means 540 in the game control device 500, the special area passage determination means 541a makes a passage determination of the special area from the detection signal of the special area passage detector 421, and based on the passage determination and the operating state of the gaming machine. The special game transition determining means 541 determines whether to shift to a special game. The special game execution means 542 receives the determination of transition to the special game, starts the special game execution program, and executes the special game by the open / close winning mechanism 450 (FIG. 9 (k)).

  Specifically, an open command signal is output from the special prize opening / closing drive control means 542a in the special game execution means 542 to the special prize opening / closing drive solenoid 452, and the upper part of the open / close door 451 is kept for a predetermined period (for example, a predetermined period of about 30 seconds). (Time or the period until 10 winning balls are won) The player is tilted approximately 90 degrees to the left and the big winning opening is opened. The game ball that has dropped into the big prize opening is detected by the big prize opening prize detector 453, and is discharged to the collection device on the game island through the winning ball discharge passage and the already played ball discharge passage formed in the decorative frame 21. . Receiving the winning detection signal from the big prize opening winning detector 453, the game control device 500 outputs a command signal corresponding to the number of winning balls to the ball paying device to pay out the game ball as a reward to the ball tray.

  The game ball control device 500 is derived when the game ball discharge monitoring means 517 for monitoring the signal from the game ball discharge detector 422 confirms the discharge of the game ball, that is, by the distribution operation to the first outlet 250. After the game ball discharging process is confirmed, a driving signal for rotating the first rotation driving motor 230 again by about 30 degrees clockwise is output, and the first rotating body 220 that has been temporarily stopped at the first lead-out position is output. Is rotated to the vicinity of the reference position, and when it is determined by the detection signal input from the first rotating body motor sensor 235 that the first rotating body 220 has reached the reference position, the first rotation drive motor 230 is rotated. Stop.

  Thereby, the distribution process of the second game ball stored in the storage passage 120 is completed, and the first ball receiving portion 222 of the first rotating body 220 disposed at the reference position is aligned with the introduction port 240. The third game ball is received by the first ball receiving portion 222 and is held on standby for the next sorting operation.

Here, in the sorting mechanism 200, the ball receiving portions 222 are formed at two positions with an angular pitch θ = 180 degrees that bisects the entire circumference around the rotation axis of the first rotating body 220. The angular position θ ₁ = 150 degrees of the outlet 250 and the angular position θ ₂ = 90 degrees of the second outlet 260 with respect to the inlet 240 are both formed smaller than the formation angle pitch θ of the ball receiving portions 222 and 222. Yes. Therefore, the second ball receiving portion in the axially symmetric position while the game ball received in the first ball receiving portion in the reference position is moved toward the first outlet port 250 (or the second outlet port 260). Approaches the inlet 240, and after the game ball in the first ball receiving portion is discharged to the first outlet 250 (second outlet 260), the first rotating body 220 is rotated only about 30 degrees (about 90 degrees). By doing so, the second ball receiving portion is disposed in the introduction port 240. That is, in the sorting mechanism 200, there is no need to return the first ball receiving portion to the original angular position, and the second ball receiving portion moves to the introduction port 240 and moves to the reference position along with the sorting operation by the rotation of the first ball receiving portion. Arranged. For this reason, it is possible to greatly reduce the time for the return operation, which has required the same time as the conventional distribution time, or the time required for the distribution operation, and the next game to be performed after returning to the reference position. , Can start in a few intervals.

  In addition, since the ball receiving portion is formed at an angular pitch obtained by dividing the entire circumference of the first rotating body 220 into two equal parts, when the rotation direction of the first rotating body 220 continues clockwise or counterclockwise, Alternatively, in any case where the reversal is repeated clockwise or counterclockwise, the operation time from the start of rotation of the first rotating body 220 until the second ball receiving portion is disposed at the reference position is set to the first time. It is possible to make a certain time for the rotator 220 to rotate 1/2 (see FIG. 9E).

