JP4953004B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a special movable winning device that can be changed into a state where a game ball can be easily won and a state where it is difficult to win, and in particular, a plurality of ball entrances provided in the special movable winning device. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having sorting means for sorting game balls.

  Conventionally, the special movable winning device is made easy to win based on the winning of the game ball to the start winning device provided in the game area, and the game ball is placed at a specific entrance provided in the special movable winning device. There is known a pachinko machine that starts a special game that is advantageous to the player when the player enters.

  In such a pachinko machine, since it is a condition to start a special game when a game ball enters a specific entrance, the player can select a game ball that has won a special movable prize device. I am very interested in whether or not to enter the entrance.

  Therefore, in recent years, in order to increase the interest of the game by skillfully utilizing such player's interest, the distribution of the game balls to a plurality of entrances including a specific entrance in the special movable winning device. There are many pachinko machines that provide a means for distributing the game balls to a specific entrance and other entrances by means of distribution.

  As such a distribution means, for example, by a rotating member having a plurality of receiving recesses for storing game balls, the game balls received in the receiving recesses are made to communicate with a specific entrance. There is a thing provided with the distribution means which distributes to any one of the hole and the detachment communication hole which is not made to communicate with a specific entrance. In order to allow a game ball to enter one of the contact holes that is different from the contact hole, for example, in Patent Document 1, one communication hole is opened and closed using an opening and closing member that is opened and closed by a drive source. A pachinko machine has been proposed that distributes game balls by blocking the entry of game balls when the communication hole is in a closed state.

  However, in the structure provided with the opening / closing member as described in Patent Document 1, as a driving source for driving the opening / closing member, a driving source for the opening / closing member is provided separately from the driving source for the rotating member that rotates the rotating member. For this reason, the arrangement space efficiency is reduced and the weight of the member is increased. Furthermore, it becomes necessary to synchronize the drive source for the rotating member and the drive source for the opening / closing member, and the operation control of these drive sources becomes complicated. Further, for example, if a drive source for driving the opening / closing member fails and the communication hole provided with the opening / closing member is always open, all of the game balls accommodated in the accommodation recess enter the communication hole. There was also a risk of being harassed.

JP 2006-34694 A

  Here, the present invention has been made in the background as described above, and the problem to be solved is that a single driving source and a game ball that has won a special winning device are a plurality of entrances. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine with a new structure that can be distributed to each other.

  Hereinafter, the aspect of this invention made | formed in order to solve such a subject is described. In addition, the component employ | adopted in each aspect as described below is employable by arbitrary combinations as much as possible. In addition, aspects or technical features of the present invention are not limited to those described below, but are described in the entire specification and drawings, or can be understood by those skilled in the art from those descriptions. It should be understood that it is recognized on the basis of.

  That is, the present invention is a pachinko machine equipped with a distribution means for distributing game balls won in a special movable winning device to a plurality of entrances, and a first receiving recess for storing game balls won in the special movable winning device. A rotating member having a center and a second housing recess is rotatably disposed in the housing case, and a movable valve member provided with a blocking portion and a notch at a predetermined position on the circumference is coaxial with the rotating member. On the other hand, by providing a driving force transmission mechanism that rotates the rotating member and the movable valve member at the same rotational speed in the opposite direction by a driving source, the rotating member is rotated, When the first housing recess communicating hole formed in the housing case and communicated with at least one of the plurality of entrances reaches the position where the first housing recess communicates, The notch of the valve member is The second receiving recess communicates with the first receiving recess communication hole, while allowing the game ball to enter the first receiving recess communicating hole in an overlapping manner with the receiving recess communicating hole. When reaching the swaging position, the blocking portion of the movable valve member is overlapped with the communication hole for the first housing recess to reduce the opening size of the communication hole for the first housing recess, thereby reducing the game ball It is characterized in that the sorting means is configured by making it difficult to enter the communication hole for the first receiving recess.

  In the pachinko machine structured according to the present invention, the rotating member that accommodates the game ball and the movable valve member that changes the opening state of the communication hole for the first accommodating recess are single driven by the driving force transmission mechanism. Rotated at the source. Thereby, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of drive sources, and the sorting member can be formed compactly. The driving force transmission mechanism can simultaneously rotate the rotating member and the movable valve member with a single driving source, and the rotational position of the first receiving recess provided in the rotating member and the first receiving recess. Since the synchronization with the open state of the required communication hole is stably ensured, the operation of the plurality of drive sources is synchronized as when the rotary member and the movable valve member are driven by separate drive sources. Complex processing is also unnecessary. Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the synchronization between the rotational position of the first housing recess and the opening state of the first housing recess communication hole is stably ensured, for example, the rotating member according to the gaming state Even when the rotational speed of the movable valve member is changed, the rotational speed of the movable valve member can be changed following the change of the rotational speed of the rotary member. Thereby, regardless of the rotational speed of the rotating member, the rotation position of the first housing recess and the open state of the first housing recess communication hole can be reliably synchronized, and stable sorting is performed. It can be done. Furthermore, according to the present invention, if a failure occurs in the drive source, both the rotating member and the movable valve member are stopped. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the required communication hole is always in a state where it can enter the ball and continue operation, and it is also possible to quickly detect a failure of the drive source from the outside.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko machine structured according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a substantial opening and closing operation of the first accommodation recess communication hole with the movable valve member, for example, It is also unnecessary to perform sorting by changing the shape of the rotating member of one receiving recess and the other receiving recess in the radial direction, and the first receiving recess and the second receiving recess. The locations can be formed in the same shape, and the distribution means can be made more compact.

