JP4780581B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides start detection means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening provided in the game area, and accepts the game ball by opening the ball receiving port based on the ball detection of the start detection means. The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a winning device.

Conventionally, in general, for a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, the ball receiving opening of the winning device is opened based on the winning at the starting winning opening, and the game ball entered in the winning device wins a specific winning area. In this case, a special game state is generated and a winning device is opened in a special manner (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-220257 (FIG. 2)

  By the way, in the structure of the said patent document 1, it became the structure which opens and closes a ball | bowl inlet by the opening-and-closing member which opens and closes a ball | bowl inlet rotating by rotating clockwise and counterclockwise centering on a rotating shaft part. . That is, the opening / closing member is rotated in one direction that is clockwise or counterclockwise to open the ball receiving port, and then the opening / closing member is rotated in the other direction to close the ball receiving port. However, in such a configuration, the movement of the opening / closing member accompanying the opening / closing operation is limited to a movement within a rotation range of about 45 degrees around the rotation shaft portion, and even in a state where the ball receiving opening is opened. The player was given an impression that it was difficult for the game ball to win in the winning device. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game ball in the winning device by expanding the operating range of the opening / closing member in a configuration in which the winning device is opened by opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can give a player an impression that it is easy to win a prize.

(Solution 1)
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a start detecting means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening provided in a game area, and a ball of the start detecting means. A gaming machine comprising a winning device that opens a ball receiving port based on detection and enables a game ball to be received, wherein the winning device has an attachment board and an opening formed on a front surface of the mounting board A winning space in which a part of the side edge of the opening is formed as the ball receiving port, a rolling plate that divides the winning space vertically, and a portion other than the ball receiving port at the side end of the opening. A partition wall that partitions the gaming area and the winning space so as not to communicate with each other; an opening / closing member that opens and closes the ball receiving port; and an electric drive source that opens and closes the opening / closing member. there at the lower portion of the opening corresponding to the sphere inlet Said rotating shaft rotatably mounted on the basis of the driving of the electric driving source while being arranged above the end of the partition wall, an opening and closing piece portions extending in a straight line on either side direction of the rotary shaft portion, the Provided on either one of the back surface and the front surface side of the opening / closing piece portion, the convex portions are continuously spaced along the extending direction of the opening / closing piece portion at a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. is formed, before the Kitsukamatsu Setsukabe, said recess to avoid interference with the projections in the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member is formed, said ball rotates before Symbol around the opening piece portion is the rotating shaft when the receiving port is in an open state, the sphere while accepting game balls to the winning space of the upper partitioned by the inlet the rolling plate, the partition wall by the side edge or we said of the opening other than the ball receiving port game ball into the winning space in the lower partitioned by rolling plate aggression Characterized in that it prevented from.
In this case, the ball receiving port can be opened and closed by the opening and closing member by rotating the opening and closing member in one direction around the rotation shaft portion . For this reason, it is possible to widen the operating range of the opening and closing member, can provide easy impression game ball is finished in turn the winning device to the player. In the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member, as a component for avoiding interference between the opening / closing member (opening / closing piece portion) and the partition wall, the opening / closing piece portion is provided with a convex portion, and the partition wall is provided with a concave portion corresponding to the convex portion. Although it is configured, this is a convenient expression, and when a plurality of convex portions are provided on the opening and closing piece, each convex portion is necessarily a concave portion, and between each concave portion of the partition wall is necessarily It becomes a convex part. For this reason, it can be said that the component part for avoiding interference with an opening-and-closing member (opening-closing piece part) and a partition wall is the recessed part between each convex part in an opening-and-closing piece part, and the convex part between each recessed part in a partition wall.

(Solution 2)
In the solving means 1, the opening / closing member opens and closes the ball receiving opening by rotating in one direction around the rotating shaft.
In this case, in the opening / closing operation of the winning device (ball receiving port), since the opening / closing member is not rotated in one direction and not rotated in the other direction, it is impressed as if the opening / closing member does not return. It is possible to give the player an impression that the game ball is likely to win in the winning device.