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 222 at the introduction port 240 is supported by the inner peripheral surface of the rotating body case 212 so as to have a radial distance of R ₁ from the axis O of the rotating shaft. Although it is held on standby, if the first rotating body 220 is moved upward from the horizontal line passing through the axis by the rotation of the first rotating body 220, the game ball received by the ball receiving portion 222 is within the U-shaped groove of the ball receiving portion 222. It is supported on the peripheral surface to move toward the axis O to the first outlet port 250 at a radial distance _{R 2 (R 2 <R 1} ). Therefore, the angular position θ ₁ of the first outlet 250 with respect to the inlet 240 may be an angular position at which the game ball located at the radial distance R ₂ can pass through the first outlet 250, and the radial distance R ₁ . It can be set smaller than the angular position through which the game ball can pass. Thereby, the distribution time for discharging the game balls received by the ball receiving portion 222 to the first outlet port 250 can be shortened, and a rapid distribution operation can be realized.

  Therefore, according to the composite winning device 50 described above, it is possible to realize a 1: 1 game development by giving each of the winning balls a unique meaning, and in addition, the game balls guided to the distribution mechanism are continuously displayed. Even in the game form in which the game is guided to be distributed, it is possible to perform the distribution process quickly and evenly, and it is possible to provide a winning device that clarifies the expansion of the game development and prevents the operation from being lowered. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a novel game configuration that is rich in taste under a free layout design that effectively utilizes a limited gaming board surface.

It is a front view which shows the composite winning device of the state mounted | worn with the game board of a pachinko machine, and the composite winning device of the state removed from the game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a composite winning device. It is a front view of a compound prize-winning device showing a state before a storage passage is filled with a cover member removed from the front of the device. It is a front view of the compound prize-winning device which shows a mode after a storage passage is filled up in the state where a cover member of the device front was removed. It is a plane sectional view of the arrow V-in FIG. It is a plane sectional view of VI-arrow in FIG. It is a sectional side view of the arrow VII-arrow in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematically the control form of a composite winning device. It is a timing chart which illustrates the operation timing of each part of a compound winning device and a special winning device. It is a rear view of the compound prize-winning device in a state where the ball receiving portion of the first rotating body is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the second outlet. It is sectional drawing of the back view of the compound prize-winning apparatus in the state which the ball receiving part of the 1st rotary body stopped temporarily in the angle position aligned with the 1st outlet. It is a front view (partial sectional view) of a compound prize-winning device in a state where a ball receiving portion of a first rotating body is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with a second outlet. It is a front view (partial sectional view) of a compound prize-winning device in a state where the ball receiving portion of the first rotating body is temporarily stopped at an angular position aligned with the first outlet. It is explanatory drawing (front view) of the distribution mechanism part which shows the relationship between an inlet and a 1st outlet.

