JP5109107B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a rotor that is arranged in a game area and changes a flow direction of game balls flowing down the game area.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine is known in which a game ball that is launched from a launching device and impacts a game ball that flows down the game area and changes the flow direction (so-called windmill) is provided in the game area (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

The gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1 includes an angle adjustment mechanism that allows an employee of a game store to easily adjust the mounting angle of the rotor with respect to the game area.
JP-A-8-89624

  A plurality of radial walls formed radially from the rotation axis of the rotor provided in the conventional gaming machine all have the same length. For this reason, even if the game ball flowing down the game area comes into contact with any radial wall, the flight mode of the game ball is the same and the irregularity is poor. For this reason, since the player can predict the flight mode of the game ball even when the game ball contacts the rotor, the rotor has not improved the interest of the player.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including a rotor that varies the flight mode of game balls and improves the interest of the player.

A first aspect of the present invention is a rotary shaft standing in a game area where a game ball flows down, a plurality of radial walls formed radially from the rotary shaft, and a circular shape centered on the rotary shaft, And a game ball that flows down the game area abuts on a tip of the radial wall, and the rotor rotates to rotate the game ball. in the gaming machine for changing the flow-down direction of the distance from the outer periphery of the flange portion to the plurality of radial walls, characterized in that it is formed differently respectively.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of radial walls are formed such that the angles formed by adjacent radial walls are equal, and the rotor is configured so that the center of gravity of the rotor is positioned on the rotation axis. have a balance unit for adjusting the weight of a plurality of radial walls, the balance unit is characterized by being embedded in the flange portion.

  According to the first invention, the positions of the tips of the plurality of radial walls are formed so as to be different from each other in the radial direction of the rotation axis, so that the flying mode of the game ball changed by the rotor is different for each radial wall. And the flying mode of the game ball becomes irregular. Therefore, the player cannot predict the flight mode of the game ball, and the player's interest can be improved.

According to the second invention, the plurality of radial walls are formed such that the angles formed by the adjacent radial walls are equal, and the positions of the tips of the plurality of radial walls are different in the radial direction of the rotation axis. since formed, the center of gravity of the rotor may shift. However, the rotor, a balance unit for adjusting the weight of the previous SL plurality of radial walls because it has a flange portion, it is possible to position the center of gravity of the rotor on the rotating shaft.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the following description of the embodiments, front, rear, left, and right refer to directions viewed from the player, that is, viewed from the gaming machine.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a game machine (pachinko machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 1 partitions a substantially circular game area 11 by providing a guide rail 10 or the like as a partition member on the surface of a rectangular game board body 2 made of plywood or plastic. Forming.

  The gaming machine plays a game by firing a game ball from a launching device (not shown) based on the operation of the player and flowing it down into the game area 11. The player can visually recognize the game area 11 through a cover glass (not shown) that covers the game board 1.

  In the game area 11, a center case (enclosure frame) 21 having an opening window 21a is disposed. Behind the center case 21, a variable display device (not shown) that displays a plurality of identification information in a variable manner is disposed in a state where the display unit faces the opening window 21 a of the center case 21.

  An opening having a shape along the outer periphery of the center case 21 is formed in the game board 1, and the center case 21 is fitted into the opening from the front of the game board 1.

  A concave chamber 40 is formed inside the center case 21, and an opening window 21a is formed in the back thereof. The opening window portion 21a of the center case 21 is formed so that the display portion of the variable display device that faces the opening window portion 21a is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 11.

  The variable display device is a display device in which a plurality of variable display regions (for example, three variable display regions on the left side, the center, and the right side) are set on the display unit and an image is displayed independently in each display region. is there. In the present embodiment, for example, a display screen portion is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like capable of displaying an arbitrary image, and a plurality of identification information (special symbols) and a variable display game are displayed in each variable display area on the display screen. An image based on the progress of the game, such as a character that produces the game, is displayed.

  On the outer periphery of the center case 21, a guide 41 for guiding a game ball flowing down in the game area 11 is formed. On the top of the center case 21, there is formed an upper guide 41a having a convex curve that is convex upward, and on the left and right sides thereof are a left reverse arc guide 41b and a right reverse arc guide 41c that are convex inside the center case 21. Is formed. Below them, a vertically long left side guide 41d and a right side guide 41e are formed.

