JP4954940B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a guide device capable of guiding a game ball in a game area defined on the surface of a game board.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a game ball is launched into a game area partitioned by a partition member to perform a game, and the game ball enters the entrance that can receive the game ball. The game is performed by giving a predetermined game value such as generating a winning ball or a big hit state. In addition, the game area is provided with a bowl-shaped rotation part (so-called croon) capable of rotating the game ball, and the game ball is received from the game area to the rotation part and rotated. It has been proposed that the user enjoys watching the behavior of the game ball on the rotating portion, specifically, the state of continuing the rotating motion (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, a ball discharge hole for releasing a game ball to the lower part of the rotating part is provided in the central part of the rotating part.
JP 2007-296008 A

  By the way, in the conventional rotating part as shown in Patent Document 1, the time for which the game ball keeps rotating, the time from the supply to the rotating part until it is released from the ball discharge hole, in other words, The time that the player enjoys watching the behavior of the game ball on the rotating part (ball show time) is almost constant, and the behavior of the game ball tends to be monotonous. As a result, a problem that the interest of the game is fainted easily occurs, which is not preferable.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose thereof is the behavior of the game ball on the rotating part and the game ball supplied onto the rotating part in the ball discharge hole. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can change the time to reach and can improve the interest of the game.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and according to the present invention, an enclosure frame is arranged in a game area defined on the surface of a game board, and the enclosure frame is provided. In the gaming machine equipped with a ball rotation mechanism capable of rotating the game ball,
The spherical rotation mechanism is
A guide supply path capable of receiving a game ball from the game area and guiding it into the ball rotation mechanism;
A bowl-shaped rotating member capable of rotating the game ball flowing down from the guide supply path;
A general entrance and a specific entrance where a game ball can enter, which is opened below the rotating member,
A guide turning member provided between the turning member and the general entrance and the specific entrance;
A turning drive unit capable of turning the turning member and the guide turning member;
The gaming machine includes a control device that outputs a drive signal to the turning drive unit to control the rotation of the turning member, and a detection device that can detect a game ball flowing down in the guide supply path. And
The detection device includes an upstream detection unit disposed on the upstream side of the guide supply path, and a downstream detection unit disposed on the downstream side,
A vertical turning shaft is provided at the center of the turning member, and a guide turning shaft is provided at a position on the same straight line as the turning shaft.
Together to face the downstream end of the guide feed channel above the pivot rolling member, opened along the circumferential direction of the pivot rolling member,
Wherein in the vicinity of the pivot rotation axis of the swivel rolling member, game balls and opened the induction rotating member to releasably sphere discharge hole from the whirling rolling member,
A portion of the guide rotation member that faces the lower side of the ball discharge hole includes a general ball holding portion and a specific ball holding portion that can hold a game ball,
The generally ball holding portion and the generally ball entrance port and communicating the game ball from the general ball holding portion and inducible into the general ball entrance port communicates with said particular ball holding portion the specific input spheres port and inducible into the specific input sphere opening game balls from the particular ball holding portion Te,
The swivel drive unit, said pivoting rolling member rotates along the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide feed channel in a state where the center of the pivot rotation shaft, and said inducing the induction rotating member rotation shaft is configured to rotate with the pivot rolling member in the same direction and the same speed in a state where the center,
The control device is configured to perform control to rotate the rotation member over a preset rotation time when the detection device detects a game ball,
The ball speed is calculated from the time from detection of the game ball by the upstream detection unit to detection by the downstream detection unit and the separation distance from the upstream detection unit to the downstream detection unit, Based on the ball speed, it is possible to set the rotation speed of the rotating member,
The first game ball and the second game ball following the first game ball are caused to flow down on the guide supply path, the ball speed of the first game ball is set to the first ball speed, and the ball speed of the second game ball is set to the first speed. The rotation speed of the rotating member set based on the first ball speed is set to the first rotating speed, and the rotating member is set based on the second ball speed. The speed is the second rotation speed,
A gaming machine configured to set the second rotation speed to be lower than the first rotation speed when the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control device sets the rotating member to a state of rotating in a direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path, and the second ball speed. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein when the speed is faster than the first ball speed, the second rotation speed is set to be higher than the first rotation speed.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball rotation mechanism is configured to receive a game ball from the game area and guide it into the ball rotation mechanism, and the game flowing down from the guide supply path. A bowl-shaped turning member that can turn a ball, a general entrance and a specific entrance that are opened below the turning member and allow a game ball to enter, and a turning member A pivoting member provided between the general entrance and the specific entrance, a turning member and a turning drive unit capable of turning the guiding turning member, and the center of the turning member And a guide turning shaft at a position that is collinear with the turning turning shaft so that the downstream end of the guide supply path faces above the turning member. The rotating member is opened along the circumferential direction of the rotating member. It opened the turning rolling member from the sphere discharge hole capable of emitting the induced rotation member, the portion where to face the lower side of the out ball discharge hole of the induction rotating member, generally ball holding portion and capable of holding the game ball A special ball holding unit is provided, and the general ball holding unit and the general entrance can be communicated so that the game ball can be guided from the general ball holding unit to the general entrance, and the specific ball holding unit and the specific entrance can be communicated. The game ball can be guided from the specific ball holding unit to the specific entrance, and the turning drive unit moves the turning member along the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path in a state where the turning shaft is at the center. rotated Te, and, since the induced rotational axis induction rotating member is adapted to pivot the rolling member and the pivot same direction and the same speed in a state in which a central, fall onto pivot rolling member gaming Increases or maintains the rolling force of the ball, or prevents the rolling force of the game ball from rapidly decreasing. Or can. On the other hand, if the turning member is rotated in the direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path, the rolling force of the game ball dropped on the turning member can be rapidly reduced. Therefore, the behavior of the game ball on the rotation member and the time until the game ball supplied onto the rotation member reaches the ball discharge hole, in other words, the player moves the game ball on the rotation member. It is possible to change the time to enjoy watching the behavior (time to show the ball), and to improve the fun of the game. Further, even if the turning member is rotated, the game ball dropped from the turning member can be guided to the general entrance or the specific entrance without any trouble.