  However, in addition to the present invention, as in the prior art, it is of course possible to further sort by changing the radial dimension of the rotating member of the housing recess or the position where the communication hole is formed. By doing so, the first communication hole for the accommodation recess and the other communication hole are allotted by the movable valve member, and another communication hole is provided with a difference in the radial dimension of the accommodation recess, It can be sorted according to the difference in the formation position. And according to this invention, it becomes possible to implement | achieve distribution to these three communicating holes with a single drive source.

  Note that various structures can be appropriately employed as the driving force transmission mechanism in the present invention, and for example, a differential gear mechanism or the like is preferably employed. Further, the first accommodation recess communication hole may be opened below the rotating member, or may be opened to the side of the rotating member. For example, when the first accommodation recess communication hole is opened below the rotating member, the blocking portion of the movable valve member is interposed between the first accommodation recess communication hole below the rotation member. The fall of the game ball accommodated in the second accommodation recess to the first accommodation recess communication hole can be prevented. On the other hand, when the first accommodation recess communication hole is opened to the side of the rotating member, the blocking portion is formed in a peripheral wall shape surrounding the outer peripheral portion of the rotating member, and the game ball is formed by the peripheral wall-shaped blocking portion. Can be prevented from rolling out from the rotating member.

  Moreover, the 1st accommodation recess in this invention and the communication hole for 1st accommodation recess may be formed in multiple numbers. When a plurality of first housing recesses and first housing recess communication holes are formed, a certain first housing recess communication hole enters a ball from a certain first housing recess. However, it is also possible to prevent entry from the other first receiving recess, in which case the other first receiving recess In relation to the communication hole for the first housing recess, it is substantially the same as the second housing recess that is not allowed to enter. Furthermore, the correspondence between the first housing recess and the first housing recess communication hole does not necessarily have to be 1: 1. Therefore, for example, it is possible to allow a ball from a plurality of first receiving recesses to be provided for one first receiving recess communicating hole.

  Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 12 that is framed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and an inner frame 14 is assembled to the outer frame 12 in a state of being pivotally supported on one side so as to be freely opened and closed. . Further, on the front side of the middle frame 14, there are a glass frame 18 provided with a glass plate for protecting the game board 16 attached to the middle frame 14 and a dish plate 22 provided with an upper plate 20, respectively. In addition, it is assembled to one side of the middle frame 14 so as to be pivotally supported so as to be freely opened and closed. A lower plate 24 is provided below the upper plate 20, and a firing handle 26 projects from the right side of the lower plate 24. Then, when the player rotates the launch lever 28 that is rotatably attached to the launch handle 26, the game balls stored in the upper plate 20 are passed through a ball feeding mechanism (not shown). After being sent to a launching device (not shown), it is fired toward a game area 30 formed on the game board 16.

  The game board 16 includes a game board with a synthetic resin sheet attached to the surface, and a substantially circular game area 30 surrounded by a guide rail 32 fixed to the surface side of the game board includes: A movable winning device 34 as a special movable winning device is provided substantially at the center. As shown in FIG. 2, the movable prize-winning device 34 has an internal space 36 that opens to the front, and a large winning opening 38 that communicates with the game area 30 is formed on both the left and right sides above the internal space 36. Has been. In the present embodiment, the opening shape of the special winning opening 38 is a substantially vertically long rectangular shape extending in the vertical direction. Each of the special winning openings 38 is provided with a blade member 40 as a movable member that can be tilted around one axis. The wing member 40 can be opened and closed by an opening / closing solenoid (not shown) disposed on the back surface of the game board 30. In the closed state in which the wing member 40 is erected, the big prize opening 38 is formed by the wing member 40. In the closed state, it is difficult to enter the big prize opening 38, while in the open state where the blade member 40 is tilted, the big prize opening 38 is closed. It is opened so that a ball can be entered into the special winning opening 38.

  The opening / closing operation of the blade member 40 is performed by a variable start winning port 42 serving as a start winning device disposed in the lower central portion of the game area 30 and a start winning port 44 disposed on the left and right of the variable start winning port 42. For example, in this embodiment, when a game ball wins the variable start winning opening 42, the blade member 40 is moved twice with one opening time being 1 second. On the other hand, when the game ball is won at the start winning opening 44, the blade member 40 is opened once with one opening time as 1 second.

  Here, in particular, the variable start winning opening 42 is provided with an opening / closing member 46. Normally, when the opening / closing member 46 is closed, the opening size of the variable starting winning opening 42 is slightly larger than that of the game ball. However, although it is allowed to enter a game ball, it is difficult to enter the game ball. Then, based on a lottery result using, for example, a random number counter performed when the game ball passes through the passing chucker 48 provided in the game area 30, the opening / closing member 46 is opened, and the game ball enters. It is supposed to be in an easy state.

  In the movable prize-winning device 34, a mountain-shaped guide member 50 protruding upward is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction below the pair of large prize-winning ports 38. A guide path 52 that branches off and opens into the internal space 36 is formed. Furthermore, a variable prize switch 54 constituted by a conventionally known proximity switch is disposed on both the left and right sides of the guide member 50 serving as the entrance of each guide path 52, and the variable prize switch 54 detects a game ball. Thus, a predetermined number of prize balls (game balls) are paid out.

  Further, the game ball guided into the internal space 36 through the guide path 52 is rolled on the upper stage 56 provided in the upper part of the internal space 36. The upper stage 56 is provided in an inclined state that descends from the near side to the far side of the inner space 36 over the entire width of the inner space 36, and a game ball that can roll on the upper stage 56 is provided. In addition, it is guided to the back side of the internal space 32 and dropped from the back side end portion of the upper stage 56 to the lower stage 58 provided on the bottom surface of the internal space 32.