  On the left side of the left side guide 41d, there is provided a rotor guide flow path 60 formed by a plurality of guide nails arranged on a straight line descending to the right. On the lower end side of the rotor guide channel 60, a rotor (so-called windmill) 70 that is rotatable with respect to the game area 11 and that changes the flow direction of the game ball flowing down is disposed. The rotor guide channel 60 is a channel that guides the game ball flowing down the game area 11 to the rotor 70. The rotor 70 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  A tulip-type start winning opening 24 having an ordinary variable winning device (ordinary electric accessory) 23 is disposed below the center case 21 in the game area 11 and substantially in the center of the game area 11. Below the start winning port 24, a special variable winning device (large winning port) 25 that can be converted into a state where a game ball is not accepted and a state where it is easy to accept depending on the operation result of the variable display device is arranged. In addition, a normal symbol start gate 26 for the normal variation display game is arranged at the lower right of the center case 21 in the game area 11.

  Below the game area 11 and on the left and right sides of the special variation winning device 25, the special symbol variation display of the special symbol variation display game, the special symbol winning memory number (starting memory number), and the general symbol variation display game A status indicator 32 for displaying the normal symbol variation display and the normal symbol winning memory number is provided.

  A plurality of general winning holes 27 are provided on both the left and right sides of the start winning opening 24 in the game area 11 so that only a condition for paying out a winning ball when a winning game ball is won is established.

  In addition to this, the game area 11 includes a direction changing member such as a nail (not shown) that changes the flow direction of the game ball, an out port 30 for collecting the game ball that has flowed down without winning, and various decorations by light emission. Lamps and LEDs (not shown) for displaying are provided.

  The game balls launched by the launching device are fired into the game area 11 from the launch ball guide passage 31 that is partitioned on the left side of the guide rail 10 and guides the game balls, and are changed in direction arranged in various places in the game area 11. The game area 11 flows down while changing the falling direction depending on the member and wins the start winning port 24, the general winning port 27, or the special variable winning device 25, or is discharged from the out port 30 provided at the lowermost part of the gaming region 11. Is done.

  When a game ball wins the general winning opening 27 or the special variable winning apparatus 25, the number of winning balls corresponding to the type of the winning winning opening is discharged from the payout apparatus (not shown).

  Specifically, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening 24, the variable display device starts a variable display game in which the identification information composed of the numbers and the like described above is sequentially displayed, and an image relating to the variable display game is displayed. Is done.

  When a game ball is won at the start winning opening 24 at a predetermined timing, a big hit state is reached, and the game stops when three display symbols are aligned (a big win symbol). At this time, the special variable winning device 25 is turned from a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) where the special winning opening does not accept the gaming ball for a predetermined time by energizing a large winning solenoid (not shown). Is converted into an open state (a state advantageous to the player). In other words, since the special winning opening is greatly opened for a predetermined time, the player is given a gaming value of being able to acquire many prize balls during this time.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 26, the state change display game is started on the state display 32. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 26 at a predetermined timing, the normal symbol is hit, and the normal symbol displayed on the status indicator 32 stops in the hit state. At this time, the normal variation winning device 23 provided at the start winning opening 24 is converted so that the entrance to the starting winning opening 24 is expanded for a predetermined time by energizing a normal electric accessory solenoid (not shown). Thus, the possibility of winning the game ball at the start winning opening 24 is increased.

  A stage for allowing a game ball to roll on the inner bottom of the center case 21, that is, the bottom of the concave chamber 40, and for the rolling game ball to flow down to the game area 11 in which the start winning opening 24 is provided. A (ball rolling surface) 50 is provided.

  On the left side of the center case 21, a warp passage (first flow path) 54 for guiding a game ball flowing down the game area 11 into the recessed chamber 40 of the center case 21 is provided. The warp passage 54 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The game balls discharged from the warp passage 54 roll on the inner periphery of the center case 21 and are supplied to the stage 50. The game ball supplied to the stage 50 falls again to the game area 11 from any one of the recesses 50a to 50c arranged just above the start winning opening 24.

  As described above, the game balls guided into the center case 21 through the warp passage 54 are supplied to the stage 50, and a part of the game balls passes through the recess 50a and falls toward the start winning opening 24.