Further, in the gaming machine, chromatic and controller to turn driving portion outputs a driving signal performs rotation control of the turning rolling member, and a detectable detection device game balls flowing down the guide feed channel, the When the control device detects the game ball, the control device is configured to control the rotation member to rotate over a preset rotation time, so that the rotation member rotates. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience of continuously maintaining the turning motion of the game ball, and the inconvenience that the game ball does not reach the ball discharge hole and the game does not proceed. Further, there is no need to always rotate the rotating member, and the power consumption of the gaming machine can be reduced.

Further, the detection device is composed of an upstream detection unit arranged on the upstream side of the guide supply path and a downstream detection unit arranged on the downstream side, and the control device detects the game ball by the upstream detection unit. The ball speed is calculated from the time until detection by the downstream side detection unit and the separation distance from the upstream side detection unit to the downstream side detection unit, and the rotation speed of the rotating member is calculated based on the ball speed. Can be set, the first game ball and the second game ball following the first game ball flow down to the guide supply path, the ball speed of the first game ball is set to the first ball speed, The ball speed is the second ball speed, the rotation speed of the rotation member set based on the first ball speed is the first rotation speed, and the rotation member is set based on the second ball speed. The rotation speed is the second rotation speed, and the rotating member is rotated along the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path. Since the second rotation speed is set to be lower than the first rotation speed when the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed, the turning member is guided. When the turning force on the rotating member varies extremely from game ball to game ball when rotating in the same direction as the opening direction of the downstream end of the supply path, and the ball show time becomes extremely short. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that occurs. Further, there is no need to always rotate the rotating member at a constant speed, and the power consumption of the gaming machine can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control device sets the rotating member in a state of rotating along the direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path, and the second ball When the speed is higher than the first ball speed, the second rotation speed is set to be higher than the first rotation speed, so that the rotating member is opened at the downstream end of the guide supply path. When rotating in the direction opposite to the direction, the rolling force on the rotating member varies extremely for each game ball, and in turn the ball show time may become extremely short. Can be avoided. Further, there is no need to always rotate the rotating member at a constant speed, and the power consumption of the gaming machine can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine has a partitioning member 3 such as a guide rail or a side case attached to the surface of a rectangular gaming board main body 2 to form a gaming area 4. An enclosure frame (center case) 5 is disposed at substantially the center in the game area 4, and behind the enclosure frame 5 is provided an effect display device 6 that displays an effect as the game progresses. Further, in the game area 4, a winning gate 7 is disposed below the surrounding frame 5, a winning tool 8 is disposed on the side of the surrounding frame 5 (on the left side in FIG. 1), and the surrounding frame 5 Side lamps 10 that perform various decorative displays by light emission are arranged at the lower left and lower right of the. Further, a big winning opening 12 is arranged below the winning gate 7, and obstacle nails are formed in the game area 4 excluding the winning gate 7, the winning tool 8, the large winning opening 12, the surrounding frame 5 and the like. (Not shown), and at the lower end of the game area 4, an out port 15 is provided for collecting game balls that have flowed down without winning. And on the back side of the game board 1, there are provided a game control device for controlling the game in the pachinko gaming machine and an effect control device for controlling the effect accompanying the progress of the game (none of them are shown). The game control device functions as a control device in the present invention.

Next, the surrounding frame 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the surrounding frame body 5 includes a frame base portion 18 that serves as a base of the surrounding frame body 5, and a concave chamber 19 is disposed in the front of the surrounding frame body 5 inside the frame body base portion 18. The display opening 20 is opened at the rear part of the concave chamber 19, and the display screen of the effect display device 6 is exposed from the display opening 20. In addition, an annular decorative frame portion 21 that is fixed to the front surface side of the game board 1 is provided at the front edge portion of the surrounding frame body 5, and the upper portion of the decorative frame portion 21 is forward of the decorative frame portion 21. A saddle-shaped armor portion 22 that protrudes toward the left and right sides of the armor portion 22 is provided in a state of being inclined downward, and a portion closer to one side of the armor portion 22 (a portion closer to the left in FIG. 2A) is closer to the other side. The step portion 22a is formed at a position lower than (a portion on the right side in FIG. 2A). Further, the armor part 22 is provided with a side part 23 extending vertically from the lower inclined left and right sides of the armor part 22 in front of the decorative frame part 21, and a game ball is placed on the rear side of the lower part of the decorative frame part 21. A stage portion 25 that can roll in a direction (front-rear direction and left-right direction) is disposed. A ball introduction path (warp flow path) 26 through which a game ball can flow is provided in the side portion 23 on one side (left side in FIG. 2A), and surrounds the inlet 26a of the ball introduction path 26. Opened to the side of the frame 5 (left side in FIG. 2A), the outlet 26b of the ball introduction path 26 is located to the side of the stage portion 25 (left side in FIG. 2A). And the game ball can reach the stage unit 25 from the game area 4 through the ball introduction path 26. In addition, a base panel 28 is disposed between the display opening 20 and the decorative frame portion 21 in the position closer to the other side of the concave chamber 19 (rightward in FIG. 2A) (see FIG. 3). The base panel 28 is provided with a guide device 30 capable of guiding a game ball with a part protruding forward from the decorative frame portion 21, and the game ball can be rotated under the guide device 30. A spherical rotation mechanism 32 is provided, and the upper and front sides of the spherical rotation mechanism 32 are covered with a transparent cover member 34. In the guide device 30 and the ball rotation mechanism 32, a portion through which the game ball can flow down or roll is formed by a translucent member (for example, a colored transparent resin or a colorless transparent resin), The behavior of the game ball is visible from the front of the surrounding frame body 5.

Next, the guide device 30 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3, the guide device 30 includes a horizontally long ball receiving portion 35 on the upper portion of the guide device 30, and below the ball receiving portion 35, in other words, of the guide device 30. At a location located downstream of the ball receiving portion 35, a vertically long first guide channel 36 and a second guide channel 37 are provided in a state of being arranged in the horizontal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 3). A distribution mechanism unit 38 is provided between the downstream end 35 b of the part 35 and the upstream end of the first guide channel 36 and the upstream end of the second guide channel 37.