(Solution 3)
In the solving means 2, the opening / closing member rotates with the direction in which the opening / closing piece enters the ball receiving port as the one direction.
In this case, at the time when the opening / closing member is rotating, the game ball flowing down the game area can be easily taken into the ball receiving port, and the game ball can be easily won in the winning device.

(Solution 4)
In Solution 1 to Solution 3, the opening and closing members are individually arranged on the left and right side portions of the winning device and are configured as a pair of left and right.
In this case, since the game balls flowing down the game area on the left and right sides of the winning device can be received by the winning device in the opened state of the winning device (ball receiving port), the ball flow of the gaming balls winning the winning device The number of patterns can be increased, and the player can be given an impression that game balls can easily win in the winning device.

(Solution 5)
In Solution 1 to Solution 4, there is provided a symbol display means for displaying a variation of a symbol based on the ball detection of the start detection means and stopping and displaying a display result after a predetermined period of time, wherein the winning device includes the symbol display When the specific display result is stopped and displayed by the means, the ball receiving port is opened to allow the reception of the game ball.
In this case, since it is determined whether or not the winning device is released based on the display result of the symbol display means, it is possible to enhance the interest in the symbol variation display by the symbol display means, and it is possible to improve game play.

(Solution 6)
In Solution 1 to Solution 5, specific detection means for detecting that a game ball has won a specific winning area in the winning device, and the ball receiving port by the opening / closing member based on ball detection by the specific detection means And an opening continuation control means for continuously executing the opening operation.
In this case, it is determined whether or not the opportunity to win the game ball in the winning device continues depending on whether or not the game ball wins in the specific winning area in the winning device. Can be increased.

(Solution 7)
In the solving means 6, a normal detecting means for detecting that a game ball has won in a normal winning area other than the specific winning area in the winning device, and detection of a gaming ball by at least the specific detecting means and the normal detecting means And a ball payout means for paying out a prize ball in response to
In this case, when a game ball wins the winning device, the player can pay out the winning ball to the player as a gaming privilege.

(Solution 8)
In Solution 1 to Solution 7, the electrical drive source includes a motor having a drive shaft attached integrally with the rotary shaft portion.
In this case, since the rotation of the drive shaft of the motor can be directly transmitted as the rotation operation of the opening / closing member, the operation efficiency of the opening / closing member can be increased.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the ball receiving port can be opened and closed by the opening and closing member by rotating the opening and closing member in one direction around the rotation shaft portion. In other words, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is not limited to the movement within the predetermined rotation range around the rotation shaft portion. For this reason, the operating range of the opening / closing member can be expanded, and as a result, the player can be given an impression that a game ball can easily win in the winning device.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine with the main body frame and the front frame opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, a front frame 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left and right frame members, and has a lower plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the lower front side of the outer frame 2. A main body frame 3 is attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The main body frame 3 is formed by integrally molding the front frame body 8, the game board mounting frame 9, and the mechanism mounting frame 10 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame 8 formed on the front side of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2.

  A game board 4 is attached to the game board mounting frame 9 integrally formed at the rear portion of the front frame body 8 so as to be attachable and detachable from the front. A guide rail 11 having an outer rail and an inner rail is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 4, and a game area 12 is defined inside the guide rail 11. A low-frequency speaker 14 is mounted via a speaker mounting plate 13 near one side of the front lower portion of the front frame 8 positioned below the game board mounting frame 9. A launch rail 15 that guides a game ball toward the launch path of the game board 4 is attached to the upper portion in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 8 in an inclined manner. On the other hand, a lower front member 16 is attached to a lower portion in the lower area of the front surface of the front frame body 8. A lower pan 17 is provided substantially at the center of the front surface of the lower front member 16, and an operation handle 18 is provided closer to one side.