  Here, below the upper stage 56, a pair of guide members 58 projecting from the back side of the internal space 36 toward the front side is provided. The guide member 58 has a width dimension that does not reach the central portion in the left-right direction and the left and right ends of the internal space 36, and has a shape that is inclined downward toward the center of the internal space 36. Although not apparent from the drawings, the front edge portion of the guide member 58 protrudes forward from the rear edge portion of the upper stage 56, and the rear surface of the upper stage 56 is viewed from above. A guide member 58 is disposed across the edge portion on the side and the inner side of the internal space 32. As a result, the guide member 58 is positioned on the dropping path of the game ball dropped from the upper stage 56. Further, a guide piece 60 that protrudes downward is integrally formed at the edge of the guide member 58 on the center side of the internal space 36. Such a guide member 58 is opposed to the central portion of the internal space 36 at a predetermined distance. Here, the distance between the pair of guide members 58 in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball. As a result, the game ball dropped on the guide member 58 from the upper stage 56 is guided to the center portion in the width direction of the internal space 36 by the guide member 58, and the space between the guide pieces 60 of the both guide members 58 is lowered downward. It can be dropped.

  A distribution device 62 as a distribution unit is disposed below the guide member 58 and in the center of the internal space 36. 3 to 7 show the sorting device 62. The sorting device 62 includes a rotating member 66 and a partition member 68 as a movable valve member that are coaxially stacked on a receiving portion 78 formed on the upper portion of the receiving case 64 and arranged in a substantially receiving state. Below 64, an electric motor 70 as a driving source and a gear mechanism 72 as a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the electric motor 70 to the rotating member 66 and the partition member 68 are provided.

  More specifically, the housing case 64 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical housing portion in which a peripheral wall 76 protruding upward is formed over substantially the entire circumference of the outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom surface 74 having a substantially annular plate shape. 78, and the accommodation portion 78 is an accommodation area of the accommodation case 64. An introduction path 80 protruding outward is integrally formed in a part of the circumferential wall 76 in the circumferential direction. The introduction path 80 has an arcuate cross section that is concave upward, and is formed to project outward in the radial direction of the housing portion 78, and is opened to the inner surface of the peripheral wall 76 slightly above the bottom surface 74. In addition, the introduction path 80 has a width dimension slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball, and is inclined slightly downward toward the inside of the housing portion 78. The introduction path 80 is positioned below the guide pieces 60 in the guide member 58 opposed to each other in the width direction, and the game is guided by the guide member 58 and dropped between the guide pieces 60. The sphere is guided into the accommodating portion 78.

  The bottom surface 74 is provided with a plurality of communication holes extending in the circumferential direction of the bottom surface 74. In the present embodiment, a first contact hole 82 is formed on one side in the circumferential direction from the introduction path 80 to the bottom surface 74 (in the present embodiment, the left side in a top view), and substantially in the radial direction with respect to the introduction path 80. A second contact hole 84 is formed at the opposing position. On the other hand, a shift communication hole 86 is formed at a position facing the first contact communication hole 82 in the radial direction. Here, the first contact communication hole 82 has a substantially arc shape of approximately 1/6 round with a central angle of approximately 60 °. Further, the second contact hole 84 has a substantially arc shape of approximately ¼ circumference with a central angle of approximately 75 °. Further, the disconnect communication hole 86 has a substantially arc shape of approximately 1/6 round with a central angle of approximately 60 °. Further, the radial width dimensions of the first and second contact holes 82 and 84 are substantially the same, and are larger than the radial width dimension of the disengagement communication hole 86. The radially inner end edges of the holes 82 and 84 are positioned more inside the bottom surface 74 than the radially inner edge of the disengagement communication hole 86. Further, the first and second contact holes 82 and 84 are integrally formed so as to protrude below the bottom surface 74 and communicate with discharge paths 88 and 90 that open outward in the radial direction of the housing case 64. The game balls that have entered the first and second contact holes 82 and 84 are discharged outward in the radial direction of the housing case 64 through the discharge paths 88 and 90. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the slipping communication hole 86 is formed continuously from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface 74 to the peripheral wall 76, and the game ball that has entered the slipping communication hole 86 is separated from the slipping communication hole 86. 74 is discharged substantially downward.

  A rotating member 66 is disposed above the bottom surface 74 on the same axis as the bottom surface 74. The rotating member 66 has a substantially circular shape when viewed from above, and has a smooth substantially shade shape with a central portion protruding upward. In the outer peripheral edge of the rotating member 66, a plurality of receiving recesses having a substantially U-shaped groove opening in the vertical direction and radially outward are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. . In the present embodiment, a pair of contact receiving recesses 94 a and 94 b are formed at such positions as opposed to each other in the radial direction of the rotating member 66, and the contact receiving recess in the circumferential direction of the rotating member 66. On one side between 94a and 94b, offset receiving recesses 96a, 96b, 96c are formed with a predetermined interval, and on the other side, offset receiving recesses 96d, 96e, 96e, 96f is formed. Accordingly, in the present embodiment, a total of eight receiving recesses 94 and 96 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  Here, the contact receiving recess 94 and the slip receiving recess 96 are different in the projecting dimension inward of the rotating member 66, in other words, the depth of the groove, and compared with the slip receiving recess 96. The depth dimension of the contact receiving recess 94 is increased. As shown also in FIG. 3, the radially inner end edge of the slip-out receiving recess 96 is formed by the slipping communication hole 86 formed in the bottom surface 74 in the assembled state of the rotating member 66 to the housing case 64. It is positioned substantially equal to the radially inner edge, and is positioned radially outward from the radially inner edges of the first and second contact holes 82, 84, while the contact receiving recess The radially inner edge of 94 is positioned substantially equal to the radially inner edges of the first and second contact holes 82 and 84. Further, the contact receiving recess 94 is formed with a thin plate-shaped beam 98 extending in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral edge at the lower end. As shown in FIG. 7, the radially inner portion of the upper end surface of the beam portion 98 is slightly inclined downward toward the inside of the contact receiving recess 94. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the beam portion 98 is arranged such that the radially inner edge portion is positioned substantially equal to the radially outer edge portions of the first and second contact holes 82 and 84. It has become. On the other hand, such a beam portion 98 is not formed in the slipping receiving recess 96, and the entire receiving recess 96 is opened radially outward of the rotating member 66.