  The ball receiving part 35 is a ball passage component for receiving the game balls flowing down the game area 4, specifically, the game frame 4 above the surrounding frame 5 into the guide device 30, and the game balls pass one by one. The passage width is set to a possible extent, and the upstream end of the ball receiving portion 35 is opened from the step portion 22a of the armor portion 22 to the upper side or the side of the game area 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the upstream open port (upstream end of the ball receiving portion 35) 35a includes an open / close member 40, and the upstream open port 35a is closed with the open / close member 40 in the vertical orientation. Then, it is configured to restrict the reception of the game ball into the ball receiving unit 35 and to allow the game ball to be received into the ball reception unit 35 when the upstream opening 35a is opened with the opening / closing member 40 in the horizontal posture. Yes. Further, the downstream portion of the ball receiving portion 35 is disposed on the side portion of the surrounding frame body 5 and bent downward, and the downstream end 35b of the ball receiving portion 35 is communicated with an upper portion of a sorting mechanism portion 38 to be described later. The game ball that has passed through the portion 35 is configured to be sent to the distribution mechanism portion 38.

  The first guide channel 36 is a channel that is formed in a vertical arc shape along the side edge of the decorative frame portion 21, and protrudes forward from the decorative frame portion 21 to the side portion of the base panel 28. (Refer to FIG. 2A). As shown in FIG. 3, the first upstream opening 36 a serving as the upstream end of the first guide channel 36 is positioned on the opposite side of the downstream end 35 b of the ball receiving portion 35 with the distribution mechanism portion 38 interposed therebetween. At the same time, the first downstream opening 36b, which is the downstream end of the first guide channel 36, is opened toward the distribution mechanism portion 38, and is opposite to the central portion of the concave chamber 19 with a spherical rotation mechanism 32 described later interposed therebetween. And is open toward the spherical rotation mechanism 32 side. A decorative panel 43 is fixed to the front surface of the first guide channel 36, and a decorative portion simulating the shape of a capsule-shaped medicine is provided at a position of the decorative panel 43 located in front of the downflow attenuation protrusion 42. 43a is formed.

  The second guide channel 37 is a channel fixed at a lower position on the front surface of the base panel 28, and is formed to imitate the cylinder shape of a syringe in a posture in which the injection needle is on the lower side. Further, the second upstream opening 37a that is the upstream end of the second guide flow path 37 is opened upward, and the second upstream opening 37a is opened to the downstream end 35b of the ball receiving portion 35 and the first guide flow path 36. It faces from the lower part between 1 upstream opening 36a. Further, the second downstream opening 37b, which is the downstream end of the second guide flow path 37, is positioned below the lower end of the base panel 28, and is opened toward the rear base panel 28 side.

  The distribution mechanism unit 38 is a mechanism for distributing the game balls received from the ball receiving unit 35 to the first guide channel 36 or the second guide channel 37, and the downstream end 35 b of the ball receiving unit 35 and the first guide. A ball rolling path through which a game ball can roll is provided between the first upstream opening 36a of the flow path 36, and a guide member can be moved in and out of the ball rolling path (none of which is shown). Then, when the guiding member protrudes upward from the ball rolling path and is converted to the first guiding state, the game ball on the ball rolling path is guided to the first upstream opening 35a of the first guide channel 36, and the guiding member is moved to the ball. It is configured to guide the game ball on the ball rolling path to the second upstream opening 37a of the second guide flow path 37 when it is pulled down below the rolling path and converted to the second guiding state.

Next, the spherical rotation mechanism 32 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the ball rotation mechanism 32 is a game ball that has flowed down from the second guide channel 37 (in other words, a game ball that has flowed down from the game area 4 through the guide device 30). And a guide supply path 70 capable of guiding the ball into the ball rotation mechanism 32, a bowl-shaped rotation member 71 capable of rotating the game ball flowing down from the guide supply path 70, A guide rotation member 72 capable of holding a game ball dropped from the rotation member 71, a receiving base 73 for accommodating the guide member 72, and the rotation member 71 and the guide member 72 are rotated. The turning drive unit 74 is configured to be configured.

  The guide supply path 70 is a bowl-shaped bent flow path disposed in the upper part of the ball rotation mechanism 32, and is set to have a flow path width that allows one game ball to pass through. The upstream side of 70 extends from the rear side of the second guide channel 37 along the front-rear direction of the surrounding frame body 5, and the downstream side extends along the left-right direction of the surrounding frame body 5. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the upstream end 70a of the guide supply path 70 is disposed closer to the side of the surrounding frame body 5 (to the right in FIG. 3) than the center of a rotating member 71 described later. The second guide channel 37 is connected to the second downstream opening 37b. Further, the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70 is sandwiched between the central part of the rotation member 71 and the upstream end 70a of the guide supply path 70 is opposed to the upstream end 70a (left side in FIG. 3). It is configured to face upward and to be opened along the circumferential direction of the rotating member 71 and to supply the game ball flowing down in the guide supply path 70 to the outer peripheral side of the upper surface of the rotating member 71. Yes.

  The rotation member 71 is a so-called crunch-shaped member called a croon, and a vertical rotation axis C1 (see FIG. 7B) is set at the center of the rotation member 71. 4 and 5, a plurality (three in this embodiment) are provided in the vicinity of the turning axis C1 (in other words, the central portion of the turning member 71) of the turning member 71. ) Through the ball discharge hole 77 so that the game ball on the rotation member 71 can pass through the ball discharge hole 77 and be released below the rotation member 71. Further, each ball discharge hole 77 is set to a position shifted by the same phase along the circumferential direction of the rotating member 71 (specifically, a position shifted by 120 degrees), and the upper surface of the rotating member 71 is A plurality of dome-shaped raised portions 78 (three in this embodiment) are raised on the upper surface (where the game ball can roll). Specifically, one raised portion 78 is arranged between the adjacent ball discharge holes 77 on the upper surface of the rotating member 71.

