JP4626186B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a front path member and a rear path member that form a rolling path of a game ball.

In the above gaming machine, both the two rod members are circularly moved in the opposite direction with respect to the other side, the gap between the two is expanded and contracted, and the game balls that roll along the two rod members are both There is a configuration of dropping at the expansion timing of the gap.
JP 2003-126396 A

  In the case of the above-mentioned gaming machine, the falling position of the game ball is randomly determined by the relationship between the expansion timing of the gap between the rod members and the rolling position of the game ball, so it is possible to fall immediately after the game ball is placed on the both rod members There is sex. For this reason, there exists a possibility that a player may not see the behavior in which a game ball rolls along both rod members, and the presence value of a rod member will become thin.

The gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a display frame that is provided on the game board and holds a symbol display, and an entrance that is provided on the display frame and into which a game ball that rolls outside the display frame can enter. And a front path member and a rear path member that are provided on the display frame and that are visually recognizable by the player and that are oriented in the left-right direction as viewed from the player and that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. And an outlet for supplying a game ball between the front path member and the rear path member provided in the ball path, and at least one of the front path member and the rear path member is operated to move. Thus, the vertical distance between the front path member and the rear path member is changed, and the front path member and the rear path member are changed to “1) The front path member and the rear path member are in the front-rear direction. Lined up with each other The parallel state for rolling the game balls along the respective surfaces of the front path member and the rear path member "and" 2) The front path member and the rear path member are displaced from each other in the vertical direction. A non- parallel state for dropping the game balls rolling along the respective surfaces of the front path member and the rear path member from the gap between the front path member and the rear path member ” A driving mechanism provided on the game board and disposed at a lower position than each of the front path member and the rear path member and capable of winning a game ball. a motor for operating the drive mechanism, a drive circuit for driving at a constant speed the motor to a predetermined direction, wherein the drive mechanism 1 when the motor is driven at the constant speed to the predetermined direction) Where in which column state and 2) non-parallel state to move operating at least one of the pre-path member and the rear path member to occur at regular time period with the features.

In the parallel state of the front path member and the rear path member, the game ball rolls along the respective surfaces of the front path member and the rear path member , and in the non- parallel state of the front path member and the rear path member, the front path member and the rear path A game ball that rolls along each surface of the member falls from a gap between the front path member and the rear path member. Path member and the rear path member before a non-parallel state this is misaligned from each other in the vertical direction, since the path member and the rear path member before a parallel state are aligned with each other in the longitudinal direction, parallel player while a game state and non-parallel state can be visually easily identified. For this reason, a game ball can be launched aiming at the timing when a front path member and a rear path member become a parallel state, and a game ball can be intentionally rolled along both.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer frame 1 is installed on the island of Pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular tube shape whose front and rear surfaces are open. A front frame 2 is mounted on the front end surface of the outer frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. A horizontally long rectangular lower plate 3 positioned at the lower end is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2, and a lower plate 4 whose upper surface is open is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3. An upper plate 5 is disposed above the lower plate 3. The upper plate 5 is attached to the front frame 2, and an upper plate 6 having an open upper surface is fixed to the front surface of the upper plate 5.

A handle base 7 is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3 at the right end. A launch handle 8 is rotatably mounted on the handle base 7, and a launch motor 9 (see FIG. 3) is fixed behind the launch handle 8. The firing motor 9 is a synchronous motor that is driven in synchronism with the AC power supply frequency, and is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the power board case 10 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2 at the lower left corner. As shown in FIG. 3, a power supply board 11 is accommodated in the power supply board case 10, and a power supply circuit 12 is mounted on the power supply board 11. This power supply circuit 12 is connected to an AC power source of 24V AC, and generates a DC power source V1 of 24V, a DC power source V2 of 12V, and a DC power source V3 of 5V based on the island power source 13.

  A launch motor 9 is connected to the power supply board 11 via a motor circuit 14, and the motor circuit 14 supplies the island power supply 13 to the launch motor 9 based on the turning operation of the launch handle 8. As shown in FIG. 1, a hitting ball 15 is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor 9. When the launching handle 8 is rotated, the hitting ball 15 performs a hitting operation with the firing motor 9 as a drive source. Based on the repetition, the pachinko ball P in the upper plate 6 is ejected from the upper plate 6.

  A rectangular window frame 16 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2. The window frame 16 has a circular hole-shaped window portion 17, and a transparent glass window 18 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 17. Speakers 19 are fixed to the rear surface of the window frame 16 at the upper left corner and the upper right corner, and a net-like speaker cover 20 is disposed in front of each speaker 19. Each speaker cover 20 is fixed to the window frame 16, and the game sound reproduced by each speaker 19 is emitted through the front speaker cover 20. A lamp cover 21 is fixed to the window frame 16 between both speakers 19, and a plurality of illumination LEDs 22 are arranged behind the lamp cover 21. Each of these illumination LEDs 22 is fixed to the window frame 16, and the lamp cover 21 is illuminated from behind based on the fact that the illumination LEDs 22 emit light.

As shown in FIG. 5, a square gaming board 23 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 2, and an outer rail 24 and an inner rail 25 are fixed to the front surface of the gaming board 23. A launch passage 26 is formed between the outer rail 24 and the inner rail 25 on the left side, and the pachinko ball P bounced by the striking ball 15 rises through the launch passage 26.
A game area 27 is formed in the game board 23, and a plurality of obstacle nails 28 are driven into the game area 27. This game area 27 refers to a circular area surrounded by the outer rail 24 and the inner rail 25 (residual area of the launch passage 26), and the pachinko ball P rising in the launch path 26 is from an exit 29 of the launch path 26. It is released into the game area 27 and falls in the game area 27 while hitting the obstacle nail 28. This game area 27 corresponds to a rolling area that is the maximum range in which the pachinko ball P released from the outlet 29 of the launch passage 26 can roll, and is visually viewed from the front through the glass window 18 of the window frame 16. It has been made recognizable.