  A drive shaft 100 projecting downward is integrally formed on the central axis of the lower end surface of the rotating member 66, and the drive shaft 100 is formed in a central hole penetrating the central portion of the bottom surface 74. 102 and an insertion hole 123 penetrating in the center of a shaft support portion 120 to be described later, is protruded below the housing case 64, and the drive gear 104 is fixed to the protruding tip portion of the drive shaft 100. . The driving gear 104 is engaged with an output gear 108 attached to the output shaft 106 of the electric motor 70, so that the driving force of the electric motor 70 is transmitted to the driving gear 104. Further, a bevel gear 105 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the drive gear 104 so as to surround the drive shaft 100 over the entire circumference.

  Furthermore, a partition member 68 is disposed below the rotating member 66 and between the bottom surface 74. The partition member 68 has a substantially thin annular plate shape having a through hole 110 in the center. Further, a blocking portion 112 that protrudes radially outward and extends over a predetermined circumferential dimension is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the partition member 68. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper end surface of the blocking portion 112 is an inclined surface that slightly inclines downward as it goes outward in the radial direction. Further, both end portions in the circumferential direction of the blocking portion 112 are inclined surfaces that slightly incline downward as going outward in the circumferential direction, and thereby, below the game balls accommodated in the accommodation recesses 94 and 96. It is designed to enter smoothly. In the partition member 68, an outer peripheral edge portion where the blocking portion 112 is not formed is a cutout portion 114.

  Here, the numbers and circumferential dimensions of the blocking portions 112 and the cutout portions 114 are the circumferential dimensions of the communication holes 82, 84, 86 formed in the bottom surface 74 and the accommodating recesses 94, 96 formed in the rotating member 66. Although it is determined in consideration of the number, size, formation position, etc., in the present embodiment, the blocking portion 112 has an arc shape slightly smaller than a half circumference with a central angle of approximately 140 °, In the circumferential direction of the rotating member 66, the rotating member 66 has circumferential dimensions extending over the four accommodation cavities 94 and 96. Accordingly, the circumferential dimension of the blocking portion 112 in the present embodiment is slightly smaller than the circumferential half of the partition member 68, and the circumferential dimension of the notch 114 is smaller than the circumferential half of the partition member 68. It is slightly larger. In addition, the radially outward projecting dimension of the blocking portion 112 is constant in the circumferential direction, and as shown in FIG. 3, the radial direction of the blocking portion 112 in the assembled state of the partition member 68 to the housing case 64. The outer end edge portion is positioned substantially equal to the radially inner end edge portion of the detachable receiving recess 96 of the rotating member 66. Therefore, in a state where the blocking portion 112 is overlapped with the first and second contact receiving recesses 94, the blocking portion 112 protrudes radially outward by a predetermined dimension from the radially inner edge of the receiving recess 94. You will be harassed.

  Further, a bevel gear 116 constituting the gear mechanism 72 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral portion of the central hole 110 on the lower surface of the partition member 68. The bevel gear 116 is meshed with the bevel gear 105 of the drive gear 104 attached to the rotating member 66 via a pair of transmission gears 118.

  More specifically, the gear mechanism 72 is structured like a differential gear mechanism by the bevel gear 116, the drive gear 104 and the bevel gear 105, and the transmission gear 118. Here, the pair of transmission gears 118 are bevel gears having the same structure, and are disposed in a semi-contained state in a shaft support portion 120 integrally formed below the bottom surface 74 in the housing case 64. Yes. The shaft support portion 120 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape that protrudes downward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the central hole 110 of the bottom surface 74, and rotates in an insertion hole 123 that penetrates the central portion of the bottom plate portion 122. The drive shaft 100 of the member 66 is inserted. Further, the bottom plate portion 122 is formed with a pair of insertion holes 124 having a substantially rectangular shape and opened downward with the insertion hole 123 interposed therebetween. A pair of locking portions 126 having a substantially U shape are formed.

  Then, the pair of transmission gears 118 are inserted into the respective insertion holes 124, the shafts 128 are locked by the locking portions 126, and the bevel gear 105 of the drive gear 104 is meshed from below. As a result, the pair of transmission gears 118 is sandwiched between the locking portion 126 and the drive gear 104 from above and below, and the shaft 128 and the upper portion thereof are accommodated in the shaft support portion 120 in a state where the shaft 128 is accommodated in the shaft support portion 120. The pair of transmission gears 118 are opposed to each other in the radial direction of the drive gear 104 while being rotatable around the shaft 128 in the horizontal direction.

  Further, the partition member 68 is disposed above the transmission gear 118, and the bevel gear 116 formed on the partition member 68 is meshed with the upper end portion of the transmission gear 118, whereby the partition member 68 is transmitted to the transmission gear 118. 118 is supported by the rotation member 66 and coaxially with the rotation member 66 in the accommodation portion 78 of the accommodation case 64. When the bevel gear 116 of the partition member 68 and the bevel gear 105 of the drive gear 104 are engaged with each other via the transmission gear 118, the electric motor 70 is energized and the output gear 108 is rotated. The drive gear 104 is rotated, the rotation member 66 directly connected to the drive gear 104 is rotated, and the driving force of the drive gear 104 is transmitted to the partition member 68 via the transmission gear 118. The partition member 68 is configured to be rotated in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotation member 66 fixed to the drive gear 104.