  The guide rotation member 72 is a horizontally oriented disk-like member disposed immediately below the rotation member 71, and a vertical guide rotation axis C2 (see FIG. 7B) is provided at the center of the guide rotation member 72. Is set on the same straight line as the turning axis C1. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a ball holding portion 80 capable of holding a game ball is provided at a position facing the lower side of the ball discharge hole 77 of the guide rotation member 72 (specifically, directly below the ball discharge hole 77). A plurality of (three in the present embodiment) are formed in a state where they are opened toward the upper side and the side of the guide rotation member 72, and each of the ball holding portions 80 has the same phase along the circumferential direction of the guide rotation member 72. The position is shifted (specifically, the position is shifted by 120 degrees in phase). One of the ball holding units 80 is a specific ball holding unit 80a, and the other ball holding unit 80 is a general ball holding unit 80b. The bottom of the specific ball holding unit 80a is closed to identify a game ball. A downward allowance hole 82 through which one game ball can pass is provided on the outer peripheral side of the guide rotation member 72 in the bottom of the general ball holding portion 80b. The game ball is allowed to flow downward from the general ball holding portion 80b. A guide upright wall 83 is erected on the edge of the specific sphere holding portion 80a on the guide rotation axis C2 side, and the upper end of the guide upright wall 83 is brought into contact with the lower edge of the ball discharge hole 77 positioned immediately above. Close or close. In addition, a ball discharge blocking wall 84 is provided at a lower portion of the general ball holding portion 80b located at the outer peripheral edge of the guide rotation member 72, and the game ball is engaged with the ball discharge blocking wall 84 so that the game ball is The general sphere holding portion 80b is configured to be prevented from being discharged outward along the radial direction of the guide rotation member 72.

  Further, between the adjacent sphere holding portions 80, a sub sphere holding portion 86 capable of holding a game ball is formed in a state of being opened upward and sideward of the guide rotation member 72, and the sub sphere holding portion 86 is formed. Among them, the length along the radial direction of the guide rotation member 72 is set to a dimension that is shorter than the ball holding portion 80. In other words, the edge of the auxiliary sphere holder 86 on the side of the guide rotation axis C2 is arranged closer to the outer periphery of the guide rotation member 72 than the edge of the sphere holder 80 on the side of the guide rotation axis C2. In addition, a bottom opening 87 is provided at the bottom of the secondary sphere holding portion 86 to allow the game ball to flow downward from the secondary sphere holding portion 86. In addition, a ball discharge blocking wall 88 is provided at a lower portion of the auxiliary ball holding portion 86 located at the outer peripheral edge of the guide rotation member 72, and the game ball is engaged with the ball discharge blocking wall 88 so that the game ball is The auxiliary sphere holding portion 86 is configured to be prevented from being released outward along the radial direction of the guide rotation member 72.

  The accommodation base 73 is a horizontally-oriented flat plate-like member disposed between the stage portion 25 and the lower portion of the first guide channel 36. As shown in FIG. The guide turning member 72 is housed in the housing recess 91 in a rotatable state and with the upper surface of the guide turning member 72 exposed. In addition, a rolling passage 92 in which game balls can roll one by one is formed in a portion extending from the front to the side of the housing recess 91 on the upper surface of the housing base 73, and an upstream end ( The portion located on the side of the accommodation base 73 is communicated with the first downstream opening 36b of the first guide channel 36 (see FIG. 3), and the downstream end of the rolling passage 92 (the location located in front of the accommodation recess 91). ) Is connected to the housing recess 91 so as to be able to communicate with the ball holding portion 80 or the auxiliary ball holding portion 86 of the guide rotation member 72.

  Furthermore, in the accommodation base 73 (specifically, the accommodation base 73 located below the rotation member 71 of the ball rotation mechanism 32), the game held by the general ball holding portion 80b or the subsphere holding portion 86. Open a general entrance (general winning entrance) 94 through which a ball can enter and a specific entrance (specific winning entrance) 95 through which a game ball held in the specific ball holding portion 80a can enter, and perform guided rotation The member 72 is set to be positioned between the rotational member 71 and the general entrance 94 and the specific entrance 95. More specifically, of the bottom surface of the housing recess 91 on the first guide channel 36 side (right side in FIG. 6), the drop allowing hole 82 of the general sphere holding portion 80b and the bottom opening 87 of the sub sphere holding portion 86. The arc-shaped general entrance port 94 through which the game ball can pass is opened in a state where the guide ball is bent about the guide rotation axis C2, and the general entrance port 94 and the general ball holding portion 80b or the subsphere holding part 86 can be communicated. Further, the rectangular specific space portion 97 is formed by recessing the opposite side (the left side in FIG. 6) of the storage base 73 with respect to the general entrance 94 from the bottom portion of the specific ball holding portion 80a. The peripheral portion of the housing recess 91 on the side of the specific space 97 (left side in FIG. 6) is cut out so that the housing recess 91 and the specific space 97 are communicated with each other and the bottom of the specific space 97 is specified. A ball opening 95 has been established. A specific entrance detection sensor 98 capable of detecting a game ball flowing down to the specific entrance 95 is provided immediately below the specific entrance 95, and below the general entrance 94 and the specific entrance 95. A ball collection path (not shown) is connected, and the game balls that have entered the general entrance 94 and the specific entrance 95 can be collected to the ball collection path.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the turning drive unit 74 includes a turning-side motor bracket 101 on the lower surface side of the housing base 73, and the turning-side motor bracket 101 receives a drive signal output from the game control device. The turning drive motor 102 to be driven is arranged in such a posture that the output shaft extends in the vertical direction parallel to the turning turning axis C1 and the guiding turning axis C2, and the output shaft of the turning drive motor 102 and the turning turning shaft C1 are arranged. A plurality of gears (a turning drive gear 105 and a turning through gear 106) are connected to the turning shaft 104 disposed on the upper and guiding turning axis C2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the turning drive gear 105 is fixed to the output shaft of the turning drive motor 102, and the turning through gear 106 having a posture in which the turning shaft is parallel to the output shaft. And the rotation shaft 104 passes through the center portion (on the rotation shaft) of the turning through gear 106 and is fixed. Furthermore, the upper part of the rotation shaft 104 protrudes above the accommodation recess 91 of the accommodation base 73, and this projecting part is the central part of the rotation member 71 (location located on the rotation axis C 1) and the guide rotation member. The rotation shaft 104, the turning through gear 106, the turning rotation member 71, and the guiding rotation member 72 are configured to rotate together through a central portion of 72 (location located on the guide rotation axis C2). ing. In other words, the turning drive member 74 rotates the turning member 71 with the turning rotation axis C1 as the center and the guide turning member 72 with the induction turning axis C2 as the center. Further, the guide turning member 72 and the turning member 71 can be turned in the same direction and at the same speed.