  A display frame 30 is fixed in the game area 27, and a special symbol display 31 is fixed to the display frame 30. The special symbol display 31 has three symbol display units arranged in a horizontal row, and each symbol display unit is composed of a 7-segment LED display. Each of these symbol display portions displays numerical symbols “1” to “8”, and the player is informed of the big hit and miss according to the combination of the three columns of numerical symbols. That is, the numerical symbols in the three columns correspond to special symbols for notifying the player of the big hit and miss, and the numerical symbols in each column correspond to the symbol elements in the special symbols.

  A decorative symbol display 32 is fixed to the display frame 30. The decorative symbol display 32 is composed of a color liquid crystal display having a display area larger than that of the special symbol display 31, and the decorative symbol display 32 displays a decorative symbol. This decorative design consists of three columns of numerical symbols that visually show how the combination of special symbols is determined, and the numerical symbols in each column correspond to the symbol elements of the decorative symbol. The special symbol display 31 and the decorative symbol display 32 are equivalent to a symbol display.

In the game area 27, a pocket-shaped start port 33 whose upper surface is open is fixed. A start port sensor 34 (see FIG. 3) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the start port 33, and the start port sensor 34 detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the start port 33 and outputs a start signal. Output.
As shown in FIG. 5, a winning opening base plate 35 is fixed in the game area 27, and a square cylindrical large winning opening 36 whose front surface is open is fixed to the winning end base plate 35. A door 37 is mounted on the winning hole base plate 35 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal shaft 38 at the lower end. The door 37 is mechanically connected to a plunger of a grand prize opening solenoid 39 (see FIG. 3). The big prize opening solenoid 39 is configured to rotate the door 37 in a vertical state and to control the prize winning opening 36. The front face of the special winning opening 36 is opened based on closing the front face and turning the door 37 in a horizontal state where the door 37 is tilted forward. A count sensor 40 (see FIG. 3) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the special winning opening 36, and the count sensor 40 detects that the pachinko ball P has won the special winning opening 36 and outputs a count signal. Output.

As shown in FIG. 5, a through hole-shaped out port 41 is formed in the game area 27. The out port 41 is arranged along the inner rail 25 at the lowest part in the game area 27, and the pachinko ball P that has not won any of the starting port 33 and the big winning port 36 is placed on the inner rail 25. It rolls into the out mouth 41 along.
Warp passages 42 corresponding to spherical passages are formed on the left and right sides of the display frame 30. Each of these warp passages 42 has a hole-like inlet 42 a that opens on the outer peripheral surface of the display frame 30, and the pachinko ball P enters the display frame 30 through the inlet 42 a of each warp passage 42. Each of these warp passages 42 has a slide 43. Each of these slides 43 refers to a square-shaped inclined surface, and the pachinko ball P that has entered the display frame 30 from the entrance 42a rolls along the slide 43 toward the inner peripheral side of the display frame 30, and the slide 43 Falls from the exit 43a. A concave stage 44 is formed on the display frame 30. The stage 44 projects forward with respect to the front surface of the game area 27 and has an inclined surface shape that descends from the rear to the front. The outlet 43a corresponds to the outlet of the warp passage 42.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a tunnel 45 is formed in the display frame 30 at the center of the stage 44 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the tunnel 45 has a through-hole shaped entrance 46, and when the pachinko ball P does not enter the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45, the tunnel 45 extends from the front end surface along the inclination of the stage 44. When the ball falls and the pachinko ball P enters the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45, it is discharged through the exit 47. As shown in FIG. 5, the outlet 47 is disposed immediately above the start opening 33, and the pachinko balls P released from the outlet 47 win the start opening 33 with a relatively high probability.

  An electric accessory device 50 is mounted on the display frame 30. The accessory device 50 includes a front rail 51 and two rear rails 52, and pachinko balls P that roll along the slides 43 are supplied to the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. And it rolls to the inner peripheral side of the display frame 30 along the rear rail 52. These rear rails 52 reciprocate in the up and down direction at regular time periods, and the pachinko ball P has the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 when the distance between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 becomes large. To the stage 44 or into the tunnel 45. In other words, the accessory device 50 changes the behavior of the pachinko sphere P and gives a game for enjoying whether or not the pachinko sphere P enters the tunnel 45. Details of the accessory device 50 are as follows. Street.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front rail 51 is fixed to the display frame 30. The front rail 51 is disposed above the stage 44 and has a rectangular shape that descends as the front view moves toward the center in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 7, shaft portions 53 of the rear rail 52 are rotatably mounted on both left and right side portions of the display frame 30. Each of these shaft portions 53 extends rearward horizontally, and each rear rail 52 is pivotable in the vertical direction around the shaft portion 53. These rear rails 52 are arranged behind the front rails 51, and pachinko balls P that roll along the slides 43 are supplied to the front rails 51 and the rear rails 52. The front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 correspond to a front path member and a rear path member, and each rear rail 52 is formed with a connecting portion 54 located at an opposite end portion of the shaft portion 53. As shown in FIG. 8, each of these connecting portions 54 refers to an inverted L-shaped bent portion, and each connecting portion 54 is formed with an operation portion 55 that extends horizontally rearward.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a U-shaped guide frame 56 is fixed in the display frame 30 at the center in the left-right direction, and a slide plate 57 is vertically moved in the guide frame 56. It is slidably mounted. A compression coil spring 58 is interposed between the upper surface of the slide plate 57 and the ceiling surface of the guide frame 56, and the slide plate 57 is biased downward by the spring force of the spring 58. The slide plate 57 is formed with a horizontally long through hole 59. The operation portions 55 of both rear rails 52 are slidably inserted into the through holes 59, and both the rear rails 52 move up and down in synchronization with the shaft portion 53 based on the vertical movement of the slide plate 57. Rotate in the direction.