  Here, the number of teeth of the bevel gear 116 formed on the partition member 68 and the bevel gear 105 formed on the drive gear 104 are equal, and the partition member 68 and the rotation member 66 have a central axis extending in the vertical direction. Thus, they can be rotated in the opposite directions at the same rotational speed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the rotating member 66 is configured to rotate clockwise at a constant rotational speed when viewed from above, and the partition member 68 is arranged in a direction opposite to the clockwise direction when viewed from above. It can be rotated at the same rotation speed. As described above, in this embodiment, the driving force transmission means includes the driving gear 104, the bevel gear 105 formed on the driving gear 104, the bevel gear 116 formed on the partition member 68, and the pair of transmission gears 118. A gear mechanism 72 is configured.

  Below the sorting device 62 having such a structure, a first guide path 130 for guiding the game ball and a pair of second guide paths 132 with the first guide path 130 interposed therebetween are provided. These guide paths 130 and 132 are inclined surfaces that have a width dimension slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball and gradually incline downward from the inner space 36 toward the front side. Side walls 134 and 136 are provided on both sides in the width direction, and the second guide paths 132 formed on both sides of the first guide path 130 respectively serve as the first guide through the side walls 134 and 136 as inner side walls. The structure is used in common with the passage 130 and includes side walls 138 and 140 as outer side walls. Although not shown in detail, the first guide path 130 is connected to a discharge port 88 that communicates with the first contact hole 82 in the sorting device 62 and is dropped from the first contact hole 82. While the game balls are guided to the first guide path 130, the pair of second guide paths 132 are connected to the discharge port 90 communicating with the second hit communication hole 84, and fall from the second hit communication hole 84. The staked game ball is guided to one of the pair of second guide paths 132.

  Furthermore, below the first guide path 130, a first specific winning port 142 is provided as a ball entrance. As a result, the game balls that have flowed down the first guide path 130 enter the first specific winning opening 142. On the other hand, below the pair of second guide paths 132, a second specific winning port 144 is provided as a ball entrance. As a result, the game balls that have flowed down the second guide path 132 enter the second specific winning opening 144. When a game ball enters the first specific prize opening 142, the blade member 40 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times, so that the game ball is awarded to the big prize opening 38. It is made easier, and a privilege gaming state in which more prize balls can be obtained than the normal gaming state is expressed. On the other hand, when a game ball enters the second specific winning port 144, the blade member 40 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times less than when the game ball enters the first specific winning port 142, which is predetermined. By operating the bonus game state, the bonus game state can be obtained in which more prize balls can be obtained than in the normal game state, although it is less than when entering the first specific winning port 142.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the game ball dropped in the first hit communication hole 82 of the sorting device 62 is caused to flow down the first guide path 130 and enter the first specific winning opening 142. At the same time, the game ball dropped into the second contact hole 84 is caused to flow down the second guide path 132 and enter the second specific winning port 144. That is, the game ball accommodated in the first hit receiving recess 94 a of the rotating member 66 in the sorting device 62 is made to enter the first specific winning opening 142 through the first hit communicating hole 82 and the first guide path 130. On the other hand, the game ball accommodated in the second hit receiving recess 94 b is allowed to enter the second specific winning opening 144 through the second hit communicating hole 84 and the second guide path 132.

  Note that the game ball dropped from the disengagement communication hole 86 of the sorting member 62 is not guided to the first and second guide paths 130 and 132 but dropped onto the lower stage 57, It is discharged to the back side of the game board 16 through a discharge port 146 as a ball entrance provided on the side of the lower stage 57.

  Next, an operation mode of the sorting member 62 having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, when the electric motor 70 is rotated at a constant speed, the rotating member 66 is rotated at a constant clockwise rotation speed when viewed from above, and the partition member 68 is opposite to the rotating member 66. In the direction (the direction opposite to the clockwise direction in the top view), the rotating member 66 is rotated at the same rotational speed. FIG. 8 shows the rotational positions of the rotating member 66 and the partition member 68 in chronological order from FIG. 8 (a) to FIG. 8 (h), and after the state of FIG. 8 (h). Will return to the state of FIG.

  First, the first hit receiving recess 94a will be described. In FIG. 8A, the first hit receiving recess 94a is connected to the introduction path 80, whereby a game ball is received. In FIG. 8C, the first contact receiving recess 94 a is positioned on the first contact communication hole 82. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the notch 114 of the partition member 68 is positioned below the first contact receiving recess 94a. As a result, the entire lower opening of the first hit receiving recess 94a is communicated with the first hit communicating hole 82, and the game ball 148 accommodated in the first hit receiving recess 94a is placed in the first hit communicating hole. 82 is dropped. In addition, since the beam part 98 is provided in the outer peripheral part of the 1st contact | accommodation recessed part 94a, and it is also prevented that a game ball is located in the outer peripheral part of the bottom face 74, a game ball is 1st. Locking to the bottom surface 74 of the outer peripheral portion of the contact hole 82 is also prevented, and it is possible to drop it stably. As described above, in this embodiment, the game ball accommodated in the first hit receiving recess 94a is allowed to fall into the first hit communicating hole 82.