  A flow path (second flow path) 80 is disposed below the warp path 54. The flow path 80 includes a first nail group 81, a second nail group 82, and a third nail group 83. The first nail group 81 serves as an inlet to the flow path 80.

  The nails and nails constituting each of the nail groups 81 to 83 are arranged at an interval shorter than the diameter of the game ball. Therefore, the game balls flowing down the nail groups 81 to 83 do not fall from between the nails constituting the nail groups 81 to 83.

  In addition, the nail located on the leftmost side of the second nail group 82 and the nail located on the rightmost side of the first nail group 81 are disposed at intervals longer than the diameter of the game ball. The nail located on the leftmost side of the third nail group 83 and the nail located on the rightmost side of the second nail group 82 are disposed at intervals longer than the diameter of the game ball.

  Therefore, if the game balls flowing down the flow path 80 are strong enough to flow down the game balls, the game balls flow between the first nail group 81 and the second nail group 82 and between the second nail group 82 and the third nail group 83. If the momentum from which the game ball flows down is weak, the ball falls from between the first nail group 81 and the second nail group 82 and from between the second nail group 82 and the third nail group 83. .

  Here, when the game ball falls between the first nail group 81 and the second nail group 82 and between the second nail group 82 and the third nail group 83, the game ball wins the start winning opening 24. The possibility of playing is lower than the possibility that the game ball wins the start winning opening 24 when the game ball flows down the flow path 80 and falls from the right end of the third nail group 83. The right end of the third nail group 83 is closer to the start winning opening 24 than between the first nail group 81 and the second nail group 82 and between the second nail group 82 and the third nail group 83. It is because it is arranged at the position.

  The end of the flow path 80 (the end of the third nail group 83 on the start winning opening side) is disposed at a position farther from the starting winning opening than the recesses 50a to 50c of the warp passage, and the game that has flowed into the flow path 80 The ball may fall from between the first nail group 81 and the second nail group 82 or from between the second nail group 82 and the third nail group 83.

  Therefore, the possibility that the game ball flowing down the flow path 80 wins the start winning opening 24 is lower than the possibility that the game ball discharged from the warp passage 54 to the stage 50 wins the start winning opening 24. That is, the route in which the game ball flows into the warp passage 54 is a route that is more advantageous to the player than the game ball flows into the flow path 80.

  The game balls launched into the game area 11 from the shot ball guide passage 31 flow down the area between the guide rail 10 and the guide 41. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the distance between the left side guide 41d and the guide rail 10 is large, whereas the right side guide 41e and the guide rail 10 have a distance enough to allow one game ball to pass. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a game is played mainly by flowing a game ball down to the game area 11 on the left side of the center case 21. Among the game balls launched from the launching device, a vigorous game ball passes between the upper guide 41a and the guide rail 10, flows down between the right side guide 41e and the guide rail 10, and is guided by the guide wall 42. The game area 11 is guided to the center side. The game ball guided to the game area 11 by the guide wall 42 wins the normal symbol starting gate 26, the general winning opening 27 disposed below the normal symbol starting gate 26, or the special variable winning device 25, or It flows into the outlet 30.

  Of the game balls that have flowed down to the game area 11 on the left side of the center case 21, the game balls that are in contact with the nails constituting the rotor guide channel 60 are guided to the rotor 70 by the rotor guide channel 60.

  The game balls guided to the rotor 70 are changed in flight manner by the rotor 70 and distributed to the warp passage 54, the flow path 80, or the game area 11 on the left side of the rotor 70. The structure in which the rotor 70 distributes the game balls to the warp passage 54 or the flow path 80 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the gaming board 1 of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the warp passage 54 and the stage 50 will be described in detail.

  First, the warp passage 54 will be described.

  The warp passage 54 opens toward the game area 11 and receives a game ball 55 that flows down the game area 11, and a warp flow path 56 having a rolling surface on which the game ball flowing from the inlet 55 rolls. This is a tunnel-like passage provided with a discharge port 57 through which the game ball opened toward the inside of the concave chamber 40 and passed through the warp channel 56 is discharged to the concave chamber 40. The warp passage 54 is configured separately from the center case 21 and is attached to the center case 21 by a fastening member. The warp passage 54 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin.