  A rail motor 60 is fixed in the display frame 30 as shown in FIG. The rail motor 60 is composed of a DC stepping motor, and an elliptical cam 62 is fixed to a rotating shaft 61 of the rail motor 60 as shown in FIG. The cam 62 is connected to the rotary shaft 61 at a portion eccentric to one side with respect to the center point, and moves circularly around the rotary shaft 61 based on the driving of the rail motor 60. The cam 62 moves both rear rails 52 in the vertical direction via the slide plate 57. The outer peripheral surface of the cam 62 functions as a cam surface 63 for operating the lower surface of the slide plate 57. The slide plate 57 It functions as a cam follower operated by the cam surface 63. As shown in FIG. 12, the cam surface 63 is composed of arcuate surfaces 64 to 65 and straight surfaces 66 to 67, and the formation range θ of the arcuate surfaces 64 and 65 is “180 °”. Is set.

  6 to 8 show the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 62 falls horizontally to the right (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “0 °”). In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 is in surface contact with the straight surface 66 of the cam 62 by the spring force of the spring 58. In this state, the rear rails 52 are in a parallel state where the rear rails 52 overlap with the rear of the front rails 51 when viewed from the front, and a pachinko ball P between each rear rail 52 and the front rails 51 as shown in FIG. A gap W having a constant width that is smaller than the diameter dimension of is formed.

  FIG. 9 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 62 falls vertically downward (rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 “90 °”). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 is in line contact with the arc surface 64 of the cam 62 by the spring force of the spring 58, and both rear rails 52 are in a parallel state overlapping the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front. A gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51.

  FIG. 10 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 62 falls horizontally to the left (the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “180 °”). In this state, the bottom surface of the slide plate 57 comes into surface contact with the straight surface 67 of the cam 62 by the spring force of the spring 58, and both rear rails 52 are in a parallel state overlapping the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front. In addition, a gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51.

  FIG. 11 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 62 stands vertically upward (rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 “270 °”). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 comes into line contact with the circular arc surface 65 of the cam 62 by the spring force of the spring 58, and both rear rails 52 are located above the front rail 51 as shown in FIG. A gap W larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P is formed between the front end of the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 based on the non-parallel state where the positions are shifted. Each of the rear rails 52 is brought into a non-parallel state based on the rotation about the shaft portion 53, and the gap dimension W between each rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 is changed from the front end portion of the rear rail 52 to the shaft. It becomes smaller as it goes to the part 53.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is in the range of “0 °” to “180 °”, the highest position of the cam surface 63 does not change even if the cam 62 rotates, and the slide plate 57 is held at the lowest position. In this state, the rear rails 52 are held in a parallel state overlapping the rear of the front rail 51, and a gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. Therefore, the pachinko ball P reaches the descending end portion of the rear rail 52 along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. A gap 68 is formed between the lower ends of the rear rails 52 as shown in FIG. This gap 68 is arranged immediately above the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45, and when the pachinko ball P falls from the gap 68, it enters the tunnel 45 from the entrance 46, and enters the start port 33 from the exit 47 of the tunnel 45. Win with a high probability.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is within the range of “180 °” to “270 °”, the cam surface 63 is raised in the highest position as the cam 62 rotates, and the slide plate 57 is raised to the highest position. It is pushed up accordingly. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 13A to 13D, both rear rails 52 rise in conjunction with the slide plate 57, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is the rear rail 52. It grows with the rise. When the rear rails 52 are lifted, as shown in FIG. 13D, the gap dimension W between the front rail 51 and the front rail 51 becomes larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. The pachinko balls P rolling along the 51 and the rear rail 52 fall on the stage 44 from between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 in the middle of rolling before reaching the gap 68.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is within the range of “270 °” to “360 (0) °”, the highest position of the cam surface 63 decreases as the cam 62 rotates, and the slide plate 57 reaches the highest position. Is lowered downward by the spring force of the spring 68 in accordance with the lowering. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 13D to 13A, both rear rails 52 are lowered in conjunction with the slide plate 57, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is the rear rail 52. It becomes smaller as descent.

  The rail motor 60 rotates in a constant direction at a constant speed, and the time required to reach the rotational phase angle “180 °” from the rotational phase angle “0 °” and the rotational phase from the rotational phase angle “180 °”. The time required to reach the angle “360 (0) °” is the same. That is, the guide frame 56, the slide plate 57, the spring 58, and the cam 62 constitute a drive mechanism 69 that operates the front rail 51 and the rear rails 52 in a parallel state in which they are aligned in the front-rear direction and a non-parallel state that is shifted in the vertical direction. The cam 62 of the drive mechanism 69 sets the stop time for stopping the rear rails 52 in the parallel state and the movement time for moving the rear rails 52 in the non-parallel state to be the same. As shown in FIGS. 13C to 13D, the separation dimension W between the front end portion of each rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 is a pachinko ball before and after including a state in which the cam 62 stands vertically upward. The cam 62 is larger than the diameter dimension of P, and the cam 62 is compared with the remaining time when the local separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. Is set short.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main board case 70 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2, and a main board 71 (see FIG. 3) is accommodated in the main board case 70. As shown in FIG. 3, the main board 71 is supplied with DC 24V DC power sources V1 to DC5V through a separate harness from the power board 11, and the main board 71 has a DC power source V3 as shown in FIG. In addition, a main control circuit 72 is mounted. The main control circuit 72 uses a DC power source V3 of 5V as a driving power source, and has a CPU 73, a ROM 74, and a RAM 75.

The CPU 73 of the main control circuit 72 sets special game data and generates a display signal based on the setting result of the special game data. The processing of the CPU 73 is performed based on a control program and control data recorded in advance in the ROM 74, and the RAM 75 functions as a work memory for the CPU 73.
A timer circuit 76 is mounted on the main board 71. The timer circuit 76 outputs an interrupt request signal to the main control circuit 72 periodically (specifically, every 4 msec). The main control circuit 72 detects the interrupt request signal from the timer circuit 76. The main program is stopped at the execution position and the timer interrupt program is started from the beginning. When the timer interrupt program is finished, the main program is restarted from the stop position. An input circuit 77 is mounted on the main board 71. This input circuit 77 forms a waveform of the start signal from the start port sensor 34 and the count signal from the count sensor 40 and outputs it to the main control circuit 72. The main control circuit 72 outputs the start signal from the input circuit 77. Based on the detection, special game data is set by the timer interrupt program.