  On the other hand, the second hit accommodating recess 94b will be described. The second hit receiving recess 94b is connected to the introduction path 80 in FIG. In FIG. 8G, the second contact receiving recess 94 b is positioned on the first contact communication hole 82. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the blocking portion 112 of the partition member 68 is positioned below the second contact receiving recess 94 b. Thereby, the substantial opening dimension of the first hit communication hole 82 is reduced, and the game ball 148 accommodated in the second hit receiving recess 94b is supported by the blocking portion 112 and the beam portion 98, and the first hit Falling into the contact hole 82 is prevented. The first contact hole 82 is formed with a predetermined dimension extending in the circumferential direction, but the blocking portion 112 is formed with a circumferential dimension larger than the circumferential dimension of the first contact hole 82. The blocking portion 112 is positioned below the second contact receiving recess 94b throughout the period in which the second contact receiving recess 94b is positioned above the first contact communicating hole 82. ing.

  The second hit accommodation recess 94b passes over the first hit communication hole 82 in a state in which the game ball 148 is accommodated, and as shown in FIG. It is located in. Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the notch 114 of the partition member 68 is positioned below the second contact receiving recess 94b. As a result, the entire lower opening of the second contact receiving recess 94b is communicated with the second contact communicating hole 84, and the game ball 148 accommodated in the second hit receiving recess 94b is moved to the second contact communicating hole 84b. 84 will be dropped. In addition, since the beam part 98 similar to the above-mentioned 1st contact accommodation recess 94a is provided also in the 2nd contact accommodation recess 94b, a game ball can be stably dropped to the 2nd contact communication hole 84. It is possible. As described above, in the present embodiment, the game ball accommodated in the second hit receiving recess 94 b is dropped in the second hit communicating hole 84 without being dropped in the first hit communicating hole 82. Has been.

  Further, with regard to the slipping receiving recesses 96a to 96f, the slipping receiving recess 96a will be described as an example. For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the slipping receiving recess 96a is positioned on the first contact hole 82. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the groove depth dimension (the depth dimension inward in the radial direction of the rotating member 66) of the slip-out accommodating recess 96a is larger than that of the above-described hitting accommodating recess 94. Since the substantial opening size of the first contact hole 82 is reduced, the game ball 148 is locked by the disengagement receiving recess 96a and the bottom surface 74 of the outer peripheral edge of the first contact hole 82, It is impossible to drop the first contact hole 82. Furthermore, when the rotation member 66 is rotated and the slipping-receiving recess 96a is positioned on the second contact communication hole 84 as shown in FIG. The fall to is prevented. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (f), when the slip accommodating recess 96a is positioned on the slipping communication hole 86, the slipping communication hole 86 is formed over the peripheral wall 76 (FIG. 5). Therefore, the game ball 148 is allowed to fall and fall into the communication hole 86. As described above, in the present embodiment, the game balls accommodated in the slipping-receiving recesses 96a to 96f are dropped in the slipping communication hole 86 without being dropped in the first and second contact holes 82 and 84. It is supposed to be damned.

  As described above, in the sorting device 62 according to the present embodiment, when the first contact receiving recess 94a is positioned above the first contact hole 82, the notch 114 of the partition member 68 is interposed. As a result, the entry of the game ball is allowed, but when the second contact receiving recess 94b is positioned above the first contact communication hole 82, the blocking portion 112 of the partition member 68 is interposed. This makes it impossible for game balls to enter. As described above, in the present embodiment, the first contact communication hole 82 is the first communication recess communication hole, and in relation to the first contact communication hole 82, the first contact storage recess 94 a is The second receiving recess 94b is a second receiving recess where entry is prevented, while the first receiving recess 94b is allowed to enter. On the other hand, when the second hit accommodation recess 94b is positioned above the second hit communication hole 84, the notch 114 of the partition member 68 is interposed so that the game ball is allowed to enter. It will be. As described above, in the present embodiment, the second contact communication hole 84 is also a first communication recess communication hole. With respect to the second contact communication hole 84, the second contact storage recess 94 b is The first receiving recess is allowed to enter the ball. In short, in the present embodiment, two first receiving recesses 94a and 94b are formed as the first receiving recesses, and the first receiving recess communication holes corresponding thereto are the first receiving recesses 94a and 94b. Two communication holes 82 and 84 are formed per first and second. The first contact hole 82 serving as the first housing recess communication hole allows entry from the first contact housing recess 94a serving as the first housing recess, but other first housings. The ball entering from the second contact receiving recess 94b as a recess is blocked, and in relation to the first contact communicating hole 82, the first hit receiving recess 94a is different from the first receiving recess 94b. On the other hand, the second hitting recess 94b in which entry is prevented is substantially the second receiving recess. On the other hand, in the relationship with the second hit communication hole 84, the second hit receiving recess 94b is the first receiving recess, while the first hit receiving recess 94a is the second receiving recess. It becomes.

  In the pachinko machine 10 having such a structure, the rotation member 66 and the partition member 68 constituting the sorting device 62 are rotated by a single electric motor 70 by a gear mechanism 72. . Accordingly, the distribution device 62 can be configured in a compact manner, and complicated operation control resulting from the use of a plurality of drive sources is not required. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the rotation member 66 and the partition member 68 can be rotated in the opposite directions at the same rotation speed, for example, when the rotation speed of the electric motor 70 is changed. However, it is possible to stably synchronize the relative positions of the first and second contact receiving recesses 94a and 94b with the blocking portion 112 and the cutout portion 114 of the partition member 68. It can be done. In addition, in the unlikely event that a failure occurs in the electric motor 70 or the gear mechanism 72, both the rotating member 66 and the partition member 68 are stopped, so that the possibility of continuing operation in an abnormal state is reduced. In addition, it is possible to quickly find a failure of the sorting device 62.