  A function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 is provided on the rear surface of the main body frame 3 (front frame body 8) opposite to the side where the hinge mechanism 7 is provided. A locking device 19 having a function of locking the front frame 5 is attached. The locking device 19 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 21 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 20 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the main body frame 3 in a closed state, and an open side of the front frame 5. There are provided a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 23 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 22 provided on the rear surface and lock the front frame 5 in a closed state. Then, the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 24 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is released. When the key is locked and the key is rotated in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 23 and the closing tool 22 of the front frame 5 is released, and the front frame 5 is unlocked. ing. The front end of the cylinder lock 24 is exposed to the front surface of the lower front member 16 through the front frame 8 and the lower front member 16 so that the unlocking operation can be performed by inserting a key from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Are arranged.

  A front frame 5 is attached to one side of the front surface of the main body frame 3 by a hinge mechanism 25 so as to be opened and closed forward. The front frame 5 includes a door body frame 26, a side decoration device 27, an upper plate 28, and an acoustic illumination device 29. The door main body frame 26 is formed of a pressed metal frame member, and is formed in a size that covers a portion from the upper end of the front frame body 8 to the upper edge of the lower front member 16. A substantially circular opening window 30 through which the game area 12 of the game board 4 can be seen through from the front is formed at substantially the center of the door body frame 26. Further, a window frame 31 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 30 is provided on the rear side of the door body frame 26, and a transparent plate 32 is attached to the window frame 31.

  On the front side of the door main body frame 26, around the opening window 30, side decoration devices 27 are mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 28 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 29 is mounted on the upper portion. The side decoration device 27 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 33 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-like opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 33 in the vertical direction, and a lens 34 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole. The acoustic illumination device 29 includes a transparent cover body 35, a speaker 36, a speaker cover 37, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit.

  Next, various components provided in the game area 12 partitioned on the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the game board.

  A central winning device 40 (winning device), which is a main part of the present embodiment, is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 12. Below the central winning device 40, left, middle, and right start winning ports 41, 42, and 43 having start sensors 41a, 42a, and 43a (see FIG. 4, start detection means) are arranged. When a hit ball is won in the start winning opening 41, 42, 43, the start sensor 41a, 42a, 43a detects this to open the central winning device 40 for a predetermined period. At the lowermost part of the game area 12, there is provided an out-port 44 through which the game balls that have flowed down the game area 12 and have not won any winning holes or winning devices are taken in. In addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 12 has a general winning port 47 with a built-in obstacle nail 45, a windmill 46, and a general prize sensor 47a (see FIG. 4) that obstruct the game balls flowing down the game area 12. A side lamp decoration 48 incorporating a side lamp 48a (see FIG. 4) is provided.

  The central prize-winning device 40 has an attachment board 49 for attaching the central prize-winning device 40 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). The attachment board 49 has an upper prize space 50 and a lower prize-winning space 51. Is formed. In the upper prize space 50, a pair of left and right opening / closing members 52 are rotatably provided. Each of the opening / closing members 52 is connected to a motor 53 (see FIG. 4: an electric drive source), and opens and closes the ball receiving port 50 a of the upper winning space 50 based on the driving of the motor 53. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 52 will be described in detail later. In the upper winning space 50, there are provided a count sensor 54 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball won in the upper winning space 50 and an upper rolling plate 55 for rolling the winning ball backward. It has been. The winning ball detected by the count sensor 54 flows down the upper rolling plate 55 and then is sent to the lower winning space 51 through the ball passage 56. In addition, a symbol display 57 (symbol display means) is disposed on the upper portion of the central winning device 40 above the upper winning space 50. The symbol display 57 is composed of 7 segment LEDs, and displays symbols such as “7” by turning on / off the 7 segments.