  An LED circuit 78 is mounted on the main board 71. The LED circuit 78 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the special symbol display 31 as a driving power source, and the main control circuit 72 drives and controls the LED circuit 78 based on outputting a display signal to the LED circuit 78. Then, the display content of the special symbol display 31 is controlled. A solenoid circuit 79 is mounted on the main board 71. The solenoid circuit 79 supplies a DC 24V DC power source V1 as a driving power source to the big prize opening solenoid 39, and the main control circuit 72 controls the door 37 of the big prize opening 36 based on driving control of the solenoid circuit 79. Open and close. A motor circuit 80 is mounted on the main board 71. The motor circuit 80 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the rail motor 60 as a driving power source. The main control circuit 72 controls the driving of the motor circuit 80 based on the output of the driving signal to the motor circuit 80. The motor 60 is rotated forward at a constant speed.

  An effect board case 90 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 23 as shown in FIG. 2, and an effect board 91 is housed in the effect board case 90 as shown in FIG. This effect board 91 is provided with a DC power supply V3 of DC5V from the power supply board 11 through a harness, and an effect control circuit 92 is mounted on the effect board 91 as shown in FIG. This effect control circuit 92 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source. The CPU 94 and CPU 94 execute control operations based on the control program and control data in the ROM 93 and ROM 93 in which the control program and control data are recorded. It has a RAM 95 that functions as a work memory. The effect control circuit 92 transmits a special game data setting result from the main control circuit 72, and sets decoration game data based on the special game data setting result.

  In the effect board case 90, as shown in FIG. 3, the symbol control board 96 is accommodated. The symbol control board 96 is supplied with a DC 12V DC power source V2 and a DC 5V DC power source V3 through separate harnesses from the power source board 11, and the symbol control board 96 has a symbol control circuit 97 as shown in FIG. Is installed. The symbol control circuit 97 is for transmitting the result of setting the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, and has a CPU 98, ROM 99, RAM 100, VDP 101, VROM 102, and VRAM 103.

  The CPU 98 of the symbol control circuit 97 sets the contents of the image effects of the decoration game based on the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, and instructs the VDP 101 to set the image data according to the contents of the effects. Detects image data corresponding to the instruction content from the VROM 102, generates a display signal based on the detection result of the image data, and outputs it to the LCD circuit 104. The LCD circuit 104 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the decorative symbol display 32 as a driving power source. The VDP 101 controls the LCD circuit 104 based on the display signal to control the display signal to the decorative symbol display 32. The video corresponding to the is displayed. A series of operations of the CPU 98 and the VDP 101 are performed based on a control program and control data recorded in advance in the ROM 99. The RAM 100 and the VRAM 103 function as work memories for the CPU 98 and the VDP 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a sound and light board case 105 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 23, and a sound and light control board 106 is accommodated in the sound and light board case 105 as shown in FIG. ing. The sound and light control board 106 is supplied with a DC 12V DC power source V2 and a DC 5V DC power source V3 through separate harnesses from the power source board 11, and the sound and light control board 106 has sound control as shown in FIG. A circuit 107 is mounted. The sound control circuit 107 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 108, a ROM 109, and a RAM 110.

  The CPU 108 of the sound control circuit 107 sets a sound production content based on the decoration game data from the production control circuit 92, detects sound data corresponding to the production content from the ROM 109, and sounds based on the detection result of the sound data. A signal is generated and output to the speaker circuit 111. The speaker circuit 111 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to both speakers 19 as a driving power source, and the CPU 108 controls the speaker circuit 111 based on sound signals so that the game according to the sound data from both speakers 19 is achieved. Output sound. The series of operations of the CPU 108 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 109, and the RAM 110 functions as a work memory for the CPU 108.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a light control circuit 112 is mounted on the sound light control board 106. The light control circuit 112 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 113, a ROM 114, and a RAM 115. The CPU 113 of the light control circuit 112 sets the electric effect contents based on the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, detects the electric data corresponding to the effect contents from the ROM 114, and the detection result of the electric data Based on this, an electrical decoration signal is generated and output to the LED circuit 116. The LED circuit 116 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the illumination LED 22 as a drive power source, and the CPU 113 controls the LED circuit 116 based on the illumination signal to control the illumination LED 22 according to the illumination data. The light is emitted in the same manner. The series of operations of the CPU 113 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 114, and the RAM 115 functions as a work memory for the CPU 113.

  A payout board case 117 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and a payout board 118 is accommodated in the payout board case 117 as shown in FIG. The payout board 118 is supplied with DC 12V DC power V2 and DC5V DC power V3 from the power supply board 11 through separate harnesses. The payout board 118 has a payout control circuit 119 as shown in FIG. It is installed. The payout control circuit 119 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 120, a ROM 121, and a RAM 122. The payout control circuit 119 receives prize ball data from the main control circuit 72, and the main control circuit 72 receives a prize to the payout control circuit 119 based on detecting a start signal or a count signal from the input circuit 77. Send sphere data.

  The CPU 120 of the payout control circuit 119 sets a payout signal based on the prize ball data from the main control circuit 72 and outputs the payout signal setting result to the motor circuit 123. The motor circuit 123 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the payout motor 124 as a drive power supply. The CPU 120 controls the motor circuit 123 based on the payout signal, thereby controlling the payout motor 124 in accordance with the prize ball data. Rotate. The series of operations of the CPU 120 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 1121, and the RAM 122 functions as a work memory for the CPU 120.