  Further, particularly in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, by changing the opening state of the first contact communication hole 82 by the partition member 68, the first and second contact receiving recesses 94a and 94b having the same shape as each other. Even in the meantime, only the game balls accommodated in the first hit receiving recess 94a can enter the first hit communicating hole 82. Thereby, it is possible to form the two receiving recesses 94a and 94b without making their shapes different from each other, and it is also possible to make the distribution device 62 more compact.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the shape and forming part of the slipping communication hole 86 are different from the first and second contact holes 82 and 84, and the groove depth dimension of the slipping accommodation recess 96 is By making it smaller than the groove depth dimension of the first and second contact receiving recesses 94a and 94b, the game balls received in the disengagement receiving recess 96 are transferred to the first and second contact communicating holes 82 and 84. It is impossible to enter the ball, and only the ball entering the disengagement communication hole 86 is allowed. As described above, in the present embodiment, the game balls are distributed between the disengagement communication hole 86 and the other communication holes 82 and 84 by making the shape of the dislocation housing recess 96 different from the other housing recesses 94. It is also possible. In the present embodiment, the distribution to the three communication holes 82, 84, 86 can be realized by a single electric motor 70.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this is an illustration to the last, Comprising: This invention is not limited at all by the specific description in this Embodiment.

  For example, the correspondence between the first accommodation recess communication hole and the other communication holes in the above-described embodiment and the entrance hole provided in the special movable prize-winning device is merely an example, and the first in the above-described embodiment. The communication hole 82 as one accommodation recess communication hole may be communicated with the second specific entrance 144 or communicated with the discharge port 146.

  Further, the number and arrangement interval of the housing recesses provided in the rotating member 66 are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and only one of the two housing recesses is provided in the rotating member 66, and one of them is set. As the first housing recess, the other is the second housing recess, and only two communication holes are provided in the housing case, and one of the communication holes is used as the first housing recess communication hole. You may do it.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the rotary member 66 is formed with only two housing recesses, the first and second contact housing recesses 94a and 94b, and the housing case 64 has the first and second contact communication holes 82, 84, only the two communication holes 84 are formed, and the first contact communication hole 82 is connected to the first or second specific prize winning holes 142, 144 to be a contact communication hole, while the second contact communication hole 84 is formed. May be communicated with the discharge port 146 to form a disconnected communication hole. In this way, the game ball accommodated in the first hit receiving recess 94a is allowed to enter the first hit communicating hole 82 as the hit communicating hole, while the second hit receiving recess. When the game ball accommodated in 96b is guided onto the first contact hole 82, the blocking part 112 prevents the ball from entering the first contact hole 82 and makes it a disconnected communication hole. When guided onto the second hit communication hole 84, the notch 114 allows the ball to enter the second hit communication hole 84. In this way, the game balls can be distributed while making the groove depth dimensions of the housing recesses equal, so that the rotating member can be configured more compactly.

  And in addition to such an aspect, it is also possible to perform further distribution by changing the formation position of a communicating hole like the past. For example, in the above aspect, in addition to the first and second contact communication holes 82 and 84 formed on the bottom surface 74 of the storage case 64, the off-set communication hole 86 is formed on the peripheral wall 76 of the storage case 64. At the same time, the rotary member 66 is formed with a slip receiving recess 96 having the same groove depth as the first and second receiving recesses 94a and 94b, and a bottom surface is formed in the slip receiving recess 96. Thus, while the falling of the game ball accommodated in the slip-out accommodating recess 96 is prevented from dropping downward, only the rolling of the rotation member 66 to the side is permitted. In this way, the game balls accommodated in the slip-out accommodating recess 96 are prevented from falling downward, so that the first and second contact holes 82, which are opened below the rotating member 66, The ball is allowed to enter the disengagement communication hole 86 opened to the side of the rotating member 66 while being prevented from falling to 84. Accordingly, the first and second contact holes 82 and 84 and the disengagement hole 86 can be distributed to the three holes. According to the present invention, the distribution to the three communication holes can be performed in a single drive without changing the sizes of the grooves of the first and second receiving recesses 94a and 94b and the slipping recess 96. It can also be realized at the source.

  Further, the correspondence relationship between the first housing recess and the first housing recess communication hole does not necessarily have to be one-to-one. On the other hand, a ball entering from a plurality of first receiving recesses may be allowed. Specifically, in the above-described embodiment, the disconnect communication hole 96f adjacent to the first contact receiving recess 94a has the same size as the first contact receiving recess 94a (the groove depth dimension in the radial direction of the rotating member 66). 2), the first receiving recess 94a and the two receiving recesses 96f of the dissociating communication hole 96f may be used as the first receiving recess. In this way, even when the disengagement communication hole 96f is positioned above the first contact communication hole 82, the notch 114 of the partition member 68 is interposed (see FIG. 8D), so that the disengagement communication hole 96f is disengaged. Since the game ball accommodated in the communication hole 96 f can be dropped into the first contact hole 82, the first contact recess 94 a and the disengagement communication hole 96 with respect to the first contact hole 82. The ball can be allowed to enter from the two housing recesses.