  On the other hand, the lower prize winning space 51 is provided with a lower rolling plate 58 that is inclined downward toward the front, and a ball discharge port 59 for feeding a game ball flowing down the ball passage 56 into the lower rolling plate 58. ing. The front end portion of the lower rolling plate 58 is provided with a specific receiving entrance 61 (specific winning area) that always moves in the left-right direction at a constant speed as the motor 60 (see FIG. 4) is driven. Inside the specific receiving port 61, a V winning sensor 62 (see FIG. 4: specific detecting means) for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific receiving port 61 is provided. Also, below the front end of the lower rolling plate 58, a normal winning sensor 63 (see FIG. 4: normal detecting means) that detects a game ball that has not entered the specific receiving port 61 is provided. Note that the game ball that has entered the specific receiving port 61 is detected by the V winning sensor 62, and a continuation right to open control the ball receiving port 50a is established based on the detection (opening continuation control means). On the other hand, a game ball that has not entered the specific receiving port 61 is detected by the normal winning sensor 63 and processed as a normal winning ball. Further, based on the detection of the game balls by the winning sensors 41a, 42a, 43a, 47a, 62, 63, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the payout device 103 (see FIG. 4: ball payout means).

  Here, the game realized by various winning devices provided on the game board 4 will be described. The launch rail 15 and the guide rail 11 are launched by a launch device (not shown) provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The game ball that is released to the game area 12 flows down toward the out port 44 while colliding with the obstacle nail or the like in the game area 12. When a game ball flowing down the game area 12 wins the start winning opening 41, 42, 43 and is detected by the start sensor 41a, 42a, 43a, the symbol display 57 starts symbol variation. And when the display result derived | led-out by the stop of a symbol will be a predetermined | prescribed contact aspect (for example, symbol of "7"), the opening / closing member 52 of the center prize-winning apparatus 40 will be open | released for a predetermined period (for example, 0.9 second), A game ball can win the central winning device 40. When a game ball wins the central winning device 40 and the winning ball is detected by the V winning sensor 62 in the central winning device 40, the right to continue to control the central winning device 40 is established, and again The opening / closing member 52 of the central winning device 40 is opened for a predetermined period (for example, 0.9 seconds). However, the right to continue to control the central winning device 40 is limited to a predetermined limit (for example, 18 times).

  Next, the main control board 101 and the sub control board 111 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main control board 101 and the sub control board 111.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 101 includes a CPU 101a as a central processing unit, a ROM 101b as a read-only memory, and a RAM 101c as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 101a controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 101b, and creates a command signal to be output to the sub control board 111 and the payout control board 102. The RAM 101c temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 101 and information such as input signals. Detection signals from the count sensor 54, the start sensors 41a, 42a, 43a, the V prize sensor 62, the normal prize sensor 63, and the general prize sensor 47a are input to the main control board 101. On the other hand, the main control board 101 outputs drive signals to the motors 53 and 60. Further, the main control board 101 outputs a command signal to the payout control board 102. The payout control board 102 processes the command signal input from the main control board 101 and outputs a drive signal to the payout device 103 (payout motor). Thereby, the payout device 103 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal. Further, the main control board 101 outputs a drive signal to the symbol display 57.

  The sub control board 111 includes a CPU 111a, a ROM 111b, and a RAM 111c. The CPU 111a processes the command signal according to the control program stored in the ROM 111b. The RAM 111c temporarily stores information such as various data and input / output signals generated in various processes executed by the sub-control board 111. The sub control board 111 controls the speaker 36 and the side lamp 48 a based on the command signal from the main control board 101.