The payout motor 124 corresponds to a drive source of a prize ball payout device that pays out the pachinko ball P as a prize ball in the upper plate 6, and the prize ball is based on the rotation of the payout motor 124 according to the prize ball data. The number of prize balls corresponding to the data is paid out into the upper plate 6.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the power is turned on, the main control circuit 72 initializes all data in the RAM 75 in step S1 of FIG. Then, based on the output of the normal rotation command to the motor circuit 80 in step S2, the rail motor 60 is started to rotate forward, and the accessory device 50 is operated.

  When operating the accessory device 50 in step S2, the main control circuit 72 updates the random counter R1 and the random counter R2 in steps S3 and S4. The random counter R1 and the random counter R2 are added from the same lower limit value to a different upper limit value, then returned to the same lower limit value, and added cyclically. The main control circuit 72 performs random counter R2 in step S4. Is added, the process returns to step S3, and steps S3 and S4 are repeated.

  If the main control circuit 72 detects an interrupt request signal from the timer circuit 76 while repeating steps S3 and S4, it starts a timer interrupt program. Then, “1” is added to the random counter R3 in step S11 of FIG. The random counter R3 is added from the lower limit value to the upper limit value, then returned to the lower limit value and added cyclically. When the main control circuit 72 adds the random counter R3 in step S11, the process proceeds to step S12. .

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S12, it determines the variation state of the special symbol. This special symbol variation means that the symbol element in the left column, the symbol element in the middle column, and the symbol element in the right column of the special symbol display 31 are “1” → “2”… → “7” → “8” → “1 ... Is variably displayed in a looped order, and the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S13 when it is detected in step S12 that no special symbol variation display is performed.

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S13, it determines the execution state of the big hit game. When it is detected that the big hit game is stopped, the process proceeds to step S14. This jackpot game is to open the door 37 of the grand prize opening 36 and generate a player's advantageous state in which the pachinko ball P is allowed to win in the big prize slot 36. The pachinko ball P is held in the open state until the number condition for winning or the time condition for the open time to reach the upper limit is satisfied. The opening operation based on the number condition and the time condition of the big winning opening 36 is called a big hit round. When either the number condition or the time condition is satisfied, the big hit round is resumed. An upper limit is set for the number of repetitions of the jackpot round, and when the number of repetitions of the jackpot round reaches the upper limit value, the jackpot game is unconditionally terminated.

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S14, the main control circuit 72 determines whether or not there is a start signal from the start port sensor 34. When a start signal is detected here, the current measured values of the random counters R1 to R3 are acquired in step S15, and the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is compared with the jackpot value recorded in advance in the ROM 74 in step S16. Then, when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is the same as the jackpot value, it is determined that it is a jackpot and the process proceeds to step S17, and when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is different from the jackpot value. It is determined that it has come off, and the process proceeds to step S18.

When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S17, it sets a big hit symbol based on the acquisition result of the random counter R2. The jackpot symbol is a special symbol in which the symbol element in the left column, the symbol element in the middle column, and the symbol element in the right column all have the same symbol. When the main control circuit 72 sets the jackpot symbol in step S17, the process proceeds to step S19. Transition.
When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S18, the main control circuit 72 sets an out symbol based on the acquisition result of the random counter R1. This off symbol is a special symbol in which at least one of the symbol elements in the left column, the symbol elements in the middle column, and the symbol elements in the right column is different, and the main control circuit 72 sets the symbol to be removed in step S18. Sometimes the process proceeds to step S19.

When the process proceeds to step S19, the main control circuit 72 transmits a special symbol setting result to the effect control circuit 92 as special game data. Then, the process proceeds to step S20, and the special symbol variation display is started based on outputting the display signal to the LED circuit 78.
The effect control circuit 92 sets decoration game data based on the reception result of the special game data, and transmits it to the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112. Then, the symbol control circuit 97 sets a display signal based on the decoration game data, and controls the display content of the decoration symbol display 32 based on the display signal to produce a special symbol variation display visually. The sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 set a sound signal and an electrical signal based on the decoration game data, and control the speaker 19 and the electrical LED 22 based on the sound signal and the electrical signal, thereby special symbols. The change display is produced in a sound and electrical manner.

  When the main control circuit 72 detects that the special symbol is changing in step S12, the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S21. Here, when it is detected that the set time has elapsed since the start of the special symbol fluctuation display, the process proceeds to step S22, and the special symbol is fluctuated and stopped based on outputting a display signal to the LED circuit 78. This special symbol variation stop is performed as a result of the setting, and the player is notified of the big hit and miss by the combination in the special symbol variation stop state.

  When the main control circuit 72 finishes displaying the variation of the special symbol in step S22, the main control circuit 72 transmits a variation stop command to the effect control circuit 92 in step S23. Then, an effect stop command is transmitted from the effect control circuit 92 to the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112, and the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 are displayed as a picture of a special symbol game. Finish the production, sound production, and electrical production.

When the main control circuit 72 transmits the fluctuation stop command in step S23, the main control circuit 72 detects the determination result of the big hit or miss in step S24. When the big hit is detected here, the process proceeds to step S25 to start the big hit game.
When the main control circuit 72 detects that the big hit game is being played in step S13, it determines in step S26 whether or not the final big hit round has ended. Here, when it is detected that the final big hit round has ended, the process proceeds to step S27, and the big hit game ends.

According to the first embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
The time during which the local separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P is set shorter than the remaining time. For this reason, when the pachinko ball P is supplied to the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the pachinko ball P rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 with high accuracy. The player can recognize the behavior to be performed with high accuracy. Moreover, since the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 are displaced in the vertical direction in a non-parallel state, the parallel state and the non-parallel state can be easily identified visually while the player is playing the game. For this reason, the pachinko ball P can be launched aiming at the timing at which the rear rails 52 are stopped in parallel, and the pachinko ball P can be intentionally rolled along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. Further, since both the rear rails 52 are operated by the cams 62, the movement of the rear rails 52 in the non-parallel state can be adjusted according to the cam shape of the cams 62.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a crank plate 131 is fixed to the rotating shaft 61 of the rail motor 60. The crank plate 131 has an oval shape, and the rotating shaft 61 is fixed to the crank plate 131 at a portion eccentric to one side with respect to the center of the crank plate 131. A crank pin 132 corresponding to a cam is fixed to the crank plate 131. The crank pin 132 is fixed to the crank plate 131 at a portion eccentric to the center of the crank plate 131 on the opposite side of the rotation shaft 61. The crank pin 132 is driven by the rail motor 60. Make a circular motion in the center. The crank pin 132 is inserted into a horizontally long rectangular through hole 133. This through hole 133 is formed in the slide plate 57, and the upper surface of the through hole 133 functions as a horizontal straight cam surface 134.