Explanation of symbols

O axis of rotation of the axis PA playfield R ₁ radius of game ball in the reference position the position R ₂ first deriving position second to the first outlet of the angular position theta ₂ inlet with respect to the radial position theta ₁ inlet game balls in Angular position of outlet 10 Game board 11 Decorative plate 13 Lower general prize device 15 Gate (15s gate passage detector)
16 Memory display LED
18 Out mouth 20 Central decoration 21 Decoration frame 22 Symbol display device 23 Upper general prize tool (23L upper general prize tool, 23C center upper general prize tool, 23R right upper general prize tool)
40 Special Winning Device 50 Compound Winning Device 51 Housing 52 Cover Member 100 Storage Mechanism 101 Shutter Base 102 Guide Rail 103 Solenoid Mounting Portion 104 Slide Angle Insertion Hole 105 Support Pin 110 Winning Tool 111 Tulip Blade 112 Winning Port 113 Driving Device for Enlarging the Ball Part Solenoid 114 Entry ball detector 115 Inlet passage 120 Reservation passage 130 Discharge passage 140 Flow path switching structure 142 Shutter (142p connecting pin)
143 Shutter drive solenoid 144 Slide angle (144a, 144b drive transmission protrusion)
145 Swing arm 150 Fill detection means 151 Reserving part full detector 200 Sorting mechanism 210 Rotating disk housing part 211 Rotating disk base 212 Rotating body case 220 First rotating body 222 Ball receiving section 230 First rotating body drive motor 235 First rotating body Motor sensor 240 Inlet 250 First outlet 251 First condition channel 260 Second outlet 261 Second condition channel 262 Second condition channel detector 300 Lifting mechanism 301 Guide cover (301a Lifting section, 301b) (Gear housing part, 301g guide projection, 301s partition wall)
302 Motor base 303 Cap 310 Lifting screw 311 Rotating shaft 312 Ball feed plate 320 Lifting device drive motor 330 Driving force transmission structure 331 Drive gear 332 Transmission gear 333 Driven gear 360 Guide channel 361 Rear guide channel 362 Central guide flow Road part 400 Rotation winning mechanism 410 Receptacle 420 Second rotating body 421 Special area passage detector 422 Game ball discharge detector 430 Second rotating body drive motor 450 Opening / closing winning mechanism 451 Opening / closing door 452 Large winning opening opening / closing drive solenoid 453 Large winning opening Prize detector 500 Game control device 510 Accessory control means 511 Engagement part drive device drive control means 512 Accessory entry determination means 513 Reservoir full determination means 514 Shutter drive control means 515 First rotating body drive control means 516 Lifting Device drive control means 517 Gaming ball discharge monitoring Stage 518 condition achieved judging means (518a first condition achieved judging means, 518b second condition achieved determination means)
520 Symbol control means 521 Symbol variation storage means 522 Stop symbol determination means 530 Second rotating body drive control means 540 Special game determination execution means 541 Special game transition determination means (541a Special area passage determination means)
542 Special game execution means (542a grand prize opening opening / closing drive control means)

Claims (2)

Game ball落入possible winning hole, storage passages can sequentially stored in the order in which flowed a plurality of game balls that落入the winning openings, the discharge passage for discharging the game balls that落入the winning holes, the winning opening the落入to said reservoir passage or the falling is to channel switching structure to switch the exhaust passage to flow down path of the game ball, filling said reservoir passage is detected to be filled with a plurality of game balls of stored predetermined quantity detecting means, and has a flow path control means for controlling operation of the flow path switching structure, said flow path control means, the game balls when filling state of the storage passage is not detected in the full detection means the falling path is stored in the order in which they are flowed into the accumulating passage have conductive in sequence the reservoir passage game balls that落入the winning openings set in the storage aisle, filling of the reservoir passage in said filling detecting means State is configured to direct the discharge passage game balls that落入the winning openings since become the fill status by switching the flow-down path of the game ball into the discharge passage side when being detected spheres A storage mechanism;
A ball receiving turntable provided on the downstream end side of the storage passage and a ball receiving portion capable of receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral side and rotatably provided in the turntable receiving portion A rotating disk drive structure for rotating the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise and counterclockwise; a game ball provided in communication with the downstream end of the storage passage and guided from the winning opening through the storage passage; An introduction port that leads to the ball receiving portion of the ball receiving turntable at a reference position, and a game ball that is received by the ball receiving portion and moved by the rotation of the ball receiving turntable provided across the introduction opening. There are provided a first outlet and a second outlet to be derived, and a rotating disk control means for controlling the operation of the rotating disk drive structure, and the rotating disk control means rotates the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise based on a winning condition. Or rotate counterclockwise at the reference position Winning device pinball game machine, characterized in that the game ball received in the serial ball reception portion is configured with a configured path changing mechanism so as to discharge to the first outlet or the second outlet . A first condition channel connected to the first outlet, a second condition channel connected to the second outlet, and a game ball discharged from the first outlet via the first condition channel is detected. A first condition flow path detection means; a second condition flow path detection means for detecting a game ball discharged from the second outlet through the second condition flow path; and the first condition flow path detection means or the first When the discharge of the game ball is detected by the two-condition flow path detecting means, the rotating disk control means rotates the ball receiving rotating disk clockwise or counterclockwise, and the ball receiving rotating disk is moved to the reference position. And a game ball discharge monitoring means for controlling to wait for a new game ball from the storage passage to be received in the ball receiving portion of the ball receiving rotating disk. A winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1.

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