  The inflow port 55 opens obliquely upward to the left in order to receive a game ball flowing down the left side of the center case 21 in the game area 11.

  The discharge port 57 is formed so as to guide the game ball toward the concave chamber 40 of the center case 21.

  Next, the stage 50 will be described.

  The stage 50 is formed in an arc shape that is recessed toward the center in the left-right direction. Five recesses 50 a to 50 c are formed in the stage 50. Specifically, a recess 50a is formed at the center of the stage 50, and recesses 50b are formed on the left and right sides of the recess 50a. In addition, a recess 50c is formed on the left side of the recess 50b formed on the left side of the recess 50a, and a recess 50c is formed on the right side of the recess 50b formed on the right side of the recess 50a. The shape of the recesses 50a to 50c is a shape that is recessed from the stage 50 in the left-right direction and inclined forward.

  Since the recess 50a is formed immediately above the start winning opening 24, the game ball that has flowed down from the recess 50a into the game area 11 is most likely to win the start winning opening 24. Next, since the recessed portion 50b is disposed near the start winning opening 24, the possibility that the game ball that has flowed down from the recessed portion 50b to the gaming area 11 flows into the starting winning opening 24 flows down from the recessed section 50a to the gaming area 11 is reached. It is next most likely that the played game ball will win the start winning opening 24. Since the recess 50c is disposed at a position farthest from the start winning opening 24, the possibility that the game ball flowing down from the recess 50c to the game area 11 wins the start winning opening 24 is the lowest.

  Whether or not the game ball flows down from the recesses 50a to 50c to the game area 11 depends on the momentum of the game ball when passing through the recesses 50a to 50c. When the momentum of the game ball when passing through the recesses 50a to 50c is weak, the depressions of the recesses 50a to 50c cannot be raised, and flow down to the game area 11 along the front side inclination of the recesses 50a to 50c. On the other hand, when the momentum of the game ball when passing through the recesses 50a to 50c is strong, the game ball goes up the recesses of the recesses 50a to 50c and passes through the next recesses 50a to 50c.

  If the momentum of the game ball discharged from the warp passage 54 is strong, an inclined surface that goes up the recess of the recess 50c formed on the left side of the stage 50 and goes to the center in the left-right direction of the stage 50 formed on the left side of the recess 50c. It may go up. In this case, the game ball falls from the left end of the stage 50, contacts the guide wall 42, and is guided to the center side of the game area 11. The game ball guided to the game area 11 by the guide wall 42 wins the normal symbol starting gate 26, the general winning opening 27 disposed below the normal symbol starting gate 26, or the special variable winning device 25, or It flows into the outlet 30.

  Here, the rotor 70 is disposed between the rotor guide channel 60 and the first nail group 81 that is the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 and the inlet of the channel 80. As a result, the game balls guided to the rotor 70 by the rotor guide channel 60 abut against the tips 741B to 743B of the radial walls 741 to 743 (see FIG. 3), and the rotation guide flow is sandwiched between the rotors 70. It flies to the warp passage 54 or the flow path 80 located on the side opposite to the path 60. For this reason, the rotor 70 can distribute the game balls guided by the rotor guide channel 60 to the warp passage 54 or the channel 80.

  FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the rotor 70 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The rotor 70 is rotatably attached to the game area 11. The rotor 70 includes a rotation shaft 71, three radial walls 721 to 723 formed radially from the rotation shaft 71, and a circular flange portion 73 centering on the rotation shaft 71. In the flange portion 73, decorative holes 731 for decoration are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  The game ball guided to the rotor 70 changes its flight mode by coming into contact with the tips 721B to 723B of the radial walls 721 to 723 facing upward, and flows into the warp passage 54 or the flow path 80.

  At the center of the rotating shaft 71, a hole 711 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the nail body and smaller than the diameter of the nail head is formed. When the nail is driven from the back side (flange 73 side) in FIG. 3 of the hole 711 of the rotating shaft 71 toward the near side, the rotor 70 is rotatably attached to the game area 11. The rotor 70 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the nail head. A nail that passes through the hole 711 of the rotating shaft 71 serves as a rotating bearing of the rotor 70.

  The radial walls 721 to 723 have base ends 721A to 723A on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 71 and tips 721B to 723B on the opposite side of the base ends 721A to 723A.