  Next, the details of the opening / closing member 52 of the central prize-winning device 40 constituting the main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing member 52 includes a rotating shaft portion 70 to which the drive shaft 53 a of the motor 53 is integrally attached, and an opening / closing piece portion 71 that extends in a straight line in both sides about the rotating shaft portion 70. It is equipped with. The open / close piece 71 has a comb shape in which a plurality of convex portions 72 are projected from the back surface side at a predetermined interval. That is, on the back surface side (game board 4 side) of the opening / closing piece portion 71, the convex portion 72 is continuously formed along the extending direction of the opening / closing piece portion 71. In addition, the distance between each convex part 72 and the distance from the front-end | tip part of the convex part 72 to the opposing surface with the attachment board | substrate 49 are each set smaller than the diameter dimension of a game ball, and a game ball is an opening-and-closing piece part. 71 is prevented from passing through. On the other hand, on the side of the mounting substrate 49 to which the opening / closing member 52 is attached, a plurality of recesses 73 corresponding to the protrusions 72 of the opening / closing piece 71 (in which the protrusions 72 are fitted with a slight gap) are formed. A partition wall 74 is erected. The width of the recess 73 is set to be smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball in the same manner as the interval between the projections 72, so that the game ball does not pass through the partition wall 74.

  Further, the opening / closing member 52 and the partition wall 74 described above are formed of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resin having high strength. Thereby, even when a game ball collides with the convex part 72 of the opening / closing member 52 (opening / closing piece part 71) or the concave part 73 of the partition wall 74, the opening / closing member 52 and the partition wall 74 are not deformed by the impact force. In addition, the problem that the game ball passes through the opening / closing member 52 and the partition wall 74 due to a change or breakage of the opening / closing member 52 and the partition wall 74 is avoided. However, the material of the opening / closing member 52 and the partition wall 74 is not limited to ABS resin, and any material having high strength may be used.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 5A, the opening / closing member 52 has the opening / closing piece 71 (convex portion 72) located above the rotation shaft portion 70 in a state where the opening / closing piece 71 is arranged along the vertical direction. ) Closes the upper prize space 50. At this time, the convex portion 72 of the opening / closing piece portion 71 located on the lower side of the rotating shaft portion 70 is fitted into the concave portion 73 of the partition wall 74. As the motor 53 is driven, the left opening / closing member 52 rotates in the clockwise direction (A direction shown in FIG. 5) around the rotation shaft 70, while the right opening / closing member 52 is rotated by the rotation shaft 70. Is rotated counterclockwise (B direction shown in FIG. 5). After that, as shown in FIG. 5B, the left opening / closing member 52 stops for a predetermined time (for example, 0.9 seconds) with the opening / closing piece 71 tilted downward in the right direction, and the right opening / closing member 52 stops for a predetermined time (for example, 0.9 seconds) in a state where the opening / closing piece 71 is inclined downward to the left, and opens the ball receiving port 50a of the upper winning space 50. At this time, the open / close piece 71 (convex portion 72) located on the upper side of the rotating shaft portion 70 guides the game ball flowing down the game area 12 on the left and right sides of the central winning device 40 into the upper prize space 50. It functions as a receiving and guiding unit. On the other hand, the open / close piece 71 (projection 72) located on the lower side of the rotation shaft portion 70 is disposed in the upper prize space 50. At this time, the internal fitting state of the concave portion 73 of the partition wall 74 and the convex portion 72 of the opening / closing piece portion 71 is released. As described above, the width of the concave portion 73 is set smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. Therefore, the game balls flowing down the game area 12 on the left and right sides of the central prize winning device 40 do not pass through the partition wall 74 and enter the upper prize space 50.