  Further, the specific shapes and numbers of the blocking portions and the cutout portions formed on the partition member are not limited to the above-described modes. Therefore, for example, a plurality of blocking portions and notches may be formed. Further, like the sorting device 150 as a different mode shown in FIG. 13, the first receiving recess, the blocking portion, and the notch are formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the rotating member on the side of the rotating member. You may do it. In FIG. 13, members and portions that are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The sorting device 150 is formed in the peripheral wall 76 of the housing case 64 that surrounds the side of the rotating member 66 over the entire circumference with a predetermined number of contact communication holes 152 and disjoint communication holes 154 extending in the circumferential direction. ing. A partition member 156 having a structure substantially similar to that of the partition member 68 described above is disposed below the rotation member 66. Here, the partition member 156 has a substantially circular plate shape having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the rotating member 66, and has a shape that extends in a substantially horizontal direction between the rotating member 66 and the bottom surface 74. A circumferential wall-shaped blocking portion 158 that protrudes upward is formed at a predetermined portion in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral edge portion, and a portion where the blocking portion 158 is not formed at the outer peripheral edge portion is a notch portion 160. Has been. The rotating member 66 and the partitioning member 156 can be rotated in the reverse direction at the same rotational speed around the central axis extending in the vertical direction by a gear mechanism (not shown) similar to the above-described embodiment.

  In the sorting apparatus 150 having such a structure, the blocking portion 158 is interposed between the rotary member 66 and the peripheral wall 76 in the radial direction of the rotary member 66, thereby forming the peripheral wall 76. The substantially open state and closed state of the hit communication hole 152 and the disengagement communication hole 154 can be expressed. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the contact receiving recess 162 a formed in the rotating member 66 and the contact communication hole 152 are opposed to each other in the radial direction of the rotating member 66, the contact receiving recess 162 a When the notch 160 is positioned between the contact hole 152 and the contact hole 152, the contact ball 162a and the contact hole 152 are connected to each other so that the game ball stored in the storage hole 162a is A hit is made to enter the communication hole 152. In this aspect, since the game ball needs to be rolled radially outward of the rotating member 66, the contact receiving recess 162a and the contact receiving recess 162b described later are provided in the above-described embodiment. Such a beam portion 98 is not formed, and the contact receiving recesses 162 a and 162 b are opened outward in the radial direction of the rotating member 66. In FIG. 13, the partition member 156 has a shape that expands in a substantially horizontal direction below the rotating member 66, but the game ball accommodated in the accommodation recesses 162 a and 162 b enters the communication holes 152 and 154. In order to facilitate this, an inclined surface may be formed on the upper surface of the partition member 156 so as to be inclined downward in the radial direction. On the other hand, for example, in a state in which the communication hole 154 that is out of contact with the contact recess 162b formed in the rotating member 66 is opposed to the contact hole in the radial direction of the rotation member 66, the communication hole 154 is out of contact with the contact recess 162b. In addition, when the blocking portion 158 is positioned, the disengagement communication hole 154 is substantially closed, and the game ball accommodated in the contact receiving recess 162b is prevented from entering the disengagement communication hole 154. Can be blocked.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rotation speed of the electric motor 70 is constant. However, for example, the rotation speed of the electric motor 70 may be changed according to the gaming state. According to the present invention, since the rotation member 66 and the partition member 68 are rotated at the same speed by the gear mechanism 72, even when the rotation speeds of the rotation member 66 and the partition member 68 are changed, the rotation member Thus, the synchronization of the rotation position of 66 and the opening state of the communication holes 82, 84, 86 can be secured stably.

  In addition, although not enumerated one by one, the present invention can be carried out in a mode to which various changes, modifications, improvements and the like are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. It goes without saying that all are included in the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The front view which shows the pachinko machine as one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the special movable prize-winning apparatus provided in the same pachinko machine. The top view which shows the distribution apparatus provided in the same special movable prize-winning apparatus. The rear view of the distribution apparatus. The side view of the distribution apparatus. VI-VI sectional drawing in FIG. VII-VII sectional drawing in FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement aspect of the distribution apparatus. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the opening state of the 1st contact hole in FIG.8 (c). Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the opening state of the 1st contact hole in FIG.8 (g). Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the opening state of the 2nd contact hole in Fig.8 (a). Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the opening state of the 1st contact hole in FIG.8 (b). Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the different aspect of a distribution apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

10: Pachinko machine, 34: Movable winning device, 38: Large prize opening, 40: Blade member, 62: Distributor, 64: Housing case, 66: Rotating member, 68: Partition member, 72: Gear mechanism, 82: First contact hole, 84: Second contact hole, 86: Outgoing communication hole, 94a: First per receiving recess, 94b: Second per receiving recess, 96: Outer receiving recess

Claims (1)

Based on the winning of the game ball to the start winning device provided in the game area, with a special movable winning device including a movable member that changes the winning state of the game ball to either an easy state or a difficult state, In a pachinko machine equipped with a distribution means for distributing the game balls won in the special movable prize-winning device to a plurality of entrances provided in the special movable prize-winning device,
A rotating member having a first housing recess and a second housing recess on the circumference for housing the game balls won in the special movable prize-winning device is provided around a central axis extending vertically in the housing area of the housing case. The housing case has a first housing recess communication hole that communicates with at least one of the plurality of entrances, while the circumferentially extending blocking portion and the notch portion are circumferential. A movable valve member provided at a predetermined position above is provided so as to be rotatable coaxially with the rotating member, a driving source that exerts a driving force on the rotating member and the movable valve member, and a driving force of the driving source. By providing a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits the rotating member and the movable valve member to drive the rotating member and the movable valve member in the opposite directions at the same rotational speed, the rotating member is rotated and the first member is rotated. Is the first receiving recess. When reaching a position where it can be communicated with the communication hole for use, the cutout portion of the movable valve member is overlapped with the communication hole for the first accommodation recess to the communication hole for the first accommodation recess of the game ball. When the second receiving recess reaches a position where it can communicate with the first receiving recess communication hole, the blocking portion of the movable valve member is moved to the first receiving recess. By overlapping the housing recess communication hole, the opening size of the first housing recess communication hole is reduced to make it difficult for the game ball to enter the first housing recess communication hole. A pachinko machine characterized by comprising a distribution means.

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