  The radial walls 721 to 723 are formed so that the distances between the distal ends 721B to 723B and the rotation shaft 71 are different. The distance from the proximal end 721A to the distal end 721B is the longest, the distance from the proximal end 722A to the distal end 722B is the longest, and the distance from the proximal end 723A to the distal end 723B is the shortest.

  Since each radial wall 721-723 of embodiment of this invention is formed in planar shape, the distance of each front-end | tip 721B-723B and the rotating shaft 71 by varying the length of each radial wall 721-723. Are different. If the radial walls 721 to 723 are formed to have different distances between the distal ends 721B to 723B and the rotary shaft 71, the radial walls 721 to 723 may be formed in, for example, an L-shape or a curved surface, even if they are not formed in a planar shape. May be.

  Moreover, it forms so that the angle which the adjacent radial walls 721-723 make may become equal. Specifically, the angle formed between the radial wall 721 and the radial wall 722 is 120 degrees, the angle formed between the radial wall 722 and the radial wall 723 is 120 degrees, and the angle formed between the radial wall 723 and the radial wall 723. Is 120 degrees.

  Since the radial walls 721 to 723 are formed so that the distances from the base ends 721A to 723A to the distal ends 721B to 723B are different, the weights of the radial walls 721 to 723 are different. For this reason, the center of gravity shifts from the rotation shaft 71, and the rotor 70 always stops in the same direction.

  Specifically, the radial walls 721 to 723 are heavier in the order of the radial wall 721, the radial wall 722, and the radial wall 723. For this reason, the center of gravity of the rotor 70 is located on the radial wall 721 side between the radial wall 721 and the radial wall 722.

  For this reason, since the rotor 70 is slightly inclined toward the radial wall 721 with the radial walls 721 and 722 facing downward, any of the radial walls 721 to 723 is stopped without being vertically upward. Therefore, since the game ball guided to the rotor 70 from the rotor guide channel 60 cannot reliably contact the tips 721B to 723B of the radial walls 721 to 723, the rotor 70 causes the game ball to pass through the warp path. 54 or the flow path 80 cannot be distributed.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the balance portions 741 and 742 for positioning the center of gravity on the rotation shaft 71 so that any of the radial walls 721 to 723 are vertically upward and the rotor 70 can be stopped are provided on the flange portion 73. Buried on the back.

  The balance portions 741 and 742 protrude from the back surface of the flange portion 73 and are embedded, but the amount of protrusion of the balance portions 741 and 742 from the back surface of the flange portion 73 acts on the game ball flowing down to the rotor 70. Don't do it.

  The balance portion 741 is embedded in the flange portion 73 on the extension line of the radial wall 723 so that the weight on the extension line of the radial wall 723 is the same as the weight of the radial wall 721. Therefore, the weight of the balance portion 741 is a weight obtained by subtracting the weight of the radial wall 723 from the weight of the radial wall 721. In addition, the balance portion 742 makes the weight of the radial wall 722 the same as that of the radial wall 721 in the flange portion 73 on the radial line 722. Therefore, the weight of the balance portion 742 is a weight obtained by subtracting the weight of the radial wall 722 from the weight of the radial wall 721.

  Accordingly, the weight obtained by adding the balance portion 742 to the radial wall 722 and the weight obtained by adding the balance portion 741 to the radial wall 723 are the same as the weight of the radial wall 721. 71. For this reason, the rotor 70 stops in a state where any of the radial walls 721 to 723 is vertically upward. Therefore, the game ball flowing down to the rotor 70 can reliably contact the tips 721B to 723B of the radial walls 721 to 723.

  The balance parts 741 and 742 may be made of a material having a density larger than the density of the radial walls 721 to 723. As a result, the volume of the balance portions 741 and 742 can be reduced, so that the possibility that the game ball flowing down to the rotor 70 contacts the balance portions 741 and 742 is reduced.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method of attaching the balance portions 741 and 742 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Mounting recesses 751 to 753 for mounting the radial walls 721 to 723 are formed on the back surface of the flange portion 73.

  The length of the mounting recesses 751 to 753 is the same as the length of the radial wall 721, and the width of the mounting recesses 751 to 753 is the same as the width of the radial walls 721 to 723. The radial shafts 721 and the radial walls 721 to 723 are attached to the flange portion 73 by fitting the radial walls 721 to 723 into the mounting recesses 751 to 753.