  FIG. 16 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls horizontally to the right (the rotational phase angle “0 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the slide plate 57 is pushed downward by the spring force of the spring 58, and the crank pin 132 is in contact with the right end portion of the cam surface 134. Then, both rear rails 52 are parallel to each other so as to overlap the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front, and a gap W having a constant width that is smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P between the rear rails 52 and the front rail 51. Is formed.

  FIG. 17 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls vertically downward (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “90 °”). In this state, the slide plates 57 are pushed downward by the spring force of the springs 58, and the rear rails 52 and the front rails are in a parallel state in which the rear rails 52 overlap with the rear of the front rails 51 when viewed from the front. A gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere P is formed between the pin 51 and the pin 51.

  FIG. 18 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls horizontally to the left (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “180 °”). In this state, the slide plate 57 is pushed downward by the spring force of the spring 58, and the crank pin 132 is in contact with the left end portion of the cam surface 134. Then, both rear rails 52 are parallel to each other so as to overlap the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front, and a gap W having a constant width that is smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P between the rear rails 52 and the front rail 51. Is formed.

  FIG. 19 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 stands vertically upward (rotational phase angle “270 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the crank pin 132 is in contact with the central portion of the cam surface 134 in the left-right direction, and the slide plate 57 is pushed up to the highest position against the spring force of the spring 58. Then, the rear rails 52 are in a non-parallel state in which the rear rails 52 are displaced upward with respect to the front rails 51, and a large gap W is formed between the rear rails 52 and the front rails 51 as compared with the diameter dimension of the pachinko balls P. Has been.

  When the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is in the range of “180 °” to “270 °”, the crank pin 132 moves to a high position in response to the rotation of the crank plate 131, and the cam surface 134 of the slide plate 57 moves. The crank pin 132 is pushed upward as the crank pin 132 rises. In this state, both rear rails 52 rise in conjunction with the cam surface 134, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 increases as the rear rail 52 rises.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is within the range of “270 °” to “360 (0) °”, the crank pin 132 moves to a low position in response to the rotation of the crank plate 131, and the cam of the slide plate 57 The surface 134 is pushed downward by the spring force of the spring 68. In this state, both rear rails 52 are lowered in conjunction with the cam surface 134, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 becomes smaller as the rear rail 52 is lowered.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is in the range of “0 °” to “180 °”, the cam surface 134 of the slide plate 57 is not operated by the crank pin 132 even if the crank plate 131 rotates, and the slide plate 57 It is held at the current position. That is, the stop time for both the rear rails 52 to stop behind the front rails 51 and the movement time for the both rear rails 52 to move from the rear of the front rails 51 are set to be the same. The distance W between the front end of each rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 is, as shown in FIG. 19, compared to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P before and after including the state in which the crank plate 131 stands vertically upward. The crank pin 132 sets the local separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 to be shorter than the remaining time compared to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. is there.

  In the first to second embodiments, the rear rails 52 are raised with respect to the front rails 51. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be lowered, for example. Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention in which both rear rails 52 are lowered with respect to the front rail 51 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 20, a compression coil spring 135 is accommodated in the guide frame 56, and the slide plate 57 is urged upward by the spring force of the spring 135. A cam surface 136 is formed on the slide plate 57. The cam surface 136 refers to the lower surface of the through-hole 133 and has a horizontal straight shape.
FIG. 20 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls horizontally to the right (the rotational phase angle “0 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the slide plate 57 is pushed upward by the spring force of the spring 135, and the crank pin 132 is in contact with the right end portion of the cam surface 136. Then, the rear rails 52 are in a parallel state where the rear rails 52 overlap with the rear of the front rails 51 when viewed from the front, and the pachinko balls P are placed between the rear rails 52 and the front rails 51 as shown in FIG. A gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter is formed.

  FIG. 21 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls vertically downward (rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 “90 °”). In this state, the crank pin 132 is in contact with the central portion of the cam surface 136 in the left-right direction, and the slide plate 57 is pushed down against the spring force of the spring 135. Then, the rear rails 52 are pushed down in a non-parallel state in which the rear rails 52 are displaced downward with respect to the front rails 51, and as shown in FIG. A gap W larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P is formed therebetween.

  FIG. 22 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 falls horizontally to the left (the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “180 °”). In this state, the slide plate 57 is pushed upward by the spring force of the spring 135, and the crank pin 132 is in contact with the left end portion of the cam surface 136. Then, both rear rails 52 are parallel to each other so as to overlap the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front, and a gap W having a constant width that is smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P between the rear rails 52 and the front rail 51. Is formed.

  FIG. 23 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crank plate 131 stands vertically upward (rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 “270 °”). In this state, the slide plates 57 are pushed upward by the spring force of the springs 135, and the rear rails 52 and the front rails are in a parallel state in which the rear rails 52 overlap with the rear of the front rails 51 when viewed from the front. A gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere P is formed between the pin 51 and the pin 51.

  When the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is in the range of “0 °” to “90 °”, the crank pin 132 moves to a low position in response to the rotation of the crank plate 131, and the cam surface 136 of the slide plate 57 moves. It is pushed down as the crank pin 132 is lowered. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 24A to 24D, both rear rails 52 are lowered in conjunction with the cam surface 136, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is the rear rail 52. Increases with the descent of.