  In addition, a cylindrical rotation cap 107 is fitted to a portion of the rotation shaft 104 that protrudes upward from the rotation member 71, and an outer peripheral surface of the rotation cap 107 is directly above the specific ball holding portion 80 a. The specific position decoration part 108 imitating a downward arrow shape is fastened to the position located at, so that the player can see the position of the specific ball holding part 80a by looking at the specific position decoration part 108. Yes. A detection cap 111 in which a tongue-shaped detection piece 110 protrudes to the side is fixed to a portion of the rotation shaft 104 that protrudes downward from the turning through gear 106, and the detection piece 110 is attached to the turning side. It can be detected by a rotation detection sensor 112 provided in the motor bracket 101. The rotation detection sensor 112 detects the detection piece 110 at a constant period, so that it can be confirmed that the rotation shaft 104 is rotating at a constant speed and that the spherical rotation mechanism 32 is operating normally. It is configured as follows.

  Next, the operation of the surrounding frame 5, particularly the operation of the spherical rotation mechanism 32 will be described. It is assumed that the game control device drives the guiding member constantly to repeatedly convert the sorting mechanism unit 38 between the first guiding state and the second guiding state. In addition, a drive signal is output to the turning drive unit 74 to always drive the turning drive motor 102 of the ball rotation mechanism 32, and the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 are always seen from above at a constant speed. It is assumed that it is rotating in the clockwise direction, in other words, along the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70.

  When the gaming board 1 is provided with the surrounding frame body 5 having the above-described configuration and the game ball flowing down the game area 4 wins the winning device 8, the pachinko gaming machine (specifically, the game control device) performs a lottery, Based on the lottery result, only the special winning opening 12 is opened, or only the opening / closing member 40 is opened to open the upstream opening 35a of the ball receiving portion 35. When the game ball flows into the ball receiving portion 35 with the opening / closing member 40 open, the game ball flows from the downstream end 35b of the ball receiving portion 35 to the upstream portion of the ball rolling path. Then, when the game ball flows into the ball rolling path while the distribution mechanism unit 38 is converting to the first guidance state, the guide device 30 guides the game ball to the first guide channel 36 and performs the first operation. 1 is discharged from the downstream opening 36 b to the rolling passage 92 of the spherical rotation mechanism 32. The released game ball rolls along the rolling passage 92 and reaches the front of the guide turning member 72 (downstream end of the rolling passage 92), and is turning while being rotated. The sphere holding portion 80 (specific sphere holding portion 80a, general sphere holding portion 80b) of the member 72 or the auxiliary sphere holding portion 86 enters and is held from the outer peripheral side of the guide rotation member 72. The operation of the ball rotation mechanism 32 that holds the game ball in the ball holding unit 80 or the sub ball holding unit 86 will be described in detail later. On the other hand, when the game ball flows into the ball rolling path while the distribution mechanism unit 38 is converting to the second guidance state, the guide device 30 guides the game ball to the second guide channel 37 and performs the first operation. 2Supply from the downstream opening 37b to the guide supply path 70 of the spherical rotation mechanism 32.

  When the game ball is supplied from the second guide channel 37 of the guide device 30 to the guide supply path 70, the ball rotation mechanism 32 rotates the rotation member 71 from the downstream end 70 b of the guide supply path 70. Drain upward (see FIG. 4). When the game ball discharge speed is slower than the rotation speed of the rotation member 71 (specifically, the rotation speed of the place where the game ball falls), the game ball rotates the rotation member 71. A frictional force acting in the same direction as the direction is received from the rotating member 71, and the rotating member 71 starts to turn while being accelerated by this frictional force. In addition, when the game ball discharge speed is equal to the rotation speed of the rotation member 71 (specifically, the rotation speed of the place where the game ball falls), the guidance is not received from the rotation member 71, It starts to turn on the rotating member 71 while maintaining the momentum at the time of discharge from the downstream end 70b of the supply path 70. Further, when the game ball discharge speed is faster than the rotational speed of the rotational member 71, a frictional force acting in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the rotational member 71 is received from the rotational member 71. The frictional force starts to turn on the rotating member 71 while decelerating to the same speed as the rotating member 71. Thus, if the turning member 71 is rotated in the same direction as the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70, the rolling force of the game ball falling on the turning member 71 is increased, It is possible to maintain the rolling force or to suppress a sudden decrease in the rolling force of the game ball. Therefore, the behavior of the game ball on the rotation member 71 and the time until the game ball supplied onto the rotation member 71 reaches the ball discharge hole 77, in other words, the player moves on the rotation member 71. It is possible to change the enjoyment time (ball show time) while watching the behavior of the game balls, and to improve the interest of the game.

  Then, when the rolling force of the game ball that is turning is gradually attenuated and the centrifugal force acting on the game ball is weakened, the game ball moves down the inclined surface on the rotation member 71 while turning. Approach the C1 side. Further, when the game ball reaches between the adjacent ball discharge holes 77, the ball rotation mechanism 32 engages the game ball with the raised portion 78 of the rotating member 71 that is rotating. Thus, the rolling force of the game ball can be increased. Therefore, it is easy to change the behavior of the game ball on the turning member 71 and the ball show time. In addition, the game ball can be guided to the ball discharge hole 77 by abutting against the raised portion 78, so that the game ball stays between the adjacent ball discharge holes 77, and thus does not fall below the rotating member 71. Can be avoided. When the game ball comes into contact with the raised portion 78 and then falls into the ball discharge hole 77 or directly falls into the ball discharge hole 77 and is released below the rotation member 71, the ball rotates. The moving mechanism 32 receives and holds the game ball in the general ball holding portion 80b or the specific ball holding portion 80a of the guide rotation member 72. Specifically, when the game ball falls into the ball discharge hole 77 located immediately below the specific position decoration unit 108, the game ball is received and held in the specific ball holding unit 80a, and the game ball is stored in the specific position decoration unit 108. When the ball is dropped into the ball discharge hole 77 that is removed from directly below, the game ball is received and held in the general ball holding portion 80b.

  Furthermore, a game ball that has fallen from the ball discharge hole 77 (in other words, a game ball that has been distributed to the second guide channel 37) and a game ball that has been rolling through the rolling passage 92 (in other words, the first ball) When the guide rotation member 72 continues to rotate in a state where the game balls distributed and flowed down to the one guide flow path 36 are held in the ball holding portion 80 or the subsphere holding portion 86, the ball rotation mechanism 32 is The game ball is guided to the general entrance 94 or to the specific entrance 95. More specifically, the game sphere held by the general sphere holding portion 80b rotates around the induction rotation axis C2 together with the induction rotation member 72, and the general sphere is generated by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation. It moves in the holding portion 80b and is positioned on the drop allowance hole 82, and further comes into contact with the sphere discharge prevention wall 84 to be prevented from coming off from the general sphere holding portion 80b. Therefore, even when the general ball holding portion 80b is adjacent to the specific space portion 97, the game ball does not come off the general ball holding portion 80b. When the general ball holding portion 80b (specifically, the drop allowance hole 82) is positioned above the general entrance 94 and communicates with the general entrance 94, the game ball is transferred from the general ball holding portion 80b to the general entrance. It flows down to 94.