  In this case, since the length of the radial walls 722 and 723 is shorter than the length of the radial wall 721, nothing is fitted in the mounting recess 752 in which the radial wall 722 is fitted and the mounting recess 753 in which the radial wall 723 is fitted. There is a part (gap) that does not. The balance portion 741 is attached to the back surface of the flange portion 73 by fitting the balance portion 741 into the gap of the attachment recess 752. Further, the balance portion 742 is attached to the back surface of the flange portion 73 by attaching the balance portion 742 to the gap of the attachment recess 753.

  In FIG. 4, since the radial walls 721 to 723 are attached to the flange portion 73, the mounting recesses 751 to 753 having a size corresponding to the radial wall 721 are formed, but the radial walls 721 to 723 are flanges. It may not be attached to the portion 73. In this case, the mounting recesses 751 to 753 are unnecessary, and the flange portion 73 only needs to have recesses for mounting the balance portions 741 and 742.

  Next, the positional relationship between the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 shows the positional relationship between the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 when the radial wall 723 having the shortest distance from the base end 723A to the front end 723B of the embodiment of the present invention is vertically upward and the rotor 70 stops. It is explanatory drawing of.

  An extension line (bottom line shown in FIG. 5, where the dotted line is an imaginary line) of the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 is a radial wall when the radial wall 723 is directed vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. The warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are disposed in the game area 11 so as to be positioned higher than the position of the tip 723 </ b> B of the 723.

  FIG. 6 shows the positional relationship between the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 when the radial wall 721 having the longest distance from the base end 721A to the front end 721B of the embodiment of the present invention is vertically upward and the rotor 70 stops. It is explanatory drawing of.

  An extension line (bottom line shown in FIG. 6, where the dotted line is an imaginary line) of the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 is a radial wall when the radial wall 721 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 stops. The warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are disposed in the game area 11 so as to be located at a position lower than the position of the tip 721B of the 721.

  As described above, the extension line of the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 is located at a position higher than the position of the tip 723B of the radial wall 723 when the radial wall 723 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. And the extension line of the bottom face of the inflow port 55 of the warp passage 54 is located at a position lower than the position of the tip 721B of the radial wall 721 when the radial wall 721 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. The warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are disposed in the game area 11.

  As a result, the extension line of the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 is located at a position lower than the position of the tip 721B of the radial wall 721 that is vertically upward, so that the tip 721B of the radial wall 721 is vertically upward. When the rotor 70 stops, there is a high possibility that the game balls that flow down the game area 11 come into contact with the radial wall 721 and flew to the warp passage 54. Further, since the extension line of the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 is positioned higher than the position of the tip 723B of the radial wall 723 that is vertically upward, the tip 723B of the radial wall 723 is When the rotor 70 stops vertically and stops, there is a low possibility that the game ball flowing down the game area 11 contacts the radial wall 723 and flies to the warp passage 54.

  Note that the warp flow path 56 and the rotor 70 may be disposed in the game area 11 so that the distal ends 722B of the radial walls 722 are located on an extension line of the bottom surface of the inflow port 55 of the warp passage 54. Accordingly, when the game ball comes into contact with the tip 721B of the radial wall 721, the possibility that the game ball flows into the warp channel 56 is the highest, and the game ball comes into contact with the tip 723B of the radial wall 723. In this case, the possibility that the game ball flows into the warp flow path 56 is the lowest. When the game ball comes into contact with the tip 723B of the radial wall 723, the game ball may flow into the warp flow path 56. And the possibility that the game ball flows into the flow path 80 can be made comparable.

  Moreover, the front ends 721 </ b> B to 723 </ b> B of the radial walls 721 to 723 may be formed in a tapered surface parallel to the extension line of the bottom surface of the inflow port 55 of the warp passage 54. This tapered surface is formed so as to incline downward toward the start winning opening 24 when any of the radial walls 721 to 723 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped.

  Thus, the game balls that are in contact with the tips 721B to 723B of the radial walls 721 to 723 can be prevented from flying to the left side of the rotor 70, and can be reliably distributed to the warp passage 54 or the flow path 80.