  When the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is in the range of “90 °” to “180 °”, the crank pin 132 moves to a high position in response to the rotation of the crank plate 131, and the slide plate 57 is the spring of the spring 135. Pushed up with force. In this state, both rear rails 52 are raised in conjunction with the slide plate 57, and the separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is equal to that of the rear rail 52, as shown in FIGS. It becomes smaller as it rises.

  When the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 60 is within the range of “180 °” to “360 (0) °”, the cam surface 136 of the slide plate 57 is not operated by the crank pin 132 even if the crank plate 131 rotates, and the slide is performed. The plate 57 is held at the current position. That is, the stop time for both the rear rails 52 to stop behind the front rails 51 and the movement time for the both rear rails 52 to move from the rear of the front rails 51 are set to be the same. The distance W between the front end of each rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 is, as shown in FIG. 21, compared with the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P before and after including the state in which the crank plate 131 falls vertically. The crank pin 132 sets the local separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 to be shorter than the remaining time compared to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. is there.

As shown in FIG. 25, a cam 140 is fixed to the rotating shaft 61 of the rail motor 60. The cam 140 has a fan shape having arcuate surfaces 141 to 143 having the same curvature with a small diameter, an arcuate surface 144 having a large diameter, and straight straight surfaces 145 to 146, and the arcuate surface 144 with respect to the center. It is connected to the rotating shaft 61 at a portion eccentric to the side.
FIG. 25 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 140 falls to the right (the rotational phase angle “0 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 comes into line contact with the small-diameter circular arc surface 141 of the cam 140 by the spring force of the spring 58, and both rear rails 52 are in a parallel state overlapping the rear of the front rail 51, as shown in FIG. As shown in a), a gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51.

  FIG. 26 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 140 falls downward (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 60 is “90 °”). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 is pushed down to the lowest position based on the line contact with the large-diameter arc surface 144 of the cam 140 by the spring force of the spring 58, and the rear rails 52 are lowered with respect to the front rail. As shown in FIG. 29C, a large gap W is formed between the front end portion of the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 as compared to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. Has been.

  FIG. 27 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 140 falls to the left (the rotational phase angle “180 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 is brought into line contact with the small circular arc surface 142 of the cam 140 by the spring force of the spring 58, so that both rear rails 52 overlap with the rear of the front rail 51 in a parallel state. As shown in e), a gap W having a constant width smaller than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51.

  FIG. 28 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the cam 140 stands upward (the rotational phase angle “270 °” of the rail motor 60). In this state, the lower surface of the slide plate 57 is pushed up to the highest position based on the line contact with the small circular arc surface 143 of the cam 140 by the spring force of the spring 58, so that both the rear rails 52 are above the front rail. As shown in FIG. 29 (g), a gap W larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is formed between the front end portion of the rear rail 52 and the front rail 51, as shown in FIG. ing. That is, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, the separation dimension W between the front end portion of each rear rail 52 and the front rail 51 includes front and rear, including a state where the cam 140 is vertically tilted downward, and the cam 140 is upward. The cam 140 is larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P before and after including the vertically standing state, and the cam 140 has a local separation dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 as the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P. The time that becomes larger than the remaining time is set shorter than the remaining time.

In the first to fourth embodiments, the rear rails 52 are moved up and down. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front rails 51 are moved up and down while the rear rails 52 are stationary. Alternatively, both the front rail 51 and the rear rails 52 may be moved up and down. In the first to third embodiments, the cam 62 and the crank pin 132 are provided so that the stop time in which the rear rails 52 are stopped in the parallel state is the same as the movement time in which the rear rails 52 are moved up and down in the non-parallel state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a cam and a crank pin that make the stop time when both rear rails 52 stop in a parallel state longer than the movement time when moving up and down in a non-parallel state may be provided. . In the above embodiment, the following [Invention 1] and [Invention 2] are described in addition to the invention described in the claims.
[Invention 1]
A display frame that holds a symbol display, a ball passage that is provided on the display frame and has an entrance through which a game ball that rolls outside the display frame can enter, and is spaced apart from the display frame in the front-rear direction A front path member and a rear path member provided in the ball path, an outlet provided in the ball path for supplying game balls to the front path member and the rear path member, the front path member and the rear path Depending on the drive mechanism that operates the path member in a parallel state in which the path members are arranged in the front-rear direction and a non-parallel state that is shifted in the vertical direction, a motor that operates the drive mechanism, and a command content from the main control circuit that determines the big hit and release A drive circuit that drives the motor in a constant direction at a constant speed, and the drive mechanism has a time during which a local separation dimension between the front path member and the rear path member becomes larger than a diameter dimension of the game ball. The Gaming machine characterized in that it is configured to include a cam is set shorter than the Rino time.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the game ball is supplied to the front path member and the rear path member, the game ball rolls with high accuracy along both of them, and the game ball rolls along the front path member and the rear path member. Recognize with high accuracy. In this invention 1, the front path member and the rear path member are operated in a parallel state in which the front path member and the rear path member are aligned in the front-rear direction and in a non-parallel state in which the front path member is shifted in the vertical direction. It is characterized in that a cam is provided for setting a time that is larger than the diameter of the game ball to be shorter than the remaining time. The meanings of the terms of the invention 1 are as follows. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the time for the local distance between the front path member and the rear path member to be larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball is set shorter than the remaining time. When supplied to the front path member and the rear path member, it rolls with high accuracy along both. For this reason, since the player can recognize the behavior of the game ball rolling along the front path member and the rear path member with high accuracy, the presence value of the front path member and the rear path member is increased. Moreover, since the front path member and the rear path member are displaced in the vertical direction in the non-parallel state, the parallel state and the non-parallel state can be easily identified visually while the player is playing the game. For this reason, a game ball can be launched aiming at the timing at which the front path member and the rear path member stop in a parallel state, and the game ball can be intentionally rolled along both. Furthermore, since the front path member and the rear path member are operated by the cam, the movement of the front path member and the rear path member in the non-parallel state can be adjusted according to the cam shape.
1) Display frame: Refers to a holding member that holds a symbol display. This display frame is provided in the game area, and the game area refers to a rolling area that is the maximum range in which a game ball released from the exit of the launch passage can roll.
2) Ball passage: Refers to a passage of a game ball having an entrance through which a game ball rolling outside the display frame can enter. The exit of the ball passage is directed directly or indirectly to the front path member and the rear path member, and the game balls in the ball path are directly or indirectly discharged from the exit of the ball path to both the path members. .
3) Front path member and rear path member: These are provided on the display frame so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and the game balls released from the exit of the ball path are supplied to the front path member and the rear path member. That is, in order to supply game balls to the front path member and the rear path member, a skill for launching the game balls aiming at the ball path is required.
4) Drive mechanism: refers to a mechanical element that generates a parallel state and a non-parallel state based on a movement operation of at least one of a front path member and a rear path member, and the parallel state is a front path member and a rear path. The state in which the members are arranged in the front-rear direction is referred to, and the non-parallel state is a state in which the front path member and the rear path member are displaced in the vertical direction. This drive mechanism is mainly composed of a cam for operating at least one of the front path member and the rear path member, and the cam has a local separation dimension between the front path member and the rear path member and the diameter of the game ball. The time that is larger than the time is set shorter than the remaining time. That is, the cam forms a falling part of the game ball between the front path member and the rear path member, and the duration of the falling part is set shorter than the disappearance time. This cam is a main mover that gives a periodic motion to the follower by rotating around its axis.
5) Motor: equivalent to the drive source of the drive mechanism.
6) Drive circuit: drives the motor in a constant direction at a constant speed, and the parallel state and the non-parallel state are generated at regular time periods regardless of whether or not the game ball is supplied. This drive circuit drives the motor in accordance with the command content from the main control circuit. The main control circuit performs determination processing for jackpot and loss, and the determination processing for jackpot and loss is a term including both of the following processes.
-A random number is acquired based on the winning of the game ball at the starting port, and the result of the random value acquisition is compared with the jackpot value to determine whether or not a big hit or miss.
-The winning state for the specific area of the game ball is monitored, and the big hit is determined based on detecting that the game ball has won the specific area.
[Invention 2]
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display frame is provided with a stage for receiving a game ball dropped from the front path member and the rear path member.
Invention 2 provides a stage on a display frame. The stage receives the game balls that have dropped from the front path member and the rear path member, and the game balls that have fallen from the front path member and the rear path member are discharged to the outside of the display frame via the stage.