  Further, the game ball held by the subsphere holding portion 86 rotates around the guide rotation axis C2 together with the guide rotation member 72, and is applied to the ball discharge prevention wall 88 by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation. It is located on the bottom opening 87 in the abutted state, and is prevented from coming off from the auxiliary sphere holding part 86 to the side. Therefore, even when the secondary sphere holding part 86 is in a state adjacent to the specific space part 97, the game ball is not detached from the secondary sphere holding part 86. When the secondary ball holding portion 86 (specifically, the bottom opening 87) is located above the general entrance 94 and communicates with the general entrance 94, the game ball is transferred from the secondary ball holding portion 86 to the general entrance. It flows down to 94.

  Further, the game ball held by the specific ball holding portion 80a rotates around the guide rotation axis C2 together with the guide rotation member 72, and the centrifugal force generated by this rotation causes the inside of the specific ball holding portion 80a. Is moved to abut (slidably contact) with the peripheral edge of the housing recess 91 and is prevented from coming off from the specific ball holding portion 80a laterally. In addition, since the bottom of the specific ball holding portion 80a is closed, even if the specific ball holding portion 80a is positioned above the general entrance 94, the game ball does not flow down to the general entrance 94. When the specific ball holding portion 80a is adjacent to the specific space portion 97, the specific ball holding portion 80a and the specific space portion 97 communicate with each other, and the game ball is detached from the peripheral edge of the housing recess 91. It flows down from the specific ball holding portion 80a to the specific space portion 97, and further flows down to the specific ball entrance 95. In this way, the ball rotation mechanism 32 guides the game ball held in the general ball holding unit 80b or the sub ball holding unit 86 to the general entrance 94 without guiding it to the specific entrance 95, and specifies The game ball held in the ball holding portion 80a is guided to the specific entrance 95 without being guided to the general entrance 94. Therefore, even if the turning member 71 is rotated, the game ball dropped from the turning member 71 can be guided to the general entrance 94 or the specific entrance 95 without any trouble.

  Then, when the specific ball detection sensor 98 detects that the game ball has entered the specific ball slot 95, the game control device receives this detection signal, and a specific game state (hit state) advantageous to the player. Is generated. Specifically, the special winning opening 12 is opened for a certain period of time, and the game balls flowing down the game area 4 are set so as to easily win the special winning opening 12.

  In the above embodiment, the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are turned along the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 may always be rotated in a direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70 at a constant speed. When the game ball is released from the guide supply path 70 onto the rotating member 71 in the rotating state in the opposite direction, the gaming ball acts in the same direction as the rotating direction of the rotating member 71. That is, a frictional force acting in a direction opposite to the direction in which the game ball is released is received, and the turning starts on the rotating member 71 while rapidly decelerating by this frictional force, or the direction opposite to the direction in which the game ball is released Can be started to turn on the rotating member 71 along. Therefore, even when the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are turned in the direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end 70 b of the guide supply path 70, the behavior of the game ball on the turning member 71. Can be changed, and the interest of the game can be improved. Further, when the game ball keeps turning along the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turning member 71 (ie, the same direction as the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70) against the frictional force. In this state, when reaching between adjacent ball discharge holes 77, the ball rotation mechanism 32 collides (engages) the game ball with the raised portion 78 of the rotating member 71 in rotation. In addition, the rolling force of the game ball can be attenuated by the impact generated at the time of the collision. Therefore, it is easy to change the behavior of the game ball on the turning member 71 and the ball show time.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the rotation member 71 and the guidance rotation member 72 were set to the state which always rotates, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 8, when the game ball flows down to the guide supply path 70, the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 start to turn. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, the ball rotation mechanism 32 in the second embodiment detects a game ball flowing down in the guide supply path 70 on the downstream side of the guide supply path 70. A possible detection device (detection sensor) 115 is provided, and a detection signal of a game ball generated from the detection device 115 can be transmitted to the game control device.

  In the pachinko gaming machine provided with the ball rotation mechanism 32 having such a configuration, in a normal state where the game ball is not rolling in the ball rotation mechanism 32, the game control device drives the turning drive unit 74. The output of the signal is stopped, and the turning drive motor 102 of the ball rotation mechanism 32, and consequently the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 are maintained in a stopped state. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the game ball flows down the guide supply path 70 and is detected by the detection device 115, the game control device moves the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 in advance. Control to rotate over the set rotation time TR is performed. Specifically, based on the detection device 115 detecting the game ball (in other words, at the timing when the detection device 115 detects the game ball), the turning drive motor 102 starts to be driven (ON) to rotate the rotation member 71. The guide rotation member 72 is rotated at a constant speed, and this rotation state is continued for a preset rotation time TR (for example, 1 second). Then, during this rotation time TR, the game ball falls on the rotating member 71 and is accelerated or decelerated by the frictional force received from the rotating member 71. Further, when the rotation time TR has elapsed, the rotation drive motor 102 is stopped (OFF), and the rotation operation of the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 is stopped. Then, the rolling force of the game ball turning on the turning member 71 is gradually attenuated, and the centrifugal force acting on the game ball is weakened, and the game ball turns down the inclined surface on the turning member 71 while turning, It falls into the sphere discharge hole 77 and is held by one of the sphere holding portions 80. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the turning member 71 keeps rotating to maintain the turning motion of the game ball, and that the game ball does not reach the ball discharge hole 77 and the game does not advance. Moreover, it is not necessary to always rotate the rotating member 71, and the power consumption of the pachinko gaming machine can be reduced.