  Next, a modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, the positional relationship between the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 is specified by the extension line of the bottom surface of the warp flow path 56. However, in the modification of the present embodiment, the position of the warp flow path 56 and the rotor 70 is determined. The relationship is specified by a connecting line between the lower end of the rotor guide channel 60 and the upper end of the bottom surface of the warp channel 56.

  FIG. 7 shows the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 when the radial wall 723 having the shortest distance from the base end 723A to the front end 723B is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped in a modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of these positional relationships.

  A connection line (a dotted line shown in FIG. 7, which is a dotted line between the bottom surface of the nail that is located closest to the rotor 70 and the bottom surface of the inlet 55 of the warp passage 54 among the nails constituting the rotor guide flow path 60. The warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are positioned higher than the position of the tip 723B of the radial wall 723 when the radial wall 723 is directed vertically upward and the rotor 70 stops. Arranged in the game area 11.

  FIG. 8 shows the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 when the radial wall 721 having the longest distance from the base end 721A to the front end 721B of the modification of the embodiment of the present invention is vertically upward and the rotor 70 stops. It is explanatory drawing of these positional relationships.

  A connecting line (a dotted line shown in FIG. 8, which is a dotted line between the bottom surface of the nail that is located closest to the rotor 70 among the nails constituting the rotor guide channel 60 and the bottom surface of the inflow port 55 of the warp passage 54. The warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are positioned at a position lower than the position of the tip 721B of the radial wall 721 when the radial wall 721 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. Arranged in the game area 11.

  From the above, the connecting line between the rotor guide channel 60 and the warp passage 54 is positioned higher than the position of the tip 723B of the radial wall 723 when the radial wall 723 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. In addition, the connecting line between the rotor guide channel 60 and the warp passage 54 is located at a position lower than the position of the tip 721B of the radial wall 721 when the radial wall 721 is vertically upward and the rotor 70 is stopped. Thus, the warp passage 54 and the rotor 70 are disposed in the game area 11.

  The embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all points and is not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the invention but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims.

  As described above, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine or the like that launches a game ball into a game area.

It is a front view of the game board of the game machine (pachinko machine) of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front perspective view of the game board of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a back perspective view of the rotor of an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the attachment method of the balance part of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of a warp channel | path and a rotor when the radial wall with the shortest distance from the base end of the embodiment of this invention turns upward vertically, and a rotor stops. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of a warp path | route and a rotor when the radial wall with the longest distance from the base end of embodiment of this invention faces vertically upwards, and a rotor stops. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of a warp channel | path and a rotor when the radial wall with the shortest distance from the base end to the front-end | tip of the modification of embodiment of this invention turns vertically upward, and a rotor stops. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of a warp channel | path and a rotor when the radial wall with the longest distance from the base end of the embodiment of this invention to the front-end | tip becomes vertically upward, and a rotor stops.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Game board main body 10 Guide rail 11 Game area 21 Center case 23 Ordinary variation prize-winning device 24 Start prize opening 25 Special variable prize-winning device (big prize-winning mouth)
26 Normal symbol start gate 27 General winning opening 30 Out port 31 Launch ball guide passage 32 Status indicator 40 Concave chamber 41 Guide 42 Guide wall 50 Stage 54 Warp passage 55 Inlet 56 Warp passage 57 Discharge port 60 Rotor guide passage DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 70 Rotor 71 Rotating shaft 73 Flange part 80 Flow path 711 Hole 721 Radial wall 731 Decoration hole 741, 742 Balance part

Claims (2)

A rotating shaft erected in a gaming area where a game ball flows down, a plurality of radial walls formed radially from the rotating axis, and a circular shape centering on the rotating axis, the gaming board of the gaming area And a rotor having a flange portion facing the
In the gaming machine in which the game ball flowing down the game area abuts the tip of the radial wall and the rotor rotates to change the flow direction of the game ball.
Wherein the plurality of radial walls, a game machine, wherein a distance from the outer periphery of the flange portion to the tip of the plurality of radial walls are formed differently, respectively. The plurality of radial walls are formed such that the angles formed by adjacent radial walls are equal,
The rotor, in order to position the center of gravity of the rotor on the rotating shaft, have a balance unit for adjusting the weight of the plurality of radial walls,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the balance portion is embedded in the flange portion .

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