  Thereafter, the left opening / closing member 52 further rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft portion 70 (A direction shown in FIG. 5), and the right opening / closing member 52 further rotates counterclockwise around the rotation shaft portion 70. By rotating in the direction B (shown in FIG. 5), the open / close piece 71 as shown in FIG. 5A is arranged along the vertical direction, and is positioned above the rotary shaft 70. The opening / closing piece 71 (projection 72) closes the ball receiving port 50a of the upper winning space 50. At this time, the convex portion 72 of the opening / closing piece portion 71 located on the lower side of the rotating shaft portion 70 is fitted into the concave portion 73 of the partition wall 74.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the opening / closing member 52 includes the rotary shaft portion 70 that is rotatably provided based on the drive of the motor 53, and the open / close member that extends in a straight line in both sides of the rotary shaft portion 70. A projecting portion 72 along the extending direction of the opening / closing piece portion 71 at a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. In the part of the partition wall 74 that is formed and adjacent to the opening / closing member 52, a recess 73 that avoids interference with the protrusion 72 in the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 52 is formed. Thus, the ball receiving port 50a of the central prize winning device 40 can be opened and closed by the opening and closing member 52 by rotating the opening and closing member 52 in one direction around the rotation shaft portion 70. In other words, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 52 is not limited to the movement within the predetermined rotation range around the rotation shaft portion 70. For this reason, the operating range of the opening / closing member 52 can be expanded, and as a result, the player can be given an impression that a game ball is likely to win in the central winning device 40.

  In addition, the convex part 72 of the opening / closing piece part 71 does not necessarily have to project toward the back surface side (game board 4 side), and the convex part 72 toward the front side (player side) that is the opposite side thereof. You may make it project. However, in this case, the concave portion 73 of the partition wall 74 provided to avoid interference with the convex portion 72 in the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 52 needs to be formed facing the back surface side (the game board 4 side). .

  In addition, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the opening / closing member 52 opens and closes the ball receiving port 50 a by rotating in one direction around the rotation shaft portion 70. Thereby, in the opening / closing operation of the central winning device 40 (the ball receiving port 50a), the opening / closing member 52 is not rotated in one direction and is not rotated in the other direction, so that the opening / closing member 52 does not return. It is possible to give an impression to the player that the game ball is likely to win a prize in the central winning device 40.

  The opening / closing member 52 rotates with the direction in which the opening / closing piece 71 enters the ball receiving port 50a as the one direction. Thereby, at the time when the opening / closing member 52 is rotating, the game balls flowing down the game area can be easily taken into the ball receiving port 50a, and the game balls can be easily won in the central winning device 40.

  Further, the opening / closing members 52 are individually arranged on the left and right side portions of the central winning device 40 and are configured as a pair of left and right. Thereby, in a state where the central winning device 40 (the ball receiving port 50a) is opened, the central winning device 40 can receive the game balls flowing down the game area 12 on the left and right sides of the central winning device 40. It is possible to increase the ball flow pattern of the game balls that win the device 40, and to give the player an impression that the game balls can easily win in the central winning device 40.

  In addition, a symbol display 57 is provided that displays a variation of the symbol based on the ball detection of the start sensors 41a, 42a, 43a and stops displaying the display result after a predetermined period of time. When the hit mode (specific display result) is stopped and displayed, the ball receiving port 50a is opened to allow the reception of the game ball. As a result, it is determined whether or not the central prize-winning device 40 is opened based on the display result of the symbol display device 57. Therefore, it is possible to increase the interest of the symbol display by the symbol display device 57 and to enhance the game play. .

  In addition, a V winning sensor 62 for detecting that a game ball has been won is provided at a specific receiving port 61 in the central winning device 40, and the opening / closing member 52 opens the ball receiving port 50a based on the ball detection of the V winning sensor 62. Let the operation continue. Accordingly, it is determined whether or not the opportunity to win the game ball in the central prize winning device 40 continues depending on whether or not the game ball wins in the specific entrance 61 in the central prize winning device 40. It is possible to enhance the interest in the ball flow inside.

  In addition, a game by a normal winning sensor 63 for detecting that a game ball has won in a normal winning area other than the specific winning area (specific receiving port 61) in the central winning device 40, and a game by the V winning sensor 62 and the normal winning sensor 63. And a payout device 103 for paying out a prize ball in response to the detection of the ball. Thereby, when a game ball wins the central winning device 40, it can be configured to pay out a prize ball to the player as a game privilege.