  It should be noted that the game control device is in a case where a certain time (for example, a sufficient time until the game ball on the turning member 71 flows down to the ball discharge hole 77) has elapsed since the turning drive motor 102 was stopped. Regardless of whether or not the detection device 115 has detected a subsequent game ball, the turning drive motor 102 is re-driven to rotate the guide turning member 72 and the turning member 71 again and hold them in the ball holder 80. It is preferable to guide the game ball being played to the general entrance 94 or the specific entrance 95.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the rotation member 71 and the guidance rotation member 72 were set so that it might rotate at fixed speed, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the speeds of two game balls that continuously flow down the guide supply path 70 are compared, and the rotational speed of the rotating member 71 can be changed based on the comparison result. It is configured as follows. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, the spherical rotation mechanism 32 in the third embodiment is provided in a portion extending along the left-right direction of the surrounding frame body 5 in the guide supply path 70. And a detection device 117 including a plurality of detection units. Specifically, an upstream side detection unit 117a is provided upstream of a portion of the guide supply path 70 that extends along the left-right direction of the surrounding frame body 5, and a downstream side detection unit 117b is provided on the downstream side, and the upstream side detection unit 117a. The game balls that are provided in a state of being separated from each other and that flow down in the guide supply path 70 can be detected by the detection units 117a and 117b. In addition, the game control device detects the game ball flowing down in the guide supply path 70 from the upstream side detection unit 117a until it is detected by the downstream side detection unit 117b, and the downstream side detection from the upstream side detection unit 117a. The ball speed is calculated from the separation distance to the portion 117b, and the rotation speed of the rotation member 71 can be set based on the ball speed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine having such a configuration, in a normal state in which the game ball is not rolling in the ball rotation mechanism 32, the game control device stops outputting the drive signal to the turning drive unit 74 and moves the ball. The turning drive motor 102 of the rotation mechanism 32, and consequently the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 are maintained in a stopped state. When the turning drive motor 102 is driven, the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are set so as to turn along the opening direction of the downstream end 70 b of the guide supply path 70. Then, when two game balls (specifically, the first game ball P1 and the second game ball P2 following the first game ball P1) flow down to the guide supply path 70, the game control device starts with the first game ball. Time T1 (see FIG. 9B) from when the game ball P1 is detected by the upstream side detection unit 117a until it is detected by the downstream side detection unit 117b, and the separation from the upstream side detection unit 117a to the downstream side detection unit 117b A first ball speed is calculated from the distance D (see FIG. 9A), and a first rotation speed V1 is determined based on the calculated first ball speed. If the first rotation speed V1 is determined, as shown in FIG. 9B, the downstream detection unit 117b detects the first game ball P1 (in other words, the first game ball P1 is changed). The turning drive motor 102 starts to be driven (ON) at the timing detected by the downstream side detection unit 117b, and the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are turned at the first turning speed V1. The state continues for a preset rotation time TR1 (for example, 1 second). Then, during the rotation time TR1, the first game ball P1 falls on the rotating member 71 and is accelerated or decelerated by the frictional force received from the rotating member 71. When the turning time TR1 has elapsed, the turning drive motor 102 is stopped (OFF), and the turning operations of the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are stopped.

  Subsequently, a time T2 (see FIG. 9B) from when the second game ball P2 is detected by the upstream detection unit 117a until it is detected by the downstream detection unit 117b, and the downstream detection from the upstream detection unit 117a. The second ball speed is calculated from the separation distance D to the portion 117b, and the second rotation speed V2 is determined based on the calculated second ball speed. Here, the first sphere speed is compared with the second sphere speed, and when the second sphere speed is faster than the first sphere speed, the second rotation speed V2 is lower than the first rotation speed V1. Set to value. Then, if the second rotation speed V2 is determined, as shown in FIG. 9B, based on the detection of the second game ball P2 by the downstream side detection unit 117b (in other words, the second game ball). At the timing when P2 is detected by the downstream side detection unit 117b, the drive of the turning drive motor 102 is started (ON), and the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are turned at the second turning speed V2. The rotation state is continued for a preset rotation time TR2 (for example, 1 second). Then, during the rotation time TR2, the second game ball P2 falls on the rotating member 71 and is accelerated or decelerated by the frictional force received from the rotating member 71, so that the second The rolling force of the game ball P2 can be brought close to the same level as the rolling force of the first game ball P1 (specifically, the rolling force of the first game ball P1 when it falls on the rotating member 71). . When the turning time TR2 has elapsed, the turning drive motor 102 is stopped (OFF), and the turning operations of the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are stopped.

  In this way, when the turning member 71 is set in a state of turning along the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70, and the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed, If the second rotation speed V2 is set to be lower than the first rotation speed V1, the rolling force on the rotation member 71 varies extremely for each game ball, and the ball show time is extremely short. Inconveniences that may occur can be avoided. Further, it is not necessary to always rotate the rotating member 71 at a constant speed, and the power consumption of the pachinko gaming machine can be reduced.

  In the state where the turning member 71 is rotated along the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70, when the second ball speed is slower than the first ball speed, the second rotation speed VR2 is used. Is set to be higher than the first rotation speed VR1, and when the second ball speed is substantially the same as the first ball speed, the second rotation speed VR2 is set equal to the first rotation speed VR1. This is not limited to the case where the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed, and it is preferable that the rolling force on the rotating member 71 can be avoided from being extremely varied for each game ball. .

  Furthermore, in the game control device according to the third embodiment, when the turning drive motor 102 is driven, the turning member 71 and the guide turning member 72 are opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end 70 b of the guide supply path 70. You may set so that it may rotate along. When the first game ball P1 and the second game ball P2 flow down on the guide supply path 70, the first ball speed and the second ball speed are calculated, the first ball speed and the second ball speed are compared, When the two-ball speed is faster than the first ball speed, the second rotation speed may be set to a value higher than the first rotation speed. In this way, even if the rotating member 71 is rotating in a direction opposite to the direction in which the game ball is discharged from the guide supply path 70, the rolling force on the rotating member 71 is not reduced. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the game balls may vary extremely and, in turn, the ball show time may become extremely short. Further, it is not necessary to always rotate the rotating member 71 at a constant speed, and the power consumption of the pachinko gaming machine can be reduced. Then, the game control device determines the progress of the game and rotates the rotation member 71 and the guide rotation member 72 along the opening direction of the downstream end 70b of the guide supply path 70, or the opening direction. It may be set so as to rotate along the opposite direction, or it may be set so as to always rotate along the direction opposite to the opening direction.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, the rotation member 71 and the guidance rotation member 72 are inserted in the single rotation shaft 104, and the rotation rotation member 71 and the guidance rotation member 72 are made to rotate together. Although configured, the present invention is not limited to this. The point is that the guide turning member 72 can be rotated in the same direction and at the same speed as the turning member 71 around the guide turning axis C2 located on the same straight line as the turning shaft C1. There may be. For example, a shaft that pivotally mounts the rotating member 71 and a shaft that pivotally supports the guide rotation member 72 are separately provided, and the shafts are arranged on the same straight line and can be rotated in the same direction and at the same speed. You may comprise as follows. Furthermore, when changing the rotation speed of the rotation member 71 according to the speed of the game ball, the flow speeds of the first game ball P1 and the second game ball P2 are compared as in the third embodiment. Rather than determining the rotation speed, a plurality of rotation speeds of the rotation member 71 with respect to the flow speed of the game ball are set in advance, and the rotation of the rotation member 71 is determined according to the detected flow speed of the game ball. The speed may be determined.