The figure which shows 1st Example of this invention (a is a front view which shows whole structure, b is a side view which shows whole structure) (A) is a rear view showing the overall configuration, and (b) is a top view showing the overall configuration. Block diagram showing power supply path Block diagram showing electrical configuration The figure which shows a game board (a is a front view, b is a side view, c is a top view) Front view showing the accessory device with the rail motor rotation phase angle "0 °" Use the top view w showing the accessory device with the rotation phase angle of the rail motor “0 °” Side view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle “0 °” of the rail motor Front view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle of 90 ° of the rail motor Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "180 °" Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "270 °" Front view showing cam Side view showing how the rear rail moves up and down Flow chart showing main processing of main control circuit Flow chart showing timer interrupt processing of main control circuit The figure which shows 2nd Example of this invention (front view which shows an accessory apparatus by the rotation phase angle "0 degree" of a rail motor) Front view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle of 90 ° of the rail motor Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "180 °" Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "270 °" The figure which shows 3rd Example of this invention (front view which shows an accessory apparatus by the rotation phase angle "0 degree" of a rail motor) Front view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle of 90 ° of the rail motor Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "180 °" Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "270 °" Side view showing how the rear rail moves up and down The figure which shows 4th Example of this invention (front view which shows an accessory apparatus by the rotation phase angle "0 degree" of a rail motor) Front view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle of 90 ° of the rail motor Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "180 °" Front view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "270 °" Side view showing how the rear rail moves up and down

Explanation of symbols

  P is a pachinko ball (game ball), 30 is a display frame, 31 is a special symbol indicator (symbol indicator), 32 is a decorative symbol indicator (symbol indicator), 42 is a warp passage (ball passage), 42a is Inlet, 43a is outlet, 44 is stage, 51 is front rail (front path member), 52 is rear rail (rear path member), 60 is rail motor (motor), 62 is cam, 69 is drive mechanism, 72 is main A control circuit, 80 is a motor circuit (drive circuit), 132 is a clamp pin (cam), and 140 is a cam.

Claims (1)

A display frame that is provided on the game board and holds a symbol display;
A ball passage having an entrance that is provided in the display frame and into which a game ball rolling outside the display frame can enter;
A front path member and a rear path member that are provided on the display frame and that are visually recognizable by the player and oriented in the left-right direction as viewed from the player, and are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction;
An outlet that is provided in the ball path and supplies a game ball between the front path member and the rear path member from within the ball path;
The vertical path between the front path member and the rear path member is changed by moving and operating at least one of the front path member and the rear path member, the front path member and the rear path A drive mechanism for bringing the members into the following 1) parallel state and 2 ) non- parallel state,
1) The front path member and the rear path member are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and a parallel state for rolling a game ball along the respective surfaces of the front path member and the rear path member 2) A game ball that rolls along the respective surfaces of the front path member and the rear path member in a state where the front path member and the rear path member are displaced from each other in the vertical direction. And a non- parallel state for dropping from the gap between the rear path members, which are provided in the game board and disposed at a lower position than each of the front path member and the rear path member. A starter that can win,
A motor for operating the drive mechanism;
A drive circuit for driving the motor in a constant direction at a constant speed;
The drive mechanism is
When the motor is driven in the constant direction at the constant speed, at least one of the front path member and the rear path member is set such that 1) a parallel state and 2) a non-parallel state occur at regular time periods. A gaming machine characterized by being operated to move .

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