  Further, a motor in which the drive shaft 53 a is integrally attached to the rotary shaft portion 70 is configured as an electrical drive source for the opening / closing member 52. Thereby, since the rotation of the drive shaft 53a of the motor 53 can be directly transmitted as the rotation operation of the opening / closing member 52, the operation efficiency of the opening / closing member 52 can be increased.

  In this embodiment, based on the ball detection of the start sensors 41a, 42a, 43a (start detection means), the symbol display is performed by the symbol display 57 (symbol display means), and the display result is the hit mode. The central winning device 40 (winning device) is opened, and the continuation right of the opening control is established based on the fact that the game ball entering the central winning device 40 wins the specific receiving entrance 61 (specific winning area). Although it is set as a structure, it is not limited to this structure. For example, the winning device may be opened unconditionally when a game ball is detected by the start detection means without providing the symbol display means. Further, when a game ball is detected by the start detection means, the winning device is unconditionally opened, and when the gaming ball that has won a prize in the winning device wins a specific winning area, the symbol display means changes the symbol based on this. When the symbol display result is a specific display result, the winning device release control may be repeatedly executed up to a predetermined number of times as the specific gaming state occurs.

  Further, the winning device is released based on the detection of the game ball by the start detection means (including a configuration in which a specific display result is stopped on the symbol display means based on the detection of the ball by the start detection means and the winning device is opened. ), When a game ball wins a specific winning area in the winning device, the opening control of the winning device may be repeatedly executed unconditionally up to a predetermined limit number of times. In addition to the prize winning device, a special prize opening device is provided separately, and when a specific display result is stopped and displayed on the symbol display means based on the detection of the game ball by the start detection means, the special prize opening device is set to a predetermined number of times. It is good also as a structure which repeats open control until.

It is a front view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of the state which open | released the main body frame and the front frame. It is a front view which shows a game board. It is a block diagram which shows a main control board and a sub control board. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a closed state of the ball receiving port by the opening / closing member, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing an opened state of the ball receiving port by the opening / closing member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Game board 12 Game area 40 Central prize-winning apparatus 41, 42, 43 Starting prize-winning opening 41a, 42a, 43a Starting sensor 50 Upper prize-winning space 50a Ball receiving opening 51 Lower prize-winning space 52 Opening / closing member 53 Motor 55 Upper rolling board 57 Symbol display 58 Lower rolling plate 61 Specific receiving port 62 V winning sensor 70 Rotating shaft portion 71 Opening / closing piece portion 72 Protruding portion 73 Recessing portion 74 Partition wall 101 Main control board 111 Sub control board

Claims (1)

Start detecting means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening provided in the game area, and a winning that allows a game ball to be received by opening a ball receiving port based on the ball detection of the start detecting means A gaming machine comprising a device,
The winning device is
A mounting substrate;
A winning space in which an opening is formed on the front surface of the mounting substrate and a side edge part of the opening is formed as the ball receiving port,
A rolling plate that divides the winning space vertically;
A partition wall that partitions a portion other than the ball receiving port at a side end of the opening so that the game area and the winning space do not communicate with each other;
An opening and closing member for opening and closing the ball receiving port;
An electric drive source for opening and closing the opening and closing member,
The opening / closing member is
A rotating shaft provided at the lower end of the opening corresponding to the spherical entrance and above the end of the partition wall and rotatably provided based on the driving of the electrical drive source;
An open / close piece extending in a straight line on both sides of the rotating shaft,
On either the back or front side of the opening / closing piece, convex portions are continuously formed along the extending direction of the opening / closing piece with a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. ,
The front Kitsukamatsu Setsukabe, recesses to avoid interference with the projections in the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member is formed,
When the front Symbol closing piece portions the rotary shaft portion is rotated about the in the ball receiving port is in an open state, while accepting game balls from the ball inlet to the winning space of the upper partitioned by the rolling plate , gaming machine, characterized in that to prevent the game ball from entering the lower portion of the prize in the space defined by the side edge or al the rolling plate of the opening other than the ball receiving port by the partition wall.