  In the above embodiment, the guide device 30 and the ball rotation mechanism 32 are provided in the surrounding frame 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball flowing down the game area 4 can flow in. If there is, it may be arranged at any place in the game area 4. For example, the game area 4 may be disposed outside the surrounding frame 5. Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the game ball which approached into the general entrance and the specific entrance is collect | recovered to the ball collection path, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the general entrance and the specific entrance may be gate-type entrances, and the game balls that have passed through the general entrance and the specific entrance may flow down the game area again.

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine, which is a typical gaming machine, has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball is rotated in a gaming area partitioned on the surface of the gaming board. Any gaming machine may be used as long as it has a ball rotation mechanism that can rotate. For example, it may be a gaming machine such as an enclosed ball pachinko machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, or a sparrow ball gaming machine.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a front view of a game board. (A) is a perspective view of an enclosure frame, (b) is the elements on larger scale of an opening-and-closing member. It is a perspective view of a guide device and a ball rotation mechanism in an enclosure frame. It is a top view of a ball rotation mechanism. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the principal part of a ball rotation mechanism. It is the perspective view seen from the front of the principal part of a ball rotation mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of the turning drive part which pivotally mounts a rotation member and a guidance rotation member, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a disassembled perspective view. It is explanatory drawing of the spherical rotation mechanism in 2nd Embodiment, (a) is a top view, (b) is a time chart which shows operation | movement of a spherical rotation mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of the spherical rotation mechanism in 3rd Embodiment, (a) is a top view, (b) is a time chart which shows operation | movement of a spherical rotation mechanism.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 4 Game area 5 Surrounding frame 18 Frame base 21 Decoration frame part 22 Armor part 22a Step part 28 Base panel 30 Guide apparatus 32 Spherical rotation mechanism 35 Ball receiving part 36 1st guide flow path 37 2nd guide Flow path 38 Distributing mechanism section 70 Guide supply path 70a Upstream end 70b Downstream end 71 Rotating rotation member 72 Guide rotation member 73 Receiving base 74 Rotating drive section 77 Sphere discharge hole 78 Raised section 80 Sphere holding section 80a Specific sphere holding section 80b General sphere holder 86 Sub sphere holder 92 Rolling passage 94 General entrance 95 Specific entrance 97 Specific space 98 Specific entrance detection sensor 102 Rotation drive motor 104 Rotation shaft 115 Detection device 117 Detection device 117a Upstream Side detector 117b Downstream detector

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine provided with a ball rotation mechanism capable of rotating a game ball inside the surrounding frame body, arranged in a game area partitioned on the surface of the game board,
The spherical rotation mechanism is
A guide supply path capable of receiving a game ball from the game area and guiding it into the ball rotation mechanism;
A bowl-shaped rotating member capable of rotating the game ball flowing down from the guide supply path;
A general entrance and a specific entrance where a game ball can enter, which is opened below the rotating member,
A guide turning member provided between the turning member and the general entrance and the specific entrance;
A turning drive unit capable of turning the turning member and the guide turning member;
The gaming machine includes a control device that outputs a drive signal to the turning drive unit to control the rotation of the turning member, and a detection device that can detect a game ball flowing down in the guide supply path. And
The detection device includes an upstream detection unit disposed on the upstream side of the guide supply path, and a downstream detection unit disposed on the downstream side,
A vertical turning shaft is provided at the center of the turning member, and a guide turning shaft is provided at a position on the same straight line as the turning shaft.
Together to face the downstream end of the guide feed channel above the pivot rolling member, opened along the circumferential direction of the pivot rolling member,
Wherein in the vicinity of the pivot rotation axis of the swivel rolling member, game balls and opened the induction rotating member to releasably sphere discharge hole from the whirling rolling member,
A portion of the guide rotation member that faces the lower side of the ball discharge hole includes a general ball holding portion and a specific ball holding portion that can hold a game ball,
The generally ball holding portion and the generally ball entrance port and communicating the game ball from the general ball holding portion and inducible into the general ball entrance port communicates with said particular ball holding portion the specific input spheres port and inducible into the specific input sphere opening game balls from the particular ball holding portion Te,
The swivel drive unit, said pivoting rolling member rotates along the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide feed channel in a state where the center of the pivot rotation shaft, and said inducing the induction rotating member rotation shaft is configured to rotate with the pivot rolling member in the same direction and the same speed in a state where the center,
The control device is configured to perform control to rotate the rotation member over a preset rotation time when the detection device detects a game ball,
The ball speed is calculated from the time from detection of the game ball by the upstream detection unit to detection by the downstream detection unit and the separation distance from the upstream detection unit to the downstream detection unit, Based on the ball speed, it is possible to set the rotation speed of the rotating member,
The first game ball and the second game ball following the first game ball are caused to flow down on the guide supply path, the ball speed of the first game ball is set to the first ball speed, and the ball speed of the second game ball is set to the first speed. The rotation speed of the rotating member set based on the first ball speed is set to the first rotating speed, and the rotating member is set based on the second ball speed. The speed is the second rotation speed,
A gaming machine configured to set the second rotation speed to be lower than the first rotation speed when the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed . The control device sets the rotating member in a state of rotating along the direction opposite to the opening direction of the downstream end of the guide supply path, and the second ball speed is higher than the first ball speed. The game machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second rotation speed is set to be higher than the first rotation speed .

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